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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-08-15"
An English air force mechanic shot down in 1943 returns to the place where his plane fell
Arthur Norman Hollis’ Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book
Tags: 50 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); C-47; heavy conversion unit; Hurricane; Lancaster; Manchester; Martinet; mid-air collision; mine laying; operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Cranwell; RAF Little Rissington; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Swinderby; RAF Turweston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Wattisham; RAF Westcott; Stearman; Sunderland; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Colin Wallace's Royal New Zealand Air Force pilot's flying log book
Tags: 16 OTU; 1654 HCU; 19 OTU; 467 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; forced landing; heavy conversion unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Manchester; Me 109; mine laying; operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Bottesford; RAF Kinloss; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Waddington; RAF Wigsley; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; Whitley; Window
Dulag Luft document
Tags: Dulag Luft; Lancaster; prisoner of war
Eric Frederick Coling's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 16 OTU; 1660 HCU; 50 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); ditching; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Manchester; mine laying; operational training unit; Oxford; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Swinderby; RAF Upper Heyford; training; Wellington
Ernie Twells’ navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 617 Squadron; 619 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); Bombing of the Saumur tunnel (8/9 June 1944); bombing of the Siracourt V-weapon site (25 June 1944); bombing of the Watten V-2 site (19 June 1944); bombing of the Wizernes V-2 site (20, 22, 24 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); C-47; flight engineer; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Normandy deception operations (5/6 June 1944); Operation Catechism (12 November 1944); operational training unit; RAF Bramcote; RAF Swinderby; RAF Woodhall Spa; Tirpitz; training; Wellington
Extract from Ernest Harold Patrick's flying log book
Flying Officer A. Bonney’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot
J G B Burnside navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book
Jack Penswick’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 61 Squadron; 617 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bale out; bombing; Botha; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Manchester; Martinet; Operation Catechism (12 November 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; RAF Morpeth; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Scampton; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Woodhall Spa; Tirpitz; training; Wellington
James A Penny’s pilots flying log book
Tags: 97 Squadron; aircrew; bale out; bombing; Halifax; Harvard; Lancaster; Oxford; pilot; RAF Blyton; RAF Bourn; RAF Shawbury; RAF Sleap; RAF Upwood; Stearman; Whitley
James Gordon Bennet (Lucky Jim) Burnside - biography
Part 2 - war service of Flying Officer James Gordon Bennett Burnside flight engineer. Covers training as flight engineer. Then follows short descriptions. listing…
Tags: 617 Squadron; 619 Squadron; 627 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Cook’s tour; crash; Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Halifax; Lancaster; Mosquito; RAF Balderton; RAF North Luffenham; RAF St Athan; RAF Swinderby; RAF Wigsley; RAF Woodhall Spa; Stirling; target indicator; training; Wellington
James Lee’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Letter from James Burnside to Kay
Letter to prisoner of war John Valentine from his wife Ursula
Pilot Officer A Baker's logbook
Pilot Officer Ernest Henry Tansley 149542 VR biography
Tags: 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; 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 Winthorpe; recruitment; shot down; Stearman; Stirling; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Postcard from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 6
Richard Starkey’s flying log book for pilots
Service history
Telegram No. 809 from the Swiss Government to the Swiss Legation in London
Tags: bombing
Thomas Other Prickett’s pilots flying log book. Two
Tags: 103 Squadron; 148 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; B-26; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); C-47; Catalina; Dominie; Halifax; Harvard; Hurricane; Lancaster; Lysander; Martinet; Mosquito; Oxford; pilot; RAF Elsham Wolds; RAF Hullavington; RAF Lindholme; Spitfire; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; Whitley
W R P Perry pilot's flying log book. Three
Tags: 106 Squadron; 227 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); C-47; Cook’s tour; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Operation Dodge (1945); Oxford; pilot; RAF Balderton; RAF Metheringham; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Oakington; RAF Ossington; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; York
W R P Perry pilot's flying log book. Two
Tags: 106 Squadron; 227 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); C-47; Cook’s tour; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Manchester; Operation Dodge (1945); operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Balderton; RAF Full Sutton; RAF Metheringham; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Oakington; RAF Ossington; RAF Scampton; RAF Snaith; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; RAF Woolfox Lodge; Stirling; training; Wellington; York