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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1943-12-04"
9 Squadron handwritten Operation Record Book. Two
Tags: 9 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Bardney; tactical support for Normandy troops
A Woolley’s navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 106 Squadron; 1654 HCU; 50 Squadron; 9 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Manchester; RAF Bardney; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Metheringham; RAF Sturgate; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; Tallboy; training
G W A White’s Royal Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Tags: 10 OTU; 1652 HCU; 1662 HCU; 28 OTU; 50 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 78 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Blenheim; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Cook’s tour; Dominie; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Abingdon; RAF Blyton; RAF Breighton; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Fiskerton; RAF Madley; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Pembrey; RAF Stanton Harcourt; RAF Sturgate; RAF Waddington; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator
G E Stevens’ Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
From 1660 Conversion Unit posted to 50 Squadron for operations. Posted Aircrew School and then to 1654…
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1654 HCU; 1660 HCU; 35 Squadron; 50 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Goodwill tour of the United States (1946); Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Manchester; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); Pathfinders; Proctor; RAF Finningley; RAF Graveley; RAF Scampton; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF St Athan; RAF Stradishall; RAF Swinderby; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wigsley; RAF Wyton; Stirling; Tiger Moth; training
Douglas 'Hank' Iveson's pilot's flying log books. One
Tags: 158 Squadron; 1663 HCU; 1669 HCU; 19 OTU; 462 Squadron; 51 Squadron; 76 Squadron; 77 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; B-26; B-29; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; Flying Training School; Gneisenau; Halifax; Halifax Mk 1; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Me 109; Meteor; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; Proctor; RAF Driffield; RAF Finningley; RAF Gaydon; RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor; RAF Kinloss; RAF Langar; RAF Leeming; RAF Linton on Ouse; RAF Lissett; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Shawbury; RAF Stradishall; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Upavon; Scharnhorst; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; Tirpitz; training; Whitley; York
Cecil Phillips pilot's flying log book
Tags: 1667 HCU; 18 OTU; 7 Squadron; African heritage; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; Flying Training School; Halifax; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; missing in action; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Cranwell; RAF Faldingworth; RAF Finningley; RAF Lindholme; RAF Oakington; RAF Upwood; shot down; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Peter Galan's (Thomas Blyth's navigator) - navigators flying log book
Tags: 10 OTU; 1658 HCU; 51 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bomb struck; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; navigator; Operational Training Unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Riccall; RAF Snaith; training; Whitley
W Sparkes’ navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 1659 HCU; 1668 HCU; 29 OTU; 297 Squadron; 431 Squadron; 85 OTU; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; Dominie; flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; Halifax Mk 7; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lincoln; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Bruntingthorpe; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Croft; RAF Dishforth; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Lyneham; RAF Silloth; RAF St Athan; RAF Tholthorpe; RAF Topcliffe; training; Wellington
Maurice Cecil Stimpson’s pilot’s flying log book. Two
Harrold Wakefield's navigator's, air bombers and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 1652 HCU; 51 Squadron; 617 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Grand Slam; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Heavy Conversion Unit; Horsa; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 262; mid-air collision; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oxford; promotion; RAF Lyneham; RAF Marston Moor; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Riccall; RAF Snaith; RAF Syerston; RAF Woodhall Spa; Tallboy; training; Whitley; York
E A McGregor's Royal Australian Air Force flying log book
Tags: 78 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; RAF Breighton
Alan Farr's flying log book
Tags: 100 Squadron; 12 OTU; 1662 HCU; 27 OTU; 30 OTU; 460 Squadron; 625 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Battle; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Distinguished Flying Medal; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; mid-air collision; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; RAF Binbrook; RAF Blyton; RAF Church Broughton; RAF Grimsby; RAF Kelstern; RAF Seighford; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington
Letter to Mrs Doreen Ellis from the Air Ministry
Tags: aircrew; crash; killed in action; Red Cross
Barry Wright’s navigator’s air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 103 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 166 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); flight engineer; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 110; Oxford; RAF Elsham Wolds; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirmington; RAF Lindholme; RAF Ossington; RAF St Athan; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; York
Extract from Bernard Clark's diary
Arthur John Tindall’s navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 14 OTU; 1654 HCU; 17 OTU; 84 OTU; 97 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Botha; Dominie; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Master Bomber; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; Proctor; RAF Bourn; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cottesmore; RAF Desborough; RAF Mona; RAF Silverstone; RAF Upwood; RAF Wigsley; RAF Yatesbury; Stirling; training; Wellington; wireless operator; wireless operator / air gunner
Robert Creamer's Operations and Wartime Memories
Tags: 1 Group; 100 Squadron; air gunner; air sea rescue; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Distinguished Flying Medal; flight engineer; ground personnel; H2S; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Me 109; mine laying; missing in action; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Blyton; RAF Grimsby; RAF Lindholme; RAF Sandtoft; searchlight; target indicator; training; wireless operator / air gunner; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Flight Engineer William Gracie's log book
Tags: 1664 HCU; 425 Squadron; 431 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; missing in action; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Croft; RAF Tholthorpe; tactical support for Normandy troops; training
Alan Payne’s South African Air Force observers or air gunners log book
Tags: 1661 HCU; 1665 HCU; 17 OTU; 620 Squadron; 630 Squadron; 85 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Botha; C-47; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Me 109; navigator; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; prisoner of war; RAF Aqir; RAF Dumfries; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Saltby; RAF Silverstone; RAF Torquay; RAF Turweston; RAF Winthorpe; training; Wellington
Joseph Wilson's observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 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 Blida; RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor; RAF Linton on Ouse; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Penrhos; RAF Pocklington; RAF Rufforth; RAF Tempsford; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); training; Wellington
Jack Warner’s navigator's, air bomber's and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 1659 HCU; 1664 HCU; 408 Squadron; 428 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; flight engineer; Gneisenau; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Croft; RAF Leeming; RAF Middleton St George; RAF St Athan; RAF Topcliffe; Scharnhorst; training; Window
John Chatterton's pilot's flying log book
Tags: 1660 HCU; 44 Squadron; 57 Squadron; 630 Squadron; 81 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Flying Training School; Halifax; Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Lincoln; Meteor; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Sleap; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Tilstock; Stearman; Tiger Moth; training; Whitley
Pilot Officer A Baker's log book
Tags: 44 Squadron; aircrew; Berlin Campaign (23 August 1943 – 25 March 1944); bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oxford; RAF Dunholme Lodge; Ruhr Campaign (5 March – 10 July 1943); wireless operator