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- Tags: RAF Dunholme Lodge
Last of the Tail Gun Charlies - Ronald Carter's Biography
At the age of 17, Ronald volunteered to join the Royal Air Force in November 1942. After basic training, Ronald was selected for gunnery and wireless operator training, becoming…
Tags: 44 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bombing; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Caterpillar Club; crewing up; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Ringway; RAF Waddington; Stalag 3A; Stalag Luft 7; tactical support for Normandy troops; the long march; training; wireless operator / air gunner
Letter from Albert Evans to Mary and Bill Edwards
Tags: bombing; RAF Dunholme Lodge
Letter from Albert Evans to Mary and Bill Edwards
Letter from George Nixon to 'Little Anne'
Letter from Mervyn Adder to family
Tags: RAF Dunholme Lodge
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Tags: RAF Dunholme Lodge
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his brother Alex
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his family
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his family
Letter from Mervyn Adder to his father
Letter of condolence from John Chatterton to parents of Sergeant Peter Lees parents after his loss
Letter to Mervyn Adder's father from OC 44 Squadron
M Adder grave and telegram
Bottom - telegram to Mervyn Adder's father informing him that his son was missing as a result of air…
Memoirs by Crew Members' Family of the Collision with Ron Carter's Lancaster
Michael Peel interview. Two
My life in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Tags: 1661 HCU; 44 Squadron; 49 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Battle; bombing; Boston; briefing; crash; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Medal; fitter airframe; flight engineer; flight mechanic; ground crew; ground personnel; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Initial Training Wing; intelligence officer; Lancaster; Lincoln; Manchester; Me 109; memorial; mess; military ethos; military living conditions; military service conditions; mine laying; perception of bombing war; promotion; RAF Benson; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Burtonwood; RAF Cosford; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Fiskerton; RAF High Wycombe; RAF Manston; Raf Mauripur; RAF Padgate; RAF Scampton; RAF Shallufa; RAF St Athan; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Wyton; recruitment; searchlight; shot down; Stirling; training
My life in the Royal Air Force Bomber Command
Tags: 1661 HCU; 44 Squadron; 49 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; Battle; bombing; Boston; briefing; crash; crewing up; Distinguished Flying Medal; fitter airframe; flight engineer; flight mechanic; ground crew; Halifax; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Initial Training Wing; Lancaster; Lincoln; Manchester; Me 109; memorial; mess; military ethos; military living conditions; military service conditions; mine laying; perception of bombing war; promotion; RAF Benson; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Burtonwood; RAF Cosford; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Fiskerton; RAF High Wycombe; RAF Manston; Raf Mauripur; RAF Padgate; RAF Scampton; RAF Shallufa; RAF St Athan; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Winthorpe; RAF Wyton; recruitment; searchlight; shot down; Stirling; training
New crew initial drill and flying check list
Tags: 44 Squadron; RAF Dunholme Lodge
Next of kin list for crew of Lancaster ME.694, L
Next of kin list for crew of Lancaster ME.859, S,
Next of kin list for Lancaster PB.246, J, (619 Squadron)
Operation order 14 July 1944
Tags: 44 Squadron; RAF Dunholme Lodge
Operation order 19 July 1944
Tags: 44 Squadron; briefing; RAF Dunholme Lodge
Operation order 20 July 1944
Tags: 44 Squadron; RAF Dunholme Lodge