IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> 1942-09]]> J D Huson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> 1941-08]]> 1941-09]]> 1941-12]]> 1942-01]]> 1942-02]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> 1942-11]]> The Times]]> Coluseum]]> David Bloomfield]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> British Army]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Madagascar]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Poland--Żagań]]> England--London]]> 1942-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Poland--Żagań]]> Lithuania]]> Lithuania--Šilutė]]> England--London]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Poland--Żagań]]> England--London]]> 1942-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Poland--Żagań]]> England--London]]> 1942-09]]> Business card for P/O Harry William Bock, Polish Air Force.]]> 301 Squadron]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription. Other languages than English]]> eng]]> pol]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> 1942-11]]> David Geach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Joy Reynard]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Carlisle]]> Scotland--Perth]]> England--Manchester]]> Scotland--Dumfries]]> England--Stourbridge]]> Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man]]> England--Reading]]> England--London]]> England--Hastings]]> England--Harrogate]]> Scotland--Greenock]]> Canada]]> Scotland--St. Andrews]]> England--St. Leonards (East Sussex)]]> England--Berkshire]]> England--Sussex]]> England--Worcestershire]]> England--Lancashire]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> J and H Girdwood]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Ayrshire]]> Scotland--Cumnock]]> Germany]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-01-18]]> 1943-06-21]]> 1943-06-22]]> 1942-09]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]>
Writes of mix up on return journey with respirator cases with ATS girl and he now has two respirators and she has his pyjamas and vests etc. Cartoon drawing on fourth page of servicewomen with pyjamas and another in gas mask facing a servicewoman sergeant and a male officer who look surprised and cross.

Bill is sending his bicycle home since he does not know where he will be posted to.]]>
William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Artwork]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]>

Nothing definite on leave, but really hopeful for to come home next week. Have only got two night trips, a day's bombing and some exams to go. Have completed the Bombing Exam and interview with senior officers.

Party was a great success and much better than he had feared. Almost everyone behaved themselves, they had a good meal and fine entertainment.

Gives likely details for leave. Bill adds that he gave up the chance of special bombing course at Manby near Louth (local to home) as did not want to waste navigator training.]]>
William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> 1942-09]]>

Bill comments that 'the wretched aerodrome's spread it's [sic] tentacles as far as Potter Hill'.

Mentions night flying and upcoming grand dinner in Portpatrick. ]]>
William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> Scotland--Portpatrick]]> 1942-09]]>

After catching up with home news, pleased to report that they now have good news on leave: since the photography exam has been postponed, he can go on leave as originally planned.

Describes one night's flying when the weather was very bad and one of the planes, with course instructor and two men, got lost and had to land in Blackpool.

Remarks how much he misses everyone on a Sunday and thinks about them having breakfast together.

Had their Station Sports Day today, which was rather spoilt by the wind and rain.]]>
William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Blackpool]]> 1942-09]]>

Had a good day bombing yesterday in good weather (unusually) and will be night flying tonight.]]>
William Akrill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]>
W Holmes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Canada]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> Nova Scotia--Amherst]]> Québec--Montréal]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Alberta--Calgary]]> Alberta--Innisfail]]> Saskatchewan--Estevan]]> Ontario--Ottawa]]> Newfoundland and Labrador--St. John's]]> Ontario]]> Québec]]> Saskatchewan]]> Alberta]]> Newfoundland and Labrador]]> Nova Scotia]]> Manitoba]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> 1942-11]]> 1942-12]]> 1943-01]]> 1943-02]]> 1943-03]]> 1943-04]]> Keith Thompson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text. Diary]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Great Britain]]> England--Leicestershire]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> 1942-11]]> 1942-12]]> 1943-01]]> 1943-02]]> 1943-03]]> 1943-04]]> 1943-05]]> 1943-06]]> 1943-07]]> Ted Neale]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Training Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Carlisle]]> England--Cumberland]]> 1942-09]]> 1942-10]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Ian Whapplington]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Barth]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Poland--Żagań]]> Scotland--Moray]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1941-05-01]]> 1941-06-21]]> 1941-06-03]]> 1942-09]]> 1943]]> 1945-05-01]]> 1945-05-09]]> Frank Hobbs]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Civilian]]> 1942-09]]> Photograph 2 is an air-to-air view of five Bostons, port side.
Captioned 'R.A.F. West Raynham, 107 Sqd Boston A/C. Sept 1942.'
Photograph 3 is an air-to-air view of one Boston, port side.
Photograph 4 and 5 are of a Boston with a collapsed nose wheel resting nose down. Captioned 'Crashed Boston A/C, 107 Sqd, Massingham, Norfolk, Sept 1942.']]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> 1942-09]]>
The King is dressed in RAF uniform. Queen Elizabeth is being accompanied by a WAAF. Captioned 'R.A.F. West Raynham Sept 1942. King George VI, Queen Elizabeth. Group Capt Earl of Bandon.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> 1942-09]]> Photograph 2 is a vertical photograph of docks and coastline with Cherbourg behind. Captioned 'D.E.107 15-9-42.F8➝'
Photograph 3 and 4 are aerial obliques of a factory in a rural setting. There is smoke coming from a section of the factory. Photograph 3 is captioned 'D.K.107.22-9-42. F8M'.
The page is captioned 'Oct 1942, Bombing of docks and factorys [sic] in France. 107 Sqd Bostons A/C'.]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated (cumulative polygon)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Cherbourg]]> 1942-09]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> North America--Niagara Falls]]> 1942-01]]> 1942-09]]>
Label reads “72”, signed by the author; caption reads “(9) …Mentre il sommergibile navigava a fior di acqua, avvistò un aereo Americano in missione, passarono alcuni minuti, poi un boato seguito da un’ altro scosse il sommergibile, lo fece sussultare, gemere, inclinare, le bombe di profondita avevano colpito i periscopi e danneggiato gli accumulatori. Ci fecero salire in coperta e trasbordare su l’U506 perche l’U156 dovova rapidamente allontanarsi per le avarie riportate. L’aereo che ci aveva bombardato, era un quadrimotore Americano, trasbordammo ancora sull’Annamite, poi a Dakar fu la salvezza. (dal racconto di BB.) FINE


Caption translates as: “(9)… As the submarine navigated just above water, the crew spotted an American aircraft on patrol. A few minutes went by and they heard a rumble, soon followed by another one which shook the submarine. It trembled, groaned, and listed. The depth charges hit the periscopes and damaged the batteries. They made us climb on the deck and were transshipped onto the U506, because the U156 had to swiftly sail away because of damage. The aircraft that bombed us was an American four-engine plane. We transshipped again on the ‘Annamite’. We reached safety in Dakar (From the account of BB.) The End.” ]]>
Angiolino Filiputti]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Alessandro Pesaro]]> Francesca Campani]]> Helen Durham]]> Giulia Banti]]> Maureen Clarke]]> Filiputti, Angiolino. Laconia incident]]> ita]]> Artwork]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> 1942-09]]>