Samuel Guyan flew an operational tour with 90 Squadron and a second tour with 115 Squadron where he manned a .5 calibre gun beneath the aircraft. In all he flew fifty one operations. Including one where his crew thought he was just going for his breakfast but found himself flying that night with another crew as a spare gunner.
He sings several songs including 'Ops on a Stirling' to the tune of Waltzing Matilda, 'The old red flannels drawers that Maggie wore' and 'No more ops for me'.]]>
Samuel Guyan]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> England--Farnborough (Hampshire)]]> England--Suffolk]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Peenemünde]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Italy--Turin]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Hampshire]]> 1943]]> 1944-06-09]]> 1945]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Terry Hancock]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Ely]]> England--Essex]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> Scotland--Inverness-shire]]> Wales--Gwynedd]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> France--Le Creusot]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Italy--Turin]]> Germany--Peenemünde]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Modane]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Homberg (Kassel)]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Trier]]> France--Nevers]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Osterfeld]]> Germany--Kamen]]> France]]> Italy]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Heinsberg (Heinsberg)]]> 1943-05-23]]> 1943-05-25]]> 1943-05-27]]> 1943-05-29]]> 1943-06-03]]> 1943-06-11]]> 1943-06-19]]> 1943-06-21]]> 1943-06-28]]> 1943-07-03]]> 1943-07-24]]> 1943-07-27]]> 1943-07-29]]> 1943-07-30]]> 1943-08-02]]> 1943-08-10]]> 1943-08-12]]> 1943-08-16]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-09-05]]> 1943-09-08]]> 1943-09-16]]> 1943-09-22]]> 1943-09-23]]> 1944-10-14]]> 1944-10-19]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-29]]> 1944-11-15]]> 1944-11-20]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-23]]> 1944-11-27]]> 1944-12-23]]> 1945-01-06]]> 1945-01-07]]> 1945-01-22]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-16]]> 1945-02-18]]> 1945-02-22]]> 1945-02-25]]> 1945-02-26]]> 1945-02-28]]> 1945-03-01]]> 1945-03-02]]> 1945-03-17]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-03-17]]> RAF Witchford.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Gunnery Officer and Armoured car. Is this the Gunnery Leader?'
No 115 Squadron, RAF Witchford.']]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Robert Langham]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]>
From information kindly provided by the donor. F/O Andrewartha DFC, Skipper HK555 KO-E'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'S. Guyan. Winter 44/45. S. Guyan looking cheerful'. ]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 'HK555 KO-E All Gunners -(S Guyan centre), R.McBride / S.Guyan / A.Stone'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> ]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lanc - unclear. Poor picture from a bit of scrounged negative'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> ]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. '115 Sqd Lanc Bombing up. Bomb trolleys & Lanc'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lanc from rear turret. Note rear turret is turned towards camera'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Captioned '3166. Wit.13/14.2.45//NT(C) 7" 19500' 180(Degrees) 01291/2 Dresden. B. 1HC40001N.7CP14.31Secs. F/Lt Snyder.B.115.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Dresden]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lanc front Turret'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Crew Examining Wheel, Andrewartha looking at tyre.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Crew Picture Last Op 17-3-45, KO-J, Synder crew end of tour. Jock Guyan's (2'nd from right) 51'st and end of 2'nd tour.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1945-03-17]]>
From information kindly provided by the donor. Lanc dropping 8000 lb 'er. From rear-turret in daylight. Cloudy but looks big for cookie?
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Andrewartha crew In snow . Blurred.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> 1944-11]]>