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Note on crew
Mentions tracing the crew who were all buried together. Did not find pilot, so assumed survived the war. Pilot survived because he happened to be wearing a parachute.
Letter to Mervyn Adder's father from the Air Ministry
Confirms information in telegram in which he was notified that his son had lost his life as a result of air operations on 15 March 1944. Information was from official German sources.
Letter to Mervyn Adder's father from the Red Cross
Reports that source of information that his son had lost his life along with Flying Officer J R Berrington and Sergeant C Clark was a German report to international Red Cross in Geneva. Report included information that Flying Officer T H Fynn was a…
Telegram to Mervyn Adder's father from the Air Ministry
Regrets to inform him that according to information from Red Cross, his son Pilot Officer Mervyn Adder was believed to have lost his life.
Interview with Fred McCullough
Fred McCullough discusses his series of abstract art works which are an homage to his uncle, Sergeant Harry McCullough, a flight engineer with 61 Squadron. He was killed on his tenth operation and is buried at Durnbach Cemetery.
Alec Pyle
A biography of Alec written by his step sister's husband. He details the family history, his search for the grave site, his visit to the grave in 1992 and their research on the crash.
Alec Pyle's Operational Flight Records
The records were extracted from those kept at Kew.
Preface: The Crash of Lancaster LM595
An account of the crash of Alec's Lancaster in Overflakkee, Holland by his step sister and husband. Included in the account is a portrait of Alec and a list of the crew who died that night.
Two Casualty Lists
Two lists of casualties from 'Flight' relating to March 1945. The first is captioned 'Casualty list showing names of our hut mates killed over Hamburg 7/8th March 1945' and the second 'Casualty list showing names of some of our friends, who were…
142 Squadron North Africa June 1943
Top left - four men wearing shorts, two with no shirts and one with sombrero, three standing and one sitting in front of an earn with round object on top. In the background a tent. Captioned 'Ted with J Prentice & two crew, killed over Naples July…
Flying Officer Albert Evans
A framed memento of Albert with a colourised head and shoulders portrait of Albert, an embroidered RAF crest and a 1939 to 1945 Star and Bomber Command Clasp. There is a caption 'Flying Officer Albert Evans 157299, 44 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer…
Albert Evans Summary of Last Flight
A record of Albert's last flight to Berlin. It lists his route, bomb load and crew.
Albert Evans, Record of Service
A list of Albert's war service.
Letter to Albert Evan's Mother from Air Ministry
The letter advises that his logbook cannot be sent to her but if his widow agrees then it can be forwarded.
Letter to Albert Evans' Mother from Imperial War Graves Commission
The letter advises Albert's mother about visiting his grave and enclosing a leaflet with details.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from Air Ministry
The letter advises that Albert has been reinterred at a British Military Cemetery at Cleve.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from Air Ministry
The letter acknowledges that Albert's widow has renounced her next of kinship.
Letter to Albert Evans' Mother from British Red Cross
The letter advises that Albert is 'Missing, killed in action'.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from Air Ministry
The letter advises that the photographs of Albert's grave have not been received. His medals are being dealt with. His widow's remarriage has been noted.
Letter to Albert Evans' Father from the Air Ministry
The letter advises Albert's father that his son is buried in Dusseldorf.
Albert Evans Service Record
Air Ministry Form 1406
Charles (Dick) Pattisson Pocket Diary 1942
Transcription of day by day account of activities from 19 April 1942 to 3 October 1942. Commences with photograph of Squadron in front of Halifax and of pilots on training course (Pattisson top left), Records daily activities, casualties, losses of…
Graves
Three photographs. Left - a white cross with 'J M CORMICK RAF'. flowers to right and other crosses in the background. Middle - front row of two stone crosses with indistinct wording. Behind another row of stone crosses and behind a hedge other…
Nedeweert
Poem about an aircraft that crashed at Nederweert in the Netherlands. Handwritten note 'Joan's brother F/Lt Tommy Richardson was the skipper of the 78 Squadron RAF plane shot down at Nederweert near Eindhoven 3/4 April 1943 around midnight. Others of…
Lest we forget
Poem about comrades who have been killed.