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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-04-09"
Terrence Holmes
Tags: aircrew; flight engineer
Robert Palmer's pilot's flying log book. Two
Tags: 109 Squadron; 20 OTU; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Lancaster; Lysander; Magister; Manchester; Martinet; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Abingdon; RAF Hullavington; RAF Marham; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-2; V-weapon; Wellington
582 Squadron Pathfinders fact sheet
F T Jones’ navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 420 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Cook’s tour; flight engineer; forced landing; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Lancaster; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oxford; RAF Tholthorpe; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Wombleton; tactical support for Normandy troops; training
William Edwards - pilot's flying log book
Tags: 467 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; B-24; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); C-47; Harvard; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Lancastrian; Me 109; operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Church Broughton; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Waddington; RAF Windrush; Stirling; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; Yale
Ken Oakes - Royal Australian Air Force observer's air gunner's and w/t operator's flying log book
Tags: 27 OTU; 466 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Battle; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Cook’s tour; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; heavy conversion unit; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Catfoss; RAF Church Broughton; RAF Driffield; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lichfield; RAF Manby; RAF Marston Moor; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; Wellington
Harrold Wakefield's navigator's, air bombers and air gunner's flying log book
Tags: 51 Squadron; 617 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; heavy conversion unit; Horsa; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oxford; RAF Lyneham; RAF Marston Moor; RAF North Luffenham; RAF Riccall; RAF Snaith; RAF Syerston; RAF Woodhall Spa; training; Whitley; York
J D Cotter’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book
Tags: 158 Squadron; 1652 HCU; 20 OTU; 28 OTU; 640 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Flying Training School; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lissett; RAF Marston Moor; RAF South Cerney; RAF Swanton Morley; RAF Wymeswold; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Extracts from war diaries and information on aircraft crews and lists of bombing operations
Tags: 158 Squadron; 4 Group; 466 Squadron; 640 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); crewing up; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; Halifax; mess; military living conditions; navigator; observer; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lissett; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Wymeswold; Wellington; wireless operator
Extracts from the log book of Flight Lieutenant Charles Martin
Tags: 166 Squadron; 1662 HCU; 61 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Cook’s tour; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); RAF Blyton; RAF Kirmington; RAF Sturgate; training
C Martin - operational tour of 30 operations 23 night 7 daylight
Extract from log book of Squadron Leader Alan Gibson AFC DFM RNZAF
His pilot on his first operation was Flight Sergeant Burnett. Pilot Officer Allen also flew on one operation with him.
W G Anderson's observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 101 Squadron; 1667 HCU; 18 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; Dominie; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; missing in action; operational training unit; Proctor; RAF Binbrook; RAF Faldingworth; RAF Finningley; RAF Hemswell; RAF Ludford Magna; RAF Millom; RAF Yatesbury; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Don Cameron’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book. Two
Tags: 115 Squadron; 1651 HCU; 1656 HCU; 1678 HCU; 17 OTU; 26 OTU; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Cook’s tour; Flying Training School; Harvard; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Dishforth; RAF Feltwell; RAF Finningley; RAF Full Sutton; RAF Lindholme; RAF Little Horwood; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Oakington; RAF Silverstone; RAF Snaith; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Wing; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; York
T Knox’s flying log book for flight engineers
Tags: 149 Squadron; 1657 HCU; 199 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); C-47; flight engineer; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Horsa; Lancaster; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Aqir; RAF Cosford; RAF Finningley; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Methwold; RAF North Creake; RAF Ringway; RAF Stradishall; RAF Upper Heyford; Stirling; training
Richard Franklin’s navigators, air bombers, air gunners and flight engineers flying log book
Tags: 1659 HCU; 22 OTU; 24 OTU; 427 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); 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); Botha; C-47; Dominie; forced landing; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Me 109; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Proctor; RAF Castle Donington; RAF Honeybourne; RAF Lakenheath; RAF Leeming; RAF Madley; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Wellesbourne Mountford; RAF Wigtown; RAF Wymeswold; Stirling; training; Wellington; Whitley; wireless operator
Flying Officer A F Thomas’ RAF navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 149 Squadron; 1651 HCU; 1665 HCU; 90 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Cook’s tour; flight engineer; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; mine laying; Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operation Manna (29 Apr – 8 May 1945); RAF Feltwell; RAF Methwold; RAF Stradishall; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Woolfox Lodge; RAF Wratting Common; Special Operations Executive; Stirling; training
Letter from John Valentine to his wife Ursula
Tags: prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 6
Ken Beard’s flying log book for air gunners
Tags: 10 OTU; 10 Squadron; 1658 HCU; 17 OTU; 20 OTU; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Blenheim; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Cook’s tour; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Lossiemouth; RAF Manby; RAF Melbourne; RAF Pembrey; RAF Riccall; RAF Silverstone; RAF Stanton Harcourt; training; Wellington; Whitley
Gordon Cruickshank's observers and air gunners flying log book. One
Tags: 10 OTU; 100 Squadron; 11 OTU; 17 OTU; 199 Squadron; 44 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 50 Squadron; 630 Squadron; 7 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Botha; Lancaster; Lincoln; Manchester; mine laying; operational training unit; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Evanton; RAF Hemswell; RAF Silverstone; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Spilsby; RAF Stanton Harcourt; RAF Swinderby; RAF Upwood; RAF Waddington; RAF Westcott; training; Wellington; Whitley
Douglas Hudson's observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 100 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 1662 HCU; 1667 HCU; 28 OTU; Advanced Flying Unit; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Cook’s tour; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Pathfinders; RAF Blyton; RAF Grimsby; RAF Lindholme; RAF Sandtoft; RAF Wymeswold; training; Wellington
Letter to Mrs Wilson from mother of Sergeant Joe Stevens
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; 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
Operations order 9 April 1944
Weight table for squadron aircraft 9 April 1944
Tags: bombing up; fuelling; mine laying