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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1941"
Last of the Tail Gun Charlies - Ronald Carter's Biography
At the age of 17, Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming…
Tags: 44 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bombing; 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); Caterpillar Club; crewing up; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Ringway; RAF Waddington; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; training; wireless operator / air gunner
Propaganda leaflets
Middle, left report of an aircraft landing on a car.
Middle centre, woman holding a baby, reports of engagements and births of babies.
Bottom left, report of the death of Lieutenant Geoffrey William…
Interview with Bertie Salvage
Interview with Basil Fish
Itinerary
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No…
Tags: ground personnel; training
Some memories of the war
Special Order of the Day by Air Chief Marshall Sir A.T. Harris
History of Malta Dockyard During War
Tags: bombing
Appendix I. Malta dockyard - period of siege 1940-1943
Tags: bombing
Frederick Davy's pilot's flying log book. One
Tags: 1656 HCU; 28 OTU; 625 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; C-47; Flying Training School; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Horsa; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Magister; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Cranwell; RAF Finningley; RAF Grantham; RAF Hemswell; RAF Hullavington; RAF Kelstern; RAF Kirmington; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lindholme; RAF Tilstock; RAF Torquay; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Watchfield; RAF Wymeswold; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; Whitley
Greetings 1941 from Jim
Tags: arts and crafts; bombing; searchlight; Whitley
Whitley
Tags: aircrew; ground crew; ground personnel; RAF Dishforth; Whitley
Teddy Cosgrove
It is captioned 'Teddy pictured in 1941 in his flying suit.'
Tags: aircrew
Large Group of Airmen
Interview with Carla Fantini
Telegram to Les Pickford's Father
Airman
Tags: aircrew; arts and crafts; observer