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- Temporal Coverage is exactly "1944-07-18"
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 James Herbert’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s
Tags: 50 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Cook’s tour; flight engineer; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training
John Thorp's list of operations
Caen, Edward King's 26th operation of his tour
Service record John Henry (Jack) Thomas
Tags: 102 Squadron; air gunner; bomb aimer; crewing up; flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; heavy conversion unit; navigator; operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Acaster Malbis; RAF Hullavington; RAF Moreton in the Marsh; RAF Pocklington; RAF Riccall; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Charles Bertram Sandland’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilot’s flying log book
Based at: Marshall’s Flying…
Tags: 514 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Harvard; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Lancastrian; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Feltwell; RAF Lyneham; RAF Waterbeach; Stearman; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington; York
George Bilton - observers and air gunners log book
Tags: 156 Squadron; 428 Squadron; 434 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); C-47; Cook’s tour; flight engineer; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); operational training unit; RAF Croft; RAF Middleton St George; RAF Topcliffe; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Woolfox Lodge; RAF Wyton; tactical support for Normandy troops; Wellington
Edward King's RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Detailing his flying training and operations flown as Navigator. He was stationed at RAF Prestwick (3 RS), RAF Wrexham and RAF Honiley (96 Squadron),…
Tags: 15 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; Beaufighter; Blenheim; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); observer; operational training unit; Oxford; RAF Bruntingthorpe; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Ossington; RAF Riccall; RAF Stradishall; RAF West Freugh; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; Wellington; York
Frank Elliot's wireless operator’s flying log book
Tags: 192 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; B-17; bombing; Cook’s tour; Dominie; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Lancaster; Mosquito; operational training unit; Proctor; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Foulsham; RAF Llandwrog; RAF Madley; RAF Mildenhall; RAF Shepherds Grove; RAF Watton; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Operational notes
Tags: 514 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 7 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); flight engineer; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Martinet; Master Bomber; missing in action; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Warboys; RAF Waterbeach; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Window
Vaires marshalling yard
Chris Scrimshaw's RAF navigator’s, air bombers and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 61 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); 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); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Lancaster; missing in action; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Finningley; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF Worksop; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington
A F Hill’s flying log book extract
Henry Pollock’s navigator’s, air bombers and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 78 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; B-24; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); C-47; Halifax; Harvard; heavy conversion unit; Martinet; Meteor; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Breighton; RAF Feltwell; RAF Rufforth; RAF Stanton Harcourt; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Whitley
Len Manning’s navigator’s air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 57 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; bombing; evading; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Pembrey; RAF Silverstone; RAF Swinderby; RAF Syerston; RAF Turweston; shot down; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington
Arthur Woolf’s flying log book for navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s
Tags: 630 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Dominie; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; missing in action; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; prisoner of war; Proctor; RAF Dumfries; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Wigsley; RAF Yatesbury; shot down; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; wireless operator
Operational history of Lancaster 1B R5868
Tags: 467 Squadron; 83 Squadron; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); 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); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Lancaster; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Bottesford; RAF Scampton; RAF Waddington; RAF Wyton; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon
Herbert Tinning’s Royal Australian Air Force Observer’s Air Gunner’s And W/T Operator’s Flying Log Book
Tags: 51 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; Battle; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Halifax; Halifax Mk 2; Halifax Mk 3; heavy conversion unit; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Church Broughton; RAF Leconfield; RAF Lichfield; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Snaith; RAF West Freugh; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington
Robert Miller’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 51 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Abingdon; RAF Clyffe Pypard; RAF Langar; RAF Marston Moor; RAF Snaith; RAF West Freugh; RAF Woolfox Lodge; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Whitley
Reg Lane’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilot’s flying log book
He was stationed at RCAF…
Tags: 35 Squadron; 405 Squadron; aircrew; B-24; B-25; B-29; bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); bombing of the Juvisy, Noisy-le-Sec and Le Bourget railways (18/19 April 1944); C-47; Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Halifax; Halifax Mk 1; Halifax Mk 2; Harvard; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Abingdon; RAF Driffield; RAF Gransden Lodge; RAF Linton on Ouse; tactical support for Normandy troops; Tiger Moth; training; Whitley
Lancasters lined up on perimeter track
Homer Lawson’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Tags: 10 Squadron; 77 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); C-47; Halifax; heavy conversion unit; Ju 88; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; RAF Full Sutton; RAF Kinloss; RAF Llandwrog; Raf Mauripur; RAF Melbourne; RAF Rufforth; training; Wellington; Whitley
Peter Hazeldene's Log book
Tags: 106 Squadron; 57 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; B-17; Battle; bombing; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); Hampden; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Lysander; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; RAF Coningsby; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Finningley; RAF Husbands Bosworth; RAF Polebrook; RAF Syerston; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF West Freugh; RAF Wigsley; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; wireless operator / air gunner
Arthur Atkinson’s observers and air gunners flying log book
Tags: 61 Squadron; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); 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); bombing of the Pas de Calais V-1 sites (24/25 June 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Dominie; heavy conversion unit; Lancaster; Lancaster finishing school; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); operational training unit; Oxford; Proctor; RAF Coningsby; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Silverstone; RAF Skellingthorpe; RAF St Athan; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Syerston; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Yatesbury; Stirling; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; Wellington; wireless operator
V Group News, July 1944
Tags: 5 Group; air gunner; air sea rescue; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of the Mimoyecques V-3 site (6 July 1944); Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; Distinguished Service Order; ditching; flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; pilot; radar; rivalry; sport; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-2; V-3; V-weapon; wireless operator