1
25
52
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Title
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Ewing, Robert Logan. Photo Album
Date
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2019-11-16
2019-12-04
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Ewing, RL
Description
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37 items. Contains photographs of his service life including pictures of RAF Wigsley.
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Ships
Description
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#1 and 6 are views across the front of a small ship.
#2 is the paddle steamer 'Marchioness of Lorne' at Rothesay Bay, off the pier looking towards Loch Striven.
#3 is a view across the sea to hills.
#4 is a view across the back of a ship, captioned 'As purser on board "Kenilworth" 1936'
#5 and 7 are views of different ships.
Identification kindly provided by Norman Stewart of the Unidentified photos of the British Isles Facebook group.
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
Scotland
Scotland--Rothesay
Coverage
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Civilian
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Format
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Seven b/w photographs on an album page
Identifier
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PEwingRL19010014
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Date
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1936
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1936
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/2003/38297/LBrownCR1334289v1.1.pdf
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Title
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Brown, Cyril Robert
C R Brown
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-12-13
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Brown, CR
Description
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Two items. The collection concerns Cyril Robert Brown (b. 1921, 1334289
Royal Air Force) and contains his log book and a photograph. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 106, 9 and 617 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Susan Crosby and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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Cyril Robert Brown’s flying log book
Description
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C.R. Brown’s Flying Log Book from 5 April 1942 to 7 May 1946 detailing training, operations and instructional duties as a bomb aimer. Based at Portage La Prairie (No. 7 Air Observers School), Paulson (No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School), Winnipeg (No. 5 Air Observers School), RAF Kinloss (No. 19 Operational Training Unit), RAF Winthorpe (1661 Conversion Unit), RAF Syerston (106 Squadron), RAF Bardney (9 Squadron), RAF Woodhall Spa (617 Squadron), RAF Swinderby (1660 Conversion Unit), RAF Skellingthorpe, RAF Sturgate and RAF Waddington (61 Squadron). Aircraft flown: Anson, Battle, Whitley, Manchester, Lancaster and Stirling. Records a total of 35 night operations. Targets in France, Germany, Italy and Norway are: Angoulême, Berlin, Bochum, Brunswick, Clermont-Ferrand, Cologne, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Hamburg, Hanover, Krefeld, Leverkusen, Lyons, Magdeburg, Mannheim, Metz, Milan, Modane, Mölbis, Mulheim, Munich, Nordhausen, Nuremburg, Oberhausen, St Etienne, Tonsberg, Turin and Wurzburg. Later notes include a Cook's Tour flight and participation in Operations “Dodge”, “Spasm”, “Wastage” and “Frontline”. His pilots on operations were Flight Sergeant Brown, Pilot Officer Whetter, Flying Officer Ham, Squadron Leader Howroyd, Flying Officer Cole, Flight Lieutenant Hadland, Flight Lieutenant Lipton and Flying Officer Bain. <br /><br />This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943-06-12
1943-06-13
1943-06-14
1943-06-15
1943-06-21
1943-06-22
1943-07-03
1943-07-04
1943-07-09
1943-07-10
1943-07-12
1943-07-13
1943-07-24
1943-07-25
1943-07-26
1943-08-07
1943-08-08
1943-08-10
1943-08-11
1943-09-23
1943-09-24
1943-09-27
1943-09-28
1943-10-18
1943-10-19
1943-11-10
1943-11-11
1943-11-18
1943-11-19
1943-11-23
1943-11-24
1944-01-01
1944-01-02
1944-01-03
1944-01-14
1944-01-20
1944-01-21
1944-01-22
1944-01-28
1944-02-15
1944-02-16
1944-03-04
1944-03-05
1944-03-10
1944-03-11
1944-03-15
1944-03-16
1944-03-17
1944-03-20
1944-03-21
1944-03-23
1944-03-24
1944-03-25
1944-03-26
1945-03-03
1945-03-04
1945-03-16
1945-03-17
1945-04-04
1945-04-07
1945-04-08
1945-04-26
1945-04-27
1946
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Canada
France
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Norway
Scotland
England--Lincolnshire
England--Nottinghamshire
France--Angoulême
France--Clermont-Ferrand
France--Lyon
France--Metz
France--Modane
France--Saint-Étienne (Loire)
Italy--Po River Valley
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Bochum
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Dortmund-Ems Canal
Germany--Essen
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Kassel
Germany--Krefeld
Germany--Leipzig
Germany--Leverkusen
Germany--Magdeburg
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Munich
Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)
Germany--Würzburg
Italy--Milan
Italy--Turin
Manitoba--Portage la Prairie
Manitoba--Winnipeg
Norway--Tønsberg
Scotland--Moray
Germany--Hannover
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Manitoba
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
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One booklet
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Contributor
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David Leitch
Identifier
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LBrownCR1334289v1
106 Squadron
1660 HCU
1661 HCU
19 OTU
61 Squadron
617 Squadron
9 Squadron
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
Battle
bomb aimer
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943)
Cook’s tour
Heavy Conversion Unit
Lancaster
Manchester
Operation Dodge (1945)
Operational Training Unit
RAF Bardney
RAF Kinloss
RAF Skellingthorpe
RAF Sturgate
RAF Swinderby
RAF Syerston
RAF Waddington
RAF Winthorpe
RAF Woodhall Spa
Stirling
training
Whitley
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Title
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Nogal, Jozef
J Nogal
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-11-29
Rights
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Nogal, J
Description
An account of the resource
58 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Jozef Nogal (b. 1911, Polskie Siły Powietrzne) and contains his prisoner of war log, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 305 Squadron and became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Wanda Elizabeth Atkey and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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First Parachute Brigade Badge
Description
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A postcard of the First Parachute Brigades' badge. On the reverse a brief explanation of their past.
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
Scotland
Coverage
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Polskie Siły Powietrzne
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Format
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One printed card
Identifier
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MNogalJ19110317-171129-020011, MNogalJ19110317-171129-020012
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Nogal, Jozef. Postcards
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Nogal, Jozef
J Nogal
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-11-29
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Nogal, J
Description
An account of the resource
58 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Jozef Nogal (b. 1911, Polskie Siły Powietrzne) and contains his prisoner of war log, documents, objects and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 305 Squadron and became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Wanda Elizabeth Atkey and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Title
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Letter to Jozef Nogal from ET Wallis
Description
An account of the resource
Elizabeth writes that her training continues, she is going into Edinburgh to have dinner with a friend of her Mother's and she thinks she will work as a driver,
Creator
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ET Wallis
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944-09-12
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
Scotland
Wales
Coverage
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Civilian
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Format
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One handwritten prisoner of war letter
Identifier
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EWallisETNogalJ440912-0001, EWallisETNogalJ440912-0002
Conforms To
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Pending text-based transcription. Allocated
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Temporal Coverage
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1944-09-12
ground personnel
prisoner of war
Stalag Luft 3
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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Title
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Weir, Greg. Wilson, Paul Dean
Description
An account of the resource
Thirty-four items. Collection concerns Flying Officer Paul Wilson RAAF, a Halifax pilot he flew operations with 466 and 462 Squadrons from June to October 1944. Collection contains his log books, photographs, newspaper cutting and documents.
The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
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2017-04-26
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Weir, G
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Title
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Seven aircrew in front of a Halifax
Description
An account of the resource
Seven airmen some wearing flying kit standing in line in front of a Halifax. On the reverse 'Taken on 10.9.44 before take off on our 27th trip, from left to right:
1. F/Lt Jim Mundle DFC 23 Bomb Aimer, Glasgow Scotland.
2. Sgt Jim Cann 2, Engineer Scotland.
3. F/Sgt Ian Ellis 21 Rear Gunner, Melbourne Victoria.
4. F/O Paul Wilson, 22, Pilot, Adelaide SA.
5. F/S Don Plumb 24 Navigator, N.S.W.
6 F/S Harry Stokes 2 Mid Upper Gunner Geelong Vic.
7. F/O Gordon Richardson 32 W/Op, Perth WA'.
Two versions of the same image.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1944-09-10
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1944-09-10
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
Scotland
Scotland--Glasgow
Australia
Victoria--Melbourne
South Australia--Adelaide
New South Wales
Victoria--Geelong
Western Australia--Perth
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Australian Air Force
Type
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Photograph
Format
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Two b/w photographs
Identifier
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SWeirG19660703v100012, SWeirG19660703v100001-0015
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Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
flight engineer
Halifax
navigator
pilot
wireless operator
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Title
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Hogan, P J
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-12-05
Rights
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Hogan, PJ
Description
An account of the resource
Ninety-six items and a sub-collection with twenty two items..
The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Pat Hogan (436464 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains letters home to his family, his flying log book, accounts of his aircraft being shot down and him baling out, official documents, certificates and photographs.
He flew operations as a navigator with 466 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elizabeth Anne Lusby and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Pat Hogan
Description
An account of the resource
An airman wearing battledress and parachute harness holding canvas bag standing in front of wooden wall. Submitted with caption 'Pat in training'. On the reverse 'taken in Scotland some time ago just prior to a flip. For once the run is apparently [..] the mind is not [...] but you can see by [...] hair it is plenty windy'.
Format
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One b/w photograph
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Photograph
Identifier
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PHoganPJ1717, PHoganPJ1718
Coverage
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Royal Australian Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
Scotland
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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aircrew
navigator
training
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Title
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Stewart, Edward Colston
E C Stewart
Description
An account of the resource
272 items. The collection concerns Edward Colston Stewart DFC (b. 1916, 87436 Royal Air Force) and his wife, <span>Flight Officer </span>Ann Marie Stewart (nee Imming, b. 1922, 5215 Royal Air Force). It contains his log books, documents, bank notes and photographs. He flew 50 operations as a pilot with 1446 Ferry Flight and 104 Squadron. After the war they served in the Far East. <br /><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2013">Ann Marie Stewart collection</a><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2012">Bank notes</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Paula Cooper and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2017-02-24
2022-06-21
Rights
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Stewart, EC
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Title
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Sandy in Scotland
Description
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An airman standing on steps outside a building. On the reverse is 'Sandy - in Scotland [indecipherable] Sanderson'.
Format
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One b/w photograph
Language
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eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Photograph
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PStewartEC17170075, PStewartEC17170076
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
Scotland
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IBCC Digital Archive
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aircrew
pilot
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Hogan, P J
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2017-12-05
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Hogan, PJ
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Ninety-six items and a sub-collection with twenty two items..
The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Pat Hogan (436464 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains letters home to his family, his flying log book, accounts of his aircraft being shot down and him baling out, official documents, certificates and photographs.
He flew operations as a navigator with 466 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elizabeth Anne Lusby and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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A436464 F/S HOGAN P.
RAAF AWSPO
LONDON[?]
2/5/45
Dear Dad,
As I probably told you in my last note, I’m now on leave. We’ve been having such beautiful weather I thought I’d get away this time without taking my coat. But lo & behold when leaving on Sunday it was snowing & was bitterly cold.
Couldn’t get a train to York & had to go to Hull & thence to Leeds, where I stayed once more with Mrs Aberaydi.[?] She got a shock at seeing me on my own for we hadn’t been over to her place since Christmas. She and the old boy got very upset & got all the home addresses from me. The old laddie is a helpless invalid from the last war & loves to have someone to
[page break]
natter to.
I had a day in London & it was even snowing down there. Ran into numerous blokes I knew including Doug Johnson, whom I’d not seen since his accident at [indecipherable word]. He got on to Mosquito’s & had bags of Berlin trips. Also Kev Shanahan[?] who was shot down over the Dover about a week before us. They all got out but the engineer & I think [two or three indecipherable words] young Kevin Dennis had a foot ….agged off.
[one indecipherable word] A.I.F. lads taken in Greece & Crete, [two or three indecipherable words] round London awaiting repat. At the moment I’m down in Dorset staying with Wally’s people, in this very quiet little village. I had intended going down to Torquay but the weather isn’t the best & I wouldn’t get any swimming unless I went into a heated pool.
I think most of the rest of the crew went up to Scotland this leave.
[page break]
We celebrated Anzac day last week by getting airborne and doing our first operation as a new crew. It was a pretty easy stage to the Frisians & we got a certain amount of ribbing as “Janoks” when we got back & found we were the only kite on the A squadron who’d been hit by flak. It was just a small bit through the windscreen which made [two indecipherable words] home cold & uncomfortable [two indecipherable words].
It looks as though, thank God, we’ve had it [indecipherable word]. I don’t give a damn actually [indecipherable word] we are left over here on transport, sent to another theatre of war, or returned home on repatriation. I’ve been considering getting stuck into a few exams to take out a civil navigation licence but so far, as usual, I’ve been too tired & lazy.
Incidentally did South African snapshots ever turn up yet. I hope they didn’t go astray. Regards & love to all, Pat.
[page break]
[Air Letter]
Mr D. H. Hogan
67 Chapel St.,
Bendigo Vic
Australia.
Sender’s name and address:-
A436464 F/S HOGAN P.
RAAF AW8PO
LONDON.
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Letter from Pat Hogan to his father
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Writes that he is on leave and they were having beautiful weather. Relates his journey on leave via Hull and Leeds and tells of his activities. Mentions a day in London and catches up with news of friend who had transferred to Mosquito and had many trips to Berlin as well as others. Mentions plans to go to Dorset but the rest of the crew went on leave to Scotland. Writes that they celebrated Anzac day and flew their first operation as a crew and notes that they were the only aircraft on the squadron to be hit by anti-aircraft fire. Speculates negatively on the future.
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P J Hogan
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1945-05-02
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Four sided handwritten airmail letter
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eng
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EHoganPJHoganDH450502
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Civilian
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
England--Yorkshire
England--Hull
England--Leeds
England--Dorset
Scotland
Germany
Germany--Berlin
Netherlands
Netherlands--Friesland
Australia
Victoria--Bendigo
Victoria
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1945-05-02
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Sue Smith
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Mosquito
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Hogan, P J
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2017-12-05
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Hogan, PJ
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Ninety-six items and a sub-collection with twenty two items..
The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Pat Hogan (436464 Royal Australian Air Force) and contains letters home to his family, his flying log book, accounts of his aircraft being shot down and him baling out, official documents, certificates and photographs.
He flew operations as a navigator with 466 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Elizabeth Anne Lusby and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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803277
TO:- MR D. H. HOGAN
67 CHAPEL ST
BENDIGO
VICTORIA
AUSTRALIA
PAGE 1
[date stamp 20 MAY 1944]
Senders Address A436464 Sgt Hogan P.J RAAF AUSPO LONDON WC 2. 17-5-44
Dear Dad,
Since last writing you I’ve been around a bit. My days of living a life of luxury in classy hotels is a thing of the past. I was first posted to a fairly large station which didn’t appeal much although it had everything possible to make camp life pleasant and was far ahead of any other I’ve ever seen. I only lasted a couple of days there and will not yet commit myself [deleted] by [/deleted] so yet as far as the next phase is concerned. However it should be alright.
[indecipherable word] naturally left the majority of the boys but Brennan and old [indecipherable name] are still with me. Amongst the other Australians here is Maurice McNamara who is a wireless operator and wishes to be remembered to you all.
There is a little entertainment with a couple of dances and a picture show during the week and they have quite a decent sergeants mess. There is also a town not so very far off but according to all reports it is very small and not much shops. However we’ll not be worrying much about that for we will probably have plenty of work to keep us going and besides
[page break]
803484
it wont hurt to save a little money. Thank God we are here in the warm season for I should imagine Scotland would not be very pleasant in winter – the winds are quite strong enough now and plenty cool in the bargain.
My mail is still not coming through too well as yet and I suppose it will take a while longer to catch up with over here. Enough of me! How are you all keeping at home? What happened with Uncle Jim and how is he? And what of the Brennan’s and the various other relatives round about? I’m still awaiting some definite news as to Dan’s actual whereabouts.
How are the cards treating you these days. I suppose you still have an occasional interest. You can pat me on the back for, although we are now right in the thick of the classes, young Pat hasn’t invested so much as a half-penny as yet. As a matter of fact they are usually over when I’m trying to pick them lately.
Tell the nipper to drop me a line, occasionally giving me the low down on the league football. Hoping you are not overworking yourself. I’ll write again soon. Love to you all, Pat.
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Letter from Pat Hogan to his father
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Writes of his activities and movements. Mentions he is glad they are in current location in the warm season as he imagined that the weather in Scotland would not be pleasant in winter. Comments on poor mail and catches up with family news. Poor photocopy.
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P J Hogan
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1944-05-20
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Two page handwritten letter
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eng
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EHoganPJHoganDH440520
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Civilian
Royal Australian Air Force
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Great Britain
England--London
Scotland
Australia
Victoria--Bendigo
Victoria
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1944-05-20
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Tricia Marshall
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Hook, Ken
Kenneth Gordon Hook
K G Hook
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2018-07-04
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Hook, KG
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53 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Hook DFM (b. 1923, 1335989, 195765 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, documents, photographs, objects and correspondence. He flew operations as an air gunner with 75 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Iain Hook and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
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Ken Hook
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Photograph of Ken with an unidentified individual, upper torso, leaning on a canon, other canon in background, Post it note 'Subject left ? Edinburgh'.
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One b/w photograph
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eng
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Photograph
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PHookKG18030005
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Royal Air Force
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Scotland--Edinburgh
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Wareing, Robert
R Wareing
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258 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Robert Wareing DFC* (86325 Royal Air Force) and contains his flying logbooks, prisoner of war log book, memoirs, photographs, extensive personal and official correspondence, official documents, pilots/handling notes, decorations, mementos, uniform badges and buttons. He flew operations as a pilot with 106 Squadron. After a period of instructing he returned to operations on 582 Squadron but was shot down and became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Wareing and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-10-05
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Wareing, R
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Map of the English Scottish borders
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RAF map from the Wash to Firth of Tay, Shows relief and danger areas.
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Map
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Map
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CWareingR-161005-01
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
England
Scotland
Great Britain
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IBCC Digital Archive
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eng
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Batty, Dennis
Arthur Henry Dennis Batty
A H D Batty
Description
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Twelve items. The collection concerns Flight Sergeant Arthur Dennis Batty DFM (1920 - 1941, 619060, Royal Air Force) and consists of his diary, letters and documents. He flew operations as an air gunner with 226 Squadron. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Christine Aram and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />Additional information on Dennis Batty is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/201592/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-10-01
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Batty, AHD
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F/SGT. D. BATTY.
SGTS MESS.
CGS
RAF.
CASTLE KENNEDY.
STRANRAER
[underlined] SCOTLAND [/underlined]
[inserted] Dennis last letter to me. [/inserted]
Dear Mother,
I received the paper & cigs today, thanks a lot, I am getting used to this now & have my first exam tomorrow on Sights etc. it promises to be tough but I think that I have it weighed up OK.
Some good news, I shall manage to get Home on Monday the 11th of August late at night if everything goes OK. I am going to
[page break]
Belfast this Monday if I can get for 2 days but I couldn’t get home & back I time.
Well, I am now continuing I left this off last night, I had the exam today & think I got through OK, but still have another fortnight or so to go yet Well give my love to all, I’m getting pretty lazy here so I will finish now, must write to Joan Winnie & Rose so Au Revoir,
Love to all,
[underlined] Dennis [/underlined]
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Letter from Dennis Batty to his mother
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Reports arrival of paper and cigarettes. mentions taking exam and he will be able to get home for a leave. Continues next day, writes of taking exam that day and others in the future. Annotated 'Dennis last letter to me'.
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A H D Batty
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Two page handwritten letter
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eng
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EBattyAHDBattyGV41XXXX-01
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Scotland
Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland--Stranraer
Scotland
Great Britain
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Steve Christian
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
RAF Castle Kennedy
training
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Baker, Donald Arthur
D A Baker
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2018-11-13
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Baker, DA
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187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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11.6.1945
My Dearest Mother,
I arrived here a week ago yesterday and am returning to Wolverhampton on Tuesday (leaving here this evening for a night trip to London.) We have to report to Cosford R.A.F. station (near Wolverhampton for a thorough medical, not that I feel in need of anything of the sort, but its just as well to make quite sure that Im [sic] sound in mind & limb.
Have had a very restful week up here – Aunt Nellie insisted on my having breakfast in Bed every morning. The weather has been pretty poor most of the time so have spent most of the time in front of the fire. Have spent two afternoons down in [deleted] Glasgow [/deleted] Bridge of Weir with Babs who has a small car to do her rounds in, so she drove me around the countryside somewhat.
Aunt Isabel is pretty fit and has been trying to convince me that Scotland is the country to live in.
[page break]
However even the much vaunted Highlands are not much compared with our Eastern Districts what say you. Anyway perhaps the weather is against Scotland.
Babs took me to the Banks of the Clyde & we saw Greenock on the left, Dumbarton on the right & Ben Lomond straight ahead (through the mist.) She is staying in a very nice house which is a good advertisement for the medical profession.
The Tullochs & I went to “tea” with the Dunns yesterday and they are coming to get their own back this afternoon, as a sort of send off – dont [sic] know whether or not Babs will be able to come or not. Jim Dunn has aged a lot and seems to feel very sorry for himself at times, and is not such a cheerful bird as when he came to Rhodesia
He has presented me with a set of [deleted] dessert [/deleted] “desert tools” (dessert spoons) to give to Harry for a wedding
[page break]
present.
When passing through London on my way here I was inoculated against yellow fever and also vaccinated, and the latter is causing me a bit of discomfort. We have to wait two weeks after the inoculation before leaving England which will almost certainly be by aircraft and I should be on my way to see you again about the middle of next week.
Which means that I shall probably be home again within three weeks at the latest. Anyway shall telegram you on the day I leave.
Cheerio again the ‘noo.
Much love to you all from
Donald.
P.S. received all the cables & two letters from you also one from Jack.
[page break]
BY AIR MAIL
AIR LETTER
IF ANYTHING IS ENLCOSED THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.
[date stamp]
[postage stamp]
MRS. C. BAKER
“CHARLTON”
INYAZURA
S. RHODESIA.
S. AFRICA.
Sender’s name and address:-
F/LT. DONALD A. BAKER
6 WILTON GDNS
GLASGOW
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Writes that he arrived in Glasgow a week ago and returning to Wolverhampton to report to RAF Cosford for medical following Tuesday. Catches up with family news and writes of activities visiting relatives in Scotland. Mentions that he was inoculated against yellow fever while passing through London. Says he would be home in three weeks.
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D A Baker
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1945-06-11
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eng
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SBakerDA19210428v20173
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England--Staffordshire
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Zimbabwe--Manicaland Province
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1945-06-11
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Baker, Donald Arthur
D A Baker
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187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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26.5.45
My Dearest Mother,
Heres [sic] another note to let you know that Im [sic] as fit as ever and should be leaving England for Rhodesia in a couple of weeks but will cable you exactly when just before I leave. I am told that we can have the option of going by sea or air – leaving from Brighton which is the [deleted] west [/deleted] S. African reception depot. Shall probably come by air which should only take four days.
I arrived in Castle Cary a week ago and have spent most of the time seeing all the cousins and Aunts. Am staying at Cary Hill and was very pleased to see them all again. Uncle Jack is getting pretty frail but is as cheerful and talkative as ever. Aunt Annie is still pretty active but has lost a lot of weight since I last saw her. Gave Uncle Jack a hand getting his car on its wheels again and also dug up a bit of his garden for him as it is pretty hard work for him. Auntie Ella is in good form and has a land girl who is good company for her and also seems to get through a tremendous lot of work on the farm.
[page break]
On Wednesday I hired a car [missing word] took Uncle Jack Aunt Annie & Ella into Wells. It was very disappointing to find Aunt Bess in the state she is, but she remembered me and was pleased to see us. It must be awful for her as she cannot read and the rest of the patients must be pretty poor company for her. She seemed to be fairly normal except that she is very worried and anxious and seems to have some sort of complex about the staff there treating her very indifferently.
If she could only get a few nurses to look after her at her place in Ansford she would probably be a lot better than where she is now. Although Uncle Jack and the others think she is in the best possible place.
Well after seeing Aunt Bess we called in on Mrs Russell who is truly remarkable. Her mind is as active as ever and she still takes a very live interest in everything that goes on. She was awfully pleased that I called and sends her best regards to Dad, and is also most grateful for the parcels she has received.
After that we dashed down and saw Jim Coates who looks remarkably fit and told me to tell Dad he does it on
[page break]
[missing word] Walker – He certainly is a good advertisement for it. Well we then went back to Cranlee Croft for tea and Roy, the boys & I went to the pictures in Cary
The [indecipherable word] still have their place opposite Uncle Jacks and had a good look round his garden. He is always “at it” and must be very proud of what he has made of the place.
I went down to Torquay to say hallo & good bye to the Mills. Pat the daughter is engaged to an army man who lost a leg and collected a lot of shrapnel and an M. C. in Italy. I only had two hours [deleted] and [/deleted] as all hotels were absolutely packed and came back here again for last night as there were two S. African ex PoWs who I wanted to see again.
Everyone is astounded at how well I look – probably a lot better than 4 years ago – so you can expect to see a pretty healthy looking son. – My old uniform is now too tight for me so that goes to show how much weight I’ve put on.
Leaving next week for Scotland and will then be able to nip home as soon as possible
Much love and best wishes to all
From your loving son Donald.
[page break]
BY AIR MAIL
AIR LETTER
IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL.
[date stamp]
[postage stamp]
Mrs. C. Baker,
Charlton
Inyazura
Southern Rhodesia
S. Africa.
Sender’s name and address:-
F/LT Donald A Baker.
90 Rhodesia Hse.
429 Strand
London
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Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
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Writes that he would be leaving for Rhodesia in a couple of weeks and have option of sea or air. Mentions visiting relatives in Somerset and catches up with family news and tells of activities. Also mentions a visit to Torquay to see friends. Says everyone is astonished how well he looked. Conclude by saying he was off to Scotland the following week.
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D A Baker
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1945-05-26
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eng
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SBakerDA19210428v20172
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1945-05-26
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187 items. Donald Arthur Baker (b. 1921) travelled from Southern Rhodesia to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force. Trained as a pilot in 1941 he was operational with 144 Squadron at RAF North Luffenham flying Hampdens. He was shot down on 5 November 1941 and remained a prisoner of war mostly in Stalag Luft 3 until 1945. He return to farm in Southern Rhodesia after the war. The collection contains letters to his mother throughout the war as well as other correspondence and documents including his prisoner of war log with photographs and notes.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Baker Maree and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[two postmarks]
[six postage stamps]
Mrs C. Baker,
Charlton,
Inyagura,
S. Rhodesia.
[page break]
[postmark]
[page break]
[underlined] 1 [/underlined]
[Royal Air Force crest]
c/o Rhodesia House
Etc.
[deleted] 26th [/deleted] [inserted] 15th [/inserted] December 1940.
My Dearest Mother,
I have received two letters from you since last I wrote about two weeks ago, for which many thanks. One was written the day before you left Cape Town and in which you told me about Harry Roberts. I am very sorry indeed to hear such sad news and it is terribly hard luck on Phyllis. However as you say Phyllis has courage and Im [sic] sure she’ll bear up and get over it but nevertheless it must have been an awful shock to her.
Am glad to hear that you had a nice holiday. Yes it will be nice if you can get down
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
to Cape Town again next year to make up for the hasty return you had to make this time.
Youll [sic] be pleased to hear that I had a weeks [sic] leave a few weeks ago – well a week ago to be exact so I went up to Scotland and stayed with the Tullochs. That family is keeping very fit and [deleted] kept [/deleted] I really enjoyed staying there as they made me perfectly at home and gave me a very nice time indeed. Went to see Uncle Jims [sic] school and he took me into a few of the class-rooms where I more or less took the salute and the children all sort of looked at me as if I were a kaffir as Uncle Jimmie naturally told them where I came from and I had Rhodesia on my shoulders
[page break]
[underlined] 3 [/underlined]
Babs is very busy or at least she was when I was there as she was doing about five examinations that week so I did not see very much of her. However she managed to get off one night so we saw Jack Buchanan at the Kings Theatre. She is very keen on her work and is just about a doctor. Uncle Jimmie also took me to a show but that was not nearly so good as Jack Buchanan.
Youll [sic] be sorry to hear that Uncle Jim Baker was not at all well and was in bed nearly all the time I was there. He said it was his stomach again
[page break]
[underlined] 4 [/underlined]
and he certainly wasn’t half as cheerful as he used to be. However he managed to give me a lecture of about two hours on religion. Apparently he is in the habit of doing that and Uncle Jimmie and he are always having big arguments about the subject. However I took my dose like a lamb as I didn’t think that I was in a position to argue about such things. Auntie Isobel is very fit and just her usual self – very busy and allways [sic] in the shop. I was not able to stay with them as Uncle Jim being ill kept her pretty busy. Also saw Bella Stephenson who is pretty fit and Aunt Nellie and I went to see Bella Strachan and Husband. She is very well and cheerful but he unfortunately had just had
[page break]
[underlined] 5 [/underlined]
pneumonia or something and was recuperating. However they all send their love to all in Rhodesia also their deep sympathies to Phyllis. By the way I sent a cable to Phyllis from Glasgow which I hope she received.
Had an awful job getting up to Glasgow as the train service is not too good owing to hold ups due to Air Raids and I had to pass through Bristol and Birmingham Left here on Friday afternoon and did not get to Glasgow until 4.30 on Sunday. However I stayed Saturday night in Carlisle at a Forces rest room as I was dead beat owing to a sleepless Friday
[page break]
[underlined] 6 [/underlined]
night on the train and had I continued I would have arrived in Glasgow about midnight which would not have done as I had not wired to say I was coming because I had no idea what time I should arrive there. The bed and breakfast in Carlisle only cost me 6d so that was not too bad was it. Did the same thing on the way back but arrived here a day late so am in a spot of trouble but I don’t think it will be very serious.
We have been promoted to Leading Aircraftsman which does not mean much except a rise in pay from 2/- to 5/6 per day so that means that the Rhodesian deferred pay will cease
[page break]
[underlined] 7 [/underlined]
By the way do you ever receive any money from the Rhodesia Railways as they are supposed to be paying us “make-up” pay and I thought that would do for you to pay the Insurance Premiums although I asked for it to be deducted from my Railway pay, but you said once that the Insurance firm had written and asked for the premium, so presume the Railway aren’t paying it. However please ask Dad to write to them if you have not received any [inserted] money [/inserted] yet, and if they are not paying it please let me know as soon as possible and I will send you the money from here to pay the insurance people.
By the way if you do get my deferred pay from the Railway
[page break]
[underlined] 8 [/underlined]
what is left over after paying Insurance etc I would like Phyllis to have it, that is if you think it would be of any use to her as I have no [deleted] Ic [/deleted] idea what her financial position is and I thought perhaps it might be useful to her. Im [sic] sure I can get along on 5/6 per day, but I leave it entirely to you and please don’t mention it to her if you think she would be annoyed that I should offer the money, but it is about the only thing I can do to help her and to show her that Im [sic] very sorry about what has happened.
Am still at Paignton, Torquay and have passed the necessary exams so am now waiting to be posted to an E.F.T.S. but will probably still be here at Christmas which I hope will be the case as I don’t fancy being at a strange
[page break]
[underlined] 9 [/underlined]
place at Xmas.
There is another thing I would like you to ask Dad to do and that is to write to the Defence Headquarters or wherever any deferred pay comes from, and inform them of my increase in rank and pay and [deleted] inform [/deleted] that it was with effect from the 21st November 1940. You see that was the date we passed our exams but the promotion was not authorised until a few days ago.
I received £10 a few days ago from you for which many thanks so have put £9 in the Post Office as that is a safe place to keep money
[page break]
[underlined] 10 [/underlined]
Have had letters from Uncle Jack and Aunt Bess lately and they seemed to be keeping fit and well. [deleted] John [/deleted] Havent [sic] heard from Aunt Ella [deleted] for a [/deleted] since I saw them but suppose she is pretty busy on her new house.
Well dear Mother will close now hoping that this extra long and very “newsy” letter will make up for the week I lost.
Very much love to you all at home
from your loving son
Donald.
P.S. I hope you understand the position with the deferred pay etc.
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Letter from Donald Baker to his mother
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Thanks her for recent letters. Commiserates over bad news about a friend. Catches up with other family news. Mentions that he had a weeks leave and went to Scotland to visit friends and family. Describes visit in some detail and catches up with family health and other news. Writes of difficulty getting to Glasgow by train and goes on to describe activities. Mentions his promotion to leading aircraftsman with commensurate rise in pay. Discusses pay from Rhodesia Railways and insurance. Says still at Paignton and Torquay and had passed all his exams. Hoping to move on to elementary flying training but probably remain where he was until Christmas. Continues with more discussion on pay. Catches up with family news.
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D A Baker
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1940-12-15
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Ten page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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Royal Air Force
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Scotland--Glasgow
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe--Manicaland Province
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1940-12-15
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training
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Hudson, Douglas
James Douglas Hudson
J D Hudson
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529 items. Collection concerns Pilot Officer James Douglas Hudson, DFC (755052 Royal Air Force) who joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in June 1939 and trained as an observer. While on route to Malta in August 1940 his Blenheim crashed in Tunisia and he was subsequently interned for two and a half years by Vichy French in Tunisia and Algeria. After being freed he returned to Great Britain and after navigator retraining completed a tour of 30 operations on 100 Squadron. The collection contains letters to and from his parents and from French penfriends while interned in Tunisia and Algeria, newspaper cuttings of various events, logbooks and lists of operations, official documents and photographs. A further 23 items are in two sub-collections with details of navigator examinations and postcards of Laghouat Algeria.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Elizabeth Smith and Yvonne Puncher and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br />
<p>This collection also contains items concerning Louis Murray and Harry Bowers. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/202827/">Harry Bowers</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/220410/">Louis Murray</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.</p>
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2015-06-16
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[post mark]
Prisoner of War Post
[two indecipherable words] Post
755052 J.D. Hudson (Sgt Chef)
Camp De Sejour Suirveille
S Couvert Commandent D’armes
LE KEF
Tunisie
Nord Afrique
[page break]
[post mark]
From:
JB Morton
Prestwick
5-3-41
[page break]
Beamar
15 Montgomerie Rd
Prestwick Ayrshire.
29-12-40
Dear Douglas,
Here I am at last hope you got Xmas card alright. Well my Dear I was awfully pleased to get your mothers letter after having the one that you were missing. In fact I had written you and my letter was returned saying you were missing so I just wrote at once to your mother asking about you it was then we were all so anxious about you. I am very delighted to know you are alive and safe meantime. From your mother’s letter you seem to be very
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Well in health and otherwise I was very sorry for your mother and father but they are both in better spirits now. I hope you will excuse me being so long in writing to you. I thought maybe I would get a letter from you first. Beamar is just the same billets for the R.A.F. boys there is a course finished just now they left here Saturday for some where. So I have no one meantime. Mr Danks left 10 months ago I miss him very much but he had to go his business had a call on him. So I have no one in his place. The Greens are still here they have a little baby Girl now. I suppose you will never have had any word of Robert at all. I had one of the lads visiting me one who was before you he is well in the midst of things he was on 7 days leave.
You will be missing all the cold weather snow and ice and frost and rain. It will be quite summer where you are. I suppose it will be Christmas and New Year with you all the same. I would have sent you some little thing but wont know what to send or do but when you write you might please let me know if I can send you anything I will be only too pleased to do it.
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You remember Janie. She was awfully sorry to know you were reported missing, but quite pleased now to know your safe. Well Douglas I dont think I can say much more I know you wont have much time for writing but whenever you can I will be so pleased to have a note from you. Trusting you are in good health and spirits wishing you all the best of the season. Love and all good wishes from [underlined] J.B. Morton [/underlined]
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Letter to Douglas Hudson from J B Morton
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Mentions letter from Douglas's mother informing writer that Douglas was missing and now delighted to know he was alive and safe. Catches up with news of acquanitances. Hopes he got Christms card. Asks Douglas to let them know if there is anything they can send.
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J B Morton
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1940-12-29
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Three page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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EMortonJBHudsonJD401229
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Tunisia
Tunisia--El Kef
Scotland--Ayrshire
Scotland--Prestwick
North Africa
Scotland
Great Britain
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1940-12-29
1941-03-05
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Say, Frederick Donovan
F D Say
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17 items. An oral history interview with Frederick Say DFC (1921 -2017, 752638 Royal Air Force), photographs, charts and documents. He flew operations with 466, 196 and 514 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Frederick Say and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-07-12
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Say, FD
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Fred Say Scrapbook
Banff National Park Weekend Objective Photo Course
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Photo 1 is a building captioned 'Banff Springs Hotel'.
Photo 2 is a mountainside.
Photo 3 is a house with a mountain behind and is captioned 'Banff Main St'.
Photo 4 is two men in a swimming pool captioned 'Hotel Hot Pool (Volcano Heated)'.
Photo 5 is a park with fir trees.
Photo 6 is four Ansons captioned 'Ansons - Hamilton'.
Photo 7 and 9 are a liner lying on its side captioned 'Sabotaged French Liner Normandie NY Harbour'.
Photo 8 is New York Harbour
Photo 10 is Ailsa Craig, Scotland.
Photo 11 is the Staue of Liberty captioned 'Statue of Liberty Farewell!'
Photo 12 is Fred Say in uniform standing in front of a door and is captioned 'Newly arrived Canada'.
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12 photographs in a scrapbook
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eng
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Photograph
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PSayFD17020001
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Royal Air Force
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Canada
Alberta--Banff
United States
New York (State)--New York
Scotland--Ailsa Craig
Ontario--Hamilton
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Scotland
Ontario
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Anson
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Stachiewicz, Mieczysław. Album
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58 items. An album of photographs, newspaper clippings and papers relating to Mieczysław Stachiewicz's escape from Poland through Romania, Greece, and France to Great Britain, and his tour of operations as a pilot with 301 Squadron from RAF Hemswell. The album also contains photographs of his friends and family.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-01-19
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Stachiewicz, M
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Urlop w Szkocji Joan
Leave in Scotland - Joan
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Photo 1 is a woman sitting with a long haired dog.
Photo 2 is a woman on a bicycle, her left hand on a wall.
Photo 3 is a man and a woman at the entrance to a house.
Photo 4 is the same man and a different woman at the same entrance to a house.
Photo 5 is a head and shoulders portrait of a woman.
Photo 6 is the woman from photo 3 standing in the gardens of a large house which can be seen in the background.
Photo 7 is three men and two women positioned with bicycles outside the large house entrance.
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Seven b/w photographs from a scrapbook
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pol
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Photograph
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PStachiewiczM17010053
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Royal Air Force
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Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Polskie Siły Powietrzne
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Great Britain
Scotland
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Mieczysław Stachiewicz
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animal
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Whittle, Geoffrey. Air charts
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25 air charts of Great Britain and Australia, and a bomb damage sheet of Hamburg.
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2016-08-22
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Whittle, G
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The Forth & Tay Air Chart, Sheet 3
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Ordnance Survey air chart of the Forth and Tay, scale 1/4 inch to one mile, sheet 3.
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One colour chart
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eng
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Map
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CWhittleGG-160822-010013
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
Scotland
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
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navigator
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Whittle, Geoffrey. Air charts
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25 air charts of Great Britain and Australia, and a bomb damage sheet of Hamburg.
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2016-08-22
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Whittle, G
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Scotland, North Air Chart, Sheet 7
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Ordnance Survey air chart of the north of Scotland, scale 1/4 inch to one mile.
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One colour chart
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eng
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Map
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CWhittleGG-160822-010006
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
Scotland
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
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navigator
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Whittle, Geoffrey. Air charts
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25 air charts of Great Britain and Australia, and a bomb damage sheet of Hamburg.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-08-22
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Whittle, G
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The Eastern Highlands Air Chart, Sheet 5
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Ordnance Survey air chart of the Eastern Highlands of Scotland, scale 1/4 inch to one mile.
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One colour chart
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eng
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Map
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CWhittleGG-160822-010004
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Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
Scotland
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
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navigator
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Cruickshank, Gordon
G Cruickshank
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76 items. Concerns the life and wartime career of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Cruickshank DFM who joined the Royal Air Force in 1938. After training as an air gunner he flew 52 operations on Manchester and Lancaster with 50, 560 and 44 Squadrons. Collection consists of a 1956 memoir with original photographs donated separately, a memoir of his life on squadron from December 1941, his logbooks. a further notebook with memoir, playing cards annotated with his operations, official documents, lucky mascots, medals and badges, dog tags, memorabilia, crew procedures, as well as photographs of aircraft, targets and people.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Linda Hinman and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-04-28
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Cruickshank, G
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1
Both my Mother [sic] and Father [sic] were married twice, my Mother [sic] a widow with eight children – and my Father [sic] a widower with three – the oldest George being killed in action during the 1914/18 war.
When my Mother [sic] met Father [sic], who was [smudged] Scottish [/smudged], stationed then at the Verne Portland Dorset, with the Army - they married, and had three more children, I was the middle one – now the youngest, the other dying when aged about 2 years.
Born at Portland November 25th 1918, my life was hard – during my school days I had gardening to do – then go out and sell to people localy [sic], on leaving school my first job was to help my brother-in-law with his window cleaning – later I got myself a shop assistants job in Weymouth, some 5 miles away cycling everyday – my pocket money was 2/- [?] per week.
It was late 1935 when I applied to join the Army – 4th Queens Own Hussars and January 2nd 1936 I was sworn in – and was to be stationed at Warbury Barracks Aldershot, after 6 months foot drill – and 9 month [sic] horse riding I became a trained trooper.
After my Fathers [sic] death – my Mother [sic] claimed me out on compassionate grounds being the only son in England at that period, my other brothers in the Royal Navy overseas
My life soon changed, and during the crisis of 1938 I rejoined the services – this time the R.A.F.
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2
After completing my training to become a Group II Balloon operator A.C I later after a short trade test became L.A.C. the war was on, we were busy putting the Balloons up around London – later I was posted to Felixstowe.
Having then being made Corporal, but keen on more action I applied for airgunnery [sic] – and in 1941 was accepted – being posted to Evanton Scotland for the Airgunnery {sic] course, after 4 weeks – not forgetting my 7 hrs flying time I became a Sgt Airgunner – my pay of 6d aday [sic] more than I had been getting as a Corporal.
My next station was 11 O.T.U. Abingdon – when my flying hrs increased by 5 hrs and became fully trained, and now ready for operations – but where?
It was December of 41 when my posting came through!! 50 Sqdn, then stationed at Swinderby – Near [sic] Lincoln, Having [sic] packed my kit – said my farewells to my friends, we, that is those who were also going to the same Station [sic] – Ginger Dacey, Colin Gray – Vic Greenwood, Smithy who was going to Binbrook.
Very late when we arrived at Swinderby – 8 miles to Lincoln, 8 miles to Newark, blimey what a dump!!
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3
We had been sent for crewing up on the Manchesters, but 50 Sqdn still had Hampdens – and still had for 3 more months after {smudged] arrival [/smudged].
Things got very boring waiting around, and more so depressing when detailed for bearers of one of our fellow aircrew who had been killed & was to be buried nearby at Bassingham
Then the Manchesters started arriving, Colin Gray & myself were crewed up with Norman Goldsmith D.F.C, Terry Tuerum [sic] was nav, later he flew with Gibson on the now famous damn [sic] raids, after a few hours of flying together we were ready for operations – and my grand total was now 32 hrs.
On the 15.4.42 my first operation – St Nazaire Height 800FT 4 [one indecipherable word] for gardening, time 6.15 very quite [sic] nothing unusual, 4 more days later – another gardening raid Ameland, 22.4.42 Gardening [sic] Kiel Bay Ht 1,000 3 [one indecipherable word]. On 24.4.42 Manchester L5786 – Second pilot Leslie Manser, who later won the V.C.
We set off for our first bombing operation target Rostok [sic], [encircled] 14 [/encircled] 250 inc[en]d[iary] bombs Ht 5000 ft.
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4
Good raid and plenty of Rostok [sic] hit – time 7.45.
This was most of the crews last trip – Colin & myself needed a new pilot ex [sic], would we be with Leslie Manser? no, we were to be crewed with Roy Calvert, Alan Conner, Lew Austin, Bert Branch ex.
It was 2 months later before we came operational – this time Lancasters, but first let me tell you of Leslie Manser, one of the greats – who gave his life without question.
On May 30th of 42 the crew lists up, a buss [sic] around it being a large raid – it was the first 1,000 bomber raid, and the target – Cologne.
Unfortunately Les, Jack Mills, Ben Naylor, and others got caught by enemy searchlights on approaching the target area – then it happened, hell let loose, when hit by intense & accurate anti aircrafts fire, the rear gunner wounded, they pressed on in great difficulties to bomb there [sic] objective – still cault [sic] in the searchlights & flak, when fire broke out, after awhile [sic] this was mastered with efforts of all – but it had left its mark.
A badly burnt wing & the engines
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5
Failing the Manchester began loosing [sic] height, Less [sic] held on & give orders for his crew to bail out at a very low height 1,000 ft.
Desdained [sic] the alternative of parachuting to safety himself – held on for all to get safely out, but to [sic] late for himself it plunged to earth and burst into flames with a man of great courage and strength
Flying Officer Leslie Manser was awarded the V.C. Posthumously [sic].
And the crew – well all but one , came back to England via the underground in “aprox” 21 days and today are still alive & kicking
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6
The boys of 50 Sqdn were a grand lot – who kept changing as the lose’s [sic] increased – Such men as Micky Martin, Spam Spafford – Toby [one indecipherable word], Dan Shannon, Boy Wonder Everett, Roy Beattle Oxly, Trevor Roper, Dave Abercrombie King Cole & a host of others.
Time, when not on flying – consists of bar drinking – cards, tossing the coins, or [one indecipherable word] playing – but the raids still kept coming, Frankfurt – Bremen, Wolholmshaven [sic], Essen, Wismar!!
Then Low [sic] level training, not forgetting Beatle Oxley’s remark at briefing, now lads remember don’t [sic] go mingling with the traffic in the streets when you goover [sic] the towns or Cities [sic]
It was now 17-10.42 [sic] briefing over, the daylight exspected [sic] on – a low level raid on Le Creucot [sic], 94 Lancasters[sic], to be led by Wing Commander Gibson – good quite [sic] raid, time 10 hrs 20 mins.
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7
Shortly afterwards another low-level Daylight [sic] this time Milan (Italy)
After crossing France at tree tops we started to climb for crossing over the Alps – this was a lovely sight – once over we started coming down for a low-level attack on Milan – we did drop our fire bombs at a very low height with great success afterwards shooting up a train & gun post with great success – but not a fighter in sight.
Time 9hrs 20 mins.
Around this period we were busy bombing Wismar, Genoa and I cannot recall ever bombing over [smudged] 10,000 [/smudged] FT – sometimes after droping [sic] the bombs putting the nose down and heading home at tree top level to dodge radar, I didn’t [smudged] mind [/smudged] this for flying rear and being around 14 Stone [sic] couldn’t get in the rear with full flying cloths [sic] – so hence I used the top parts – flying boots & a blanket around my legs this way I felt much freeor [sic]- and happier!!
My friend [smudged] Dacey was [/smudged] posted missing, Ken Smith, Vic Greenwood, to my dismay were killed in action.
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8
It was November 5th of 42 when I received a postagram
My Warmest [sic] congratulations on the award of your Distinguished Flying Medal
Signed H.T. Harris
A.C.C. Bomber Command.
It was on November 9th 1942 when I looked up the crew list & saw our crew were on.
So making my way out to our Aircraft[sic] – “S” for sugar & Give [sic] my turret and Brownings the once over – a short NFT with the crew and later atending [sic[ briefing.
The Target Hamburg with 100 Lancasters of Bomber Command.
It was dusk when we climbed aboard, Skipper Roy ran up the engines – I closed the fuselage door, climbed back to my turret, got in and closed doors, pluged [sic] in intercom – connected oxygen, reported rear gunner OK Skipper.
We set off for the runway in use & given the all clear – engines cleared, and steady increasing speed we were on our way for a perfect
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take off.
3,000 ft oxygen on – and after pin pointing we set course for enemy territory, once over the sea – Crooky, here Skipper!! OK? to test guns, all clear for shipping Nav – nothing around here Skipper!! OK Crooky test your guns, with a couple of bursts reported back OK Skipper guns OK.
From then on one keen look out for fighters – enemy coast ahead Skipper, OK bomb aimer, sharp look out now everyone.
It was not long before we approached the target area – which was 7/10 cloud, things seemed quite [sic], this was broken by the nav, target on your right Skipper – new course, bomb aimer getting ready up front, OK Skipper all set – plenty of searchlights about must be Hamburg below!!
OK Skipper bomb doors open – Left[sic] – Left [sic] Steady [sic], but that was it, hell let loose, - where am I upside down or the right way up
God I dont [sic] know – but I do know
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thiers [sic] a hell of lot of holes in us.
And an intense smell of cordite around – no intercom & both turret and guns out of action, all I could do was to hold on and pray – which I did.
Those boys on the ground certainly had us for target practice – and I was still looking for fighters – why I dont [sic] know, it was some 2 hrs before a knock on the rear door – Alan with a note come up front.
Say what a mess – holes back, left & centre I wondered how we made it, Alan said Roy’s wounded and the Nav also Lew, badly wounded, we learnt later he had been killed instantly.
Real cold now – [smudged] no [/smudged] windows in and I was nursing Lew not knowing he was dead
Then word we were well over the North Sea – then a sudden up lift, whats [sic] that – bombs away? [smudged] Blimey [/smudged] dont [sic] say we went through all that lot with a full bomb load – afraid we did Chum
Shall be damned glad to have my two feet again on firm ground
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Good old England soon [smudged] came [/smudged] up – no wireless or nothing, but with flying a [smudged] triangle [/smudged] up poped [sic] searchlights showing us the way for a crash landing.
O.K. lads here we go – crash positions, this is it – down – down – down to a perfect crash landing – good show Roy, what a crew.
After my leave found me stationed at Westcott an O.T.U., there I met Bob Weathershall, George Cleary, Rory Calhoun, Patteson, & a grand lot from another group – Bob was later crewed with Sqdn /Ldr Frazer [sic] Barron [smudged] DSO [/smudged] DFC DFM but I heard all got killed in a head on crash with another bomber over Paris.
Soon I was iching [sic] to be back – and late 43 found myself crewed with Flying Officer Flynns [sic] crew – a new crew who had never been on ops before lacking a mid upper gunner – we were posted to 44 Sqdn under Nettleton V.C.
He went missing on one of Italian raids
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Our new C.O. came, Wing commander Bows [sic]
Had Pat Dorhill in 44 Sqdn here for his [one indecipherable word] now with B.O.A.C.
[one indecipherable word] crew were fated in the first raid “Cassel” approaching enemy coast – when Nav shouts out, Sorry Skipper I cannot coup [sic], Pilot to Crooky whats [sic] the gen!! well Skipper how much off route – and our timing! I’ll check, well off route & running late, best to turn round Skipper – drop our bombs in the sea make our way back the best we can, we did, Nav was court martialed [sic] L M F on records and reduced to the ranks.
We had a succesful [sic] raid on Dusseldorf = another Berlin, and the next Berlin a near repeat of the first
My Warrant Officer through – about [smudged] the [/smudged] first airgunner W/O in the RAF unheard of before,
Terry said – sorry Crooke I am taking a complete new crew, felt sorry at the time – but learnt later he went missing on his 19th trip.
My good wife was relieved.
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Heard Roy Calvert was returning to ops – I’ll give him a ring, OK Crooke I’ll fix you up, and a few days later we were at 630 Sqdn East Kirkby – Alan Conner too, three of the regulars
Titch Freeman, Moody ex [sic] made up the crew.
Operations began rolling in Berlin – Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, Clermont Ferrand, Stuttgart Frankfurt – Berlin & Essen.
Then Briefing [sic] for Nurberg, on approaching enemy coast reported dozens of aircraft being shot down – your [sic] seeing things Crooke, but I knew different!! they did next morning when told about 144 [smudged] Lancs [/smudged] had been downed – us and another crew were only ones back from our lot, we lose [?] 10 aircraft
Sorry Crookes – but I’ll never forgive them. The losses were getting to [sic] high for my liking – wont [sic] be sorry to see my last trip – which was getting near now – so I was keeping my fingers crossed.
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After Toulouse-Montraudan, Danzig – Paris & Brunswick, this raid we were shot up by a night fighter – right action & timing we got away with slight damage and my 50th raid.
Had heard that Terry Taerum , Trevor Roper ex [sic] Gibson VC s crew had gone down on a raid on the Dortmund Ems Canal, Micky Martin & crew returning only out of 4 from 617 Sqdn
One of our crews had tried to take off without success – after leaving the ground plunged to the ground the rear turret breaking off and the rest blowing to pieces over a large Area [sic] – and the rear gunner the only one alive – later I learnt on returning off a raid – the pilot ordered bail out lads your [sic] over England, on going for his chute found it in complete ribbons – the other gunner said never mind we’ll go together with {smudged] [two indecipherable words] [/smudged] – but on pulling the cord the sudden jerk he let go & fell to his death below.
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Munich was always known to be a hard target to hit – [smudged] Cheshire [/smudged] said, give me one sqdn of PFF and 5 Group I’ll show you it can be –
He did 24.4.44 when we were briefed for Munich – we were in the last raid.
And on approaching the target – which was well ablaze now, we had our own run in and just released our bombs when caught by searchlights & four enemy night fighters, with good evasive action we downed one & damaged another down & down we went – say Skipper we dont [sic] want to be mixed up in these fires below, or the people [smudged] either [/smudged], dont [sic] think we’ll be welcomed [sic] guest right now
O.K Nav give me a course for home – soon we was clear of Munich and on the way once again for home – a very good raid, Lenord [sic] Cheshire awarded V.C. after that raid.
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G Cruickshank Memoir
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Describes life with family from 1918. Joined Army – 4th Queen's Own Hussars on 2nd January 1936. Joined RAF 1938 and trained as balloon operator then applied as air gunner, arriving at RAF Swinderby in December 1941. Took part in 50 Squadron operations to St Nazaire, Rostock and Cologne. Mentions Leslie Manser V.C. Took part in daylight operation on Le Creusot then Milan, Wismar and Genoa. Mentions postagram re DFM - from A.T. Harris, Bomber Command. Took part in “S” Sugar on Hamburg and on the 24th April 1944, operation on Munich. Many mentions of his crew and colleagues.
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G Cruickshank
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1942
1944
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Judy Hodgson
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15 page handwritten exercise book
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eng
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BCruickshankGCruickshankGv3
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Dorset
England--Portland
England--Hampshire
England--Aldershot
England--Suffolk
England--Felixstowe
France
France--Saint-Nazaire
France--Paris
France--Clermont-Ferrand
France--Toulouse
Germany
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Rostock
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Wismar
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Kassel
Germany--Munich
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Schweinfurt
Germany--Stuttgart
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
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Germany--Essen
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France--Le Creusot
Germany--Düsseldorf
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1942-04-15
1942-04-24
1942-05-30
1942-10-17
1942-11-05
1942-11-09
1944-04-24
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44 Squadron
50 Squadron
617 Squadron
630 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
bombing
Bombing of Augsburg (17 April 1942)
bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942)
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
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Distinguished Flying Medal
Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944)
Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)
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Thompson, Keith G
K G Thompson
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95 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Keith Thompson DFC (1238603 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs and training material as well as his navigation logs. He flew operations as a navigator with 101 and 199 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mark S Thompson and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
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2015-09-07
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Photographs and memorabilia of Keith Thompson's time at West Freugh and on the OTU
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Eight photographs and a newspaper cutting, the cutting has four Wellingtons in flight, captioned 'Vickers Wellington bombers'.
Three photographs are captioned Port Patrick.
One, not captioned is of an aircrew sergeant standing in a country lane. One is a formal course photograph of 20 uniformed individuals, 18 have aircrew brevet visible, posed in three rows, corner of a wooden building in background, captioned 'May '43 West Freugh, Stranraer'. Three pictures are of a Wellington parked on dispersal, two have six aircrew in flying clothing posed in front of aircraft.
Page captioned 'June to Aug '43 Operational Training with a crew - Castle Donington - now East Midlands airport. 11 Aug - our first flight "Over there" - leaflets to Angers, - France - in the Wellington.
Telegram stamped Rotherham 18 Sep 1943 to Keiths parents, 'Write to Blyton love Keith'.
Christmas card captioned 'Xmas 1943 Toronto, Ontario'.
Menu from RAF Ludford Magna Sergeants Mess, Christmas Dinner 1943, Written on the card 'To navigators, Best wishes, Good Luck, good health, good going. From Dicks Mother & Dad'.
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1943
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Nine b/w photographs, a card and a telegram on an album page
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eng
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Photograph
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PThompsonKG15010042, PThompsonKG15010043, PThompsonKG15010044, PThompsonKG15010045
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Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
Scotland
England--Leicestershire
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1943-12
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aircrew
mess
navigator
Operational Training Unit
RAF Castle Donington
RAF Ludford Magna
RAF West Freugh
training
Wellington
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Wharmby, Tom
Tom Wharmby
T Wharmby
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13 items including nine photographs, two letters and biographical entries for five 199 Squadron personnel. Photographs and biographies are of Sergeant Tom Wharmby, including his wedding, and four of his crew members; Sergeant Ronald Hughes, Sergeant Leonard Waldorf, Sergeant John Guyer Wilson and Flying Officer Ronald Herman Downes Cook. Letters sent from Air Ministry to Sergeant Tom Wharmby’s widow concern the location of his grave and those of his aircrew at Harderwijk, Holland, their aircraft having crashed on 12/13 May 1943. <br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Carol Wharmby-Gordon and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br />Additional information on Tom Wharmby is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/124941/">IBCC Losses Database</a>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-10-18
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Wharmby, T
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Sgt Tom Wharmby
Age 21 of 199 sqd 1236751
Tailgunner
Tom was born on the 6th November 1921 in Walkden Nr Manchester the youngest Son of Herbert and Grace.
Tom attended St Johns School and passed his scholarship at 11 yrs old, he then went onto Bolton commercial (lords) and won the honours gold medal of school in 1936. later when attending evening classes at Worsley Technical School and gained first place in the 2nd year clerical examinations in the union of Lancashire, to which he was employed by Cooper and Cooper as a chartered accountant.
He was known locally as a keen table tennis player and in 1935 played for the Bolton YMCA junior team, and later in the RAF played for the stations team.
At the outbreak of war Tom joined the Home Guards gaining his Signals Pass, He was sent to guard buildings during the heavy blitz in Manchester.
Tom signed up in the R.A.F.V.R on the 20th March 1941, he initially wanted to be a fighter pilot but was not accepted, so he went onto train as air gunner and passed operation training in Scotland, he was then posted onto Lincolnshire and took part in raids over U boat bases such as St Nazaire, raids over the Ruhr such as Essen, Dusseldorf etc..
Tom married his childhood sweetheart Edith on the 19th December 1942 at St Pauls Church Walkden, his bomber crew attended the wedding. His last home leave was at the end of April 1943, by 13th May 1943 he and his crew where reported missing. A telegram was sent to his Wife and in November 1943 he was presumed killed in action, for pension purposes ect and his personal effects were returned to his Wife. His Wife had anxious months and when the war ended in 1945 teams from the War Graves Commission went into Europe and in December 1947, his Wife received the news that his grave had been found in the Netherlands at Harderwijk General Cemetery along with his crew members. Eventually headstones were erected and his Wife was allowed to choose an inscription of 60 letters which she chose
INTO THE DARK THEY FLEW AND ON TO THE GLORIOUS MORN.
After years of waiting for news of his whereabouts his Wife never gave up hope, in hoping the crew had been taken prisoners and they would be home soon after the war ended, but that was not to be, like so many of Bomber Command.
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Tom Wharmby
Age 21 of 199 sqd 1236751
Tailgunner
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Tom Wharmby was born at Walkden, North Manchester. Mentions hobbies, schooling at St Johns School, Bolton Commercial and Worsley Technical School, his wedding and an accounting job at Cooper and Cooper. Details his military career with the Home Guard in Manchester during the Blitz and as an air gunner, training in Scotland before being posted in Lincolnshire. Mentions operations on St Nazaire, Essen and Dusseldorf. On 13 May 1943 he and his crew were reported missing and their graves eventually located at Harderwijk General Cemetery, The Netherlands.
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Two typewritten sheets
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eng
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BWharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10001, WharbyGordonCWharmbyTv10002
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
Scotland
England--Manchester
England--Lincolnshire
Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay
France--Saint-Nazaire
Germany--Essen
Germany--Düsseldorf
Netherlands
Netherlands--Harderwijk
France
Germany
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Lancashire
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1941-03-20
1942-12-19
1943-05-13
1943-11
1947-12
199 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bombing
civil defence
final resting place
home front
Home Guard
killed in action
love and romance
memorial
training
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Leckie, Bill
William Leckie
W Leckie
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Two oral history interviews with Bill Leckie (1921 - 2021). He flew operations as a pilot with 216 and 77 Squadrons.
The collection was catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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2019-03-01
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Leckie, W
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AM: Right. Bill, good afternoon. How are you?
BL: Fine. Kind of alright.
AM: Right.
BL: Kind of alright. Not that brilliant.
AM: Right.
BL: I’ve just come back from, I had a couple of days with our son and we spent two full days as it were travelling.
AM: Right.
BL: And they took us to one of my old haunts where I used to spend as a young boy on my holidays in the summertime because it’s where my granny lived.
AM: Right.
BL: So I spent summer with my granny down at the seaside. Down in a place called Drummore which is in Galloway.
AM: Right.
BL: It supposedly has the name of being the most southerly village in Scotland.
AM: Right. And it’s called —
BL: Drummore.
AM: Drummore. Right. I know where it is now.
BL: There’s another one in Ireland, Northern Ireland but it’s got a different spelling.
AM: Right.
BL: But it’s still Dromore. Yes.
AM: Right. Let’s check actually.
[recording paused]
AM: Right. I’m sure that will be fine. I’ll put it further over. There we are. Ok. Right. So we were, so there so it was a bit sluggish to fly.
BL: Oh yes. It was but it wasn’t always a fast aircraft, plane but it was nice to fly.
AM: What about the landing in water? What was that like?
BL: Well, it was different to landing on land not that you’re cared of any different but you’re long the floor any period because it was such a long runway.
AM: Right.
BL: But, but you still had a certain distance to land in as I say but most of the landings float landings and again as I say I enjoyed flying. It was, I was sorry I didn’t get on to a squadron. So when I finished the conversion that way and then had to go back up to Canada. Up to Prince Edward Island to do a reconnaissance course. You had to do that as part of your training as a conversion for Coastal Command.
AM: Right. You said a reconnaissance course. Was that in the air?
BL: Yes.
AM: And was that also in the Catalina?
BL: No. Oh no.
AM: No.
BL: We didn’t do any Catalina flying once away from Pensacola.
AM: Right.
BL: That was the end of it. We went on to Stearmans.
AM: Oh right.
BL: And I had to do another course in that way. It was a funny way. A terrible waste of time that was. It took me nearly four years to get to a squadron.
AM: Yes. [unclear] yeah.
BL: I came back then but I came back to Harrogate and I was stationed in Harrogate for I think about six or eight weeks.
AM: Right.
BL: Waiting to get a posting.
AM: And presumably at this stage you assumed you were going to go to Flying Boats.
BL: We were still supposed to be going. That’s why we were being held up in Harrogate.
AM: Right.
BL: Waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting. It was ok but I’d rather have been on and get on. But anyway, it didn’t happen and I did another course and this was on the [pause] I ended up on the early Chipmunks. We went down [pause] Oh, it’s the Central Flying School now. What do you call it down there?
AM: Was it the Empire Flying School or —
BL: Possibly it was, no it wouldn’t be Empire Flying School. It was. My memory is elusive.
AM: And whereabouts was this?
BL: This was still in the Harrogate area.
AM: Oh you’re still in the Harrogate area. Right.
BL: Yeah. As I was —
AM: So it’s in Yorkshire.
BL: Yes. It was all classroom work.
AM: Right.
BL: Until eventually I got posted to [pause] where was it? I’ve forgotten some of that.
AM: Don’t worry.
BL: The next thing that comes to my mind I was posted up to the north of Scotland up to a place called Forres.
AM: Right.
BL: And we had to do flying there. Again, I was in for Bomber Command and lost the Coastal Command. Come out of, been posted out of that and into Bomber Command.
AM: And when you were in Forres what aircraft were you flying there?
BL: When I got to the end of [unclear] [pause] I’ve forgotten.
AM: Was this part of the Conversion Unit to Bomber Command?
BL: I guess it would be. Would be [pause] no, I’ve come to a stop.
AM: So when did you move on to the Halifax?
BL: What?
AM: How did that come about?
BL: Well, that came about after the posting back down south when I was posted to York.
AM: Right.
BL: And from York I stayed around York all the time. I never left 4 Group.
AM: Right.
BL: Because that was the Halifax Group and I was always on the Halifax and I stopped there.
AM: So where did you, where did you join up? Or when did you join up with your crew? And how did you go about selecting your crew?
BL: I can’t remember the name of the place but I think it was probably Harrogate.
AM: Right.
BL: And we just sort of, you know mingled around and you know the lads who were looking for a skipper and I’d be looking for somebody and you’d get talking to somebody. You’d ask them if they were looking for a skipper and I mean if thought to yourself well he would do and the crew, he’s in, and if he said ok well then that was it.
AM: Right.
BL: That was to start you off. You picked your own crew.
AM: And did you have a sort of mixed nationalities on your crew?
BL: It started off that I was going to have, try to get a Scottish crew.
AM: Right.
BL: And I managed to a point up ‘til finding a wireless operator. I couldn’t find a Scottish wireless operator.
AM: Right.
BL: But the age old happened when I finally made my decision on a chap the following day a lad came up, a Scottish lad came up to me to say, Are you looking for a Scottish the wireless operator?’ And I said, ‘Yes, I was up until today.’ And I’d already agreed with the other chap and he was an English chap. Nice chap. I mean I liked him well enough but that would have been the whole crew would have been Scottish and —
AM: Right. That would have been pretty unusual I would have thought.
BL: Might have been. Yes. Might have been. And so my wife, who wasn’t my wife then. We were just engaged. But she bought scarves. Little Scottish scarves there. The Clan MacGregor scarves. And each one of the crew got one.
AM: Right.
BL: She bought a scarf for each of them.
AM: I have to ask you why was it the Clan MacGregor?
BL: Because that’s my Clan.
AM: Right. Right.
I’d accepted the Clan MacGregor.
Right. And everybody was quite happy to wear the MacGregor tartan then.
BL: Oh, I never thought any the [unclear] [laughs]
AM: So, so what was the sort of [conversion paid] with your crew like? I mean presumably you were probably the oldest in the crew. Was that right?
BL: I would say.
AM: Yeah.
BL: I would.
AM: And you must have also been very unusual to be engaged.
BL: Yeah. Well, I’ve, I’d known my wife for, or my future wife when I was seventeen to eighteen and that. She was seventeen and I was eighteen.
AM: Right.
BL: When we first went out on holiday.
AM: Right.
BL: And we just stayed together. I wouldn’t get married. We didn’t get married until after I’d finished. We just stayed engaged.
AM: Until, when you say after. You mean after the war.
BL: After the war. Yes. Right.
AM: Right.
BL: Yeah.
AM: And was that fairly commonplace for aircrew to delay getting married until after the war?
BL: I wouldn’t say it was commonplace. No. In fact, I think it was possibly the other way.
AM: Right. It was what you both were comfortable with.
BL: Yes. We were. My wife was of the same mind as myself. There was no point dead [unclear] the way I was. I didn’t know how long I could last and she would have been a widow. So, but it never came to it but we stayed friends. I don’t know.
AM: So after your conversion period with your crew you went to your first squadron. And what was your first squadron?
BL: 77.
AM: 77. So that was at, was that at Elvington?
BL: It was actually but I only spent about ten days there.
AM: Right.
BL: And we were all moved to Full Sutton.
AM: Right.
BL: To give Elvington over to the Free French.
AM: Right.
BL: The Free French squadron went to Elvington.
AM: Right. So how did you feel about leaving Elvington for Full Sutton?
BL: Didn’t like it.
AM: Why was that?
BL: Well, Elvington was a peacetime station. Full Sutton was new.
AM: Right.
BL: It had just been put up for the wartime so it wasn’t the same. Wasn’t the same accommodation.
AM: Right.
BL: But it was ok. We liked everything else but I mean I preferred Elvington.
AM: So tell me about some of the sorties you flew from Elvington or, or Full Sutton while you were still in Bomber Command.
BL: I feel —
AM: Do you want me to stop it for a wee bit?
BL: Ah huh.
AM: You can have a wee rest anyway.
[recording paused]
BL: [unclear] up to a point I think that was the last flight I did.
AM: Ok.
BL: That was five hours and thirteen minutes and —
AM: Just a wee —
BL: It was a raid. It was just part of a raid.
AM: Ok. I’ve switched it on. Bill, tell me just, tell me just a little bit more about your time on 77 Squadron at Full Sutton and what the kind of operational missions that you did there. What were the main types of target?
BL: Well, according to one that is printed in here they were flying bomb sites.
AM: Right.
BL: The first one I visited was at the forest of Nieppe in France. And the next one again that was the same one. Nieppe, in the same place. That same one. So that was twice I visited that. On the 5th and then on the 6th of August.
AM: And were these day sorties or night sorties?
BL: Day sorties.
AM: Right.
BL: Yeah. They were day sorties or was it a night sortie? Which was something to do with the German Army.
AM: Right.
BL: It was [unclear]
AM: Would that be —
BL: France.
AM: Would that be supporting the invasion troops?
BL: That was on August the 7th.
AM: Right. ’44.
BL: ’44.
AM: Yeah.
BL: And then I did another trip back to France. Back to a different oil storage dump. And the next target was [unclear] There was one on the 9th. The next one was on the 11th. It was the railway repair shops. And then on the 12th I went to a place, a Flying Bomb factory at Russelsheim.
AM: Right. Before you, if the sorties were you given on any briefing on the flying bomb itself and what it’s role was or —
BL: No, we never. Oh no, we knew about the bomb, what the flying bomb was alright but apart from that —
AM: It was just a target.
BL: it was a target.
AM: Right. And particularly on the day sorties did you see any enemy fighters or —
BL: No. I was, no. Not at all.
AM: Right.
BL: No. Never intercepted.
AM: And what about the flak on the night sortie to Russelsheim?
BL: Yes. There was some we had. I don’t know where it was. We went out to the bombing more or less the bombing altitude was high bombed then after we had bombed we made a crash dive to get down to five hundred feet or a thousand feet.
AM: Right.
BL: And came back. Low level flying all the way. That’s what we did.
AM: Tell me before you went on a mission like your last one to Russelsheim what was the sort of feeling like in the squadron and what was the attitude of people like?
BL: I don’t remember.
AM: No. What about your own crew? How did they —
BL: Like myself I think they accepted the fact that it was part of the job.
AM: Right.
BL: We were going.
AM: Right. And —
BL: I mean we’d never hear until we went to the briefing room where we were going.
AM: Right.
BL: We didn’t know the target. So we went to the briefing for it.
AM: And by this stage in the war were you, were you aware of the extent of Bomber Command losses or was it something that wasn’t talked about?
BL: I’d say that we were aware of it alright. Yes. It was because the posting came through to go elsewhere and I was quite happy to go.
AM: Right.
BL: Because I was getting out and being posted overseas. I knew that.
AM: Right.
BL: I was going overseas. I didn’t know when but it just it turned out it was Italy.
AM: And how, how did you find it’s difficult to remember this perhaps but what was the morale like on the station at Long Sutton at this stage of the war? Was it fairly buoyant or —
BL: Well, I would say it was. As I say I wasn’t one for, I wasn’t one for mixing.
AM: Right.
BL: So —
AM: So what, what was mess life like for instance?
BL: Well, it was just you went and you had your meal and chatted to someone or other and you got to know them.
AM: And what rank were you at this stage?
BL: I would be a sergeant.
AM: Right.
BL: At that stage.
AM: And by the way were all your crew NCOs or did you have —
BL: Yes. No, I had no officer crew.
AM: Right.
BL: No.
AM: And was that, how did that compare to the rest of the squadron? Were there a number of all NCO?
BL: No idea.
AM: No. No. I don’t think I would. So I mean the sergeant’s mess was obviously a kind of lively place. Would you —
BL: Oh yes. That’s right. Yes. Well, I mean I went right through from sergeant all the way up to flight lieutenant in the end.
AM: Right.
BL: So that was just the way it worked.
AM: So you said you were selected to leave 78 Squadron and go overseas. How did that come about? Do you remember? Was that a surprise or —?
BL: Oh, it was a surprise. Yes. What it was, it wasn’t a surprise entirely but it was a surprise as to where I went. I didn’t know where I went. It was just it was put on the notice board that there was two or three crews they wanted to go overseas. And I thought to myself well this is just, you know being in the UK and in the bombing stream you were a sitting target all the time and it was, it was danger. As much danger up there from other aircraft [unclear] as from the anti-aircraft so I thought that was kind of a thing. Time to get out of it and get overseas which is what happened.
AM: Right. And did you go overseas as a crew? Did your whole crew go with you?
BL: Yes.
AM: Right. And where did you go to?
BL: Started off in Naples.
AM: Right.
BL: And then we were sent from Naples to Brindisi.
AM: Right.
BL: And that’s where we stayed.
AM: Right.
BL: Until we finished the operation.
AM: Right. And what sort of sorties on the understanding you were no longer technically part of Bomber Command but you were still flying a bomber aircraft. The Halifax.
BL: Oh yes. That was the Halifax.
AM: Right. And what, what were these sorties?
BL: Well, the sorties were just to different parts mainly in Yugoslavia that the partisans occupied for a certain time.
AM: Right.
BL: But they were well within the German lines. Behind the German lines.
AM: Right.
BL: But there was, no there was never much activity in the German lines at all.
AM: And were you flying these as a single aircraft or as a —
BL: A single aircraft.
AM: Right. And what, what sort of things were you dropping?
BL: Oh, mainly ammunition or rifles and food as well.
AM: Right.
BL: General. General supply aircraft so you would.
AM: And were these dropped, were these drops from medium altitude or relatively —
BL: Yes.
AM: Right.
BL: About eight, eight hundred to seven hundred feet.
AM: Oh, seven hundred feet. So that was quite low really.
BL: Oh yes. I had to come down to eight hundred. Even came down to five hundred.
AM: And was this by day or by night?
BL: Sometimes by night but usually if it was by night it would be by moonlight.
AM: Right. Because presumably you had to try and drop really accurately.
BL: Well, yes. You had to do your best.
AM: Right.
BL: It was up to the bombing run really.
AM: Right.
BL: You know.
AM: And this was all in 148 Squadron.
BL: No. No. That was in 77.
AM: 77 Squadron, sorry. Right. And that’s all still in the Halifax.
BL: Oh yes.
AM: Was it the same version of the Halifax that you had flown on as a bomber pilot?
BL: Yes, it was.
AM: Right.
BL: But we soon changed to the, well you might say the Mark 2 Halifax.
AM: Right.
BL: But I did fly the Mark 1 Halifax for quite some time. That was the one with the triangular tail.
AM: Right.
BL: Instead of the square tail.
AM: Right. Ok.
BL: Yeah. And it wasn’t so good for stability.
AM: Right.
BL: Putting on the square rudders at the end when they made the change helped a lot.
AM: Right. And had they changed the engines as well at that stage or —
BL: No.
AM: That same engine.
BL: That came later.
AM: Right.
BL: [unclear]
AM: Right. And as well as dropping supplies and [unclear] did you drop any personnel?
BL: Yes. Joes as called them. Yes.
AM: What did you call them?
BL: Joes.
AM: Joes. Right.
BL: Joes.
AM: And did you have anything to do with them or were they just cargo.
BL: The person who had to deal with them was the chap who was the mid-upper gunner in the original crew. He was a dispatcher. He was known as the dispatcher.
AM: Right.
BL: He did a dispatcher’s course.
AM: Right.
BL: Special area in where these chaps who were coming in and they were going to be dropped you know by parachute so most of them had never done any parachute training you see so they had to be trained.
AM: Right.
BL: And so our dispatcher had to go along on a course.
AM: Right.
BL: A training course because he had to see them out and he was the one who organised them for getting out of the aircraft.
AM: And was it usually just one of these Joes or did you sometimes drop a couple of them?
BL: Oh, we dropped three or four of them.
AM: Right.
BL: Sometimes. Yeah.
AM: Right. Gosh. That must have been fascinating to say the least.
BL: I must say I never actually saw any of them.
AM: No.
BL: You know, the only one, I mean the dispatcher was the one who would speak to them generally speaking but very often they were local people. They weren’t really English speakers.
AM: Right. So they would, they would be Serbs or Croats or —
BL: Aye, could be. But it was the dispatcher who had to speak or did speak with them. None of the other members of the crew were involved.
AM: Right.
BL: And there was only one instance I remember where he talked, the chappie he had been speaking to could speak any English and we knew more or less where we were going. You know, once we had been given a target and it seemed according to this chap we were passing the town where we were going to be dropping this chap and he lived in that town and his wife was still living there.
AM: Gosh.
BL: And there were some lights in the town funnily enough. It wasn’t completely blacked out. And so we were dropping, dropping some on the hillside on a plateau.
AM: Really.
BL: The village he was heading for was down the road.
AM: Right.
BL: Eventually, well not eventually but when we came back [unclear] but they didn’t make it and they complained that we dropped them not in the exact spot. But we dropped them where we were told to drop them and the reason that was given, nothing was officially said but the reason that we got to know about the fact that we dropped them as far as the lad said we dropped him in the wrong place and that was done on purpose because they didn’t want the Germans to know there was anybody down on the ground who could see there was going to be a drop in this area. So that was that. So the actual dropping spot wasn’t known until we were briefed that night to go.
AM: Right. Right.
BL: So —
AM: And did you do any, any drops over southern Germany or —
BL: I couldn’t tell you that.
AM: No. I remember reading somewhere —
BL: I don’t think so.
AM: I remember reading somewhere that you were involved with a drop that took place near Berchtesgaden.
BL: Yeah. No. I didn’t do anything like that. No. We were in the Balkan Army.
AM: Right.
BL: That was all that we were in.
AM: Right. I think somebody said you were involved in this project called, which became the film, “The Monument Men.” Is that correct?
BL: Oh yes. They did portray that. Yes.
AM: Right. So what happened with that? What was the story behind it?
BL: Oh, well it was to do with the Germans had, had captured a lot of stuff. Hitler’s souvenirs or whatever you call it and they wanted to come through. I mean this was at the time when Jerry was in retreat, you know, moving back. And they were supposed to destroy a collection of paintings and one thing, and artifacts and one thing or another which were being held in this area. And the chaps we were dropping they were going down to safeguard these things.
AM: Right.
BL: They were being dropped in the areas so we dropped them in the area and they then made their way down in to the village and I think, I don’t know what really happened after that but they was lads that we had dropped down. They were supposed to be going down to and they were going to take over and [unclear] or something. I don’t know. Something to do with safeguarding these supposedly at the point priceless things that Hitler had, you know —
AM: Requisitioned.
BL: Requisitioned. Yes.
AM: Right.
BL: Yeah.
AM: Gosh. So you finished the war still in in the Balkans flying.
BL: Oh yes. Yes.
AM: Right.
BL: I was posted from there down to, you know Italy. Down to Brindisi.
AM: Right.
BL: And what was lifelike in Brindisi at that stage of the war?
AM: Very [pause] very easy I think. There was nothing much different about it and we sort of in some ways you made your own amusement and whoever your friends were and as I say I was much of a loner. I didn’t go out much at all. So I didn’t go down into the town of Brindisi like some of the lads would go down there and they didn’t know where they were by the time the night went out. I’m afraid that was never my style but —
BL: So what was it like the sort of the day or the couple of days around when the war actually came to an end? What was the atmosphere like?
AM: Well, I wasn’t, I wasn’t in the squadron. I was on 216 Squadron at that time.
BL: Right. So you’d moved on from the Halifax.
AM: I’d moved on from the Halifax. I was flying a Dakota.
BL: Right. And —
AM: And that was immediate.
BL: Right. So you moved before the end of the war.
AM: Oh I did. Yes.
BL: From Brindisi to Italy.
AM: Yes. That’s right.
BL: Right. Right.
AM: So that’s quite a change going from the Halifax to the —
BL: Oh of course. I quite enjoyed that. I did quite a lot of flying in the Dakota anyway.
AM: Right.
BL: Before that.
AM: So when the war came to an end you were in Italy.
BL: Yes. Maintenance.
AM: And you were a flight lieutenant by now. Is that right?
BL: No. I was a pilot officer.
AM: Pilot officer. Right. Sorry. Right. So where were you when you were commissioned? Were you in Italy or in Egypt?
BL: Italy.
AM: Italy. Right.
BL: I think. [pause] Yes. I was in Italy because I had to go across to Algiers to get my uniform.
AM: Right. Was it your uniform was made in Algiers? Your uniform was made in Algiers.
BL: I don’t know about being made there but —
AM: But that’s where you had to go.
BL: That’s where the stores were.
AM: Gosh. So you took an aeroplane over to get your uniform.
BL: I had to go.
AM: That’s brilliant.
BL: As a passenger.
AM: Right.
BL: Yeah.
AM: So how long did you spend in Egypt on 216 Squadron?
[pause]
AM: I can switch this off for a minute. We can have a wee rest.
[recording paused]
AM: Bill, I know you’re looking at your logbook at the moment but what was the total number of operational hours that you flew?
BL: Two hundred and sixty in round figures.
AM: Gosh. So when you retired from the Air Force you were flying —
BL: I didn’t. I was in the Reserve and stayed on in the Reserve and I would do weekend flying.
AM: And what aeroplane was that on?
BL: That would be on the Tiger Moth.
AM: Right. Right.
BL: Later on I went on to Chipmunks.
AM: Right. Which must have been quite good fun.
BL: Oh yes. It was a much improved. Much improved.
AM: And just to conclude tell me a little bit about the latter part of your life because you went back into professional flying didn’t you?
BL: Oh, I did. Yes. I did. Yeah.
AM: And what did you do?
BL: I was flying the thing it was just a Transport Squadron. Not a squadron. It was a, I was down for flying at the weekends when I first went back having finished in the Air Force as such. But I went to [pause] to Perth and we got there at the weekends and flying up there and did some link work for one thing. And then eventually a staff pilot’s job came up which I applied for and got and that started my career.
AM: Right.
BL: And started flying fully on the full time in Perth.
AM: And which, which company did you go to fly with?
BL: Airwork.
AM: Airworks?
BL: Ahum.
AM: Right. And after that?
BL: That was it.
AM: Right. Did you not move to Aer Lingus?
BL: Oh yes. Sorry. Yes. I left Airwork and went to Aer Lingus. That’s right.
AM: Right. And what, what was your, what was your final aeroplane with Aer Lingus?
BL: The three hundred. The Boeing.
AM: Boeing 737.
BL: The Boeing 737. That was it. Yeah.
AM: Right. And that was your, if you were to, this is a terrible question but if you’d to fly one aeroplane again what would you choose to fly?
BL: What would I choose to fly? [pause] Well, I always enjoyed flying a large aeroplane. That’s what I wanted to do and what I got to do. So I suppose you might as well say the [pause] I think possibly the Dakota would be the aircraft —
AM: Right.
BL: [unclear] to fly because it was a nice aeroplane to fly. Very tricky to land but not much. You could make a mess of it. So, you could. So I’d say the Dakota.
AM: Right. Well, Bill Leckie, Captain Bill Leckie, Flight Lieutenant Bill Leckie, thank you very much indeed.
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Interview with Bill Leckie. One
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Bill would spend his school holidays with his grandmother in Scotland. He went to St Edward Island in Canada to do a reconnaissance course, after which he went to Harrogate to await posting. He did another course on Chipmunks before being posted to Scotland, leaving Coastal Command to join Bomber Command working on the Halifax. His crew, which joined 77 Squadron at Elvington, were all Scottish. They mainly did operations to Yugoslavia dropping weapons, food and occasionally personnel by parachute. The crew went overseas south of Naples. He was posted to Brindisi and then spent time in Egypt with 216 Squadron. Bill ended his RAF career as a pilot officer and was commissioned while in Italy. Post-war he got a full-time pilot’s job with Airworks before moving to Aer Lingus, flying Boeing 737.
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Canada
Prince Edward Island
Great Britain
Scotland
England--Harrogate
England--Yorkshire
Italy
Italy--Naples
Italy--Brindisi
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Sue Smith
Julie Williams
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eng
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
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1944
216 Squadron
77 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
crewing up
Halifax
pilot
RAF Elvington
RAF Full Sutton
Special Operations Executive
training