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Airmanship exam
Royal Air Force volunteer reserve, elementary exam in airmanship with five questions.
Cross country details
Made out to Rosser and gives details of machine number, times, exercise number, dual or solo.
Meteorology notes
Notes from A.P. 1234 chapter 17. Notes on atmospheric gases, water vapour, pressure, temperature and lapse rates.
Rebecca B.A.B.S. (Beam Approach Beacon System)
Technical description of system equipment and use of B.A.B.S. followed by descriptions of airfield approach Rebecca-Eureka, Gee let-down. standard beam approach with details of beams, concludes with procedures.
Approach and landing aids
Detailed description of ground controlled approach (GCA) systems, equipment, procedures, and description of airfield control radar.
RAF Notebook - navigation
Includes notes on: cross country procedure, navigation examples (calculations), aircraft flying instruments, pressure heads, air speed indicators, altimeters, turn and bank indicator, compasses, met, charts, calculations, artificial horizon and other…
RAF Notebook - airmanship
Includes note on: air raid and other ground signals, notes on airmanship (aircraft and emergency handling), rules of the air, theory of flight notes, night flying and lights, forced landing procedure and formation flying,
RAF Notebook - Maintenance and rigging
Includes notes on: maintenance organisation, form 700, maintenance orders, flight testing of aircraft and rigging.
RAF Notebook - signals and sundry notes
Includes notes on; RAF signals, equipment and organisation, purpose and function, facilities, R/T and W/T, uses, lists of stations and other notes.
RAF Notebook
Notes on pyrotechnics, bombing ballistics, bomb aiming, bombs, armament (guns), bombing errors,
RAF Notebook - navigation
Notes on navigation with examples of various routes with details. notes and definitions. Contains doodles.
Notebook
Includes, notes about Wellington, aircraft radio frequencies and operation, meteorology, flying control, fuel and oil systems, more met, signals, other aircraft systems, gee, aircraft operating data tables and other general notes.
Course notes - Lancaster
Notes on Lancaster including compass, engines, fuel system, airmanship, hydraulics, pneumatic system, engine handling, icing, automatic pilot, hydraulic propellers and general notes.
No 92 Group standard cockpit drills (Wellington III and X)
Includes; precautions before and after entering aircraft, left to right check over cockpit, starting up, action in the event of fire on start up, running up, taxying out, vital actions before take-off, take-off/circuit and landing, stopping engines,…
RAF notebook
Includes: tables of fighters, multi-engine bombers, as well as national aircraft markings, drawings of aircraft, meteorology notes. Continues with notes on preparation/completion and disposal of form 2330 by RAF for flights in Great Britain and…
RAF Notebook - course notes
Covers principles of war, types of aircraft, navigation, armament, map symbols, points to be observed before/after/during flight, navigation diagrams and calculations, compasses, airmanship, RAF signals square, administration, armament, rigging,…
RAF notebook
Includes notes on the air force act, Kings regulations and air council instructions, the official secrets act, disclosure of information, communications to the press, complaints and grievances, testimonials, communication with officials, officers…
The messier system
A description of the basic features of the Messier hydraulic system for the retraction of aeroplane landing gear. Text and diagrams.
Royal Air Force - guide to service - non commissioned officers
Covers spirit of the service, discipline (self and collective).
Pilot's handbook (bomber command)
Book consist of contents page, blank pages, allocation of flashing beacon characteristics, table for error in the track, sunrise and sunset tables, international signals of distress, armament training signals, ground markings, photographic data,…
L V Rosser’s pilots flying log book. Two
Pilots flying log book 2 for L V Rosser, covering the period from 22 July 1943 to 6 August 1945. Detailing his instructor duties, flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Edgehill (aka RAF Shenington), RAF Wing, RAF Little…
L V Rosser’s pilots flying log book. One
Pilots flying log book one for L V Rosser, covering the period from 4 March 1939 to 19 July 1943. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Kidlington, RAF Woodley, RAF Grantham, RAF Kinloss, RAF…
Letter to L V Rosser from Dave Smith
Wonders what he was doing now and writes about his own activities, postings, courses and flying. Catches up with news of colleagues. Mentions he is going on embarkation leave but does not know where he is going, probably the Far East.
Letter to L V Rosser from Doug Smith
Writes about his new station, the local area and places to go. Writes that they had not done much yet due to weather but he had gone solo. Writes a little about his flying, ground school and staff. Continues with description of sports and athletics.…
Letter to Lewis Rosser from A Rosser
Writes that he arrived at an awful place after long journey of 14 hours. Mentions making enquiries about a transfer but not holding out much hope. States that he is instructing on wireless and describes activities and thinks he might be able to do…