Browse Items (206 total)
Sort by:
Navigation log Op No 6
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen. Note top right 'Op No 6'.
Navigation chart - operation number 6
Map covering south east England and northern France with pencilled route from near Lincoln to Calais area. Annotated 'Op No. 6, 4/6/44'.
Navigation log Op No 5
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen. Note top right 'Op No 5'.
Navigation chart - operation number 5
Map of southern England and north western France with pencilled route from Lincoln area to area of Dieppe. Annotated at top 'Op No. 5, 2/6/44'.
Navigation log Op No 4
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen. Note top right 'Op No 4'.
Navigation chart - operation number 4
Map of east England to Western European mainland (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany. Route in pencil from Lincolns area to West Germany, Aachen. Annotated top left 'Op No 4, 27/5/44'.
Navigation log Op No 3
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen. Note at top of first page 'Op No 3, Aachen'.
Navigation chart - operation number 3 to Aachen
Map of east England to Western European mainland (Belgium, Netherlands, Germany. Route in pencil from Lincolns area to West Germany, Aachen. Annotated top left 'Op No 3, 24/5/44, Aachen'.
Navigation log Op No 2
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen. Note at top of first page 'Op No 2'.
Navigation chart - operation to Hasselt
Navigation map showing east England and Western European mainland (Netherlands, Belgium, Germany. Pencilled route from near Lincoln to East Belgium. Annotated '11/5/44, Hasselt'.
Navigation log Op No 1
Details of aircraft, captain, navigator, date, orders, route and page and half en-route navigation observations. Annotated in red pen with comments including 'Good effort for 1st trip'. Note at top on first page 'Op No 1, Bruz N Rennes'.
Navigation chart Op No 1
Map of southern England and northern France showing pencilled route from just north-east of Lincoln to target near Rennes France. Annotated 'Op No 1, 7-5-44 Bruz, N Rennes'.
Ronald Witty’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for A R Witty, navigator, covering the period from 1 April 1943 to 24 July 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, Instructor duties and post war flying duties with 576 and 50 squadrons.…
Eric Parker's Biography
![B[Author]ParkerEv1.pdf](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/1063/32267/B[Author]ParkerEv1.jpg "B[Author]ParkerEv1.pdf")
Titled Eric's Story it details Eric's life from birth in Liverpool. He joined the RAF on his 18th birthday in January 1942. Initial training was at Paignton then he was shipped to Canada. He failed to progress as a pilot and was transferred to a…
Ken Macdonald
An airman in flying kit crouching by aircraft main u/c wheel. Submitted with caption 'K Macdonald circa October 1944 at Wickenby'.
John Robert Watson’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J R Watson, flight engineer, covering the period from 2 November 1943 to 30 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Faldingworth, RAF Wickenby, RAF…
Conversion to 4 engines and posting
Conversion to 4 engines Halifax and Lancaster at RAF Hemswell and then to RAF Wickenby on 626 Squadron. Mentions allocation of aircraft and nose art.
Copy of Peter Potter's flying log book
Flying log book excerpts from P L Potter’s log book, covering the period from 3 May 1944 to 17 December 1944. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Hixon and RAF Wickenby. Aircraft flown in were Wellington and…
Pages from memoir
First page titled 'Flying log book' mentions photostats from log book which were record of operations over enemy-occupied territory in 1944. Describes one operation to Aire during which they had to return to base due to violent weather. Continues…
Account of operations
Mention action on getting caught in searchlights, effects of altitude on aircrew, avoiding bombs from above, encounters with B-17 while on operations and getting a bottle of Bourbon from the American crew later. Mentions encounter with probable…
Programme for Ad Adastras
Programme for home produced variety show from RAF Wickenby
Peter Baxter
From information provided by the donor. Peter sitting in the doorway of 12 Squadron Lancaster squadron letter 'J'.
Lancaster in flight
From information provided by the donor. Lancaster PH-U from 12 Squadron RAF Wickenby.
Peter Baxter
From information provided by the donor. Photograph of Peter standing in the doorway of Hut 13, his accommodation as a sergeant at RAF Wickenby.
Wickenby aircrew
From information provided by the donor. Wickenby Lads, two photographs of two groups S.N.C.O. aircrew lying on grass bank.