Browse Items (1472 total)
- Spatial Coverage is exactly "Italy"
Sort by:
Tonbridge "Eagles"
A newspaper article about Wing Commander Albert Millson and Squadron Leader Neville Duke from Tonbridge.
Old Juddian awarded DFC
A newspaper article announcing that Albert Millson has been awarded a DFC.
Judd Old Boys Honoured
A newspaper article referring to two old Judd boys, Albert Millson and NF Duke.
Commands Top-Scoring Bomber Crew
The newspaper cutting refers to Albert Millson and crew's 228 operations.
Newspaper cutting - Factory blown to bits
Account of daylight and night attacks by Lancaster, Stirling, Halifax and Wellington on Milan. Gives some details of Lancaster operation including escort by fighters and attack in the late afternoon. Gives Squadron Leader D Clyde-Smith's account of…
Four newspaper cuttings
Top left - shows Lancaster with Zola nose art and crew standing in front. Account of permission to use artwork for nose art and mention of operations.
Top right - Taunton officer wins DFC. Awarded to Squadron Leader Denis Clyde-Smith. Citation…
Top right - Taunton officer wins DFC. Awarded to Squadron Leader Denis Clyde-Smith. Citation…
Newspaper cutting - London to Cairo, RAF Strike from
Includes photograph of Lancaster crews just back after striking Rommel's Africa Corps. Continued article mentions some details of France seen on route to Milan and conditions over the target. Map shows operations to Italy and attacks in North Africa.
Reminiscences of service in the Royal Air Force - 1937 to 1945
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers in great detail his pilot training activities including a crash landing during a cross country. After wings award moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft ferrying. After a short…
To war in a Wimpy - the life and times of Flight Sergeant Ron Williams RAF
Biography of Ron Williams. Contains photographs and scans of documents.
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
Chapter 1 - early life, enlistment and training.
Chapter 2 - operational training. Describes activities during training OTU including naming his crew and flying out to…
Sergeant Richard Wensley
Starts by stating that on of the most hazardous operations flown by bomber command were lone aircraft flying supplies to support resistance forces in occupied Europe. Recounts Richard Wensley's early life, joining ATC, training as a flight engineer.…
Richard Wensley’s Royal Air Force Flight Engineers Flying Log Book
Richard Wensley’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from 27th June 1943 until 28th September 1946. Posted to 1657 Conversion Unit and then 214 Squadron for operations. In November 1943 posted back to 1657 Conversion Unit.…
Albert Millson’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Albert Millson’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th April 1940 until 27th November 1952. Initial pilot training at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, then Nos. 10 and 12 Service Flying Training Schools.
Posted to 12 Operational Training…
Posted to 12 Operational Training…
A conversation with Oliver Wells
Transcript of oral history interview. Starts with brief service history. 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. Shot down on seventh operation, evaded for 4 months captured and prisoner of war. Stayed on in air force post war. Begins…
Millson's "War & Peace" Abridged
Aa autobiography of Albert's time in the RAF.
Aircrew trainees
Left page:
42 men in uniform, 39 trainees and three staff, posed in four rows front of a building.
Right page:
Top left, Andrew with a woman and child at the presentation of his Distinguished Flying Cross.
Top right, a report of the awarding of…
42 men in uniform, 39 trainees and three staff, posed in four rows front of a building.
Right page:
Top left, Andrew with a woman and child at the presentation of his Distinguished Flying Cross.
Top right, a report of the awarding of…
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 for a flight from Bari to Tibenham.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 of a navigator's log of a route from UK to Bari.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441 completed for flights to Lossiemouth and Bari, Italy.
Navigator's Log
RAF Form 441/2 partly completed. Flight to Capraja.
List of Jamie Barr's operations
A list with dates, aircraft registration and operational destination.
61 Squadron operations 1943
A list of 25 operations undertaken by 61 Squadron.
A conversation with Guy Sharp
Guy starts with some comments on training at RAF Cranfield and RAF Lossiemouth, August 1940, before joining 9 Squadron at RAF Honington in November 1940 as a Wellington co-pilot. He recalls making a mistake on first operation to Mannheim. He was then…
A conversation with Guy Sharp
Starts with short service history, pilot with IX and 70 Squadron and 29 OTU Wellington. Covers training the going to 9 Squadron at Honington in November 1940. Mentions messing up on first operation to Mannheim. make some comment on this tour…
Conversation with Heinz Rökker & Jack Bromfield
Gives short details of participants mentioning that Heinz Rökke achieved 64 victories with NJG2. Flight Sergeant Jack Bromfield was wireless operator /air gunner with 158 (Halifax) Squadron. Starts with Rökke and Bromfield discussing the latter's…