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Commemoration scroll
Scroll commemorating Flight Lieutenant John Percy Whymark.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters. He travelled to Calgary by train, then Banff and Lake Louise, then Vancouver. He spent a week in Vancouver looking at the tourist sites.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; training
Evacuation
Pages from Jack's diary for 6 June 1940 to 21 June 1940 describing the withdrawal through France and his subsequent evacuation from Jersey by ship. He describes the advancing Germany Army, crowds of refugees, packing and destroying equipment that had…
Operations
With the heading 'Raids by Saunders family official representative' a list of 39 operations and flights made by Jack Whymark to Mannheim, Bremen, Brest, Cologne, Hamburg, Kiel, Wilhemshaven, Lorient, Gelsenkirchen, Hanover, Dusseldorf, England -…
Tags: bombing
His last flight
Jack in his flying gear with reports of his final flight, piloted by Flight Lieutenant G Taylor in which all six crew members died together with 17 members of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and two nurses. Details of Staff Sergeant Jessica Semark,…
Jack's decorations
Top row, from left: Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross, 1939-45 Star with Bomber Command clasp, Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp, Africa Star, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939-45.
Bottom row, from left: Malta…
Bottom row, from left: Malta…
On the wing
Nine servicemen and one servicewoman arranged on the starboard wing of a Lancaster. Four of the men wear Mae Wests, two are sitting astride the far engine behind the propeller and one is sitting astride the nearside engine behind the propeller. On…
On the fuselage
Eleven service personnel, ten men and one woman, arranged around the mid-upper turret of a Lancaster with initials PM on its side. Labelled '103 Sq - PO Slee with air and ground crew'.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes thanking his parents for their letters and papers. He asks for a copy of Leicester Illustrated Chronicle to be sent each week. He is about to get 14 days leave but is not sure where he will go because train fares are high. He writes about…
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; training
Air Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that he has had no letter for nine days. He has been on a weener roast. He ate his first banana. He has been horse riding.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; training
Air Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes thanking his parents for their air letter and ATC Gazette. His course is not so arduous as at Regina, he gets lots more free time. He gets weekends off and goes to dances and hikes.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; training
Airgraph from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that he is being transferred to Edmonton, Alberta. He will be taking courses in navigation, air bombing and wireless operator/ air gunnery.
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that his course is pretty tough compared with Cambridge. He sailed across in a large luxury liner, the food was good. Chocolate, fruit and cigarettes were for sale in unlimited quantities. The sea became rough and many were sick. Then…
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that this letter will be short because he is on duty at Jesus college that night. He has several fillings which saves him pain when flying at altitude. He has been out to see a film.
Tags: aircrew; entertainment; training
Letter from Alan North to his parents
Alan writes that he has been moved back to London. He prefers to be there although the food is not so good. He is waiting to be posted elsewhere.
Tags: aircrew; Initial Training Wing; training