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Ron Riding's Royal Canadian Air Force observers and air gunners flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for R H Riding, navigator, covering the period from 5 January 1942 to 25 April 1948. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post war flying with 1332 Heavy Conversion…
Frank Jolliffe's course report from Personnel Selection Officers Course
Course held at Personnel Selection Training School at Biggin Hill. Awarded B 2 Fair grade.
Frank Jolliffe's course report From Officers Advanced Training School
Course held at RAF School of Administration, Bircham Newton. Awarded a good pass.
Notebook - signals operator technical notes
Describes signal office organisation, equipment, W/T failure procedure, duties for signal warrant officer, signal office superintendent, signal office traffic clerks and operators. Continues with abbreviations allowed, responsibilities regarding the…
Notes about general purpose aircraft receiver
Technical document with description of valves, circuits and operation of equipment.
Frank Jolliffe Tactical Defence Training Record Card
Card from RAFG Laarbruch, 1975 records Minivals in January and March.
Frank Jolliffe course report, Junior Intelligence Course
Course held at RAF Intelligence School, London, when Frank was posted to 98 Squadron at Wahn, BAFO, Germany. B1 Pass .
Frank Jolliffe course report Survival and Rescue
Course at SRTU Thorney Island when Frank was with 98 Squadron at Wahn, Germany. A2 Pass with credit.
Frank Jolliffe Bombing Instructors course report
Held at RAF Manby, pass cat B2.
Peter Field - a memoir
Starts with account of life at school (Rendcomb College) from 1931 to 1937. Continues with decade 1938-1948 starting with time at Cheltenham Art School in 1938 and 1939. Continues with account of wartime activity including enlistment, training at RAF…
A memoir of life in the WAAF during the war
Starts with description of feelings and actions beginning of the war. Mother had tried to persuade her to join land army and mentions brief experience and unsuitability for farming. Decided to join the RAF. Details enlistment and initial training…
Two air letters from Frank Jolliffe
To his parents written when in training in Canada at 31 ANS.
Preliminary report of flying accident to Whitley V.P.5006
Gives details of accident being reported through police and of the crash site. Includes casualties. Cause of accident was obscure.
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Thanks her for cakes and asks her to send him his encyclopaedia of wireless. Comments on good weather and being confined to camp over not handing in pass. Catches up with news and mentions a pilot who had been killed.
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Writes of leaving parcel at railway station and subsequent recovery. Mentions uncertainty over weekend off. Comments on guard duty previous Sunday and funeral on previous day. Mentions that training was more interesting and he had passed Morse exam.
Alexander Francis Dowding’s flight engineer’s flying log book
A F Dowding’s Flight Engineer’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 06 June 1943 to 16 February 1944 when he became ‘missing-death presumed’. Detailing his flying training and operations flown as a Flight Engineer. He was stationed at…
Letter from Ian Hay to his grandmother
Writes of meeting fellow student who also lived in Cookham (where grandmother lives). Mentions upcoming six words a minute test and consequences of failure. Writes of plans to visit Bath and a little about his training.
Ian Hay RAF personnel document
Gives personal details, enlistment dates, recommendation for training as aircrew and list of postings. Killed 24 September 1940.
The Flying Classroom
A Vickers Victoria used for teaching and training at Cranwell.
Keith Ganney's Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot. Two
Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for K Ganney, Air Bomber, covering the period from 29 May 1943 to 24 August 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Brough, RCAF Paulson, RCAF…
Enclosure C - flying accident card
Made out for Whitley from 29 OTU on 24 September 1940. Location Ben Aigan. Gives some details of crash.
Letter from Sergeant Ian Hay to his father
Writes about his training and that he was now operational and describes his aircrew role as rear gunner and second wireless operator in an Anson. Continues with description of his activities in the local town and on base.
69 Airmen
69 men arranged in three rows in front of a wooden building. On the reverse 'Canada 1943'.
Large Group of Airmen
A large group of airmen arranged in four rows inside a hangar. On the reverse 'Nov 1943 (Canada) Warrant Officer Bell'.
List of Fitters, Instrument Makers & Wireless Operator Mechanics
A list of the entry for E & W School No 21 at Halton. There are a total of 81 names and service numbers with their fate. Many died in service but others survived the war.
On the third page is a hand written comment.
On the third page is a hand written comment.