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Operations order 29 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 29/30 April 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined in red. Includes two standby crews as well as timings and duty personnel.
Operations order 26 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 26/27 March 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked, Includes two standby crews with aircraft allocated annotated alongside. Shows timings and duty personnel
Operations order 24 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 24/25 March 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined in red. Two crews flying with second pilot and one with second navigator. Includes duty personnel.
Operations order 22 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 22/23 March 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes one standby crew with aircraft 'T' annotated alongside. Includes timings and duty personnel.
Operations order
Lists crews and aircraft for operations. The fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes briefing times and duty personnel
Operations order
Lists crews and aircraft for operations. Fourth member of each crew is ticked. Includes two standby crews and duty personnel.
Operations order 19 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 19/20 March 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined, some are ticked and the two in standby crews are annotated with 'X'. Includes briefing times and duty personnel.
Operations order 16 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 16/17 March 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined. Third crew in second row is crossed through. and a new captain annotated for fourth crew in second row. Includes two standby crews and duty…
Operations order 15 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes two standby crews, timings and duty personnel.
Operations order 10 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for opetaions 10/11 March 1944. Fourth member of each crew is ticked. Includes briefing times and duty personnel.
Operations order 6 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on nigh 6/7 March 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Included briefing times and duty personnel.
Operations order 5 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 5/6 March 1944. The fourth member of each crew is ticked. Includes briefing times and duty crew. On the reverse camera notes.
Operations order 4 March 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 4/5 March 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. The last crew, third from left in third row is written in. Includes one standby crew and duty personnel. On the reverse some…
Operations order 28 February 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 28/29 February 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and two crews have aircraft letters appended. Includes briefing times and duty personnel.
Operations order 25 February 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 25/26 February 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes two standby crews, briefing times and duty personnel.
Operations order 30 January 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 30/31 January 1944. The fourth member of each crew is underlined. Included two standby crews with aircraft letters annotated. Shows briefing times and lists duty personnel. Page is written over with…
Operations order 22 February 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 22/23 February 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes briefing times and duty personnel. On the bottom some handwritten notes and calculations.
Operations order 14 January 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 14/15 January 1944. The fourth member of each crew is ticked. Includes briefing times and duty personnel
ER James War Diary
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A detailed diary of ER James' operations. On the first pages are a photograph of his crew and their names. Included with the text are several aerial photographs and newspaper cuttings.
Letter from Emile Witmeur to Roy Langlois and report of crash landing and subsequent attempted escape of crew aided by Belgian escape line
Writes that he had not found out how Langlois was arrested but it seem that the Belgian he was with had been betrayed. Asks about his activates after the war and tells a little of his own. Says he is enclosing report. Report covers the crash landing…
It happened one night
Eric Sanger's personal account of his last operation, of being shot down and his time as a prisoner of war. Detailed account of last operation to Nuremburg on 25 February 1943 in 9 Squadron aircraft from RAF Waddington. Mentions delayed take off and…
The memoir of Eric William Scott
Text and numerous b/w photographs (some of which are also located in sub-collection albums) covering from immediately before and during World War II - (1939-1946). First page has colour photographs and description of prisoner of war medal. Continues…
Bomb Aimer's Notes
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The notes indicate the bomb distribution in the bomb bay, the date and location of the operation (Bordeaux), aircraft code 'M', the total weight of the bomb load, the all up weight of the aircraft, height of the bombing and heading and target…
Bomb Aimer's Notes
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The notes indicate the bomb distribution in the bomb bay, aircraft code 'H', the total weight of the bomb load, the all up weight of the aircraft, height of the bombing and heading and target indicator colours.
Also aircraft call sign and radio code…
Also aircraft call sign and radio code…
Bomb Aimer's Notes
![MRobertsEJH[See#-DoB]-170712-030004.jpg](https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/1901/35282/MRobertsEJH[See -DoB]-170712-030004.jpg "MRobertsEJH[See#-DoB]-170712-030004.jpg")
The notes indicate the bomb distribution in the bomb bay, aircraft code 'M', the total weight of the bomb load, the all up weight of the aircraft, height of the bombing and heading and target indicator colours.
Also aircraft call sign and fuel…
Also aircraft call sign and fuel…