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Albert Millson’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
Albert Millson’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 16th April 1940 until 27th November 1952. Initial pilot training at No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, then Nos. 10 and 12 Service Flying Training Schools.
Posted to 12 Operational Training…
Posted to 12 Operational Training…
Graham Welsh - answers to questions
Starts with brief service history which includes training and move after 40 Squadron to fill vacancy on 9 Squadron Wellington. Names his pilots and squadron pathfinder roll. Failed to return from 30th operation on first 1000 bomber operation and made…
Outside
Left: A woman relaxing with her arms behind her head in a deck chair in the garden. Captioned, 'peace - perfect peace (Summer 1940)'.
Centre: Mike in a blazer with his pipe. Captioned, 'Mike just returning from the local!! (1940)'.
Right: A woman…
Centre: Mike in a blazer with his pipe. Captioned, 'Mike just returning from the local!! (1940)'.
Right: A woman…
Mike relaxing
Left: Mike sat in a deck chair with his pipe, reading a magazine. Captioned, 'Mike July 1940 at Burnham'.
Right: Sat on a wooden bench in a suit, holding his pipe. Captioned, 'Mike again Spring 1940'.
Bottom: Mike in a suit standing on a pavement…
Right: Sat on a wooden bench in a suit, holding his pipe. Captioned, 'Mike again Spring 1940'.
Bottom: Mike in a suit standing on a pavement…
In the garden
Left: Mike and his mother sitting on a wooden bench. Captioned, 'Mike + mother getting together as usual (1940)'.
Right: Mike and his mother holding a lawnmower. Captioned, 'whose doing all the work!!'.
Right: Mike and his mother holding a lawnmower. Captioned, 'whose doing all the work!!'.
AC2 Wayman
Mike in uniform and training cap. He is standing in front of the promenade with children playing on the field beyond. Captioned 'A.C.2. Wayman (Paington - Summer 1940).
Six aircrew
Six airmen wearing tunics, two with pilot brevet, and the others half brevet. Two smoking and all standing on behind the other in line in front of a Wellington. Submitted with caption 'David Vandervord and crew 15 OTU Harwell late 1940 [David…
Six aircrew
Six airmen two wearing flying jackets the others tunics with brevet arm in arm in line in front of a Wellington. One is holding a .303 Browning machine gun. Another is propped against a man's leg. Submitted with caption 'David Vandervord and crew 15…
Wellington crew
Six aircrew all wearing tunics with brevet standing in line in front of the rear fuselage of a Wellington. Two are holding .303 Browning machine guns. Submitted with caption 'David Vandervord and crew 15 OTU Harwell late 1940 [David Vandervord]'.…
Dearest ma
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Roly asks where his weekly letter from his mother is and describes receiving some hand knitted socks from Beryl. He asks 'pop' to look for insurance for a motorbike ridden by a pilot and reports a visit to the theatre, a dance and playing tennis.
Und mit uns fliegt der Tod
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The book recounts the daring exploits, during a severe storm, of the four Else’s aircrew, an aircraft named after the newly married pilot officer’s wife. Else is undergoing repairs and they are unable to go on the latest raid. They hide Else…
Bomben gegen England
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The first part of the book focuses on one of the nine German fighter planes from the First Staffel, carrying out an operation on an English convoy in the Shetland Isles. They are keen to emulate the success of their fellow crew members in the Second…
Interview with Alan "Jock" Richardson. One
Jock begins the interview with joining up and first flying on 201 Squadron, with flying boats from Sullom Voe. He then, briefly, covers training as wireless operator/air gunner. He was posted to 38 Squadron Wellingtons in July 1940 at RAF Marham and…
Alan Richardson
Head and shoulders portrait of sergeant wireless operator wearing tunic with air gunner brevet and side cap. Submitted with caption ' Sgt Alan 'Jock' Richardson WOp AG 1940 [Viv Cunningham]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.
Conversation with Donald Mason
Explains that he flew Blenheims and the special duties Lysanders before going to 57 Squadron flying operations on Wellingtons. Wounded, and eye damaged in June 1941, no longer fit as pilot, he retrained as a navigator and after training tours…
Ray Lippiard note of postings and locations
Gives a list of major postings from 1936 to 1968. Include some notable events. War time includes posting to 15 Squadron including deployment to France, airfield attacked by Ju 87, Return to England and move to Blenheim squadron with several locations…
Conversation with Ray Lippiard
Ray talks a little of pre-war activities before joining 15 Squadron, including Battles at RAF Abingdon and being deployed to France in 1939, which is where he was when war broke out. He describes an airfield being attacked by Ju 87. On returning to…
Tales of 463 Squadron RAAF
The document begins with a foreword by Geoffrey Raebel to his son, Shaun. There then follows an introduction to Bob Raebel's early life and his joining the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940 in a ground trade. He left Australia in 1941 as a member of…
Jo Lancaster - Getting kicked out of the VR
Starts with detail description of events concerning his growing interest in aviation as a child and young man. Describes his first flight with Cobham's flying circus. Explains application as apprentice to Armstrong Whitworth and describes his work…
Interview with Harry Kartz
The interview starts with S Bond explaining the purpose of the interview is research for a book on the 'Wimpey'. Harry then described his joining civil air guard and then volunteering for the RAF. He, initially hoped to be a pilot, but medical…
Transcript of interview with harry Kartz
Edited transcript including most of the content of the recorded interview. Harry described his joining civil air guard and then volunteering for the RAF. Initially hoping to be a pilot, medical issues meant that he was employed on several ground jobs…
Harry Kartz’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Harry Kartz’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 8th November 1940 until 12th August 1941. Trained as a wireless operator and air gunner at No. 2. Signals School. Posted to 20 Operational Training Unit and then 9…
The Wellington bomber - Dad's life during the 2nd World War
Covers training as wireless operator then air gunner and posting to operations on 75 Squadron at RAF Feltwell with Wellingtons. Relates some early training and operational sorties. Tells of having to abandon aircraft over north Devon on tenth…
Wellington Crew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in front of a Wellington with cartoon character nose art. Man in the middle holds up two bombs resting on the ground. Submitted with caption 'Frank Denton & crew 75 Sqn Feltwell '40, Len Hayter 3rd from…
Course photograph
A large group of airmen sitting and standing in three rows in front of a Hangar. Captioned 'No 4 E.F.T.S.Brough 1940, suspended - 0, killed in flying accident 26.6.1940, posted to Cranwell'. On the reverse - multiple signatures.