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Scott, Eric William
E W Scott
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2017-04-06
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Scott, EW
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139 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Eric Scott (1425952, 188329 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, a memoir, correspondence, documents, newspaper cuttings, a flying course handbook and photographs. He flew operations in North Africa as a bomb aimer with 142 Squadron and then after an instructional tour in Palestine started a second tour on 37 Squadron in Italy where he was shot down and finished the war as a prisoner. <br /><br />The collection includes three albums.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2040"><span>Album 1</span></a> <span>Photographs of Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Tel Aviv, Haifa and friends.</span><br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2041">Album 2</a> <span>Photographs taken during training in the United States and England and during his service in North Africa and Italy.<br /><a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2046">Album 3</a> Correspondence, newspaper cuttings, documents and the last issue of the Prisoner of war Journal.<br /></span><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jacqui Holman and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Eric Scott's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
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eng
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Royal Air Force
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Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Eric Scott, bomb aimer, covering the period from 1 September 1942 to 4 January 1946. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Air Bomber. He was stationed at RCAF Picton (31 Bombing & Gunnery School), RCAF Mount Hope (33 Air Navigation School), RAF Moreton-in-Marsh (21 OTU and 311 FTU), RAF Kairouan (142 Squadron), RAF El Ballah (Advanced Bombing & Gunnery School), RAF Qastina (77 OTU), RAF Torterella (37 Squadron) and RAF Pershore (23 OTU). Aircraft flown in were Anson, Battle Wellington, Dominie and DC3. Targets were - first tour – Messina (6), Olbia, Cagliari, Catania (2), Palermo, Syracuse, Marsala, Battipaglia (2), Reggio, Aquino, Pratica di Mare, Capodichino, Naples, Lamezia, Paolo-Sapri, Salerno, Bagnoli, Torre Annunziata, Leghorn, Grosseto, Formia, 'Grass Roads' [sic], Viterbo, Pesaro, Leghorn, Grazzanise and Civitavecchia. Second tour – Valence , Ploesti, Szőny, Miskolc, Bologna (2), Ravenna (3), Pesaro, Yugoslavia (Nickel), Danube (mining), Eleusis (2), Rimini, Salonika, Verona, Székesfehérvár, Opicina, Vinkovci, and Maribor. Shot down on this raid. He flew 35 night operations with 142 Squadron and 21 night with 37 Squadron making a total of 56. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Pearce, Flying Officer Kirley and Pilot Officer Jeffares.
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Terry Hancock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
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Danube River
Great Britain
England--Gloucestershire
France
France--Valence (Drôme)
Greece
Greece--Eleusis
Greece--Thessalonikē
Hungary
Hungary--Miskolc
Hungary--Székesfehérvár
Hungary--Szőny
Italy
Italy--Aquino
Italy--Battipaglia
Italy--Bologna
Italy--Cagliari
Italy--Catania
Italy--Civitavecchia
Italy--Formia
Italy--Grosseto
Italy--Livorno
Italy--Marsala
Italy--Messina
Italy--Naples
Italy--Palermo
Italy--Paola
Italy--Pesaro
Italy--Pisa
Italy--Pratica di Mare
Italy--Ravenna
Italy--Reggio di Calabria
Italy--Rimini
Italy--Salerno
Italy--Sapri
Italy--Syracuse
Italy--Torre Annunziata
Italy--Trieste
Italy--Verona
Italy--Viterbo
Romania
Romania--Ploiești
Slovenia
Slovenia--Maribor
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1943-06-09
1943-06-19
1943-06-20
1943-06-22
1943-06-23
1943-06-28
1943-06-29
1943-06-30
1943-07-01
1943-07-04
1943-07-05
1943-07-06
1943-07-07
1943-07-08
1943-07-09
1943-07-10
1943-07-11
1943-07-12
1943-07-13
1943-07-14
1943-07-15
1943-07-16
1943-07-19
1943-07-20
1943-07-21
1943-07-22
1943-07-23
1943-07-26
1943-07-27
1943-08-02
1943-08-03
1943-08-04
1943-08-05
1943-08-07
1943-08-11
1943-08-12
1943-08-13
1943-08-14
1943-08-15
1943-08-19
1943-08-20
1943-08-22
1943-08-23
1943-08-26
1943-08-27
1943-08-29
1943-08-30
1943-08-31
1943-09-01
1943-09-06
1943-09-07
1943-09-09
1943-09-10
1943-09-11
1943-09-12
1943-09-13
1943-09-14
1943-09-15
1943-09-16
1943-09-18
1943-09-19
1943-09-23
1943-09-24
1943-09-25
1943-09-30
1943-10-01
1943-10-02
1943-10-03
1943-10-04
1944-08-15
1944-08-16
1944-08-17
1944-08-18
1944-08-21
1944-08-22
1944-08-23
1944-08-24
1944-08-25
1944-08-27
1944-09-01
1944-09-02
1944-09-04
1944-09-06
1944-09-07
1944-09-09
1944-09-10
1944-09-11
1944-09-13
1944-09-14
1944-09-15
1944-09-18
1944-09-21
1944-10-11
1944-10-13
1944-10-15
1944-10-17
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21 OTU
23 OTU
37 Squadron
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
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bomb aimer
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
C-47
Dominie
mine laying
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RAF Pershore
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Wellington
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Tansley, Ernest Henry
E H Tansley
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2016-09-22
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Tansley, EH
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98 items. <br />The collection concerns Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley (1914 - 1943, 149542 Royal Air Force). He flew operations as a pilot with 57 Squadron and was killed 2 December 1943. Collection consists of photographs, letters, memoires, biographies, accounts of operations, logbook extracts and official/personal documents.<br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Anne Doward and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br />Additional information on Ernest Tansley is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/122894/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR
Ernest Henry Tansley was born on 22 January 1914, West Ham, Essex. The middle son of Albert Edward and Mary Ann Tansley. Brothers - Albert Edward 1911 - 1992 and Frederick George 1915 - 2001. Ernest married Irene Florence England on 30 November 1935, in Thundersley, Essex. She was the daughter of Herbert Percy and Elizabeth Charlotte England, born on 24 July 1915, Thundersley. Children - Peter John 1936 - 2001, Anne Elizabeth 1940, Robert Ernest 1944. Ernest started work as a clerk for a Shipping Agency in London, later as a Foreman Stevedore at King George V Docks in London. When war broke out, he was one of the many dock workers who were transferred to Gourock Docks in Scotland. Being in a reserved occupation, Ernest was not required to enlist but he did so, at Edinburgh, on the 19th March 1941 to join the RAF. As a Volunteer Reservist, he was put on the reserve list and was eventually called up at the beginning of August. 4 August 1941 - joined No 1 Air Crew Reception Centre at St. John's Wood, London. 23 August 1941 - now as AC2 1345042, he moved to No. 4 Initial Training Wing at Paignton, Devon where he spent about eight weeks. 17 October 1941 - now an LAC he went to No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School at Fairoaks, Surrey. This was one of 12 schools controlled by 50 Group Pool and Ernest would have learnt to fly the Tiger Moth. After a short spell which included some embarkation leave, he arrived at Heaton Park Holding Centre in Manchester, awaiting news of his overseas posting to America. 21 November 1941 - Ernest's journey began by returning to Gourock Docks where he had previously worked and boarding the waiting troop ship which would take him to Canada to train under the Arnold Scheme. Firstly they disembarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia and then journeyed onwards to the Royal Canadian Airforce Station at Moncton, New Brunswick. 2 December 1941 is when they arrived at Moncton. 18 December 1941 - the long journey south had been made to Maxwell Field Airforce Base in Alabama where he stayed for about a month. 11 Jan 1942 - arrival at Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida where he learnt to fly the Boeing Stearman bi-plane. This was the first of three flying schools for Primary, Basic and Advanced training. 29 March 1942 - arrival at Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia for the Basic training course. This was a U.S. Army Airforce School run along the very strict West Point system. Here Ernest would learn to fly the Vultee Valiant BT 13A mono plane. Because Ernest had been hospitalised on two occasions with the measles and then a septic arm, he was required to repeat the whole six week course.
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5 July 1942 - this was the final Advanced training course at Moody Field, near Valdosta where they had the AT-6 Harvard and the twin-engined Curtiss AT-9 and Cessna AT-17. He graduated from here on 6 September 1942 when he received the coveted USAAC silver wings. As he was chosen to train as a Bomber pilot, he was to be sent back to the UK. He journeyed back to Moncton in Canada to receive his RAF wings and to await a ship for home. After several weeks wait, Ernest boarded the "Stirling Castle" and arrived back at Gourock Docks on 7th October 1942. Now a Sergeant Pilot, he was sent to No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre in Bournemouth and was able to meet up with his wife whom he hadn't seen for over a year. 3 November 1942 - now at Windrush in Oxfordshire, the home of No. 6 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit where he was trained to fly the twin-engined Airspeed Oxford. During Christmas week he was sent on a B.A.T. course at Bramcote near Birmingham to fly Fairey Battle aircraft. 2 March 1943 - left Windrush for No. 16 Operational Training Unit at Upper Heyford, still in Oxfordshire. On No.51 course he would have learned to fly his first twin-engined heavy aircraft, the Vickers Armstrong Wellington. Stationed here for about 12 weeks, Ernest would now have chosen the other members needed for his crew. After two weeks leave, this new crew met up on 28th May at 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit, Winthorpe in Nottinghamshire. This is where the Manchester, Sterling and Lancaster aircraft were based. The crew were in 'C' flight which was attached to R.A.F. Scampton in Lincolnshire. Their last training flight ended here on the 5th July and Ernest and crew were posted to 57 Squadron at Scampton on the 7th July 1943 after two long years of training. 12th July 1943 - this was Ernest's first taste of going on Ops as he accompanied Lieutenant Jack Russell, an American pilot, on a raid to Turin. He was flying as a second pilot and was allowed to fly the Lancaster, ED 655 on the homeward flight until they reached England. Landed at 08:49 on the 13th. 24th July 1943 - this was the first time Ernest experienced an operation with his own crew, flying in ED 655. It was the first of four raids on Hamburg code-named 'Operation Gomorrah'. 25th July 1943 - target Essen in the Ruhr. Take off 9:49pm, back at Base about 2am. ED 655 27th July 1943 - Hamburg again, taking off at 11pm and one of four planes landing back at Dunholme Lodge 4:20 am. ED655. 9th August 1943 - target Mannheim. Take-off 23:28 safely back at Base 05:32 on the 10th. ED655. 10th August 1943 - target Nuremberg. Take-off at 10pm returning at 05:35 on the 11th. This time flying in W4797. 12th August 1943 - target Milan, an eight and a half hour trip flying in W5008.
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15th August 1943 - back in ED655 the target was Milan again. They lifted off just before 20:30 and touched down 4:30 on the 16th. 17th August 1943 - this was the important raid on Peenemunde to attempt to destroy the experimental rocket site. No.5 Group, to which 57 squadron belonged, would be in the last wave with No.6 Group and would be in most danger as they would be flying time-and-distance bombing in bright moonlight. A total of 596 bombers took off; forty were shot down with a loss of 288 aircrew plus two more from Mosquitos. 245 of these young men were killed and 45 taken P.O.W. 5 and 6 Groups. as expected, suffered the most casualties losing six times as many men as the other groups. Taking off in ED 655 just before 10pm they returned safely to Scampton at 04:14 on the 18th. 22nd August 1943 - Leverkusen was the target this time. Take-off was at 9:35pm returning 4 hours and 50 mins later. 23rd August 1943 - after a short sleep, Ernest found they were on Battle Orders again that evening. This time the target was Berlin, his first time to the "Big City". Take-off was at 20:35, landing back at Scampton at 4am on the 24th. W4948 'S' - Sugar. 27th August 1943 - again in W4948 'S', target Nuremberg. Take-off shortly after 9pm landing back at Dunholme Lodge about 4am. It was at this time that the squadrons based at Scampton were moved in order that concrete runways could be laid down to replace the existing grass. 57 went to the newly built airfield called East Kirkby. On the 29th of August 1943, Ernest made the short flight in ED655 to their new home. 12th September 1943 - on this date Ernest returned to Scampton to attend Course No.1 for Newly Commissioned Pilots and back at East Kirkby, as it was the moon period when no operations were ordered, all aircrew personnel underwent a week long training programme. 22nd September 1943 - Hanover was the target and ED 655 took off at 19:08. They returned to base shortly after midnight, after having shot down a JU 88 and scaring off a second one. 27th September 1943 - Hanover was the target once again and in JA 872, take-off was at 7:45 pm and on the return, landed at Mepal at 01:25, because of bad weather. 28th September 1943 - the short flight was made back from Mepal. 29th September 1943 - set off to bomb Bochum but did not reach the main target. Returned three and a half hours later after bombing the last resort target ...Texel airfield. JA 872. 3rd October 1943 - the target was Kassel. Take off was at 6:45 in the evening and the crew returned safely five and a half hours later. ED 994 was used this time. 7th October 1943 - the target was Stuttgart and take off time was 8:19 in the evening in ED655. Returning at 3:35 on the morning of the 8th, there was another operation lined up for that night. 8th October - this was to Hanover in ED655 again. Taking off at 22:47, they returned safely to East Kirkby at 3:41 on the morning of the 9th.
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It was the 18th of October until another raid took place because it had been the moon period when no operations were carried out. The crew were on home leave during this time and Ernest had been taken ill. 3rd November 1943 - was the first operation of the month and the crew found themselves in possession of a new Mk. 111 Lancaster, JB 529 DX-W. The target was Dusseldorf and take-off from East Kirkby was 17:06, returning back at base at 21:24. 10th November 1943 - this time to bomb a railway junction set amongst the mountains in Modane. Take-off in JB 529was shortly after 9pm. 14th November 1943 - this was to be a dinghy search in JB 485 accompanied by one other aircraft. The search was for an American crew who had ditched in the sea but was, unfortunately, unsuccessful. After a three and a half hours search they were diverted to Manby, a gunnery training school as East Kirkby was fog bound. Returned to East Kirkby the following day. 18th November 1943 - this operation was to Berlin, the start of what was to be known as "The Battle of Berlin". JB 529 now bearing code letter DX-P took off at 17:25. This was a long eight hour trip. 26th November 1943 - this was to Berlin again and P-Peter took off at 5:10 pm. On return, they were diverted to Pocklington owing to bad weather at East Kirkby. They returned to East Kirkby two days later. Ernest wasn't needed to fly on another Op. until December. 2nd DECEMBER 1943. What a sad day this turned out to be.... Battle Orders once again showed the target to be Berlin. Ernest in JB 529 DX-P, and with an extra crew member on his first trip as a second pilot, was one of the first to take off at 16:19 and his estimated time of arrival should have made him the third to reach the target. Unfortunately, the aircraft met with unexpected winds en-route differing so much from those forecast that many planes were blown completely off course, ending up many miles off target. 650 aircraft should have been on this 'Maximum Effort' raid but 200 Halifaxes were withdrawn because of fog over their airfields in Yorkshire. After take-off, nearly a tenth of the remaining planes had to turn back when they encountered severe icing, technical problems or suffered crew sickness. This left just 415 to continue with the mission. Because the bomber stream was late arriving and was very scattered because the strong winds had blown them off course, there were many fighters waiting to pick them off. 'P' for Peter was shot down by a night-fighter at approximately 23:00 hours German time, over the small town of Trebbin about 25 miles south of Berlin. All eight crew were lost, even though Ernest stayed in his beloved Lancaster until the end trying to avoid a small row of houses and hoping his crew would have time to bail out. Although the houses were saved as Ernest managed to land in an adjacent field, the rear gunner had been shot and was still in the turret. Only one crew member had managed to open his parachute and Ernest, of course, was still in his seat.
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A gentleman who had witnessed the combat said that despite the loss of two thirds of the wing and engines, the flames emanating from the front of the aircraft and other serious damage to the fuselage caused by the explosion, the pilot was still clearly flying his crippled Lancaster in an effort to land in a nearby field. In his words “It was an aeronautical miracle”. A very sad end for eight young heroes who will always be remembered with pride.
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[underlined]COMBAT REPORT [/underlined]
Lancaster x (ED. 655) of 57 Squadron over target on night 22/23rd September 1943 2142 hours at 18,000 feet. No moon, coned in about 25 searchlights over target, no other unusual phenomena. Monica gave warning of enemy aircraft just after bombs had been dropped and Lancaster was commencing to carry out banking search again. As enemy aircraft (identified as JU.88) came in to attack, searchlights went out. M.U. was first to see E/A on port quarter up approximately 300 yards. M.U. and R.G. simultaneously opened fire (firing 200 rds.) and hits were observed. E/A returned fire causing damage to Lancaster. E/A dropped starboard wing and dived to starboard leaving a smoke trail behind. When E/A was directly below Lancaster, flame was seen to emerge from starboard engine, but it was impossible to observe if E/A crashed, as another E/A then came in to attack from starboard quarter up. E/A (also identified as JU.88) came into attack at 600 yards range and R.G. opened fire (firing 50 rounds), but hits were not observed. E/A did not return fire. R.G. ordered the pilot to turn to starboard and dive, E/A broke away to starboard and was not seen again.
First E/A definitely claimed as destroyed.
M.U. could not get his guns to bear on second E/A.
Damage to Lancaster – Engine sub-frame Cat AC.
R.G. Sgt. MOAD – No. 3 B & G. S. McDONALD, MANITOBA. 16 O.T.U. UPPER HEYFORD, 1661 CON. UNIT, WINTHORPE
M.U. Sgt. LEWIS 24 C.A.O.S., MOFFIT, RHODESIA, 16 O.T.U. UPPER HEYFORD, 1661 CON. UNIT, WINTHORPE
Signed
[underlined]Gunrary Leadrer, No. 57 Squadron.[/underlined]
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Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR biography
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Covers background, marriage, civilian occupation and family. Followed by service history including basic and flying training in England and the United States and then advanced flying training and operational conversion back home. Posted to 57 Squadron at RAF Scampton. List his operations from 12 July 1943 up until 2nd December 1943 when he was shot down and killed. Describes his last operation to Berlin. Concludes with a combat report from 57 Squadron on 22/23 September 1943 on Lancaster ED 655 which was attacked by night fighters gunners engaged fighters..
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Five page printed document
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eng
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BDowardATansleyEHv3
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--Essex
England--Thundersley
England--London
Scotland--Edinburgh
England--Devon
England--Paignton
England--Surrey
Canada
Nova Scotia--Halifax
New Brunswick--Moncton
United States
Alabama--Montgomery
Florida--Arcadia
Georgia--Macon
Georgia--Valdosta
England--Dorset
England--Bournemouth
England--Oxfordshire
England--West Midlands
England--Birmingham
England--Nottinghamshire
Italy
Italy--Turin
Germany
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Essen
England--Lincolnshire
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Nuremberg
Italy--Milan
Germany--Peenemünde
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Germany--Leverkusen
Germany--Berlin
England--Cambridgeshire
Germany--Bochum
Germany--Kassel
Germany--Stuttgart
Germany--Düsseldorf
France
France--Modane
England--Yorkshire
Germany--Trebbin
Germany--Hannover
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Hampshire
England--Warwickshire
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1914-01-22
1935-11-30
1941-03-19
1941-08-04
1941-10-17
1941-11-21
1941-12-02
1941-12-18
1942-01-11
1942-03-29
1942-07-05
1942-10-07
1942-11-03
1943-03-02
1943-05-28
1943-07-05
1943-07-07
1943-07-12
1943-07-24
1943-07-25
1943-07-27
1943-08-09
1943-08-10
1943-08-12
1943-08-15
1943-08-17
1943-08-22
1943-08-23
1943-08-27
1943-08-29
1943-09-12
1943-09-22
1943-09-27
1943-09-28
1943-09-29
1943-10-03
1943-10-07
1943-10-08
1943-10-18
1943-11-03
1943-11-10
1943-11-14
1943-11-18
1943-11-26
1943-12-02
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IBCC Digital Archive
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David Bloomfield
16 OTU
1661 HCU
5 Group
57 Squadron
6 Group
air gunner
aircrew
Battle
bombing
bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943)
bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943)
Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943)
Harvard
Heavy Conversion Unit
Ju 88
killed in action
Lancaster
Lancaster Mk 3
Manchester
Operational Training Unit
Oxford
pilot
RAF Bramcote
RAF Dunholme Lodge
RAF East Kirkby
RAF Mepal
RAF Paignton
RAF Pocklington
RAF Scampton
RAF Upper Heyford
RAF Windrush
RAF Winthorpe
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Auton, Jim
J Auton
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26 items. The collection relates to Sergeant Jim Auton MBE (1924 - 2020). He was badly injured when his 178 Squadron B-24 was hit by anti-aircraft fire during an operation from Italy. The collection contains an oral history interview and ten photographs.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Jim Auton and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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2015-07-30
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Auton, J
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot, from 13th October 1942 to August 1944. Recording his training as an air gunner in Canada and England, two completed tours with 142 Squadron RAF based in North Africa, subsequent instructor duties, and operations with 31 Squadron South African Air Force (205 Heavy Bomber Group RAF) based in Italy. He was stationed at RCAF Mont-Joli Quebec (No 9 Bombing & Gunnery School), RAF Edgehill/Shenington (21 Operational Training Unit), RAF Blida (142 Squadron RAF), RAF Castle Kennedy (No 3 Air Gunnery School) and Celone Airfield (Foggia #1, 31 Squadron SAAF). Aircraft in which flown: Battle, Wellington, Dakota, Hudson, Anson, Martinet and Liberator. He flew 45 operations (all night-time) with 142 Squadron RAF on the following targets in Italy: Alghero, Angitola, Battipaglia, Borgo Rizzo, Cagliari, Caltanissetta, Castelventrano, Catania, Civitavecchia, Eboli, Elmas Decimomannu, Sesto Fiorentino, Formia, Marsala, Messina, Montecorvino airfield, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Pantelleria, Pizzo, Rome (‘Nickels’), Salerno, Taranto, Villacidro and Viterbo. He also flew 12 night-time operations with 31 squadron SAAF on the following targets in Greece, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, France and Poland: Heraklion, Trieste, Bucharest, Fiume, Fanto oil refinery (Pardubice), Valence airfield, River Danube (‘Gardening’), Szombathely and Warsaw (dropping supplies). <span>His pilots on operations were</span> Sergeant Walkden and Captain Lawrie. He is recorded as missing from the last of these operations. Comments on operations include: 'Aircraft holed 24 times. 2 through my turret'.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
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David Leitch
Format
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One booklet
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
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LBonneyA651126v1
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Algeria
Canada
Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Poland
Romania
England--Oxfordshire
Greece--Crete
Italy--Sardinia
Italy--Sicily
Mediterranean Sea
Algeria--Blida
Croatia--Rijeka
Czech Republic--Pardubice
Danube River
France--Valence (Drôme)
Greece--Ērakleion
Hungary--Szombathely
Italy--Alghero
Italy--Angitola
Italy--Battipaglia
Italy--Borgo Rizzo
Italy--Cagliari
Italy--Caltanissetta
Italy--Castelvetrano
Italy--Catania
Italy--Civitavecchia
Italy--Decimomannu
Italy--Eboli
Italy--Elmas
Italy--Foggia
Italy--Formia
Italy--Marsala
Italy--Messina
Italy--Naples
Italy--Olbia
Italy--Palermo
Italy--Pantelleria Island
Italy--Pizzo
Italy--Rome
Italy--Salerno
Italy--Sesto Fiorentino
Italy--Taranto
Italy--Trieste
Italy--Villacidro
Italy--Viterbo
Poland--Warsaw
Québec--Mont-Joli
Romania--Bucharest
Scotland--Castle Kennedy
North Africa
Québec
Québec--Mont-Joli
Danube River
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943
1944
1943-05-08
1943-05-09
1943-05-11
1943-05-12
1943-05-13
1943-05-14
1943-05-15
1943-05-17
1943-05-18
1943-05-21
1943-05-22
1943-05-23
1943-05-24
1943-05-27
1943-05-28
1943-05-29
1943-05-30
1943-05-31
1943-06-01
1943-06-02
1943-06-06
1943-06-07
1943-06-09
1943-06-19
1943-06-20
1943-06-21
1943-06-22
1943-06-23
1943-06-24
1943-06-25
1943-06-28
1943-06-29
1943-07-02
1943-07-03
1943-07-04
1943-07-05
1943-07-08
1943-07-11
1943-07-12
1943-07-13
1943-07-14
1943-07-15
1943-08-02
1943-08-05
1943-08-06
1943-08-09
1943-08-10
1943-08-11
1943-08-12
1943-08-13
1943-08-14
1943-08-15
1943-08-16
1943-08-18
1943-08-19
1943-08-21
1943-08-22
1943-08-25
1943-08-26
1943-08-27
1943-08-28
1943-08-30
1943-08-31
1943-09-01
1943-09-04
1943-09-05
1943-09-06
1943-09-07
1943-09-08
1943-09-09
1943-09-10
1943-09-11
1944-06-04
1944-06-05
1944-06-26
1944-06-27
1944-07-02
1944-07-03
1944-07-19
1944-07-20
1944-07-21
1944-07-22
1944-07-24
1944-07-25
1944-07-26
1944-07-27
1944-07-30
1944-08-01
1944-08-07
1944-08-08
1944-08-10
1944-08-11
1944-08-13
1944-08-14
1944-08-16
1944-08-17
142 Squadron
21 OTU
31 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Anson
anti-aircraft fire
B-24
Battle
bombing
Bombing and Gunnery School
C-47
Hudson
Martinet
mine laying
missing in action
Operational Training Unit
RAF Castle Kennedy
RAF Shenington
training
Warsaw airlift (4 August - 28 September 1944)
Wellington
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Cahir, Francis Shamus
Francis Shamus Cahir
Jim Cahir
Francis S Cahir
Francis Cahir
F S Cahir
F Cahir
J Cahir
Description
An account of the resource
44 items. An oral history interview with Francis Shamus "Jim" Cahir (419441 Royal Australian Air Force), letters, documents, photographs and a sub collection.
He flew operations as a mid upper gunner with 466 Squadron. His aircraft was shot down and he became a prisoner of war.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jim Cahir and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-06-09
2016-06-08
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Cahir, FS
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Sgt. FS. Cahir
419441
Postal. No 272
RAAF
Oversea's [sic]
Monday July 5th. 43.
Dear Mum
This is only going to be a short letter as I posted a letter to you this morning, I also posted two Registered Pkts, a couple of newspapers and a small present to Doreen & Dorothy. We saw Christchurch for the first time yesterday, even though it is smaller than Wellington it gives you the appearence [sic] of being twice the size of Wellington.
We did not arrive in time for Mass so Bill & myself went to Benediction in the Evening, after Benediction we went around to the Catholic Club to a dance, the trains stop early here so we stayed at the above address for the night, incidentally we are the guests of the Club & we do not have to pay for any meals
[page break]
[inserted] 2 [/inserted]
We got an early start this morning & had a look around Christchurch, it is very [deleted] much [/deleted] simalar [sic] to Melbourne in the fact that it's [sic] streets are quite wide & straight. Most of the streets converge into a Square which seems to be the centre of the city. The trams are quite modern but they join three of them together & they look more like trains than trams.
This afternoon we were taken for a motor trip to the hills to view the city from there, we also visited the snow & I touched snow for the first time in my life, we had a hectic half an hour with a snow fight & I can quite believe what you use tell [deleted] (used tell us) [/deleted] us about the snow when we were little kids.
We arrived back in town about about [sic] 5 pm just in time for tea. We had tea at a Cafe called "Melbourne" so I asked the waitress for a spare Menu & got Bill
[page break]
[inserted] 3 [/inserted]
& Jeff to autograth [sic] it, later on the Waitresses autograthed [sic] it & I am sending [inserted] it [/inserted home, it was so strange to see a sign "Melbourne Cafe" so far away from home.
All along I have been mentioning strange coincidences in my letters, but here is the strangest of all, I had not been in [deleted] one indecipherable word [/deleted] Christchurch five minutes when whom should I walk into but three chaps who went into [one indecipherable word] with me & whom I had not seen since the day I left [one indecipherable word], they had just finished their courses & were headed in the same direction as we are on the sister ship of ours, they have not been quite so lucky as [deleted] us [/deleted] we have
Well Mum! as the saying goes "Straw hats to all" I will close as the Boys are waiting on me to go to the pictures. I am in the best of health & hope everybody at home is. How are the Boys going in the Football? I hope Vincent has written to me! Let me know in what condition my letters arrive home in. This is the fourth letter written
Love Jim xxxxx.
[page break]
P.S. Three Photos [deleted] included [/deleted] enclosed.
End of transcription
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Title
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Letter to Mrs Cahir from Jim Cahir
Description
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Handwritten letter on "Union Jack Club" headed notepaper from Sergeant F S Cahir to his mother, outlining his activities since arriving in Christchurch.
Creator
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Jim Cahir
Date
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1943-07-05
Format
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Four handwritten sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Identifier
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ECahirFSCahirM430705-0001, ECahirFSCahirM430705-0002, ECahirFSCahirM430705-0003, ECahirFSCahirM430705-0004
Coverage
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Royal Australian Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Australia
New Zealand--Christchurch
Victoria--Melbourne
Victoria
New Zealand
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1943-07-05
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Valentine, John
John Ross Mckenzie Valentine
J R M Valentine
Description
An account of the resource
674 Items. Collection concerns navigator Warrant Officer J R McKenzie Valentine (1251404 Royal Air Force). The collection contains over 600 letters between JRM Valentine and his wife Ursula. It also contains his log book, family/official documents, a book of violin music studies and other correspondence. Sub-collections contain family photographs, prisoner of war photographs and a scrapbook of newspaper cuttings of events from 1942 to 1945.
He joined 49 Squadron in April 1942 and flew 10 operations on Hampdens. The squadron converted to Manchester in May when he completed two further operations. His aircraft was shot down on the Thousand Bomber raid of 30/31 May 1942. Five crew, including him bailed out successfully and became prisoners of war. The pilot and one air gunner were killed when the aircraft rolled over and crashed.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Frances Zagni and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2018-09-06
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Valentine, JRM
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54 (111)
5th July, 1943
My Dearest Ursula: We have been here long enough now to realise that it is far from being as good a camp as the last. It will be a long time before we have enough room for a sports field & [inserted] the site of [/inserted] a theatre is still under discussion & when that is settled we shall have to build it. A library is promised soon & also a few rooms for education purposes. The big obstacle to all our plans is lack of space. However, given time, we hope to be able to build up something worth while. My fiddle practice is still a dead loss since [censored]
Hans Lensing & Louis Dew Boer in a small wooden barrack housing only 26 Frank Pepper is the room leader & it was at his invitation that we moved in. By the way, if anyone would like to send him a few fags. I’m sure he would appreciate them. I gave him 200 myself a week or two ago & have also given him odd lots tobacco occasionally. I like him a lot more than I did at first. I have also got rid of all my surplus clothes to various new P.O.Ws but have retained enough of everything. One big thing that we lack here is news. We used to hear quite a lot at the last camp but since we moved we have almost completely lost touch with the outer world – absence of mail also aggravates that feeling. The climate here is wretched – dull cold & windy in marked contrast with that at Luft III. I have been curiously disturbed by the move. At Luft III I had got into a “lovely” rut. I was fully occupied & worked quite hard – but here I have much more time on my hands but cannot settle down to a regular routine. Once my fiddle gets going (if ever) I shall be alright for it is more or less the back bone of my activities & I’ll build other things around it. I long for you all the time & often try to picture Frances from the photos you send. My fondest love to you both Always yours John.
[page break]
[underlined] Kriegsgefangenenpost [/underlined]
[postmark] GEPRUFT 74 [/postmark]
An MRS U M VALENTINE
[inserted] Little Close [/inserted] [deleted] LIDO [/deleted]
[inserted] Devon Rd [/inserted] Empfangsort: [deleted] TENTERDEN GROVE [/deleted]
[inserted] Salcombe [/inserted] StraBe: [deleted] HENDON [/deleted]
[inserted] Devon [/inserted] Kreis: [deleted] LONDON NW4 [/deleted]
Land: ENGLAND
Landesteil (Provinz usw.)
[postmark] PASSED P.W.391 [/postmark]
[underlined] Gebuhrenfrei! [underlined]
Absender:
Vor- und Zuname: Sgt JRm Valentine
Gefangenennummer: 454
Lager-Bezeichnung: Kriegsgefangenenlager Nr.6 der Luftwaffe
[inserted] VIA STALAG LUFT III [/inserted]
[underlined] Deutschland (Allemagne) [/underlined]
[page break]
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Title
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Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Description
An account of the resource
Number 54 (111). Writes that new camp is not as good as last due to lack of facilities which will take a long time to develop. Mentions new barracks housing 26. Asks her to see if anyone would would send his new hut leader some cigarettes. Worried by lack of news and mail as well as poor climate in new camp. Disturbed by move from previous camp where he was busy but now has much time on his hands. His violin is backbone of his activities.
Date
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1943-07-05
Contributor
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Anita Raine
Format
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Two page handwritten letter
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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EValentineJRMValentineUM430705
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Lithuania
Lithuania--Šilutė
Great Britain
England--Devon
England--Salcombe
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1943-07-05
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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John Ross Mckenzie Valentine
prisoner of war
Stalag Luft 6
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LBainA658930v1.1.pdf
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The Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book for Andrew Bain
Description
An account of the resource
This is the Log Book of A Bain covering the period from 29 June 1942 until June 1946 when it has been stamped by the RAF Central Depository ‘Death Presumed’. He qualified as an Air Gunner on the 31 October 1842 and as an Observer on the 9 October 1942. He identifies his flying duties as Bomb Aimer, Bombardier, Navigator u/t, Navigator, Acting Navigator, Photography. He was based at RAF Oudtshoorn and Port Alfred, South Africa for training and then for operational training at RAF Cottesmore, then at RAF Waterbeach and finally with 75 New Zealand Squadron at RAF Mepal. The first part of the Log Book deals in detail with his training as a bomb aimer / navigator / air gunner/ bombardier. This includes day and night training. Operationally he took part dropping mines off the north Dutch coast and bombing Hamburg, Essen, Nuremberg and Turin.
He flew with the following pilots; Dold, Scott, Wessells, Harper, Oughton, Fenwick, Allan, Puntis, Charles, Jackson, De Clerk, Maxfield, Termorshuizen, Brooks, Scott, Jackson, Norton, Grieff, Meter, Le Seuer, Levine, Gillett, Geotzee, Tucker, Van Niekerk while training in South Africa. In the UK he flew with Klim, Tricks, Maxwell, Freeman, Fern, Quinton, Fear, Crouch, Halgro, Smith, McLoughlan, Biley, Youseman, Boyd, Lofthouse, and Patrick. He flew in the following aircraft; Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, Vickers Wellington and Short Stirling.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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One booklet
Language
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eng
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Text
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Bain, Andrew
A Bain
Description
An account of the resource
58 items. The collection concerns Andrew Bain (1916-1943, 658930, Royal Air Force). He joined the British Army in September 1939 and transferred to the RAF in October 1941. He was killed in action 23/24 August 1943. Collection includes: observer's logbook, pay book, photographs (some loose, some in album), letters (numerous), brevets and badges, medals, ribbons and BC Clasp. Includes correspondence received by Andrew's widow Isabel following his death and a list of his effects. <br /><br />Additional in formation on Andrew Bain is available via <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/201025/">the IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Lorna Aitchison Howieson and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2018-07-23
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy.
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Bain, A
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Andrew Bain's observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Description
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Covers the period from 26 June 1942 until August 1943. In June 1946 stamped by the RAF Central Depository ‘Death Presumed’. He qualified as an air gunner on the 31 October 1942 and as an observer on the 9 October 1942. He identifies his flying duties as bomb aimer, bombardier, navigator u/t, navigator, acting navigator, photography. He was based at RAF Oudtshoorn, and Port Alfred, South Africa, for training and then for operational training at RAF Cottesmore, then at RAF Waterbeach and finally with 75 New Zealand Squadron at RAF Mepal. Operationally he took part dropping mines off the north Dutch coast and bombing Hamburg, Essen, Nuremberg and Turin. He flew with the following pilots; Dold, Scott, Wessells, Harper, Oughton, Fenwick, Allan, Puntis, Charles, Jackson, De Clerk, Maxfield, Termorshuizen, Brooks, Scott, Jackson, Norton, Grieff, Meter, Le Seuer, Levine, Gillett, Geotzee, Tucker, Van Niekerk while training in South Africa. In the UK he flew with Klim, Tricks, Maxwell, Freeman, Fern, Quinton, Fear, Crouch, Halgro, Smith, McLoughlan, Biley, Youseman, Boyd, Lofthouse, and Patrick. His pilot on operations was Sergeant Fear. He flew in the following aircraft; Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, Vickers Wellington and Short Stirling. As part of his UK training he identifies 'Infra Red Bombing'. On some of the training flights he states that he was 'Nav (B)Acting Air Bomber'. Also trained on autopilot 'George'. The last recorded flight was on the 23 August 1943.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Format
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One booklet
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Identifier
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LBainA658930v1.1.pdf
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
South Africa
South Africa--Oudtshoorn
South Africa--Port Alfred
England--Rutland
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Rutland
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Cambridgeshire
France
France--Loire River
Germany
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Essen
Italy
Italy--Turin
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Great Britain
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943
1944
1943-07-03
1943-07-04
1943-07-05
1943-07-06
1943-07-08
1943-07-09
1943-07-24
1943-07-25
1943-07-26
1943-07-27
1943-07-28
1943-08-10
1943-08-11
1943-08-12
1943-08-13
1943-08-16
1943-08-17
1943-08-23
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Contributor
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Trevor Hardcastle
Cara Walmsley
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
75 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
Anson
bomb aimer
bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943)
mine laying
navigator
observer
Oxford
RAF Cottesmore
RAF Mepal
RAF Waterbeach
Stirling
Wellington
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/656/15058/LWilsonJ1486634v1.1.pdf
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Title
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Wilson, Joseph
J Wilson
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Identifier
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Wilson, J
Description
An account of the resource
Four items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Joseph Wilson (1923 - 2019), 1486434 Royal Air Force), his log book, identity card and a photograph. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 102 and 76 Squadrons before being posted to 624 Special Duties Squadron where he dropped supplies and agents to the resistance in Southern Europe.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jenny Wilson and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
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2016-12-29
Rights
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Title
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Joseph Wilson's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Description
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Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for J Wilson, covering the period from 12 July 1942 to 26 March 1945. Detailing his flying training, Operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Penrhos, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Pocklington, RAF Rufforth, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, RAF Tempsford, RAF Blida, RAF Sidi Amor, RAF Tocra, RAF Brindisi, RSAAF Youngs Field and RSAAF East London. Aircraft flown in were, Blenheim, Anson, Wellington, Halifax, C-47 and Oxford. He flew 6 night operations with 102 squadron, 9 night operations with 76 squadron and 32 night operations with 624 special duties squadron. Targets were Essen, Nurnberg, Munich, Stuttgart, Krefeld, Mulheim, Wuppertal, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne, Montbeliard, Remscheid, Corsica, Srajevo, Split, Sofia, Salonika, Marseilles and Toulon. His pilots on operations were Sergeant Giffiths, Sergeant Heaton and Flight Sergeant Povey.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Contributor
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Mike Connock
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Format
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One booklet
Language
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eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Text. Log book and record book
Identifier
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LWilsonJ1486634v1
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Algeria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Libya
South Africa
Algeria--Blida
Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo
Croatia--Split
England--Bedfordshire
England--Yorkshire
France--Corsica
France--Marseille
France--Montbéliard
France--Toulon
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Essen
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Krefeld
Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr
Germany--Munich
Germany--Nuremberg
Germany--Remscheid
Germany--Stuttgart
Germany--Wuppertal
Greece--Thessalonikē
Italy--Brindisi
Libya--Tūkrah
Scotland--Moray
South Africa--Cape Town
Tunisia--Sidi Ameur
Wales--Gwynedd
North Africa
Tunisia
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1942
1943
1944
1945
1943-03-03
1943-03-05
1943-03-06
1943-03-08
1943-03-09
1943-03-10
1943-03-11
1943-03-12
1943-04-03
1943-04-04
1943-06-21
1943-06-22
1943-06-23
1943-06-24
1943-06-25
1943-06-26
1943-06-28
1943-06-29
1943-07-04
1943-07-05
1943-07-09
1943-07-10
1943-07-15
1943-07-16
1943-07-30
1943-07-31
1943-09-17
1943-09-18
1943-09-23
1943-09-24
1943-10-18
1943-10-19
1943-10-20
1943-10-21
1943-10-22
1943-10-23
1943-10-24
1943-11-03
1943-11-04
1943-11-12
1943-11-13
1943-11-16
1943-11-17
1943-12-03
1943-12-04
1943-12-05
1943-12-06
1943-12-10
1943-12-11
1943-12-16
1943-12-17
1943-12-20
1943-12-21
1944-01-08
1944-01-10
1944-01-11
1944-01-12
1944-01-13
1944-01-14
1944-01-19
1944-01-20
1944-01-22
1944-01-23
1944-01-28
1944-01-29
1944-01-30
1944-01-31
1944-02-13
1944-02-14
1944-03-05
1944-03-06
1944-03-07
1944-03-08
1944-03-10
1944-03-11
102 Squadron
1652 HCU
1663 HCU
20 OTU
624 Squadron
76 Squadron
Advanced Flying Unit
Air Observers School
aircrew
Anson
Blenheim
bomb aimer
bombing
C-47
Halifax
Heavy Conversion Unit
Me 109
mine laying
Operational Training Unit
Oxford
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
RAF Linton on Ouse
RAF Lossiemouth
RAF Penrhos
RAF Pocklington
RAF Rufforth
RAF Tempsford
training
Wellington
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/367/5872/PCavalierRG17010036.2.jpg
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Title
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Cavalier, Reginald George. Album one
Description
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57 items. Photograph album showing pictures taken during Reginald George Cavalier's service as a squadron photographer. It includes material from his photographic course training in 1940, and service with 76 Squadron at RAF Middleton St George, and with 88 Squadron and 226 Squadron with 2 Group and 2nd Tactical Air Force at RAF West Raynham. The album also includes target photographs, images of Christmas parties, visits by VIPs including Eisenhower and the King, as well as captured German ordnance and aircraft in France, the Netherlands and Germany.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-04-10
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Identifier
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Cavalier, RG
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Title
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107 Squadron group photographs
Description
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Groups of airmen arranged in front of Boston aircraft.
Captioned
'R.A.F. West Raynham, 5th July 1943. 107 Sqd Boston A/C,
107 Sqd, Officers, C.O. W/C. England.
107 Sqd, Senior N.C.O.
107 Sqd, A. Flight.
107 Sqd, B. Flight.'
Date
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1943-07-05
Format
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Five b/w photographs on an album page
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PCavalierRG17010036
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Temporal Coverage
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1943-07-05
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Norfolk
Language
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eng
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
107 Squadron
aircrew
animal
Boston
RAF West Raynham