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- Temporal Coverage starts with "1944-07"
Operation to Caen
Bombing over Europe
Left: Annotated '29-7-44' a report of a 2,000 plus bomber raids on Stuttgart, Bremen, the Luena factory at Meresburg, Juvincourt airfield and Laon-Couvron air base, Frankfurt am Main, Ploiești, Sarajevo and…
Geoff Blamires and crew
William Elliot Siddle
Tags: 83 Squadron; 9 Squadron; aircrew; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Bardney; RAF Coningsby; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Upwood; RAF Wyton; tactical support for Normandy troops; training
John Russell's F543A Record of service
Foret du Croc
War Widow
Surviving Crew Members of ND517
Tags: 44 Squadron; aircrew; arts and crafts; prisoner of war
Telegram to Ron Carter's Wife
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Tags: aircrew; missing in action
Ron Carter's List of Operations
Tags: 44 Squadron; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops; V-1; V-weapon
Ron Carter's Crew when Shot Down
Award for the Best Night Photographs July 44
Tags: 104 Squadron; arts and crafts; bombing; rivalry; searchlight; Wellington
Fiume Oil Refinery
'1598. FOG. 19/20 JULY 44 // NT 8" 9,800' ->305° 2249.
FIUME. L. 9x500. P8. SGT BIRD. M.…
Milan Marshalling Yards N. Italy
'1524. FOG. 10/11 July 44 // NT8" 6200'…
Brod Oil Storage Tanks
1st photograph: Darkness, smoke, light trails and Flak bursts hide much of the ground detail but some roads can be seen. It is annotated 'A4' and captioned:
'1506. FOG.…
Feuersbrunn Aerodrome Austria
First photograph shows the grass field but no runways stand out. Vehicle tracks and small bomb craters can be seen. It is annotated 'A4' and captioned:
'1459 FOG. 29/30…
Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945
Tags: 100 Squadron; 101 Squadron; 103 Squadron; 12 Squadron; 153 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 166 Squadron; 1660 HCU; 1667 HCU; 300 Squadron; 460 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 550 Squadron; 57 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bomb struck; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crash; final resting place; flight engineer; forced landing; Fw 190; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 109; Me 110; mid-air collision; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Bradwell Bay; RAF Coningsby; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirmington; RAF Leeming; RAF Lindholme; RAF Manston; RAF Syerston; RAF Woodbridge; shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops; take-off crash; training; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
French Cemetery
#1 is a view of graves. In the background a French tricolour is flying. The reverse is blank.
#2 is the grave of Jack's six crew members. Their names are recorded as is the date of their demise. On the reverse…
Details of operations - of crew of Warrant Officer William Day - air gunner
Award of Distinguished Flying Cross news paper cuttings
Top right - Bar to D.F.C award for Gravesend officer. To Flight Lieutenant Robert Palmer. Gives some background and states…
Tags: aircrew; bombing; Distinguished Flying Cross; pilot
No 2 Sqdn Mobile servicing team at Plumetot
Tags: ground crew; ground personnel
Operations
Right - three short documents one partially obscured two relating to flying bomb sites, and…