IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Angers]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France)]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> Finally there is an address by Abbe Plante, parish priest of Lyons-la-Foret, in English and French.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> France--Normandy]]> France--Lyons-la-Forêt]]> France--Fresnes (Val-de-Marne)]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Angers]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France)]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Angers]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France)]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> MNormanWC1592453-170521-020006]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Angers]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France)]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Angers]]> France--Longues-sur-Mer]]> France--Montdidier (Hauts-de-France)]]> France--Rennes]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> 1944-05-01]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-24]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-05-28]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> Top left - newspaper cutting providing account of plan for attack on Merville battery including saturation bombing by Lancasters and ground attack. Goes on with account of actual event including fact that air attack was a complete failure.
Middle right - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book from 2 June 1944 to 28 Juune 1944 with operations to Calais, Meurville, Conde-sur-Moreau, Le Mans, Arras, Boulogne and Wizernes.
Below - seven short documents with accounts of seven operations including types of aircraft used, target, details, results, losses and civilian casualties.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> Sparkes, Ned. Album]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> France]]> France--Calais]]> France--Merville-Franceville-Plage]]> France--Condé-sur-Noireau]]> France--Arras]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)]]> 1944-06]]> 1944-06-04]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1944-06-12]]> 1944-06-15]]> 1944-06-22]]> 1944-06-23]]> 1944-06-28]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Baker list of operations]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Bruz]]> France--Normandy]]> France--Merville-Franceville-Plage]]> France--Orléans]]> France--Paris]]> France--Flers-de-l'Orne]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Maubeuge]]> France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray]]> France--Abbeville]]> France--Mailly-le-Camp]]> France--Vaires-sur-Marne]]> France--Vierzon]]> France--Caen]]> France--Reims]]> 1943-12-02]]> 1943-12-16]]> 1943-12-23]]> 1944-01-14]]> 1944-01-21]]> 1944-01-27]]> 1944-01-30]]> 1944-04-18]]> 1944-04-20]]> 1944-04-22]]> 1944-04-26]]> 1944-04-27]]> 1944-05-03]]> 1944-05-07]]> 1944-05-09]]> 1944-05-19]]> 1944-05-21]]> 1944-05-22]]> 1944-05-27]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1944-06-12]]> 1944-06-15]]> 1944-06-17]]> 1944-06-22]]> 1944-06-25]]> 1944-06-27]]> 1944-06-30]]> 1944-07-06]]> 1944-07-07]]>
In accordance with the conditions stipulated by the donor, this item is available only at the University of Lincoln.


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IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Caen]]> France--Étampes (Essonne)]]> France--La Pernelle]]> France--Le Havre]]> France--Limoges]]> France--Paris]]> France--Rennes]]> France--Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)]]> France--Saumur]]> France--Vitry-le-François]]> Germany--Wesseling]]> France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-06]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1944-06-14]]> 1944-06-15]]> 1944-06-16]]> 1944-06-19]]> 1944-06-20]]> 1944-06-22]]> 1944-06-24]]> 1944-06-25]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Bradley Froggatt]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Geolocated]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-08]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]>
Additional information kindly provided by Andrew Gordon, Justin Wescombe and Frank Schilder of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook Group.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Frank Schilder]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Geolocated]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]>
Identification kindly provided by Andrew Gordon of the Finding the location WW1 & WW2 Facebook group.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Geolocated]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Royalty-free permission to publish]]> Cheshire, Leonard. Bombing of the Samur tunnel (8/9 June 1944)]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> France--Saumur]]> 1944-06-09]]>