Heather Hughes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Christina Brown]]> Heather Hughes]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> New York (State)]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> Florida--Miami]]> Florida]]> 1942-04-02]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> Florida--Miami]]> Florida]]> 1942-03-29]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States]]> Florida--Miami]]> Florida]]> 1941-05-01]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> Florida--Miami]]> Florida]]> 1942-04-05]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> MIke Connock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> United States]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Rutland]]> England--West Midlands]]> Florida--Miami]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Essen]]> Netherlands--Ameland Island]]> Florida]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942]]> 1943-04-26]]> 1943-04-27]]> 1943-04-28]]> 1943-04-30]]> 1943-05-01]]> Bill returned to Scotland and converted to bomb aiming. He crewed up at RAF Castle Donington and went to RAF Sandtoft and RAF Hemswell to the Lancaster Finishing School. Bill was transferred to 166 Squadron at RAF Kirmington, flying Lancasters. They then went to RAF Scampton as 153 Squadron. Bill conducted 29 operations and one which was aborted because of engine problems. Bill then trained as an equipment officer, being sent to RAF Strubby. He then demobilised and returned to his job in local government.
The interview discusses relationships between commissioned and non-commissioned crew, Bill’s thoughts on Dresden, Bomber Command and Arthur Harris, and the awarding of medals. ]]>
Bruce Blanche]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Sally Coulter]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Canada]]> Alberta]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> Prince Edward Island]]> Québec]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Harrogate]]> England--Hastings]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--London]]> England--Manchester]]> England--Northamptonshire]]> England--Redruth]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Wigtown]]> Wales--Aberystwyth]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> New Brunswick]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> United States]]> New York (State)]]> New York (State)--New York]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
Pete Jones]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Great Britain]]> France]]> Germany]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Christmas Island]]> United States]]> 1939]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1957-06-19]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> New York (State)]]> 1942-01]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> New York (State)]]> ]]> Adam Purcell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Mal Prissick]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Australia]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Rüsselsheim]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> France--Chartres]]> France--Gironde Estuary]]> France--Le Havre]]> United States]]> Germany]]> France]]> Poland]]> California--San Francisco]]> California]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Rainer Studio]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]> Florida]]> Florida--Fort Walton Beach]]> Florida]]>
1. Tom Sayer in khaki uniform with sleeves rolled up standing on grass in front of a building with window and screen door. Captioned 'Me'.
2. Group of four men and two women sitting on grass in civilian clothes. In the background trees. Captioned 'Me in the middle'.
3. Tom Sayer standing on the wing of a Stearman biplane wearing flying suit, helmet and goggles. Captioned 'Me with Stearman'.
4. Tom Sayer in the cockpit of an aircraft with the canopy open, wearing flying helmet and goggles. Captione 'Tom Sayer'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> United States]]>
Rob Gray]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> California--San Francisco]]> United States]]> California]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Alan Cobley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> Jamaica]]> Saint Lucia]]> Saint Lucia--Castries]]> United States]]> John Bowden]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Peter Adams]]> Mal Prissick]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Victoria--Bendigo]]> California--San Francisco]]> United States]]> Victoria]]> California]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Adam Purcell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> France--Juvincourt-et-Damary]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> ]]> Donald Gould]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> United States]]> Donald McNaughton]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> England--Suffolk]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Peter and Sandra Jones]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Janet McGreevy]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Cyprus]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> Yemen (Republic)--Aden]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Rutland]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Yemen (Republic)]]> Germany]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> David Meanwell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Hugh Donnelly]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Canada]]> United States]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Atlantic Ocean--Rockall Bank]]> 1943]]> David Meanwell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Hugh Donnelly]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Shropshire]]> Alabama]]> Georgia]]> Texas]]> France]]> France--Reims]]> Germany--Troisdorf]]> 1945]]> David Kavanagh]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> France--Mailly-le-Camp]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Jean Macartney]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jackie Simpson]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> California--San Francisco]]> United States]]> Panama--Panama Canal]]> California]]> Panama]]> Clare Bennett]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Christine Kavanagh]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Luckenwalde]]> Poland--Tychowo]]> United States]]> 1941]]> 1942]]>