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Summary of Medical Board
The medical board was held at St Athan to assess Peters medical suitability for remustering to aircrew.
No 12 Squadron crew members
From information provided by the donor. List of crew members of 12 Bomber Squadron at RAF Wickenby, giving rank and surnames, written onto a map, submitted with caption, '1943 Crew List 12 Sqdn Wickenby'.
No 12 Squadron orders for night flying
Orders were for 26 August 1943 when 12 Squadron were based at RAF Wickenby. Peter was one of the Duty Officers.
Mess bill
Mess bill is from the Officers Mess at RAF Hemswell for May 1944.
Order of Battle No 153 Squadron
Order of Battle number 22 for 11 November 1944, shows Peter Baxter although acting Flight Engineer Leader scheduled to fly as a member of Flying Officer Whites crew. According to Peters record of his service ' I Flew with Nine Wing commanders', the…
153 Squadron crew list
153 Squadron A flight crew list as of 1st June 1945.
Provisional authority to wear campaign medal
A form giving permission for Peter Baxter to wear 1939-45 Star, aircrew Europe with clasp and defence medal ribbons with a note of the date on which he qualified for the 1939-45 star (19/01/1943), the form is signed by the Officer commanding of 153…
Units Peter Baxter served at
Typwritten list of the units and the length of time that he was stationed there.
Peter Baxter's commission
Records Peters appointment as a Pilot Officer
Peter Baxter
Photograph of Peter with flight engineer brevet and flight lieutenant rank, trees in background
No 153 Squadron photograph
From information provided by the donor. Panoramic landscape photograph (stitched together from multiple images) of 153 Squadron at Scampton, dated 06/1945, PD Baxter is Front row, 14th from the left. Spreadsheet (on three tabs) identifying some of…
Peter Baxter's identity tags
From information provided by the donor. 'Two identification tags belonging to PD Baxter noting his rank, religion and service number.'
Escape pipe
From information provided by the donor. 'Pipe carried on flights over enemy territory containing compass in case crashed.'