Browse Items (104 total)

  • Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-06-05"

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Shows postings to 1 Group, Binbrook, Sculthorpe, Oulton, Swannington and Church Fenton.

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Bach and front of 5 franc note with names listed and message 'thanks for the lift'.

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Six crashed Stirlings listed with the date, squadron, operation, location (where known), crew and fate.

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A route, with times, flown by Steve Puskas in 'Sweet Adeline' on D Day. The route starts in Yorkshire then Kings Lynn, East of Eastbourne, SSE of Caen, N of Gurnsey, SE of Exeter, E of Porthcawl, W of Stoke-on-Trent then back to base. The aircraft…

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The story of Homer Lawson from birth in August 1921 to death in September 1975. He trained as a Navigator in Wales and in Scotland before converting to Halifaxes in Yorkshire. He completed 38 operations then returned to Scotland for more training.…

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Map of the English Cahnnel and French coast showing the routes of Operation Taxable, Operation Glimmer and Operation Mandrel. Captioned 'R.C.M. - Overlord - Night of 5 - 6 June, 1944'. 'Diagram of D Day invasion hoax showing the parts played by both…

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A Sortie Record Sheet dated from 3 June 1944 to 14 August 1944. Relating to Pilot Officer George Holmes’ service as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner with 9 and 50 Squadrons. The sheet records 15 operations, seven with 9 Squadron, and the other eight…

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Details two different bomb loads with pre-selection settings. Includes route and method. Target 'Marquise (2 heavy railway guns)'. annotated 'Scrubbed' written in large red letters. Notes that bombs are not to be brought back but are to be jettisoned…

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Single column table with Tare, fuel, bomb and all up weights as well as bomb load.

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Form containing bomb load, pre-selection settings, false height settings, operation timings, route including target coordinates in France near Rouen, wave times. On the reverse handwritten notes on target marking including that red target indicators…
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