Part 2. On return was posted to air observers school and was packing to go. Arrive in Toronto and did tour including Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland and Detroit as well as other locations in Canada. Writes about training schedule at observer school at Malton Ontario.]]> R C Weeden]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> New York (State)--Buffalo]]> New York (State)--Erie County]]> Ohio--Cleveland]]> Michigan--Detroit]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Malton]]> Ontario--Windsor]]> Ontario--London]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Great Britain]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Oxford]]> Michigan]]> New York (State)]]> Ohio]]> Ontario]]> 1943-05-17]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription. Allocated]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> British Columbia--Vancouver]]> Alberta--Edmonton]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Hull]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ludwigshafen am Rhein]]> Ontario]]> Alberta]]> 1943-11-18]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario]]> Saskatchewan]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Glasgow]]> Québec]]> Third is low level skyscraper captioned Royal York Hotel.
Fourth high rise buildings lining a street, captioned Young Street.
Fifth buildings in the distance captioned Royal York Hotel from the station. Sixth and seventh, buildings in the distance from an open space.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Canada]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> 1943-03]]>
E Hookings]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> England--Middlesex]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Blackpool]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Nottingham]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--Stratford-upon-Avon]]> England--Manchester]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Québec--Montréal]]> United States]]> Oklahoma]]> Oklahoma--Ponca City]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Homburg (Saarland)]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> 1920]]> 1939]]> 1944]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Canada]]> United States]]> Kiribati]]> Australia]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> Scotland--Prestwick]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> California--San Francisco]]> Hawaii--Honolulu]]> Kiribati--Kanton]]> Queensland--Brisbane]]> New South Wales--Sydney]]> California]]> Hawaii]]> New South Wales]]> Queensland]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Kiribati]]> Korea (South)]]> 1943]]> The nose art is a cartoon of a woman, painted 'Tak Yer Time I'm Easy'. 56 bombs are painted on. Under the cockpit is 'Beryle'.
There is a long caption with the history of the aircraft written by Reg Miles in 6 August 2003.
There are three copies without the annotations.
A third copy is cropped and has slightly different annotations.
Included is a note with each man's name.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Angela Gaffney]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Margate]]> Canada]]> Manitoba]]> Saskatchewan]]> British Columbia--Chilliwack]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> Ontario]]> Nova Scotia]]> England--Kent]]> 2003-08-06]]>
#1 is a day view.
#2 is a night view of the same section of street.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario]]>
Dennis Moore]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Weeze]]> England--London]]> England--Wallington Garden]]> Netherlands--Zandvoort]]> England--Croydon]]> England--Hartland]]> England--Lynton]]> England--Salcombe]]> England--Amersham]]> England--Newquay]]> England--Manchester]]> Scotland--Greenock]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> Canada]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> Maine--Portland]]> New Brunswick--Shediac]]> New Brunswick--Fredericton]]> Manitoba]]> Manitoba--Brandon]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Ontario--London]]> Alberta--Medicine Hat]]> England--Harrogate]]> Scotland--Stranraer]]> France--Angers]]> Germany--Neuss]]> England--Carlisle]]> England--Morecambe]]> Pakistan--Karachi]]> Malta]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Burma--Rangoon]]> India--Mumbai]]> China--Guangzhou]]> China--Hainan Sheng]]> China--Hong Kong]]> India--Darjeeling]]> England--Liverpool]]> England--Hastings]]> Kenya--Nairobi]]> Italy--Verona]]> Morocco--Marrakech]]> Northern Ireland--Belfast]]> Senegal--Dakar]]> Brazil--Natal]]> Argentina--Buenos Aires]]> Turkey--İzmir]]> Israel]]> Newfoundland and Labrador--Gander]]> Greenland]]> Iceland]]> Cyprus--Nicosia]]> Iraq--Baghdad]]> Bahrain]]> England--Blandford Forum]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> England--Skellow]]> England--Worcester]]> England--Scarborough]]> England--Pershore]]> Arizona--Tucson]]> California--Vandenberg Air Force Base]]> England--Diss]]> England--Chelmsford]]> England--Basildon]]> England--St. Albans]]> England--Slough]]> England--Letchworth]]> England--Stevenage]]> France--Calais]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Essen]]> Netherlands--Walcheren]]> Germany--Solingen]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Bocholt]]> Germany--Salzgitter]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Potsdam]]> England--Coventry]]> England--London]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Québec--Montréal]]> India--Kolkata]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Vietnam--Ho Chi Minh City]]> England--Southend-on-Sea]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> Italy]]> France]]> Arizona]]> California]]> Maine]]> New York (State)]]> Egypt]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> New Brunswick]]> Alberta]]> Newfoundland and Labrador]]> Germany]]> Brazil]]> Burma]]> China]]> Cyprus]]> India]]> Iraq]]> Kenya]]> Netherlands]]> Pakistan]]> Turkey]]> Great Britain]]> Vietnam]]> Senegal]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Cumberland]]> England--Devon]]> England--Essex]]> England--Herefordshire]]> England--Kent]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Northumberland]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Worcestershire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--London]]> Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Manitoba]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Kingston]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> British Columbia--Penticton]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Glasgow]]> Ontario]]> Manitoba]]> Further annotation reads '24 O.T.U. [indecipherable] 1659 F/O Black']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Manitoba]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario--Timmins]]> British Columbia--Vancouver]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Hamilton]]> Ontario]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Alberta--Calgary]]> Ontario--Midland]]> Great Britain]]> England--Newcastle upon Tyne]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Alberta]]> On the left of the caption is annotated Operational Training Unit lengths of duty for most of the crew.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Ontario--Oshawa]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Coatbridge]]> Ontario]]> Manitoba]]> The wireless operator's listing is annotated with his training record.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario--Woodstock]]> Saskatchewan]]> Ontario--London]]> Great Britain]]> England--Wigan]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> England--Lancashire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Mitchell]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Saskatchewan--Humboldt]]> Ontario--Windsor]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> Ontario]]> Saskatchewan]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> United States]]> Maryland--Baltimore]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norwich]]> British Columbia--Victoria]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Maryland]]> Ontario]]> England--Norfolk]]> Manitoba]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> British Columbia]]> British Columbia--Union Bay]]> Manitoba]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States]]> Maryland--Baltimore]]> Ontario--London]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Great Britain]]> England--York]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Maryland]]> Ontario]]> Canada]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Manitoba]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Ontario--Welland]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Alexandria]]> Manitoba]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Canada]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> United States]]> Michigan--Detroit]]> Alberta--Edmonton]]> Michigan]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Alberta]]> Peter Lamb]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Manitoba--Carberry]]> Prince Edward Island--Charlottetown]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Saskatchewan--Weyburn]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Ontario]]> Prince Edward Island]]> Saskatchewan]]> Manitoba]]> 1943-05-01]]> The RAF ex-POW Association]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Canada]]> Alberta--Calgary]]> Ontario--Hamilton]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Ontario--Aylmer]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Ontario]]> Alberta]]> Germany]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> The RAF ex-POW Association]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Plymouth]]> France--Dieppe]]> Canada]]> British Columbia--Vancouver]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Germany--Koblenz]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Germany--Luckenwalde]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Alberta--Edmonton]]> Belgium]]> France--Fresnes (Val-de-Marne)]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Alberta--Hinton]]> Germany--Berlin]]> England--Cambridge]]> England--Oxford]]> England--Southampton]]> Germany--Cologne]]> France--Le Havre]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Lübeck]]> Manitoba--Brandon]]> Switzerland--Geneva]]> United States--Mason-Dixon Line]]> England--Skipton]]> France--Falaise]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Germany--Essen]]> Virginia--Norfolk]]> Italy--Sicily]]> Italy--Calabria]]> Italy--Naples]]> Italy--Florence]]> Austria--Spittal an der Drau]]> Poland--Toruń]]> Poland--Gdańsk]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Europe--Elbe River]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Bad Fallingbostel]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> Germany--Mühlberg (Bad Liebenwerda)]]> Italy]]> Poland]]> France]]> Virginia]]> Ontario]]> Alberta]]> Germany]]> Austria]]> Switzerland]]> United States]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Devon]]> England--Hampshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> Manitoba]]>