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Gives account of early life and some details of wartime service as a Lancaster bomb aimer in Bomber Command. Includes some mention of training and operations. Continues with account of life after the war up until his death in 2018. Includes an…

LBartlettRW67656v2.pdf
Pilots flying log book two, for R W Barlett, covering the period from 1 October 1943 to 8 February 1943 when he failed to return from operations. He was stationed at 34 Service Flying Training School RCAF Medicine Hat, 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit…

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With the heading 'Raids by Saunders family official representative' a list of 39 operations and flights made by Jack Whymark to Mannheim, Bremen, Brest, Cologne, Hamburg, Kiel, Wilhemshaven, Lorient, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Dusseldorf, England -…

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BBrabinHWBrabinHWv1.pdf
Harry joined the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 June 1942 as a wireless operator/air gunner, receiving his initial training in Australia before going to Canada for trade training. He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and recalls a…

SStrattonM1673355v10016.pdf
Details: captain W/O Johnson, navigator Sgt Sabloski, target Hamburg. Includes times, navigation data and observations.

SStrattonM1673355v10001.pdf
First page with name Sgt Sabloski has grid with log and chart assessment scores for column headed Hamburg, Essen and Dortmund. Next two pages contain geographic coordinates of places in the United Kingdom. Followed by two pages with useful data and…

BWhymarkRJWhymarkJPv1.pdf
A resume of 'Jack' Whymark's family and service career. Includes extracts from Jack’s diaries, details from his logbook and histories of the crew and passengers of Lancaster PA278.

LButlerR102576v1.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Pilot Officer Bob Butler covering 22 September 1940 to 23 September 1942 detailing training flights, air tests and operations.
Served at RAF Jurby, RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Newmarket, RAF Waterbeach, RAF…

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Image from above of silhouette of a Lancaster with anti-aircraft tracer lines and bomb explosions below. Captioned 'on the night of January 30th, Lancasters reached Hamburg through exceptionally stormy weather, got on their target, and in half an…

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Air to ground view of a city with tail fin and tail plane of a Lancaster in white paint scheme on the right. Two other Lancasters in the distance top centre right. On the reverse 'Air view of Hamburg, front line 46'.

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Left page: top, notice of the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross to Pilot Officer R.V.Keeling.
Middle and bottom, congratulations to Bob on his award.
Right page; top, title of the Vauxhall Mirror.
Middle, report of Bob's operational career…

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Left page: top, two flying Whitley aircraft passing over the Dutch coast.
Middle left, aerial view of Hamburg docks.
Middle right, bombing targets and fires in Gelsenkirchen.
Bottom left, bombing of Boulogne harbour.
Bottom right, a woman…

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List operations January to July 1945. All wartime operations as MUG on Lancaster with F/Sgt Boden as pilot. After hostilities, missions include food dropping and repatriating prisoners of war. Bottom left - Pathfinder certificate awarding badge to…

LKeelingRV82689v1.pdf
Pilot's flying log book for Robert 'Bob' Victor Keeling covering the period 15 June 1939 to 30 June 1943. Details his training and operational duties. Bob flew 27 night operations, 15 as second pilot to Pilot Officer Deacon, Sergeant Prior and…

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Notified that Mrs Lovegrove had received confirmation from the Red Cross that her son had died after an accidental fall. Gives biographic details of family as well as education, employment, RAF training and operations. Gives detail of last operation…

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Includes b/w photograph of Peter Lovegrove. States that his death was due to an accidental fall while a prisoner of war in Germany. Gives information about Peter and his family, education and employment as a chartered surveyor. Continues with…

YCrawfordJ[Ser#-DoB]v1.pdf
Covering the period 3 December 1941 to 1945 it details Jack's initial training, sailing from New Zealand to Canada and subsequent train journey, visiting a fox farm, canoeing, taking exams and getting the results and trips in the snow. Qualifying as…
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