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  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-05-22"

SBondS-MannAOv10001.pdf
Provides brief service history. Completed his first tour as a pilot on 115 Squadron in May 1942. After a rest tour he reported early for the start of his second tour on 115 Squadron and was lost on his first operation. The gives some details of the…

SMansellEJ132971v10042.jpg
John writes that he has received letters and 1000 cigarettes and three pounds of tobacco. Some of the packets had no card so he does not know who sent them. He also received a parcel from his parents and asks for pyjamas.

PBurtJH2202.jpg
During his time as medical officer at RAF Waddington, James Burt was responsible for inspecting sanitation and food hygiene, as well as general medicine. On one occasion he also had to travel to RAF Tangmere to investigate the death of a member of…

BBrabinHWBrabinHWv1.pdf
Harry joined the Royal Australian Air Force on 25 June 1942 as a wireless operator/air gunner and received his initial training in Australia before going to Canada for his trade training.

He sailed on the SS Johan Van Barneve to San Francisco and…

LCarrottDC1894153v1.pdf
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book covering the period 18 March 1944 to 28 July 1944. Details training and 17 operations, ten night time and seven daylight, all with Flight Officer Townsend as pilot in Lancaster aircraft. Targets were in…

LFoskettW1323050v3.pdf
Bill Foskett’s Flying Log Book as Bomb Aimer from 6th November 1942 until 3rd July 1945. Retrained in Canada as bomb aimer and air gunner at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School (Picton) and 31 Advanced Navigation School (Port Albert). Posted to 2…

SBlamiresRG139996v10011-0001.jpg
Track and calculations on chart. On the reverse 'F/O Blamires Duisburg 21/22/5/44'.

SBlamiresRG139996v10012-0001.jpg
Track and calculations on the chart, on the reverse. 'F/O Blamires 22/23 May 44 Dortmund'.

LMillsJF14682v1.pdf
Flying log book for J F Mills, Navigator, covering the period from 20 September 1942 to 24 September 1950. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying with 1332 heavy conversion unit, 246 squadron, number 23 reserve flying…

PBirdJH18010004.jpg
A vertical aerial photograph taken during an operation. No detail is visible of the ground, the image is obscured by explosions and light flashes.
It is captioned '1165. Fog.22/23 May 44 // NT 8" 8200 -> 120° 23.26 Valmontone. Rd. D 5 x 500 PO Sgt…
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