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Ivon Warmington’s pilots flying log book. Two

Pilots flying log book two, for W I Warmington, covering the period from 15 November 1943 to 31 March 1945. Detailing his flying training, Operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Hixon, RAF Blyton, RAF Hemswell, RAF…

'D' Day Route of Steve Puskas

A route, with times, flown by Steve Puskas in 'Sweet Adeline' on D Day. The route starts in Yorkshire then Kings Lynn, East of Eastbourne, SSE of Caen, N of Gurnsey, SE of Exeter, E of Porthcawl, W of Stoke-on-Trent then back to base. The aircraft…

Tags: 429 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; flight engineer; Halifax; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; wireless operator

"Ted" Lewis - Gunner

Ted Lewis at the rear gun turret of a Halifax.
On the reverse 'E.G. "Ted" Lewis Spare Gunner June 1944'.

Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Halifax

"Ted" Lewis with Mid under gun

Ted crouched under a Halifax with a gun.
On the reverse 'E.G. "Ted" Lewis with .5 showing free standing mount on bottom of gun. To escape the .5 must be thrown out. June 1944'.
A second image shows the gun in position. On the reverse 'E.G. "Ted"…

Tags: 420 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Halifax

429 Squadron Crest

A copy of 429 Squadron's crest with 'Approved George R.I.'.

Tags: 429 Squadron; George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)

44 Squadron and the Wesserling Raid 21/22 June 1944

Six page document courtesy of the late Allen White - 44 Squadron Historian. Reproduces narratives from three 44 Squadron crews involved in the operation. Overall the operation lost 37 crews from 120 launched against Wesserling oil refinery near…

Tags: 44 Squadron; 5 Group; 619 Squadron; bale out; Distinguished Flying Cross; final resting place; H2S; Ju 88; Lancaster Finishing School; Mosquito; Oboe; prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Syerston; shot down; target indicator; training; V-weapon; Window

463 & 467 Squadron Notes on Ops

Extracts from publications giving details of all operations by 467 and 463 Squadrons from 10 September 1944 to 25 April 1945. Details include number of aircraft, target, bombloads and losses. Interspersed are details of operations carried out by…

467 Squadron RAAF

Some information about 467 Squadron's history and about Lancaster R5863 'S Sugar' which is currently in the RAF museum at Hendon. Mentions operations on 6 June 1944. Includes colour photograph showing front quarter of a Lancaster inside a museum. In…

Tags: 467 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Order; flight engineer; killed in action; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; RAF Waddington; shot down; wireless operator

A bomber pilot’s journey through WWII

Biography of Squadron Leader David James Baikie Wilson, DSO, DFC and Bar (1917 - 1947). He flew operations as a pilot with 214, 196 and 617 Squadrons before becoming Head of Aerodynamic Development and Testing, and Test-Pilot at A V Roe & Co Ltd.…

Tags: 11 OTU; 1660 HCU; 1668 HCU; 196 Squadron; 214 Squadron; 5 Group; 617 Squadron; 8 Group; aircrew; Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986); bombing; bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Mimoyecques V-3 site (6 July 1944); Bombing of the Saumur tunnel (8/9 June 1944); bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944); bombing of the Watten V-2 site (19 June 1944); bombing of the Wizernes V-2 site (20, 22, 24 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Boston; C-47; Chadwick, Roy (1893-1947); Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); crash; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Service Order; final resting place; Flying Training School; Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944); Grand Slam; grief; H2S; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; incendiary device; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; Meteor; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Normandy deception operations (5/6 June 1944); Oboe; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; P-51; Pathfinders; pilot; promotion; RAF Bassingbourn; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cranage; RAF Cranwell; RAF Driffield; RAF Leconfield; RAF Stradishall; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Upavon; RAF Wainfleet; RAF Woodhall Spa; Spitfire; Stirling; Tallboy; Tiger Moth; training; V-1; V-2; V-3; V-weapon; Wallis, Barnes Neville (1887-1979); Wellington

A F Hill’s flying log book extract

Flying log book extract for A F Hill, navigator, covering the period from 13 April 1944 to 7 August 1944 when he was missing on operations. He was stationed at RAF Warboys and RAF Little Staughton. Aircraft flown in was Lancaster. He flew a total of…

Tags: 582 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Lancaster; missing in action; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Little Staughton; RAF Warboys; tactical support for Normandy troops; V-1; V-weapon

A Grand Concert

A concert programme listing the songs that will be sung and the names of the singers.

Tags: entertainment

Air alarms log 21 June 1944 to 03 July 1944

Covers a time frame of two weeks: alarms are reported nearly every day.

Tags: bombing; civil defence

Air Navigator's Certificate Second Class

A certificate awarded to Alan North.

Tags: aircrew; navigator

Air to air gunnery film

Headed 'Sgt Pearce, 23.6.44, Ex 1, Course 99B'. Air-to-air gunnery film with Miles Martinet target aircraft. Taken from Wellington from RAF Ingham.

Tags: air gunner; aircrew; Martinet; RAF Ingham; training; Wellington

Air-to-air gunnery film

Headed 'Sgt Pearce, 24.6.44, Ex 2, Course 99B'. Air-to-air gunnery film with Miles Martinet target aircraft. Taken from Wellington from RAF Ingham.

Tags: air gunner; aircrew; RAF Ingham; training; Wellington

Aircrew with the Queen and Princess Elizabeth

Large number of individuals in uniform, many of them aircrew standing with the then Queen and Princess Elizabeth. Large camouflaged building in the background. Submitted with the caption 'A visit to Mildenhall by Princess Elizabeth and the Queen -…

Tags: 622 Squadron; aircrew; Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022); navigator; RAF Mildenhall

Airmen and Stirling

A large group of airmen arranged in four rows in front of a Stirling. Information supplied with collection:

Black and white landscape photograph of 620 squadron at Fairford taken in front of a Short Stirling Mk4, K Watson is in the front row 8th…

Tags: 620 Squadron; aircrew; ground crew; RAF Fairford; Stirling

Alan Edgar's Operations

A list of 34 operations undertaken by Alan Edgar.

Tags: 49 Squadron; 83 Squadron; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Coningsby; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Woodbridge; V-1; V-weapon

Alec Pyle's Operational Flight Records

The records were extracted from those kept at Kew.

Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); flight engineer; killed in action; Lancaster; navigator; pilot; promotion; target indicator; wireless operator

Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book

Alfred Sweeney’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 17 May 1942 to 30 July 1962 detailing training, operations and post-war duties as a pilot and instructor, including VIP duties. (Several logbooks bound into one volume).
He was stationed at RAF…

Tags: 115 Squadron; 1651 HCU; 1653 HCU; 1669 HCU; 216 Squadron; 51 Squadron; 514 Squadron; 84 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; B-29; bombing; bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Halifax; Halifax Mk 7; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Horsa; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Lancastrian; Lincoln; Meteor; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Aqir; RAF Bassingbourn; RAF Boscombe Down; RAF Carlisle; RAF Church Lawford; RAF Desborough; RAF Feltwell; RAF Langar; RAF Lyneham; RAF Marham; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Syerston; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Watton; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; Shackleton; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; York

Alice Omerod's record of Douglas Hudson's operations

Daily record from 1 January 1944 to 6 June 1944 relating operations with comments on target, numbers of aircraft, bomb tonnages and losses. Includes period of leave. From 14 January to 6 June there are 30 ticked and numbered operations. Alice Omerod…

Tags: bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Halifax; Lancaster; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)

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