IBCC Digital Archive]]> Govert J. van Lienden]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> Czech Republic]]> Germany]]> Netherlands]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Netherlands--Walcheren]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Ulm]]> Slovakia]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-01-07]]> 1945-02-01]]> 1945-02-20]]> 1945-03-02]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Govert J. van Lienden]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France--Brest]]> Italy--Turin]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Netherlands]]> France--Mailly-le-Camp]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> France]]> Italy]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Norway]]> Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Giessen (Hesse)]]> Germany--Heilbronn]]> Germany--Leuna]]> Germany--Mittelland Canal]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Würzburg]]> Netherlands--Vlissingen]]> Norway--Bergen]]> Norway--Tønsberg]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1944-10-19]]> 1944-10-20]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-29]]> 1944-11-16]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-22]]> 1944-11-26]]> 1944-11-27]]> 1944-12-04]]> 1944-12-05]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-07]]> 1945-01-07]]> 1945-01-08]]> 1945-01-13]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-01-17]]> 1945-02-08]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-19]]> 1945-02-20]]> 1945-02-21]]> 1945-02-22]]> 1945-02-24]]> 1945-03-14]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-16]]> 1945-03-17]]> 1945-04-04]]> 1945-04-08]]> 1945-04-09]]> 1945-04-25]]> 1945-04-26]]> 1945-05-16]]> 1945-09-13]]> 1945-09-15]]>
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Donald Gould]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Peter Adams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1945-04]]> 1945-05]]>
Susanne Pescott]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jackie Simpson]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary. Allocated T Holmes]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1945-04]]> 1945-05]]> Tom was posted to 100 Squadron at RAF Grimsby. He pays tribute to the wing commander and group captain. The former taught them to corkscrew and dive through a searchlight, reassuring them about flak. Shortly after sorting out a problem with the air pressure, Tom became a flying officer. He recounts the crew’s ritual on each flight with a lucky handkerchief.
Tom explains how they were anxious about the Ruhr and how they observed a Lancaster shot down by a Me 109. He also describes the bravery he witnessed. Tom noticed a huge number of ships coming back from a raid on marshalling yards and railway tracks; it was for D-Day. He was involved in Operation Manna, dropping food parcels in Holland.
Towards the end of the war, Tom moved to 626 Squadron at RAF Wickenby. They flew to Ludwigshafen, Dortmund and Cologne.
When war ended, Tom retrained as an air traffic controller in the Air Force. He was sent up to Scottish Command and describes a couple of incidents. He became an author, writing children’s books and about his RAF experiences.
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Julian Maslin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Katie Gilbert]]> Sally Coulter]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Netherlands]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
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Please note: The veracity of this interview has been called into question. We advise that corroborative research is undertaken to establish the accuracy of some of the details mentioned and events witnessed.]]>
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Ron van de Put]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Netherlands]]> 1945-04]]> 1945-05]]> Rod Pickles]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tracy Johnson]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Rotterdam]]> 1945-04]]> 1945-05]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Norway]]> Poland]]> Wales]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Flensburg]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Sassnitz]]> Germany--Steinfurt (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Netherlands--Veere]]> Norway--Bergen]]> Norway--Tønsberg]]> Poland--Gdynia]]> Poland--Police (Województwo Zachodniopomorskie)]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1944-10-06]]> 1944-10-11]]> 1944-10-14]]> 1944-10-15]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-29]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-22]]> 1944-11-26]]> 1944-11-27]]> 1944-12-09]]> 1944-12-12]]> 1944-12-18]]> 1944-12-19]]> 1945-02-02]]> 1945-02-03]]> 1945-02-08]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-03-03]]> 1945-03-04]]> 1945-03-05]]> 1945-03-06]]> 1945-03-07]]> 1945-03-08]]> 1945-03-12]]> 1945-03-14]]> 1945-03-15]]> 1945-03-20]]> 1945-03-21]]> 1945-03-22]]> 1945-03-23]]> 1945-03-24]]> 1945-04-23]]> 1945-04-25]]> 1945-04-26]]> 1945-05-06]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Breda]]> 1944-08-15]]>
The tile is accompanied with a message from Barrie Davies, Sgt Pilot, Army Air Corps .]]>
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Photograph 4 is a vertical aerial photograph of a town, marshalling yards and a meandering river. A stick of five bombs can be seen heading to their target. The photograph is annotated '5003 226/RS658 2 May44 5" //P A0695 10.000 Y'. Captioned:'2. May 1944, 226 Sqd, Mitchell A/C'.
Photograph 5 is a vertical aerial photograph of the confluence of the Nedderijn and Ijssel rivers. Much of the ground is obscured by cloud. A Boston aircraft with invasion stripes is in the centre of the image. The annotation is unclear '5010 88 743 [?] 5"// [?] →'. Captioned 'Boston A/C, 88 Sqd. Bridge at Arnham [sic].']]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Arras]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> 1944-04-30]]> 1945-05-01]]> 1945-05-02]]>
Photograph 2 is of the same marshalling yard, cloud free but bomb explosions in the bottom left corner where there is a large number of industrial buildings.
Photograph 3 is of the same area with bomb explosions in the same area.
Photograph 4 is of Arnhem with a bridge in the bottom centre. The Rhine runs through the centre of the image. The image is annotated '5009' and captioned 'Arnham [sic], Holland. (Bridge). 88Sqd, Boston A/C.'
Photograph 5 is a section of coastline near Breskens with a harbour. There are bomb explosions and smoke obscuring much of the lower half of the photograph. At the top is a star (trace italienne) fort. Captioned '5023 225/583 11SEP44 8"//B A0450 12,000' ↑'. Captioned '11. Sept 1944. French Coast, 226 Sqd, Mitchell A/C.'
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Netherlands--Breskens]]> France]]> France--Caen]]> 1944]]>