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Jeziorski, Andrzej
Andrzej Fragiszek Ksawery Jeziorski
A F K Jeziorski
Description
An account of the resource
25 items. An oral history interview with Colonel Andrzej Fragiszek Ksawery Jeziorski (1922 - 2018 P241 Polskie Siły Powietrzne), his log books and photographs. Originally in the Polish army, he arrived in England from France in 1940. He flew operations as a pilot with 301 Squadron and Coastal Command 1942 - 1946.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Andrzej Jeziorski and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-07-05
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Jeziorski, AFK
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Andrezj Jeziorski and Crew
Description
An account of the resource
Five airmen standing beside their aircraft.
Information supplied with the collection states -
'RAF St. Eval, 304 squadron; my crew:-
From the left:
Air gunner/radio operator Sgt. Kucharek
First pilot - F/O - AFK JEZIORSKI
Navigator - F/O - T. BACZYNSKI
Air gunner/radio operator MASLANKA.
Air gunner/radio operator RUMAS
Photograph taken by second pilot - WITKOWSKI'
On the reverse is a post it note with 'Rok 1945 (Wiosna)' [Year 1945 (spring)] and the Polish original of the English text.
Date
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1945
Format
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One b/w photograph
Language
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pol
eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PJeziorskiAFK17010018, PJeziorskiAFK17010019
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
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IBCC Digital Archive
Temporal Coverage
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1945
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cornwall (County)
304 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
navigator
pilot
RAF St Eval
wireless operator
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Watson, Joan. Watson, K. Album
Date
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2015-08-25
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Watson, JR
Description
An account of the resource
28 items.
Covering K Watson’s service from training onwards and in Bomber Command and then Coastal Command. Includes sketch maps and mementos.
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RAF Stations visited by K Watson
Description
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A list of the RAF Stations on an album page that K Watson visited with dates. Included is a photo of a flying Stirling LS-J captioned 'The "Gen" Kite'.
Creator
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K Watson
Format
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One handwritten list and one b/w photograph on an album page.
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Memoir
Photograph
Identifier
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PWatsonJB15010024
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
RAF Brize Norton
RAF Castle Donington
RAF Chedburgh
RAF Dunsfold
RAF Earls Colne
RAF Lindholme
RAF Marham
RAF Netheravon
RAF Sleap
RAF South Cerney
RAF St Athan
RAF St Eval
RAF Stanton Harcourt
RAF Swinderby
RAF Tarrant Rushton
RAF Tilstock
RAF West Freugh
RAF Westcott
RAF Wing
RAF Wyton
Stirling
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Watson, Joan. Watson, K. Album
Date
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2015-08-25
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Watson, JR
Description
An account of the resource
28 items.
Covering K Watson’s service from training onwards and in Bomber Command and then Coastal Command. Includes sketch maps and mementos.
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Odiham Flypast and sketch of route to Florida
Description
An account of the resource
Four items on an album page.
Item 1 is a photo of nine Shackleons flying in formation.
Item 2 is a sketch map of a route from St Eval, Reykjavik, Goose Bay, Q Point, Jacksonville, Montreal, Greenwood then returning to St Eval. Titled 'Ex. "Mariner" Sept 1953'.
Item 3 and 4 are low level oblique photos of the RAF Coronation Review. The caption reads 'Odiham Fly Past'.
Date
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1953-07
Format
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Three b/w photographs and one sketch map
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Map
Identifier
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PWatsonJB15010019
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cornwall (County)
England--Hampshire
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1953-07
1953-09
RAF Odiham
RAF St Eval
Shackleton
-
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Watson, Joan. Watson, K. Album
Date
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2015-08-25
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Watson, JR
Description
An account of the resource
28 items.
Covering K Watson’s service from training onwards and in Bomber Command and then Coastal Command. Includes sketch maps and mementos.
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Title
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St Eval to Norfolk, Va
Description
An account of the resource
Six items on an album page.
Item 1 is a photo of a group of 12 airmen in front of a Shackleton, captioned 'C in C & Crew at Bermuda'.
Item 2 is a sketch map of the route from St Eval, Azores, Bermuda to Norfolk (Va).
Item 3 is a photo of a car park, captioned 'Car Park outside Barrack Block'.
Item 4 is a slip with 'Nav Sup 22352.28 J'.
Item 5 is a photo of an airman with one hand on a column, captioned 'Y.T. near Barrack Block'.
Item 6 is a postcard of Aeroporto das Lages in the Azores.
Format
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Three b/w photographs, one b/w postcard, one sketch map and one printed slip on album page
Language
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eng
Type
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Map
Photograph
Text
Identifier
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PWatsonJB15010016
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
United States Army Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Azores
Bermuda Islands
Great Britain
United States
Azores--Lajes
England--Cornwall (County)
Virginia--Norfolk
Virginia
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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aircrew
RAF St Eval
Shackleton
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Title
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Searle, Rex. Album 2
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-07-25
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Searle, ROJ
Description
An account of the resource
24 items. The album contains photographs and papers relating to Rex Searle's wartime and postwar service.
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Nine Shackletons in formation
Description
An account of the resource
An air-to-air view of nine Shackletons approaching the coast, annotated 1953. On land two airfields, St Merryn and St Eval are annotated.
Date
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1953
Format
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One b/w photograph from an album
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PSearleROJ17060022
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cornwall (County)
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1953
RAF St Eval
Shackleton
-
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Title
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Thompson, Keith G
K G Thompson
Description
An account of the resource
95 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Keith Thompson DFC (1238603 Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents, photographs and training material as well as his navigation logs. He flew operations as a navigator with 101 and 199 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mark S Thompson and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-09-07
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Thompson, KG
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[Photograph]
WIVES’ CLUB OUTING, ST. EVAL
[underlined] S.R.O’s Xmas Island. [/underlined]
The practise [sic] of swimming or sun-bathing in the nude is to cease forthwith
“Pride of ownership is an understandable & human trait, but it is a Service tradition that equipment not intended for immediate use should be stowed away out of sight [deleted][indecipherable word][/deleted].”
In other words, “Wear Shorts”
_
[Photograph]
ENGINEER – HEWITT
_
[Photograph]
“PLAY BOY”
_
[Crest]
HEADQUARTERS,
COASTAL COMMAND
MAY ’58 – OCT ’59
¬_
[Crest]
A hart’s head ‘caboshed’ with a beech tree in the background are featured on Bovingdon’s badge, suggesting the station’s location in the Chiltern Hills.
OCT ’59 – DEC ’61
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Photographs and memorabilia from Keith Thompson's time at RAF St Eval, Headquarters Coastal Command and RAF Bovingdon
Description
An account of the resource
Photograph of 13 ladies standing in front of a coach, captioned 'Wives Club outing St Eval'.
Handwritten copy of extract from SROs Christmas Island.
Photograph head and shoulders, from the side, sergeant in flying overalls and flying helmet sitting in aircraft cockpit captioned 'Engineer -Hewitt'. Photograph of Keith Thompson naked but for a towel on a beach captioned 'Playboy'.
Small colour image of the Coastal Command badge captioned 'Headquarters Coastal Command', annotated 'May '58-Oct '59'.
Small b/w image of RAF station Bovingdon badge captioned 'A Hart's head caboshed with a beech tree in the background are featured on Bovingdon's badge, suggesting the stations location in the Chilton Hills, annotated Oct '59-Dec '61'.
Format
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Three b/w photographs, hand written text and badges on an album page
Language
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eng
Type
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Artwork
Photograph
Text
Identifier
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PThompsonKG15010139
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cornwall (County)
England--Hertfordshire
Christmas Island
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IBCC Digital Archive
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David Bloomfield
Angela Gaffney
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Workflow A completed
aircrew
RAF St Eval
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Sayer, Tom
Tom Sayer
T Sayer
Description
An account of the resource
13 items. An oral history interview with Flying Officer Thomas Sayer DFM (1922 - 2021, 591744 54901 Royal Air Force), two log books, service material, newspaper cuttings and photographs. After training as a pilot in the United States of America, Tom Sayer flew Halifaxes with 102 Squadron at RAF Pocklington. He was commissioned in 1944 and became an instructor.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Tom Sayer and catalogued by IBCC Digital Archive staff.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-02-17
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Sayer, T
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[Background Map]
[inserted] Peenemunde [/inserted] [symbol]
[highlighted] Hamburg [/highlighted]
[highlighted] Hannover [/highlighted]
[inserted] Berlin [/inserted]
[inserted] Bochum [/inserted]
[highlighted] Essen [/highlighted]
[inserted] Wuppertal [/inserted]
[inserted] Krefeld [/inserted]
[inserted] [indecipherable] [/inserted]
[inserted] Monchen Gladbach Rheydt [sic] [/inserted]
[inserted] Leverkusen [/inserted]
[inserted] [indecipherable] [/inserted]
[symbol][symbol]
[inserted] [underlined] Shot Down [/underlined] [/inserted]
[inserted] Frankfurt [/inserted]
[inserted] Bay of Biscay Anti-Sub Patrols [/inserted]
[symbol][symbol]
[inserted] [underlined] Damaged [/underlined] [/inserted]
[highlighted] Mannheim [/highlighted]
[highlighted] Nuremberg [/highlighted]
[inserted] Le Creusot [/inserted]
[inserted] Mont Bellard [/inserted]
[highlighted] Milan [/highlighted]
[paper cutting 1] On Active Service
Hawes Man Wins D.F.M.
Residents of Hawes and Upper Wensleydale have heard with pleasure [indecipherable words] D.F.M. has been awarded to Flight [missing word] Thomas Sayer, [missing word], of The Hawes.
The citation says; “The majority [missing words] sorties [indecipherable word] by this airman as [missing words] of aircraft have been directed against [missing words] defended objectives in Germany. In [missing words] while on a sortie against Wuppertal, [missing words] for handling of his aircraft enabled his [missing words] to shoot down an attacking enemy [missing word]
On another occasion his aircraft was damaged in combat with a fighter before reaching the target. Despite this, Flight-Sergt. Sayer continued his flight and bombed the objective. He is a very reliable and capable captain, who has invariably displayed great courage and determination.”
Flight-Sergt. Sayer, who is only 21 years of age, joined the R.A.F. in April, 1939. He went in as a clerk and volunteered for flying duties in 1940. Part of his training was in America, and his [sic] gained his wings and returned to England as Sergeant-Pilot. He had finished one tour of 30 operations over enemy territory. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Sayer, of The Firs, Hawes, and was born at Thoralby, near Aysgarth, and educated at Yorebridge Grammar School. He is now Flight-Sergt. Instructor. [/paper cutting 1]
[paper cutting 2] Best congratulations to Flight-Sergt. Thomas Sayer, of The Firs, Hawes, and to his parents, on the award of the the[sic] Distinguished Flying Medal for his successful flight to Germany and back under particularly difficult conditions. Tom is a member of our congregation, and was confirmed in our Church in 1936. We all rejoiced to read of his success. [/paper cutting 2]
[paper cutting 3] MONDAY, MAY 31 [missing number]
HUGE EXPLOSIONS IN CHEMICAL TOWN
Wuppertal Gets 1,500 Tons of Bombs
THE R.A.F. on Saturday night found a new and vital target in the great battle for the Ruhr when they made their seventh devastating attack this month on Germany’s greatest war production area.
The new target was Wuppertal, important German chemical works centre some 40 miles from Dusseldorf. It was the first time this town had been raided.
The attack was heavy and concentrated and made “in very great strength.” Well over 1,500 tons of bombs were rained on the town. Thirty-three of our planes are missing. Two enemy fighters were destroyed by our bombers.
By the time the attack on Wuppertal was over, smoke from the fires burning in the city had reached a height of 15,000ft. Scores of fiercely burning fires had merged, one pilot said, into one huge conflagration.
The Germans did everything they could to stop our bombers. As soon as they reached the Ruhr, scores of searchlights tried to pick them out, heavy and light anti-aircraft guns put up an intense barrage and night fighters were up in force.
But over Wuppertal itself, says the Air Ministry News Service, the defences gave out. One pilot said there were only about a dozen heavy guns and one or two searchlights, and later arrivals said that there was no opposition at all. [/paper cutting 3]
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W/CDR. H.R. COVENTRY.
R.A.F.
Berlin, Duisburg, Düsseldorf and Essen have been among the targets of this “outstanding captain.”
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OPERATIONS WITH No. 102 Sqdn., POCKLINGTON AND No. 10 O.T.U (DETACHMENT), ST. EVAL.
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Operations with 102 Squadron Pocklington and 10 OTU detachment, St Eval
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At the back a map showing targets for operations in the Ruhr and rest of Germany as well as France and north Italy. There are two indications for German night fighters damaged and shot down. At the top a newspaper cutting headlined 'Huge explosion in chemical town - Wuppertal get 1500 tons of bombs'. Over the top a further cutting headlined 'Hawes man wins DFM' and provides account of Flight Sergeant Sayer's actions in winning the Distinguished Flying Medal and a further congratulatory newspaper cutting. In the centre left a newspaper cutting concerning Wing Commander H R Coventry with some of his targets. To the right a photograph of seven aircrew, three sitting and four standing behind. At the bottom a photograph of a Halifax with many personnel standing in front and hangars in the background. On the reverse 'Operations with 102 Squadron, Pocklington and 10 OTU (detachment) St Eval'.
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One page map, four newspaper cuttings and two b/w photographs
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PSayerT16010006, PSayerT16010007, PSayerT16010008, PSayerT16010009
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
France
Italy
Germany--Wuppertal
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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Steve Baldwin
10 OTU
102 Squadron
bombing
Bombing of Peenemünde (17/18 August 1943)
Distinguished Flying Medal
Halifax
Operational Training Unit
RAF Pocklington
RAF St Eval
searchlight
training