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Clark, Herbert Ashton
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Two items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Herbert Ashton Clark (b. 1911, 532059, 43414 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books. He flew operations as a pilot with 37 Squadron from the UK and North Africa.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Wayne Clark and catalogued by Nick Cornwell-Smith.
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2021-12-02
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Clark, HA
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LClarkHA532059v2
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eng
Title
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Herbert Ashton Clark's pilots flying log book. Two
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Pilot’s flying log book for Flight Sergeant Herbert Ashton Clark from 8 March 1937 to 20 August 1956. Detailing operational posting in Iraq with 70 Squadron. On return to England further training with 215 Squadron. Conversion to the Wellington at 11 OTU followed by posting to 37 Squadron in August 1940. Posted to the Middle East in November 1940. Promoted to Squadron Leader and then Wing Commander during this posting. Awarded DSO and DFC.
Stationed at RAF Hinaidi, RAF Driffield, RAF Manston, RAF Honington, RAF Bramcote, RAF Bassingbourn, RAF Feltwell, RAF Shallufa. Returned to England post-war staying in the RAF. Aircraft flown were Valentia, Harrow, Wellington, Magister, Lysander, Maryland, Fiat CR42, B26, Harvard, Auster, Proctor, Anson, and Prentice.
He flew 1 propaganda leaflet drop with 11 OTU, 1 day and 21 night operations with 37 Squadron in Europe. Targets were St Omer, Eindhoven, Soest, Osnabruck, Frankfurt, Stockum, Bottrop, Hannover, the Black Forest, Gelsenkirchen, Hamm, Flushing, Bitterfeld, Rotterdam, Mannheim, Leipzig, Kiel, Hamburg, Berlin.
12 day and 18 night operations with 37 Squadron and 257 Wing in the Middle East. Targets were Benina, El Adem, Derna, Berca, Bardia, Tobruk, Benghazi, Rhodes, Brindisi, Halfaya, Marble Arch landing ground, Heraklion, Misurata, Homs, Palermo, Gabes, the Mareth Line, El Hamma, Kourba, Pantelleria, Villa San Giovanni, Vibo Valentia, Adrano, Cape Peloro. Posted to HQ RAF Middle East where carried out 28 day supply dropping operations.
Post war career included postings to Air Division Control Commission Germany, Flying Training Command, 41 Group, 22 Maintenance Unit and RAF Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Log book also contains Form 3921 – Aircrew Qualification Record, a 1949 calendar and Form 2745 Record of Service, Educational and Professional Qualifications.
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1940-08-09
1940-08-10
1940-08-15
1940-08-16
1940-08-17
1940-08-18
1940-08-19
1940-08-20
1940-08-24
1940-08-25
1940-08-26
1940-08-27
1940-08-29
1940-08-30
1940-09-01
1940-09-02
1940-09-04
1940-09-05
1940-09-07
1940-09-08
1940-09-12
1940-09-13
1940-09-14
1940-09-15
1940-09-20
1940-09-21
1940-09-29
1940-09-30
1940-10-02
1940-10-03
1940-10-05
1940-10-08
1940-10-09
1940-10-10
1940-10-11
1940-10-14
1940-10-15
1940-10-16
1940-10-17
1940-10-21
1940-10-22
1940-10-23
1940-10-24
1940-10-25
1940-10-26
1940-12-08
1940-12-10
1940-12-11
1940-12-13
1940-12-14
1940-12-17
1940-12-18
1940-12-20
1940-12-21
1941-01-02
1941-01-05
1941-01-13
1941-01-14
1941-01-20
1941-01-22
1941-02-16
1942-11-07
1942-11-08
1942-11-25
1942-11-26
1942-12-02
1942-12-03
1942-12-22
1942-12-23
1943-01-08
1943-01-16
1943-01-17
1943-02-03
1943-02-04
1943-02-24
1943-02-25
1943-03-17
1943-03-19
1943-03-20
1943-03-25
1943-03-26
1943-04-13
1943-04-14
1943-06-10
1943-06-27
1943-06-28
1943-07-15
1943-07-16
1943-08-01
1943-08-08
1943-08-09
1944-02-29
1944-03-02
1944-03-25
1944-05-05
1944-05-15
1944-05-31
1944-06-01
1944-06-02
1944-06-09
1944-06-10
1944-06-16
1944-06-27
1944-07-03
1944-07-12
1944-07-25
1944-07-27
1944-08-03
1944-08-15
1944-08-17
1944-08-19
1944-08-22
1944-08-25
1944-08-29
1944-09-07
1944-09-12
1944-09-16
1944-10-13
1944-10-21
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
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One booklet
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Yorkshire
England--Kent
England--Norfolk
England--Suffolk
England--Warwickshire
France
France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)
Germany
Germany--Berlin
Germany--Bitterfeld-Wolfen
Germany--Black Forest
Germany--Bottrop
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Germany--Gelsenkirchen
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Germany--Hannover
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Leipzig
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Osnabrück
Germany--Soest
Greece
Greece--Ērakleion
Greece--Rhodes (Island)
Iraq
Italy
Italy--Adrano
Italy--Brindisi
Italy--Palermo
Italy--Pantelleria Island
Italy--Vibo Valentia
Italy--Villa San Giovanni
Libya
Libya--Al Adm
Libya--Banghāzī
Libya--Bardiyah
Libya--Darnah
Libya--Miṣrātah
Libya--Ra's Lanuf
Libya--Tobruk
Netherlands
Netherlands--Eindhoven
Netherlands--Rotterdam
Netherlands--Vlissingen
Syria
Syria--Homs
Tunisia
Tunisia--Mareth Line
Tunisia--Qābis
North Africa
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Contributor
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Nick Cornwell-Smith
11 OTU
215 Squadron
37 Squadron
70 Squadron
9 Squadron
aircrew
Anson
B-26
bombing
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Harrow
Harvard
Lysander
Magister
Operational Training Unit
pilot
Proctor
RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Bramcote
RAF Digby
RAF Driffield
RAF Feltwell
RAF Honington
RAF Leconfield
RAF Manston
RAF Shallufa
RAF Silloth
training
Wellington
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Weir, Greg. Oakes, Ken
Description
An account of the resource
Forty-two items. Collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Stanley Oakes (Royal Australian Air Force). A Halifax tail gunner, he flew operations on 466 Squadron from February to August 1944. Collection contains a memoir describing some of his operations, a training note book, documents, correspondence, photographs and his log book.
The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Date
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2017-04-26
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Weir, G
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Driving licence
Description
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Ken Oakes British driving license.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Date
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1944-02-29
1945-02-28
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-29
1945-02-28
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Format
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Printed booklet with handwritten entries
Identifier
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SWeirG19660703v060016
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IBCC Digital Archive
RAF Leconfield
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Ellis, Roy
Royston Hazeldine George Ellis
R H G Ellis
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-05-09
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Ellis, RHG
Description
An account of the resource
62 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Roy Ellis (1916 - 1943, <span>918424 Royal Air Force</span>) and contains correspondence, his decorations and photographs. He flew operations as an air gunner with 199 Squadron and was killed 31 August 1943.<br /> <br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Norman Smith and catalogued by Barry Hunter.<br /><br />Additional information on Roy Ellis is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/208468/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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Transcription
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F.A. Form 181
AIR MINISTRY,
WHITTINGTON ROAD,
WORCESTER.
February, 29th 1944
Reference: ELLIS/918424/7K.Cas.
Madam,
[underlined]918424 Sergeant R.H.G. Ellis[/underlined]
With reference to the temporary allowance of 23s.4d a week at present being paid to you by this department, I am directed to inform you that in consequence of the official presumption of the death of your husband payment of the allowance, as such, will cease as from the 5th April, 1944.
After that date, the question of your title to a pension will be a matter for the Ministry of Pensions who will be communicating with you in the near future if they have not already done so.
In these circumstances, I am to request that you will be good enough to return your present allowance book No. V/082343 in the enclosed envelope
Mrs. D.C.M. Ellis,
253, Balham High Road,
London, S.W.17.
47M7367-1
/immediately
[page break]
immediately after you have cashed the order due on the 30th March, 1944.
Any communication you may wish to make regarding payment of pension should be addressed to the Ministry of Pensions, Norcross, Blackpool, Lancs.
I am, Madam,
Your obedient Servant,
[signature]
for Director of Accounts
WOR.1286
47M7367-1 IM RP
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Letter to Mrs Doreen Ellis from the Air Ministry
Description
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The letter advises Doreen that her temporary allowance will end and the Ministry of Pensions will assume responsibility.
Date
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1944-02-29
Format
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One double sided typewritten sheet
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Correspondence
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SEllisRHG918424v10072-0001, SEllisRHG918424v10072-0002
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--London
Rights
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IBCC Digital Archive
Creator
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Great Britain. Air Ministry
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1944-02-29
killed in action
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https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/628/26384/LPollockHAJ187029v1.1.pdf
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Pollock, Henry
Henry Pollock
H A J Pollock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Pollock, HAJ
Description
An account of the resource
49 items. An oral history interview with Henry Albert James Pollock (b. 1924, 2220546, 187029 Royal Air Force) his log book, documents and photographs. Henry Pollock completed 36 operations as a rear gunner with 78 squadron from RAF Breighton. After the war, he served in the Far East.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Henry Albert James Pollock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
Date
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2016-10-11
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Henry Pollock’s navigator’s, air bombers and air gunner’s flying log book
Description
An account of the resource
Navigator’s, air bombers and air gunner’s flying log book for H A J Pollock, air gunner, covering the period from 22 October 1943 to 20 May 1955. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying with number 3 flying training school. He was stationed at RAF Andreas, RAF Abingdon, RAF Stanton Harcourt, RAF Rufforth, RAF Breighton and RAF Feltwell. Aircraft flown in were Anson, Whitley, Martinet, Halifax, Dakota, Liberator, Prentice, Harvard, Provost and Meteor. He flew a total of 36 operations with 78 squadron, 18 Daylight and 17 night operations with 78 squadron and one with number 10 operational training unit. Targets were Compiegne, Mount Candon, Blainville, St Martin L’Hortiers, Caen, Acquet, Bottrop, Kiel, Foret du Croc, Foret du Nieppe, Prouville, Bois de Cassan, Brest, Foret du Marmal, Brunswick, Quensay, Tirlemont, Watten, Homberg-Meerbeck, Lumbres, Soesterberg, Le Havre, Kattegat, Munster, Neuss, Kleve, Duisburg, Wilhelshaven, Essen, Westkappelle and Sterkrade. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Selby.
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
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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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LPollockHAJ187029v1
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
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1943
1944
1945
1946
1944-02-29
1944-06-27
1944-06-28
1944-06-29
1944-07-01
1944-07-18
1944-07-19
1944-07-20
1944-07-21
1944-07-23
1944-07-24
1944-07-25
1944-07-26
1944-07-28
1944-08-01
1944-08-03
1944-08-05
1944-08-07
1944-08-08
1944-08-09
1944-08-12
1944-08-13
1944-08-14
1944-08-15
1944-08-25
1944-08-27
1944-09-01
1944-09-03
1944-09-10
1944-09-11
1944-09-12
1944-09-15
1944-09-16
1944-09-23
1944-09-24
1944-10-04
1944-10-07
1944-10-14
1944-10-15
1944-10-23
1944-10-28
1944-10-29
1944-11-21
1944-11-22
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
Netherlands
Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea
Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel
Atlantic Ocean--Kattegat (Baltic Sea)
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea
Belgium--Tienen
England--Norfolk
England--Oxfordshire
England--Yorkshire
France--Abbeville Region
France--Brest
France--Caen Region
France--Dieppe (Arrondissement)
France--Caen
France--Compiègne
France--L'Isle-Adam
France--Le Havre
France--Locquignol
France--Lumbres
France--Manche
France--Morbecque
France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray
France--Watten
Germany--Bottrop
Germany--Braunschweig
Germany--Duisburg
Germany--Essen
Germany--Kassel Region
Germany--Kiel
Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Germany--Neuss
Germany--Wilhelmshaven
Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man
Netherlands--Soesterberg
Netherlands--Zeeland (Province)
Germany--Münster in Westfalen
Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
France--Forêt du Croc
10 OTU
1663 HCU
78 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
Anson
B-24
bombing
bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944)
C-47
Flying Training School
Halifax
Harvard
Heavy Conversion Unit
Martinet
Meteor
mine laying
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
Operational Training Unit
RAF Abingdon
RAF Andreas
RAF Breighton
RAF Feltwell
RAF Rufforth
RAF Stanton Harcourt
tactical support for Normandy troops
training
V-1
V-weapon
Whitley
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Harrington, Harry
Basil R Harrington
B R Harrington
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-05-03
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Harrington, BR
Description
An account of the resource
30 items. The collection concerns Basil 'Harry' Harrington (621165) and contains his log book, photographs, a memoir, documents and letters. He flew B-25 on 226 Squadron and completed 43 operations as wireless operator/air gunner between September 1943 and May 1944.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Carol Marsh and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Basil 'Harry' Harrington's flying log book
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Identifier
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LHarringtonBR621165v1
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IBCC Digital Archive
Description
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Flying log book for B A Harrington, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 3 September 1943 to 15 May 1944. Detailing his operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Swanton Morley and RAF Hartford bridge. Aircraft flown in was Mitchell. He flew a total of 43 operations with 226 Squadron. Targets were Rouen, Bethune, Audinghen, Cherbourg, Montreuil, Bois de Waripel, Gueshart, Campneuseville, Pommervall, Abbeville, Pas de Calais, Beauvais, Le Groseilleir, Bois de la Tillencourt, Le Plouy Ferme, Bremen, Mons, Belville en Caux, Serqueux, Paris, Arras, Namur, Moyenville, Cambrai, Behen, Busigny, Douai, Ault, Turcoine and Charleville. His pilots on operations were Flight Sergeant Taylor, Flight Sergeant Mills and Warrant Officer White. This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Contributor
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Mike Connock
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One booklet
Language
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eng
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Belgium
France
Germany
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel
Belgium--Mons
Belgium--Namur
England--Hampshire
England--Norfolk
France--Abbeville
France--Abbeville Region
France--Arras
France--Audinghen
France--Beauvais
France--Béthune
France--Cambrai
France--Cambrai Region
France--Cherbourg
France--Dieppe (Arrondissement)
France--Douai
France--Le Tréport
France--Forges-les-Eaux
France--Lisbourg
France--Montreuil
France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray
France--Paris
France--Pas-de-Calais
France--Pommeréval
France--Reims Region
France--Roubaix Region
France--Rouen
France--Saint-Hilaire (Allier)
Germany--Bremen
Temporal Coverage
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1943
1944
1943-09-16
1943-09-19
1943-10-16
1943-10-20
1943-10-22
1943-10-24
1943-11-11
1943-11-19
1943-11-23
1943-11-25
1943-11-26
1943-12-14
1943-12-30
1943-12-31
1944-01-04
1944-01-05
1944-01-06
1944-01-14
1944-01-21
1944-01-24
1944-01-29
1944-02-03
1944-02-05
1944-02-06
1944-02-29
1944-03-03
1944-03-07
1944-04-19
1944-04-20
1944-04-21
1944-04-22
1944-04-23
1944-04-24
1944-04-26
1944-04-27
1944-04-29
1944-04-30
1944-05-02
1944-05-03
1944-05-04
1944-05-07
1944-05-08
1944-05-09
1944-05-11
1944-05-12
1944-05-13
1944-05-15
226 Squadron
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
B-25
RAF Hartford Bridge
RAF Swanton Morley
training
wireless operator / air gunner
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Thomas, Arthur Froude. Album 1
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An album containing 50 pages of photographs of Arthur Froude's family and his pre war career and service as a flight engineer with 90 Squadron. The album also contains family photographs dating from 1900.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Thomas, AF
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[Photograph]
[inserted] Sincerely yours Jonny From Reg.
29/2/44 [underlined] 90 Sqn [/underlined][/inserted]
[Photograph]
[inserted] [indecipherable words] J N Smith [/inserted]
[Photograph]
Top Left.
Flight Sergeant C.R. Poynton.
Top Right.
Piot [sic] Officer J. N. Smith.
Navigator
Group.
A.F. Thomas Flight engineer.
George Bailey M/U Gunner.
Ronnie Stewart Rear Gunner.
Reg. Poynton skipper.
Terry (Hap) Hazard Bomb Aimer.
Jimmy Kerevan W/Operator
Jack Smith Navigator.
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Flight Sergeant CR Poynton, Pilot Officer J N Smith and crew
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Photo 1 is a half length portrait of CR Poynton, signed 'Sincerely yours Tommy From Reg 29/2/44 90 Sqdn'.
Photo 2 is a half length portrait of J N Smith signed '[undecipherable] J N Smith'.
Photo 3 is seven airmen at the rear of a Stirling, code 'WP'
Format
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Three b/w photographs on an album page
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PThomasAF20010046
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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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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Great Britain
Date
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1944-02-29
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-29
Contributor
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David Bloomfield
Anne-Marie Watson
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90 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
flight engineer
navigator
pilot
Stirling
wireless operator
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
Description
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374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘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.
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Permission granted for commercial projects
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No. 617 Squadron.
RAF. Station,
Woodhall Spa, Lincs.
29th. February, 1944.
Dear
Thank you very much for your letter dated 7th. February.
I have been travelling all round the country during the past ten days and your letter has only just reached me, so I tryst you will forgive my delay in replying.
I will arrange with the Medical Officer here for the special fitting you mention.
Yours
GLC
Air Commodore P.C. Livingstone, OBE., AFC.,
Central Medical Establishment,
R.A.F Kelvin House,
[underlined]Cleveland Street., London, W.1.[/underlined]
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Letter from Leonard Cheshire to Air Commodore P C Livingston
Description
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To officer at Central Medical Establishment thanking him for letter stating that he will get the medical officer to complete special fitting mentioned.
Date
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1944-02-29
Language
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eng
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Text
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Text. Service material
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SCheshireGL72021v10043
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-29
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Cheshire, Leonard. Correspondence
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Royalty-free permission to publish
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This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘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.
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Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire
Format
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One-page typewritten letter
Contributor
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Claire Monk
617 Squadron
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
ground personnel
medical officer
RAF Woodhall Spa
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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
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Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-03-14
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Chatterton, J
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[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 28TH FEBRUARY, 1944. [/underlined]
[Underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 28/29TH FEBRUARY, 1944.
SERIAL NO. 21/44. [/underlined]
[Underlined] OPERATIONAL. [/underlined] The following crews and aircraft are hereby detailed for operational flying on 28/29th February, 1944.
[Underlined] L..306.L.(III). [/underlined]
F/Lt. Phillips.
Sgt. Carter.
F/O. Gourlay.
[Underlined] Sgt. Taylor. [/underlined]
P.O. Bennett.
Sgt. Curtis.
W/O. Dowling.
[Underlined] ME.628.[inserted] H [/inserted].(I). [/underlined]
Sgt. Levy.
Sgt. Groom.
F/O. Fox.
[Underlined] Sgt. Peck. [/underlined]
Sgt. McGuire.
Sgt. McNally.
Sgt. Thomas.
[Underlined] ND.565.C.(III). [/underlined]
P.O. Evans.
Sgt. Bennett. 755.
F/O. Garland.
[Underlined] F/S. Hatton. [/underlined]
Sgt. Ford.
Sgt. Hamlin.
Sgt. Prowse.
[Underlined] ND.574.J.(III).
P.O. Charlesworth.
Sgt. Jeffrey.
Sgt. Hill.
[Underlined] Sgt. Fedoruck. [/underlined]
Sgt. Myles.
Sgt. Shaw.
Sgt. Evans.
[Underlined] ND.518.D.(III). [/underlined]
P.O. Porter.
Sgt. Plant.
F/S. Davies.
[Underlined] Sgt. Lander. [/underlined]
F/S. Barclay.
W/O. Pass.
Sgt. Bowen.
[Underlined] ND.515.Z.(III). [/underlined]
F/Lt Wiggin. DFC.
Sgt. Capps.
F/O. Maury.
[Underlined] F/Lt. Lowry. [/underlined]
Sgt. Dicken.
F/O. Rimmer.
P/O. Clarke. DFM.
[Underlined] ME.629.R.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Stephenson.
Sgt. Langford.
F/S. Airey.
[Underlined] Sgt. Wilson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Robinson.
F/S. Dooley. DFM.
F/S. White. DFM.
[Underlined] ND.517.U.(III). [/underlined]
P/O. Bradburn.
F/S. Blundell.
Sgt. Norman.
[Underlined] F/S. Gillard. [/underlined]
Sgt. Woolley.
F/S. Lloyd.
F/S. Mullett.
[Underlined] ND.566.O.(III). [/underlined]
P/O. Oakley.
Sgt. Campbell.
Sgt. Cartlidge.
[Underlined] F/S. Binns. [/underlined]
Sgt. Naylor.
Sgt. Dearling.
F/S. Pratt. DFM.
[Underlined] 578.Y.(III).
P.O Chatterton.
Sgt. Letts.
F/O. Reyland.
[Underlined] F/S. Scott. [/underlined]
Sgt. Michie.
Sgt. Champion.
Sgt. Davidson.
[Underlined] ND.538.T.(III).
P.O. Frost.
Sgt. Stanton.
F/S. Ashton.
[Underlined] F/O. Devon. [/underlined]
Sgt. Johnson.
Sgt. Holmes.
Sgt. Booth.
[Underlined] ND.552.X.(III). [/underlined]
W/O. Barton.
Sgt. Thompson.
F/O. Young.
[Underlined] Sgt. Barnes. [/underlined]
Sgt. Willett.
Sgt. Joy. DFM.
Sgt. Hummell.
DUTY CREW: P.O. Black. P.O. Would. F/S. Tiller. Sgt. Chalmers.
F/S. Deacon. F/S. Gurr. Sgt. Hussey. Sgt. Turrell.
BRIEFING: NAVIGATORS: 15.30 hrs. SPEC.: 16.00 HRS. MAIN: 16.30 hrs.
Nav. Bus will leave Sgts. Mess at 15.10 & Officers Mess at 15.15 hrs.
1 bus will leave Sgts. Mess at 15.45 hrs. & 1 bus will leave Off, Mess at 15.45 hrs.
Officer i/c Night Flying: S/Ldr. Hunter. Duty F/Engineer: Sgt. Cooper.
Duty Electricians: As detailed by F/S. Wallin. Duty Photos: Sgt. White & AC.Taylor.
Duty Sigs.: A.C. Brewer. Duty Armr. NCO’s.: As detailed by W/O. Lowe.
Duty Flight.NCO’s: Sgts. De Beer & Twells. Duty Clerk: LAC. Wyle.
Duty Sigs. Officer: P.O. Roberts. Duty F/Eng. : F/Lt. Burruws. DFC.
Duty Air Bomber: F/Lt. Lowry.
[Signature]
Flight Lieutenant,
For Wing Commander,
Commanding,
[Underlined] NO.44(Rhodesia)Squadron. [/underlined]
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Title
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Operations order 28 February 1944
Operational and training detail for 28/29 February 1944 Serial 21/44
Description
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Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 28/29 February 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and two crews have aircraft letters appended. Includes briefing times and duty personnel.
Date
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1944-02-28
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10729
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Temporal Coverage
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1944-02-28
1944-02-29
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.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Creator
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E O Collcutt
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Contributor
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Anne-Marie Watson
Format
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One-page typewritten document
44 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
bomb aimer
briefing
flight engineer
navigator
pilot
RAF Dunholme Lodge
wireless operator