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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1941"

OSawyerFCA174215-190117-01.pdf
Incudes personal details, promotions from AC2 to pilot officer, medals, medical classification, inoculations, vaccinations, identity cards issued, will and a list of postings.

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MTerrasRW1050292-190503-050001.jpg
"Le Courrier de l'Air" sent via the RAF and distributed by French patriots. Alludes to political crisis in German military. Contains other war news articles.

This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality…

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SClydeSmithD39856v10011.pdf
Starts with joining on short service commission and covers in great detail his pilot training activities including a crash landing during a cross country. After wings award moves to trials work, target towing and aircraft ferrying. After a short…

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SBondS-WelshGv10001.pdf
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…

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PMyersWaymanM19010034.jpg
A group of nine airmen and and one ground personnel in the back of a lorry. Mike is fifth from the left. Captioned, 'Mike + the boys on the way to their planes before a raid (Summer 1941) Polebrook,',

Note reading 'centre back row head only'.

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LKlatkiewiczZF782158v1.pdf
Pilots flying log book one for Z F Klatkiewicz, covering the period from 1 September 1941 to 27 February 1943. Detailing his flying training and service flying at 13 Maintenance Unit. He was stationed at 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School…

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SBondS-StoneGv10001.pdf
Gerry Stone’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from September 1937 until 28th August 1942. During this time trained as a wireless operator, air gunner and bomb aimer.

Initial training at Electrical and Wireless…

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SBondS-SharpGv10015.pdf
Starts with short service history, pilot with IX and 70 Squadron and 29 OTU Wellington. Covers training the going to 9 Squadron at Honington in November 1940. Mentions messing up on first operation to Mannheim. make some comment on this tour…

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SBondS-SharpGv10016.jpg
Front quarter view of the front of a Wellington with a 4,000-lb HC being loaded. Submitted with caption 'Wellington II 148 Sqn loading Cookie in Middle East '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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SBondS-SharpGv10013.jpg
View of underneath a Wellington with bomb bay open and pallets of ammunition ready to be loaded. Airman either side of pallets. Submitted with caption 'Loading ammo in 70 Sqn Wellington for dropping to troops '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information…

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SBondS-SharpGv10012.jpg
View up into bomb bay with doors open. Incendiaries in front and bomb behind. Submitted with caption 'Incendiaries loaded in 70 Sqn Wellington '41 [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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SBondS-SharpGv10009.jpg
Half-length image of two airmen wearing desert uniform standing side by side with huts in the background. Submitted with caption 'Guy Sharp & navigator Ben, 70 Sqn 1941 [Guy Sharp]'.

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SBondS-SharpGv10005.jpg
Six aircrew wearing a variety of flying clothing standing in line in front of a Wellington. Submitted with caption '70 sqn IC at Kabrit autumn '41, Guy Sharp 2nd left [Guy Sharp]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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SBondS-RichardsonAv10014.MP3
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…

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SBondS-MilliganTv10004.pdf
Starts with a list containing personal details and a list of postings. Mentions Wellington conversion and heavy conversion unit before joining 460 Squadron at RAF Binbrook. Mentions that he did 33 operations crewed with P/O Lyall J Notley RAAF. Then…

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SBondS-MercerTv10001.pdf
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…

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SBondS-MasonDv10001.pdf
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…

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SBondS-LloydEv10001.pdf
A representation of Eric Lloyd's log book.
Training and operations and operational flights are recorded throughout 1941

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SBondS-LippiardRv10002.jpg
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…

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SBondS-LippiardRv10004.MP3
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…

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BRaebelGWRaebelGWv1.pdf
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…

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PGreenwoodP2302.jpg
Peter Greenwood was born February 2, 1926, in Halifax, and grew up in the Yorkshire countryside, where his father ran a dairy business. He studied at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School with a particular interest in physics and chemistry. He was later…

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SBondS-LancasterJv10025.jpg
View from inside fuselage of the rear turret of a Wellington. Submitted with caption ' Wellington rear turret Alconbury '41 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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SBondS-LancasterJv10021.jpg
Air-to-air image of two Wellington airborne in formation. Nearest one has letters 'C-BL'. furthest 'R-BL'. Submitted with caption 'Wellington IC BL-C & BL-R 40 Sqn Alconbury '41 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor.

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SBondS-LancasterJv10020.jpg
A sergeant looking out of the open doors of a Wellington front turret. Submitted with caption 'Wellington front turret Alconbury '41 [Jo Lancaster]'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor

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