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- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Germany--Bonn"
Terry Ford’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilot’s flying log book. One
Bonn and Duisburg
Photo 2 is a vertical aerial photograph of Duisburg. The river is visible but much detail is obscured by cloud and smoke.
Bonn
Photo 3 is slightly later and shows large fires gaining control. Cologne is at the top left of…
Rex Searle's flying log book.
Detailing his training as a flight engineer and a full tour of operations flown with Bomber…
Tags: 120 Squadron; 206 Squadron; 210 Squadron; 42 Squadron; 432 Squadron; 47 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; flight engineer; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lincoln; RAF Abingdon; RAF Dishforth; RAF East Moor; RAF Kinloss; RAF Leconfield; RAF St Athan; RAF St Eval; RAF St Mawgan; RAF Wombleton; Shackleton; training
162 Squadron Light Night Striking Force Battle Orders
Bob Sharrock’s flying log book for navigators, air bombers, air gunners, flight engineers
Operational Record ledger
Tags: 156 Squadron; anti-Semitism; B-17; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); briefing; ground personnel; Halifax; incendiary device; Lancaster; mine laying; Mosquito; Pathfinders; RAF Wyton; Scharnhorst; target indicator; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Bonn bomb damage, prisoners, wedding photographs
Aerial photograph of large fenced areas captioned 'Prisoners'.
Two small photographs, one of bride and groom on church steps with RAF party, second of Keith Thompson and Jessie in garden…
Arthur Pearce Diary 1944
Arthur Pearce's air gunners flying log book
Arthur Pearce was stationed at: RAF Bishops Court, RAF Seighford, RAF…
Tags: 12 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 170 Squadron; 35 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Cook’s tour; Goodwill tour of the United States (1946); Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); operational training unit; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Blyton; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Graveley; RAF Hemswell; RAF Hixon; RAF Ingham; RAF Kelstern; RAF Seighford; RAF Stradishall; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wickenby; RAF Wyton; training; Wellington
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
Tags: 102 Squadron; 216 Squadron; 4 Group; 78 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crewing up; demobilisation; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; entertainment; ethnic or religious minorities; Gee; ground personnel; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); incendiary device; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; medical officer; mid-air collision; military service conditions; mine laying; missing in action; Mosquito; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; radar; RAF Kinloss; RAF Oakington; RAF Pocklington; RAF Tangmere; sport; training; Whitley; wireless operator
Bonn [place]
Robert McClement's Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers
Tags: 10 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); FIDO; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; heavy conversion unit; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); operational training unit; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Melbourne; RAF Pembrey; RAF Riccall; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
L Kirrage's flying log book for navigators, air bombers. air gunners and flight engineers
Arthur Loudon's flying log book for navigators
Interview with Donald Chinery
His first station was RAF Bircham Newton, where he did his training, and flew in…