Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Frank Schilder]]> Geolocated]]> O’Hara, Paddy. Folder POHaraHF1601]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]>
]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> O’Hara, Paddy. Folder POHaraHF1601]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> O’Hara, Paddy. Folder POHaraHF1601]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]> Great Britain. Political Warfare Executive]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> deu]]> Text]]> MBowkerDG[Ser#-DoB]-151216-120002]]> Wehrmacht]]> Germany]]> 1942-04-26]]> Ursula Valentine]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robin Christian]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1942-04-26]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Leitch]]> Cara Walmsley]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> Canada]]> Czech Republic]]> Denmark]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> Atlantic Ocean--Great Belt (Baltic Sea)]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Staffordshire]]> Ontario]]> Scotland--Moray]]> Belgium--Ostend]]> Czech Republic--Plzeň]]> France--Brest]]> France--Lyon]]> France--Paris]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony)]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1941-12-16]]> 1941-12-28]]> 1942-01-07]]> 1942-01-09]]> 1942-01-11]]> 1942-01-20]]> 1942-02-12]]> 1942-04-10]]> 1942-04-11]]> 1942-04-12]]> 1942-04-13]]> 1942-04-14]]> 1942-04-15]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-25]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-05-02]]> 1942-05-03]]> 1942-05-04]]> 1942-05-05]]> 1942-05-17]]> 1942-05-19]]> 1942-05-20]]> 1942-05-29]]> 1942-05-30]]> 1942-05-31]]> 1942-06-01]]> 1942-06-03]]> 1942-06-04]]> 1942-06-06]]> 1942-06-07]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> France]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Bielefeld]]> Italy]]> Italy--Turin]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Munich]]> France--Lorient]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Essen]]> Czech Republic]]> Czech Republic--Plzeň]]> Italy--La Spezia]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1941-04-15]]> 1941-04-16]]> 1941-04-17]]> 1941-04-18]]> 1941-04-30]]> 1941-05-01]]> 1941-05-03]]> 1941-05-04]]> 1941-05-05]]> 1941-05-06]]> 1941-05-07]]> 1941-05-08]]> 1941-05-09]]> 1941-05-10]]> 1941-05-11]]> 1941-05-12]]> 1941-05-13]]> 1941-06-11]]> 1941-06-12]]> 1941-06-13]]> 1941-06-16]]> 1941-06-17]]> 1941-06-26]]> 1941-06-27]]> 1941-07-03]]> 1941-07-04]]> 1941-07-05]]> 1941-07-06]]> 1941-07-07]]> 1941-07-08]]> 1941-07-09]]> 1941-07-10]]> 1941-07-11]]> 1941-09-13]]> 1941-09-14]]> 1941-10-15]]> 1941-10-16]]> 1941-11-09]]> 1941-11-10]]> 1941-11-20]]> 1941-11-21]]> 1941-11-22]]> 1941-11-23]]> 1941-11-29]]> 1941-11-30]]> 1941-12-08]]> 1941-12-09]]> 1941-12-10]]> 1941-12-11]]> 1941-12-12]]> 1941-12-20]]> 1941-12-21]]> 1941-12-22]]> 1942-01-26]]> 1942-01-27]]> 1942-01-28]]> 1942-01-30]]> 1942-01-31]]> 1942-02-02]]> 1942-02-03]]> 1942-02-04]]> 1942-02-09]]> 1942-02-10]]> 1942-02-24]]> 1942-02-25]]> 1942-02-26]]> 1942-02-28]]> 1942-03-01]]> 1942-03-02]]> 1942-03-08]]> 1942-03-09]]> 1942-03-10]]> 1942-03-12]]> 1942-03-13]]> 1942-03-22]]> 1942-03-23]]> 1942-04-16]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-18]]> 1942-04-19]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]> 1942-05-04]]> 1942-05-05]]> On the reverse 'Wismar Route to Rostock (in capitals) 26 Apr 1942'.
There is a second, identical, copy.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> Germany--Wismar]]> 1942-04-26]]>
The image is captioned 'I.V.Y. 304 NT 26/27.4.42 f8" --> T.X.X.'
On the reverse is handwritten 'Rostock'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]>

Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF West Freugh, RAF Bramcote, RAF Bitteswell, RAF Lindholme, RAF Tiree, RAF Dale, RAF Cairo West (LG224), RAF Holmsley South, RAF Blackbushe, RAF North Weald. Aircraft flown were Dominie, Proctor, Battle, Wellington, Tiger Moth, C47, B24, Warwick,

Flew on 14 bombing operations (1 day and 13 night) and 39 day anti-submarine sweeps with 304 Squadron. The bombing targets were Boulogne, Emden, Dunkerque, Cologne, Hamburg, Essen, Dortmund, Hamburg, Rostock, Bordeaux, Bremen. The anti-submarine sweeps were over the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay.
His pilots on operations were Flying Officer Kucharski (35 operations), Sergeant Janski (1 operation), Flying Officer Zurek (16 operations), Sergeant Gotebiowski (1 operation).
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Essex]]> England--Hampshire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Argyll and Bute]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> Wales--Pembrokeshire]]> North Africa]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony)]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Rostock]]> France]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Dunkerque]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> 1942-01-28]]> 1942-01-29]]> 1942-03-12]]> 1942-03-13]]> 1942-04-05]]> 1942-04-06]]> 1942-04-08]]> 1942-04-09]]> 1942-04-10]]> 1942-04-11]]> 1942-04-12]]> 1942-04-13]]> 1942-04-14]]> 1942-04-15]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-18]]> 1942-04-23]]> 1942-04-24]]> 1942-04-25]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]> 1942-05-18]]> 1942-05-20]]> 1942-05-23]]> 1942-05-26]]> 1942-05-27]]> 1942-05-31]]> 1942-06-05]]> 1942-06-07]]> 1942-06-25]]> 1942-06-26]]> 1942-07-18]]> 1942-07-22]]> 1942-07-29]]> 1942-07-30]]> 1942-08-01]]> 1942-08-09]]> 1942-08-11]]> 1942-08-13]]> 1942-08-17]]> 1942-08-19]]> 1942-09-02]]> 1942-09-06]]> 1942-09-10]]> 1942-09-14]]> 1942-09-17]]> 1942-09-18]]> 1942-09-24]]> 1942-09-26]]> 1942-09-30]]> 1942-10-16]]> 1942-10-21]]> 1942-10-25]]> 1942-10-29]]> 1942-11-12]]> 1942-11-14]]> 1942-11-18]]> 1942-11-20]]> 1942-11-22]]> 1942-11-26]]> 1942-11-28]]> 1942-12-02]]> 1942-12-22]]> 1942-12-30]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
The top right photograph on the left page shows fields with trees in the background, and captioned "PLAYING FIELDS".
The bottom left photograph on the left page shows trees with buildings in the background. It is captioned "THE CHAPEL".
The bottom right photograph on the left page shows military personnel on parade with accommodation blocks in the background. The photograph is captioned "RETREAT PARADE 'B' SQUADRON TO THE FORE."
The top left photograph on the right page shows a patch of land with huts, buildings and poles in the background, it is captioned "THE FLIGHT LINE".
The top right photograph on the right page shows a man in military uniform standing in an accommodation hut, with the caption "READY FOR INSPECTION".
The bottom left photograph on the right page shows a man sitting in bed holding a pen and paper in an accommodation hut. The photograph is captioned "SHONK WTITES HOME."
The bottom right photograph on the right page shows a dog curling up with puppies on a bed, captioned "PEGGY AND PUPS."
Both left and right pages are captioned "TURNER FIELD".
On the reverse of the photograph on the top left on the left page shows a stamp dated "APR 7 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number 38.
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right on the left page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and an indecipherable number.
On the reverse of the photograph on the top left on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and an indecipherable number.
On the reverse of the photograph on the top right on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom left on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 26 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 26 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41". Also handwritten are the words "Peggy and Pups". ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> 1942-04-07]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-26]]>