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Summary of Andrew Bain's military service
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Called up for army 1st Sept 1939,
Sailed for France 9th June 1940,
Evacuated from France 17th June 1940.
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Transferred to RAF. 6th Oct 1941,
Sailed for South…
Tags: killed in action
To Isabel from Central Depository regarding Andrew Bain's effects
Notification of Andrew Bain's assumed death
Tags: aircrew; bomb aimer; killed in action
To Isabel from Air Ministry
To Isabel Bain from Air Ministry
Tags: killed in action
Official confirmation of the death of Andrew Bain
Tags: aircrew; killed in action
To Isabel Bain from the British Red Cross Society
To Isabel Bain from the British Red Cross Society
Tags: aircrew; killed in action; Red Cross
Exhibition of Dambuster Pilots Wings
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Joan Lloyd
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from J R Campbell
Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Lillie Moore
Airman wearing leather jacket
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; killed in action
Tom Wharmby
Tom Wharmby's crew biographies
Flying Officer Ronald Herman Downes Cook, wireless operator/ air gunner;
Sergeant Ronald Hughes, navigator;
Sergeant John…
Letter to Mrs E Wharmby from the Air Ministry
Letter to Mrs E Wharmby from the Air Ministry
Cyril J Barton’s Royal Canadian Air Force pilots flying log book
Tags: 1663 HCU; 19 OTU; 578 Squadron; 76 Squadron; 78 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; bombing; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Flying Training School; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Halifax Mk 5; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; pilot; RAF Breighton; RAF Burn; RAF Chipping Norton; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Kinloss; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Rufforth; RAF Snaith; Stearman; training; Whitley
Arthur Young
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
Tags: 102 Squadron; 216 Squadron; 4 Group; 78 Squadron; African heritage; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crewing up; demobilisation; Distinguished Flying Cross; Distinguished Flying Medal; entertainment; Gee; ground personnel; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945); incendiary device; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; medical officer; mid-air collision; military service conditions; mine laying; missing in action; Mosquito; navigator; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; radar; RAF Kinloss; RAF Oakington; RAF Pocklington; RAF Tangmere; RCAF Moncton; searchlight; sport; training; Whitley; wireless operator
Harry Aspinall's service record
Propaganda Leaflet G18
Tags: killed in action; propaganda
BBC recording of Gordon Cruickshank
Gordon joined the RAF in 1938 and Bomber Command in 1941 as an air gunner. Started operations in 1942 and completed first tour of 31 trips at end of November 1942. He says his…
Tags: air gunner; aircrew; bombing; killed in action