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Eight aircrew
Tags: aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
An Airmans Tale
Chapter 1. Under Training.
Having been assessed in Birmingham Geoff sets off to London in August 1942 for training, at Lords. Initial training was at Bridlington then gunnery school at…
Tags: 115 Squadron; 12 OTU; 1651 HCU; 1678 HCU; 514 Squadron; 75 Squadron; 90 Squadron; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bombing; Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992); Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); crewing up; escaping; evading; flight engineer; ground personnel; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Harvard; Heavy Conversion Unit; Initial Training Wing; Ju 88; lack of moral fibre; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Martinet; Me 109; Me 110; Me 410; Meteor; Mosquito; navigator; Navy, Army and Air Force Institute; Nissen hut; Operational Training Unit; Oxford; Pathfinders; pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Andreas; RAF Brackla; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Bridlington; RAF Chipping Warden; RAF Coningsby; RAF Cosford; RAF Downham Market; RAF East Kirkby; RAF Feltwell; RAF Foulsham; RAF Halfpenny Green; RAF Hornchurch; RAF Jurby; RAF Little Rissington; RAF Mepal; RAF Newmarket; RAF South Cerney; RAF Stradishall; RAF Ternhill; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; searchlight; Spitfire; Stirling; target indicator; the long march; Tiger force; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; wireless operator; Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
Warrant Officer Samual Guyan
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'W/O Samuel Guyan DFC, Last Day 1946'.
Samual Guyan's first 115 Squadron crew, ground crew and Lancaster HK 555
A second image includes the crew and the aircraft's ground crew.
The Lancaster has 60 bomb symbols and a stylised animal nose art.
From information kindly…
Samual Guyan with machine gun
From information kindly provided by the donor. F/S S. Guyan and .5 Browning from Mid-under (position)…
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; RAF Witchford
Samual Guyan with first 115 Squadron crew
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Andrewartha crew In snow . Blurred.'
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; pilot; RAF Witchford
Samual Guyan and crew
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.
Examining Lancaster wheel
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Crew Examining Wheel, Andrewartha looking at tyre.'
Tags: 115 Squadron; aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Lancaster nose
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Lanc front Turret'.
Tags: 115 Squadron; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Dresden
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.
Bombing up
From information kindly provided by the donor. '115 Sqd Lanc Bombing up. Bomb trolleys & Lanc'.
Lancaster HK555 on dispersal
Tags: 115 Squadron; dispersal; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Lancaster HK555
Tags: 115 Squadron; Lancaster; nose art; RAF Witchford
Samual Guyan with Lancaster and fellow gunner
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; dispersal; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Air gunners
'HK555 KO-E All Gunners -(S Guyan centre), R.McBride / S.Guyan / A.Stone'.
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; RAF Witchford
Samuel Guyan
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'S. Guyan. Winter 44/45. S. Guyan looking cheerful'.
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Air gunner with camera
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Lancaster; Nissen hut; RAF Witchford
Samual Guyan
Lancaster rear gunner in turret
Flying Officer Andrewartha DFC
From information kindly provided by the donor. F/O Andrewartha DFC, Skipper HK555 KO-E'.
Two airmen and an Austin Beaverette Mk 3 armoured car
From information kindly provided by the donor. 'Gunnery Officer and Armoured car. Is this the Gunnery Leader?'
No 115 Squadron, RAF Witchford.'
Six air gunners
RAF Witchford.
Tags: 115 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
115 Squadron Battle Order
Tags: 115 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Lancaster; RAF Witchford
Samual Guyan's Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying log book
Tags: 115 Squadron; 12 OTU; 1651 HCU; 90 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; Anson; Blenheim; bombing; bombing of Dresden (13 - 15 February 1945); bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943); Heavy Conversion Unit; Ju 88; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Martinet; mine laying; Operational Training Unit; RAF Dalcross; RAF Marham; RAF Penrhos; RAF Ridgewell; RAF Shenington; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; training; Wellington
W G Didcote’s South African Air Force observer’s or air gunner’s log book
Tags: 115 Squadron; 1651 HCU; 1653 HCU; 1678 HCU; 17 OTU; 186 Squadron; 218 Squadron; 83 Squadron; 90 Squadron; Advanced Flying Unit; aircrew; Anson; bombing; bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Botha; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 2; Lancaster Mk 3; Me 110; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); Operation Exodus (1945); Operational Training Unit; Oxford; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Coningsby; RAF Manby; RAF Millom; RAF Silverstone; RAF Stradishall; RAF Tuddenham; RAF Waterbeach; RAF Witchford; RAF Wratting Common; Stirling; Tiger Moth; training; Wellington