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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "France--Royan"
Sparks in the air - Jack Smith's wartime story
Tags: 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 189 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Blenheim; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; military living conditions; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Bramcote; RAF Compton Bassett; RAF Fulbeck; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Madley; RAF Milltown; RAF Padgate; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Woodbridge; recruitment; Scarecrow; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Sparks in the air - Jack Smith's wartime story
Tags: 1661 HCU; 17 OTU; 189 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Battle; Blenheim; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; love and romance; military living conditions; Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Proctor; RAF Bramcote; RAF Compton Bassett; RAF Fulbeck; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Madley; RAF Milltown; RAF Padgate; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Woodbridge; recruitment; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Lincoln Cathedral and Two Target Photos
Photo 1 is a low level oblique aerial photo of Lincoln Cathedral, captioned 'Photo of Lincoln Minster taken from rear turret'.
Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of Royan during a bombing operation. The coastline is…
E A Probyn’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers
Tags: 1660 HCU; 17 OTU; 61 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Heavy Conversion Unit; Horsa; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 410; Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; RAF Cosford; RAF Pembrey; RAF Silverstone; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; Stirling; training; Wellington
Keith Ganney's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot. Two
Tags: 1654 HCU; 17 OTU; 57 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; Bolingbroke; bomb aimer; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; Cook’s tour; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; RAF Brough; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Penrhos; RAF Silverstone; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; training; Wellington
Frank Mouritz's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book
Tags: 61 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Ju 88; Lancaster; nose art; Oxford; pilot; RAF Skellingthorpe
Edward Webster's Royal Air Force navigator’s, air bomber’s, air gunner’s and flight engineer’s flying log book
Tags: 1654 HCU; 61 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Scampton; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF St Athan; RAF Syerston; RAF Torquay; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; training
Track charts and log for operation to Royan
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: 467 Squadron; bombing; Lancaster; RAF Waddington
A Tour of Operations with RAF Bomber Command No XV/15 Squadron Mildenhall
Covers his operational tour and bombing operations.
Tags: 1 Group; 115 Squadron; 149 Squadron; 15 Squadron; 186 Squadron; 195 Squadron; 218 Squadron; 3 Group; 5 Group; 514 Squadron; 6 Group; 617 Squadron; 622 Squadron; 75 Squadron; 8 Group; 90 Squadron; aerial photograph; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; B-24; Battle; Blenheim; bomb aimer; bombing; Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); Cook’s tour; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; escaping; flight engineer; Gee; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952); ground crew; ground personnel; H2S; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Ju 88; killed in action; lack of moral fibre; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3; Master Bomber; Me 109; mess; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; propaganda; radar; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Feltwell; RAF Honeybourne; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Lindholme; RAF Mepal; RAF Methwold; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Sealand; RAF Stradishall; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Weston Zoyland; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; RAF Wyton; Spitfire; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; target photograph; V-1; V-2; V-weapon; Wellington; Window; wireless operator; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force