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Malcolm Staves Diary
Copy of a day by day diary kept by Malcolm Staves from 26th April 1943 to 6th January 1945. Covers training, lectures, gardening and cleaning tasks. Also covers his social life and home leave.
Interview with Graham Allen
Graham Allen joined the Royal Air Force aged 19. He trained as a mechanic and worked on inspection and recovery of Spitfire aircraft. He later volunteered to be a flight engineer, and flew a tour of operations with 106 Squadron. His first operation…
Interview with John Taylor
John Taylor grew up in Nottingham and was evacuated before he went into sixth form. He left school and started working as an analytical chemist at Boots and although this was a reserved occupation he volunteered for aircrew. After his initial…
Leslie Manser's Diary
Leslie Manser's one day diary for 1940. Contains details about his life before he was accepted into the RAF and some details of his service life. Includes a blotter and news clipping.
Interview with Ettore Raffin
Ettore Raffin describes his early life in wartime Cordenons, his father being in America and his brother at Friedrichshafen. He remembers watching masses of aircraft heading north enroute to targets in Germany, maintaining that bombers took off from…
Interview with a survivor of the Cordenons bombings (informant B)
The informant remembers wartime episodes in Cordenons and the Pordenone area. Mentions aircraft en route to Austrian targets contrasted by anti-aircraft fire, while she was taking shelter in a ditch. Reminisces the bombing of Casarsa and the Meduna…
Interview with a survivor of the Cordenons bombings (informant A)
The interviewee recalls her wartime years at Cordenons, from the day the outbreak of the war was announced on the radio. She describes how she anticipated the air raid siren with a mixture of elation and fear, being somewhat eager to skip school. She…
Interview with Priscilla Henwood
Priscilla was encouraged by a friend’s father to join the 600 Squadron in anticipation of the war. She was called up and was based at Finsbury Barracks, involved in recruitment. Priscilla also worked on the telephone exchange at Clerkenwell. In…
Margaret Dixon's account of her early life and service in the Women's' Auxiliary Air Force
13 handwritten pages, Margaret describes in some detail her early life and service in the WAAF as a nurse.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
Flight Sergeant Raymond Keating
A brief biography of Raymond by his sister, Marie Laydon.
Chemnitz
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Chemnitz.
The Story of Flight Lieutenant John J Blair, DFC
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A 52 page document detailing the history of John Blair's RAF service from 1942 to 1963, and his childhood in Jamaica. Introductory note says it was based on a taped interview with John Blair by his nephew in 1997.
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
John was born in 1919 to a poor…
Koblenz - Marshalling Yards
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Koblenz
Kastrop-Rauxel Syn Oil Plant
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Kastrop-Rauxel Synthetic Oil Plant.
Dortmund Syn Oil Plant
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Dortmund Synthetic Oil Plant
Heinsberg Tactical - Siegfreid Line
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Heinsberg.
Homberg Syn Oil Plant
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to the Homberg Synthetic oil plant.
Homberg Syn Oil Plant
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to the Homberg synthetic oil plant.
Oberhausen
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Oberhausen.
Merseberg - Leuna Oil Plant
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Merseberg - Leuna Oil Plant.
Duisberg Marshalling Yards
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Duisberg
Navigational Computation
A navigational computation and a chart to a target in Germany.
Siegen - Communications
Navigational computations and a chart for an operation to Siegen. Also included is a vertical aerial photograph.
Trier- Communications Tactical
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Trier.
Trier - Tactical
Navigational computation and a chart for an operation to Trier.