31 Bombing and Gunnery School]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Angela Gaffney]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Picton]]> Ontario]]> 1943-12]]> Administrator of Estates, Ottawa]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Acton]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Thunder Bay]]> 1944-11-30]]> 1944-12-23]]> Air Marshall Sir Ralph Sorley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. 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Correspondence]]> EGreenAWGreenWH410513-0002]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Picton]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-05-13]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> EGreenAWGreenWH410616-0002]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Belleville]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-06-16]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-01-12]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-01-14]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-03-19]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--London]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-03-29]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-04-06]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-04-10]]> Alan Green]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. 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Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Coventry]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Picton]]> Ontario]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941-05-04]]> B Goodman]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Ashley Jacobs]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Peterborough]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Woodley (Wokingham)]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Kingston]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> France--Brest]]> Germany--Berchtesgaden]]> Russia (Federation)]]> Russia (Federation)--Arkhangelʹskai︠a︡ oblastʹ]]> France]]> New York (State)]]> Ontario]]> Nova Scotia]]> Russia (Federation)]]> 1939]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Bill Bailey]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> United States Army Air Force]]> Free French Air Force]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Norway]]> Poland]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea)]]> England--Birmingham]]> England--Devon]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--London]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Domléger-Longvillers]]> France--Ardennes]]> France--Calais]]> France--Cap Gris Nez]]> France--Le Havre]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Freiburg im Breisgau]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Manitoba--Carberry]]> Netherlands--Domburg]]> Netherlands--Eindhoven]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> Norway--Oslo]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Ontario--Picton]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Netherlands--Hague]]> France]]> Ontario]]> New Brunswick]]> Nova Scotia]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Warwickshire]]> Manitoba]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1947]]> Bill Thomas]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Karl Williams]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland]]> Wales]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Wales--Aberystwyth]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> New Brunswick]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Belleville]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Brenda Jones]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Jean Massie]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Sweden]]> Atlantic Ocean--Skagerrak]]> Alberta]]> Manitoba]]> Ontario]]> England--Cumbria]]> England--Devon]]> England--London]]> England--Stratford-upon-Avon]]> England--Manchester]]> England--Suffolk]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Bill returned to Scotland and converted to bomb aiming. He crewed up at RAF Castle Donington and went to RAF Sandtoft and RAF Hemswell to the Lancaster Finishing School. Bill was transferred to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington, flying Lancasters. They then went to RAF Scampton as 153 Squadron. Bill conducted 29 operations and one which was aborted because of engine problems. Bill then trained as an equipment officer, being sent to RAF Strubby. He then demobilised and returned to his job in local government.
The interview discusses relationships between commissioned and non-commissioned crew, Bill’s thoughts on Dresden, Bomber Command and Arthur Harris, and the awarding of medals. ]]>
Bruce Blanche]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Sally Coulter]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Canada]]> Alberta]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Prince Edward Island]]> Québec]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Harrogate]]> England--Hastings]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--London]]> England--Manchester]]> England--Northamptonshire]]> England--Redruth]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Wigtown]]> Wales--Aberystwyth]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> New Brunswick]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> United States]]> New York (State)]]> New York (State)--New York]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Geraldton]]> Manitoba--Brandon]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Saskatchewan]]> Alberta--Calgary]]> Alberta--Lethbridge]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Alberta]]> Manitoba]]> Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Ontario--Geraldton]]> Ontario]]> 1945-10-17]]> Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Acton]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Woking]]> Ontario]]> England--Surrey]]> 1944-12-08]]> Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Acton]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Thunder Bay]]> 1945]]> Dick underwent intensive map training on his return and went to the Advanced Flying Unit in Wigtown on Ansons. He proceeded to the Operational Training Unit at RAF Upper Heyford on Oxfords, where he was introduced to Loran. He had just started a tour as a Mosquito Pathfinder navigator before VE Day. He describes the aircraft, Oboe, and the pattern of their operations. Dick participated in Cook’s Tours to the Ruhr Valley. He was in 608 Squadron but it was disbanded and so he was posted to 692 Squadron, another Group 8 unit, at RAF Gransden Lodge. This was also disbanded, and Dick was sent to RAF Blyton for a re-selection board where he was sent on a flight mechanic engines course at RAF Credenhill. He was posted to the 254 torpedo Beaufighter Squadron at Langham until he was demobilised.]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Herefordshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Scotland--Aberdeenshire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> Canada]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Goderich]]> Alberta]]> Prince Edward Island]]> Prince Edward Island--Charlottetown]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Ontario--Belleville]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1945-05-08]]>