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Read, Aubrey William
Read, A W
Description
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34 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer Aubrey Read (1920 - 1943, 627232, 50611 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, photographs and documents. He flew operations as a a wireless operator with 106 Squadron and was killed 26 November 1943. <br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by David Leitch and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle. <br /><br />Additional information on Aubrey read is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/119409/">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Read, AW
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2019-01-07
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No. 106 Squadron,
Royal Air Force,
Metheringham,
Lincs.
REB/DO. 29th. November 1943.
Dear Mrs. Read.
I am writing to express my sympathy in the anxiety which must yours upon receipt of the news that your Son, Flying Officer A.W. Read is missing from operations.
He was the Wireless Operator of an aircraft which left here on the night of 26th, November 1943 to take part in a raid on Berlin. Nothing was heard after take-off and I regret the aircraft did not return.
There is absolutely no knowledge of what happened, and one can only assume that the aircraft was a victim of either anti-aircraft fire or fighter. In either case, however, there is a possibility that the crew were able to bale out, and that although prisoners-of-war are quite safe. We all hope that this is indeed the case.
Your Son had taken part in twenty-three bombing raids. He was a Wireless Operator of consierable [sic] ability and I know his Captain placed the greatest reliance in his work.
Once again, both personally and on behalf of the whole Squadron, I offer you my deep sympathy.
Yours truly, R E Baxter
Wing Commander Commanding
[underlined] 106 Squadron, R. A. F. [/underlined]
Mrs. C.W. Read,
55, Carholme Road,
Lincoln.
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Letter from Officer Commanding 106 Squadron expressing his sympathy and suggesting the possibility that Aubrey had managed to bale out.
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RE Baxter
Date
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1943-11-29
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One typewritten letter
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eng
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Identifier
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EOC106SqnRAFReadCW431129
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Germany
Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Germany--Berlin
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1943-11-29
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Peter Bradbury
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IBCC Digital Archive
Title
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Condolence letter to Aubrey Read's mother
106 Squadron
aircrew
Lancaster
missing in action
RAF Metheringham
wireless operator
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Layne, Wally
Walter Henry Layne
W H Layne
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-06-07
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Layne, WH
Description
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100 items. The collection concerns Walter 'Wally' Layne (b. 1916, 963012, 40348 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, prisoner of war diary, personal and official correspondence and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator with 97 Squadron and became a prisoner of war after being shot down.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by D Layne and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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CENTRAL DEPOSITORY,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
COLNBROOK,
SLOUGH, BUCKS.
29th November 1943.
[underlined] 158255 P/O Layne.W.H. [/underlined]
Dear madam,
I thank you for your letter dated 12th November 1943 and am glad to note that your husband is safe although a Prisoner of War.
In Prisoner of War cases the effects cannot be released without the written authority of the Prisoner of War himself, and I should be glad if you would forward any letter which you may later receive in this respect.
In the meantime, I am forwarding a parcel of clothing to you from his personal effects.
Yours faithfully,
[signature]
for Squadron Leader, Commanding,
[underlined] R.A.F. Central Depository. [/underlined]
Mrs. J.Layne,
97, Harlaxton Road,
GRANTHAM,
[underlined] Lincs. [/underlined]
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Letter to Wally Layne's wife from RAF central depository
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Glad to note her husband was safe as a prisoner of war. Advises her that effects could not be released without written authority of the prisoner himself. Ask her to forward any letter from him to this respect.
Date
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1943-11-29
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Buckinghamshire
England--Lincolnshire
England--Slough
England--Grantham
England--Berkshire
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1943-11-29
Contributor
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Jan Waller
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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.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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EOCRAFCentDepLayneAJ431129
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Format
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One typewritten letter
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Central Depository
missing in action
prisoner of war