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Navigation logs (Form 441/1) and chart for Operation Spasm
Flight from Berlin (Gatow) to RAF Tibenham with passengers and then the next day back to RAF Elsham Wolds.
Navigation logs (Form 441/1) for Operation Dodge
Flight from RAF Elsham Wolds to Naples with supplies.
Navigation logs (Form 441/2) for Operation Spasm
Flight from Berlin (Gatow) to RAF Tibenham with 15 passengers and the next day on to RAF Elsham Wolds.
Navigation logs (Form441/2) for Operation Dodge
Flight from RAF Elsham Wolds to Naples with supplies.
Navigation logs and charts for operation mining in Gulf of Danzig
Form 441s and charts for operation and RTB as diverted to Lossiemouth.
Navigation logs for operation to Flensburg
Forms 441/1 and/2 for operation to Flensburg.
Navigational Computation
A navigational computation and a chart to a target in Germany.
Navigator's plot for an operation
Pre-printed map shows eastern England and north eastern Europe. Plot runs from Lincolnshire by a circuitous route to just east of Leipzig and return.
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Albert Frederick Nye
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for Albert Frederick Nye form 13 May 1944 to 31 May 1945. Detailed training schedule, instructional duties and operations flown. Training was undertaken at 10 AGS RAF Barrow, RAF…
Nazis' Big Oil Plants Hit
An article about operations over port and oil refineries.
Neuss
Target photograph of an operation to Neuss. Only a large area of glare, roughly in the middle, is visible. It is annotated '5B' and captioned:
'1787 MEP 23/24.9.44//NT 8" 19,000 ← 055 º 2127
NEUSS. H1. 11 x 1000. 4 x 500. 31 SECS. F/S…
'1787 MEP 23/24.9.44//NT 8" 19,000 ← 055 º 2127
NEUSS. H1. 11 x 1000. 4 x 500. 31 SECS. F/S…
Neuss - Communications
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Neuss. On the reverse of the chart is 'F/O Catty'
New museum in spotlight
Article 1 refers to funding for the Bomber Command museum at Hendon from RAF Swinderby.
Article 2 is a wartime memoir by Ivor Cole, 103 Squadron.
Article 3 describes some of the exhibits at the new Hendon museum.
Article 2 is a wartime memoir by Ivor Cole, 103 Squadron.
Article 3 describes some of the exhibits at the new Hendon museum.
Newspaper account of Derrick Allen's heroic actions leading to award of Conspicuous Gallantry Medal, congratulatory wedding telegrams and banknote
On the left a newspaper cutting with an account of how Derrick Allen freed the rear gunner from his jammed turret while his Lancaster was going down. On the right top and bottom, congratulatory wedding telegrams wishing future happiness. Between the…
Newspaper articles featuring 103 Squadron
Article 1 has a photograph of the nose of Lancaster Mike Squared, S for Sugar at Waddington, the dispersal hut at Digby and Barry Halpenny in the cockpit of a Spitfire with his book 'Action Stations'. The cutting mentions Douglas Bader flying from…
Newspaper cutting - another hail of incendiaries
Photograph of the centre section of an airborne bomber releasing incendiaries and a 4000 lb bomb. Description underneath.
Newspaper cutting - 1,500 tons more smash on Havre
Short article states Lancasters dropped more that 1500 tons of bombs on Havre after the Germans rejected latest surrender ultimatum. Also attacks on Emden.
Newspaper cutting - 1000 bombers drop 4,500 tons on Essen. 4,500 tons on Essen by 1000 bombers
Two newspaper cuttings describing attacks on Essen with only 8 planes lost. Ruhr has taken on new significance as front lines only 50 miles away. Mentions attackers had to fly through snow storms and that Germany had lost much of its radar network.
Newspaper cutting - 2,200 heavies hit Germany: Essen blazes
Describes attacks by 2,200 big bombers ranged over western Germany. 6000 tons of bombs dropped for the loss of only six bombers. The RAF contributed 1000 bombers and made their chief target a return visit to Essen. Give some description of operation.
Newspaper cutting - Arnsberg here I come
Top left - photograph of a Tallboy bomb. Main photograph of a Lancaster dropping a Grand Slam bomb. Text explains photograph is of a 22,000 lb bomb leaving rack during attack on a viaduct at Arnsberg, Germany.
Newspaper cutting - double raid on Cologne yards
Brief account of bombing of Bremberg marshalling yards near Cologne by USAAF B-17 and RAF Lancasters, both by day.
Newspaper cutting - enemy base towns bombed and RAF batter town full of troops
Two articles. Both provide brief descriptions of RAF attack on Bonn.
Newspaper cutting - gutted Duisburg ruins
Photograph of airborne Lancaster releasing incendiaries with description of operation against Duisburg.
Newspaper cutting - Havre hit all day with 5000 tons
Briefly describes 1000 RAF Lancaster and Halifax opened assault on Havre.
Newspaper cutting - Lancaster riddled won home
Relates story of Lancaster on operation to Berlin being hit by night fighter fire which wounded crew and damaged aircraft. Returning home with wounded crew and belly landed.