Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> Guy Gibson]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany]]> 1942-04]]> On the reverse 'Hampstead. April 1942. Embarkation Leave'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> British Army]]> Royal Navy]]> Great Britain]]> England--London]]> 1942-04]]> Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for David Charles Davies from November 1940 to 24 March 1948 detailing his training, operational and post conflict duties. Training was with No.5 Air Observer's School at RAF Jurby and Operational Training Units at RAF Finningley and RAF Bircotes. Aircraft flown in were, Dominie, Proctor, Blenhiem, Anson, Wellington, Manchester, Oxford, Lancaster, Halifax and Stirling, He flew a total of 59 operations all with 61 Squadron, 11 daylight and 48 night operations. Pilots flown with were Pilot Officer Clarke, Flight Sergeant Turner, Squadron Leader Deas, Flight Officer Foster and Squadron Leader Beard. David flew as bomb aimer in 52 operations, wireless operator/gunner in five and air gunner in two. The operations were to Paris, Lorient, Essen, Cologne, Lübeck, Hamburg, Saarbrücken, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Kassel, Nuremberg, Saarlouis, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Duisburg, Wismar, Aachen, Genoa, Milan, Berlin, Leipzig, Schweinfurt, Stuttgart, Châteauroux, Toulouse, Tours, Brunswick, Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Saumur, Cherbourg, St. Pierre du Mont (Landes), Argentan, Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais), Caen, Donges, Creil, in the Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean and North Sea including anti sub patrols, convoy escort and dinghy search.]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> France]]> France--Paris]]> France--Lorient]]> France--Toulouse]]> France--Tours]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> France--Saumur]]> France--Caen]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Lübeck]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Saarlouis]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Wismar]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Italy]]> Italy--Genoa]]> Italy--Milan]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Germany--Schweinfurt]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> France--Châteauroux]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> France--Saint-Médard-en-Jalles]]> France--Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)]]> France--Argentan]]> France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)]]> France--Donges]]> France--Creil]]> Ireland]]> Ireland--Waterford]]> Scotland--Drem]]> Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> 1942-02-24]]> 1942-02-25]]> 1942-03-09]]> 1942-03-10]]> 1942-03-11]]> 1942-03-13]]> 1942-03-14]]> 1942-04-28]]> 1942-04-29]]> 1942-04-08]]> 1942-04-09]]> 1942-07-23]]> 1942-07-26]]> 1942-07-29]]> 1942-07-30]]> 1942-07-31]]> 1942-08-01]]> 1942-08-13]]> 1942-08-15]]> 1942-08-18]]> 1942-08-19]]> 1942-08-21]]> 1942-08-24]]> 1942-08-25]]> 1942-08-27]]> 1942-08-28]]> 1942-08-29]]> 1942-09-01]]> 1942-09-02]]> 1942-09-03]]> 1942-09-04]]> 1942-09-05]]> 1942-09-06]]> 1942-09-07]]> 1942-09-08]]> 1942-09-09]]> 1942-09-10]]> 1942-09-11]]> 1942-09-13]]> 1942-09-14]]> 1942-09-16]]> 1942-09-17]]> 1942-10-01]]> 1942-10-02]]> 1942-10-05]]> 1942-10-06]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1942-10-13]]> 1942-10-22]]> 1942-10-23]]> 1942-10-24]]> 1942-11-07]]> 1942-11-08]]> 1942-11-17]]> 1942-11-18]]> 1942-11-20]]> 1942-11-21]]> 1943-05-22]]> 1943-12-20]]> 1943-12-21]]> 1943-12-23]]> 1943-12-24]]> 1944-01-02]]> 1944-01-03]]> 1944-01-28]]> 1944-01-29]]> 1944-02-15]]> 1944-02-16]]> 1944-02-19]]> 1944-02-19]]> 1944-02-20]]> 1944-02-24]]> 1944-02-25]]> 1944-03-01]]> 1944-03-02]]> 1944-03-10]]> 1944-03-11]]> 1944-03-24]]> 1944-03-25]]> 1944-04-05]]> 1944-05-06]]> 1944-04-10]]> 1944-04-11]]> 1944-04-20]]> 1944-04-21]]> 1944-04-22]]> 1944-04-23]]> 1944-04-26]]> 1944-04-27]]> 1944-04-29]]> 1944-04-30]]> 1944-05-31]]> 1944-06-01]]> 1944-06-03]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-19]]> 1944-06-20]]> 1944-07-18]]> 1944-07-24]]> 1944-07-25]]> 1944-08-03]]> 1943-12-23]]> 1943-12-24]]> 1944-01-02]]> 1944-01-03]]> 1944-01-28]]> 1944-01-29]]> 1944-02-15]]> 1944-02-16]]> 1944-02-19]]> 1944-02-20]]> 1944-02-24]]> 1944-02-25]]> 1944-03-01]]> 1944-03-02]]> 1944-03-10]]> 1944-03-11]]> 1944-03-24]]> 1944-03-25]]> 1944-04-05]]> 1944-05-06]]> 1944-04-10]]> 1944-04-11]]> 1944-04-20]]> 1944-04-21]]> 1944-04-22]]> 1944-04-23]]> 1944-04-26]]> 1944-04-27]]> 1944-04-29]]> 1944-04-30]]> 1944-05-31]]> 1944-06-01]]> 1944-06-03]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-19]]> 1944-06-20]]> 1944-07-18]]> 1944-07-24]]> 1944-07-25]]> 1944-08-03]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Hampshire]]> Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man]]> France]]> France--Paris]]> France--Lorient]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Lübeck]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Kassel]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Saarlouis]]> Germany--Karlsruhe]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Wismar]]> Germany--Aachen]]> Italy]]> Italy--Genoa]]> Italy--Milan]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Germany--Schweinfurt]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> France--Châteauroux]]> France--Toulouse]]> France--Tours]]> France--Saint-Médard-en-Jalles]]> France--Saumur]]> France--Cherbourg]]> France--Saint-Pierre-du-Mont (Landes)]]> France--Argentan]]> France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)]]> France--Caen]]> France--Donges]]> France--Creil]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> France--Châteauroux]]> Germany--Braunschweig]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> 1942-02-24]]> 1942-02-25]]> 1942-03-09]]> 1942-03-10]]> 1942-03-11]]> 1942-03-13]]> 1942-03-14]]> 1942-03-28]]> 1942-03-29]]> 1942-04-08]]> 1942-04-09]]> 1942-07-23]]> 1942-07-26]]> 1942-07-29]]> 1942-07-30]]> 1942-07-31]]> 1942-08-01]]> 1942-08-13]]> 1942-08-15]]> 1942-08-18]]> 1942-08-19]]> 1942-08-21]]> 1942-08-24]]> 1942-08-25]]> 1942-08-27]]> 1942-08-28]]> 1942-08-29]]> 1942-09-01]]> 1942-09-02]]> 1942-09-02]]> 1942-09-03]]> 1942-09-04]]> 1942-09-06]]> 1942-09-07]]> 1942-09-08]]> 1942-09-09]]> 1942-09-10]]> 1942-09-11]]> 1942-09-13]]> 1942-09-14]]> 1942-09-16]]> 1942-09-17]]> 1942-10-01]]> 1943-10-02]]> 1942-10-05]]> 1942-10-06]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1942-10-13]]> 1942-10-22]]> 1942-10-23]]> 1942-10-24]]> 1942-11-07]]> 1942-11-08]]> 1942-11-17]]> 1942-11-18]]> 1942-11-20]]> 1942-11-21]]> 1943-05-22]]> 1943-12-20]]> 1943-12-21]]> 1943-12-23]]> 1942-12-24]]> 1944-01-02]]> 1944-01-03]]> 1944-01-28]]> 1944-01-29]]> 1944-02-15]]> 1944-02-16]]> 1944-02-19]]> 1944-02-20]]> 1944-02-24]]> 1944-02-25]]> 1944-03-01]]> 1944-03-02]]> 1944-03-10]]> 1944-03-11]]> 1944-03-24]]> 1944-03-25]]> 1944-04-05]]> 1944-04-06]]> 1944-04-10]]> 1944-04-11]]> 1944-04-20]]> 1944-04-21]]> 1944-04-22]]> 1944-04-23]]> 1944-04-26]]> 1944-04-27]]> 1944-04-29]]> 1944-04-30]]> 1944-05-31]]> 1944-06-01]]> 1944-06-03]]> 1944-06-04]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-06]]> 1944-06-07]]> 1944-06-19]]> 1944-06-20]]> 1944-07-18]]> 1944-07-24]]> 1944-07-25]]> 1944-08-03]]> John Walter Gifford Saunders]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Diary]]> Royal Air Force]]> British Army]]> Sierra Leone]]> Sierra Leone--Freetown]]> South Africa]]> South Africa--Durban]]> Zimbabwe]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States]]> New York (State)--Albany]]> 1942-04-15]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States]]> New York (State)--Albany]]> 1942-04-15]]> The photograph on the top right of the left page shows a house with a porch.
The photograph on the bottom right of the left page shows the Administration Building of Florida State College for Women with a water fountain and two cars in front of it.
The photograph on the top centre of the right page shows a man in military uniform getting his shoes polished. Two boys can be seen kneeling on the pavement, with one boy polishing the military man's shoes. Two other men can be seen walking past on the right side of the photograph.
The two photographs on the bottom of the right page both show bodies of water both surrounded by trees.
On the reverse of the photographs on the left and bottom right of the left page shows a stamp dated "MAY 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY . GA." and the number "012" can be seen.
On the reverse of the top centre photograph of the right page shows a stamp dated "MAY 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY . GA." and the number "012" can be seen.
On the reverse of the bottom right photograph of the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 15 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY . GA." and the number "023" can be seen.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Frank Schilder]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> United States]]> Florida]]> Florida--Tallahassee]]> 1942-04-15]]> 1942-05]]>
The top right photograph on the left page shows a group of men and women standing outside a building.
The bottom right photograph on the left page shows a group of women standing next to a table. A tree trunk can be seen in the foreground on the right and a building in the background on the left.
The two photographs on the right of the left page have the caption "POULHAN".
The photograph on the right page shows aircraft in aircraft in a field. The photograph is surrounded by the captions "STEARMAN P. T. 17", "B. T. 13A (VULTEE)", "DARR AERO TECH" and "GASSING UP".
On the reverse of the photograph on the top right of the left page is a stamp dated "APR 25 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "27" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right of the left page is a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "39" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the right page is a stamp dated "APR 15 1942" with the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY .GA." Also the number "023" can be seen. ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States Army Air Force]]> 1942-04-15]]>
The photograph on the right of the left page shows Turner Field chapel amongst some trees with the caption "THE CHAPEL".
The two photographs on the right page show a man in shorts playing basketball, captioned "BASKETBALL".
Both left and right pages are titled "TURNER FIELD".
On the reverse of the photograph on the left of the left page shows a stamp with an indecipherable date but a year "1942" and indecipherable words. The number "004" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the right of the left page shows a stamp with an indecipherable date but a year "1942" and the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY G.A.". The number "023" can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the left of the right page shows a stamp with an indecipherable date but a year "1942" and the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY G.A.". An indecipherable number can be seen.
On the reverse of the photograph on the right of the right page shows a stamp with a date "APR 13 1942" and the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY G.A.". The number "004" can be seen.

Identification kindly provided by Frank Schilder.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Frank Schilder]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> United States]]> Georgia]]> Georgia--Albany]]> 1942]]> 1942-04-13]]>
The top right photograph on the left page shows fields with trees in the background, and captioned "PLAYING FIELDS".
The bottom left photograph on the left page shows trees with buildings in the background. It is captioned "THE CHAPEL".
The bottom right photograph on the left page shows military personnel on parade with accommodation blocks in the background. The photograph is captioned "RETREAT PARADE 'B' SQUADRON TO THE FORE."
The top left photograph on the right page shows a patch of land with huts, buildings and poles in the background, it is captioned "THE FLIGHT LINE".
The top right photograph on the right page shows a man in military uniform standing in an accommodation hut, with the caption "READY FOR INSPECTION".
The bottom left photograph on the right page shows a man sitting in bed holding a pen and paper in an accommodation hut. The photograph is captioned "SHONK WTITES HOME."
The bottom right photograph on the right page shows a dog curling up with puppies on a bed, captioned "PEGGY AND PUPS."
Both left and right pages are captioned "TURNER FIELD".
On the reverse of the photograph on the top left on the left page shows a stamp dated "APR 7 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number 38.
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right on the left page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and an indecipherable number.
On the reverse of the photograph on the top left on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and an indecipherable number.
On the reverse of the photograph on the top right on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 17 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom left on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 26 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right on the right page shows a stamp dated "APR 26 1942" and "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA". and the number "41". Also handwritten are the words "Peggy and Pups". ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> 1942-04-07]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-26]]>
The photograph on the top right on the left page shows snow covering a settlement with a body of water in the centre of the photograph. The photograph is captioned "ST. JOHNS".
The photograph on the bottom left of the left page shows a building with snow covering the scene, the photograph is taken from a train. The photograph is captioned "THE BORDER".
The photograph on the bottom right of the left page shows snow covering the scene, telegraph poles can be scene in the foreground and houses can be scene in the background. The photograph is captioned "McADAM, U.S.A."
The photograph on the top left of the right page shows a street scene, with cars, a tram and trucks on the road. Telegraph poles can be seen lining the street with buildings looking out onto the street. The photograph is captioned "TORONTO-ONTARIO".
The photograph on the top right of the right page shows men standing in front of a steam train. The photograph is captioned C.P.R."
The bottom left and right photographs on the right page are captioned "ALBANY - GEORGIA". The bottom left photograph shows a road with cars parked on the side. Buildings and trees can be seen lining the street. The photograph on the bottom right shows a pavement with trees lining the street. A road can be seen on the left with a car on it.
On the reverse of the photograph on the top left on the right page is captioned "Toronto from Railway Station. " and the number "69".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom left on the right page is a stamp "APR 7 1942" and the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA," and the number "38".
On the reverse of the photograph on the bottom right on the right page is a stamp "APR 17 1942" and the words "McCOLLUM'S PHOTO SHOP ALBANY. GA," and an indecipherable number. ]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Civilian]]> Canada]]> New Brunswick]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> New Brunswick--Saint John]]> Ontario]]> Ontario--Toronto]]> United States]]> Georgia]]> Georgia--Albany]]> 1942-04-07]]> 1942-04-17]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Benjamin Turner ]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Navy]]> Malta]]> 1942-04]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Benjamin Turner ]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Navy]]> Malta]]> 1940-06-11]]> 1940-06-20]]> 1940-09-07]]> 1941-01-16]]> 1941-01-30]]> 1941-03-23]]> 1941-04]]> 1941-04-29]]> 1941-04-30]]> 1941-05-03]]> 1941-05-06]]> 1941-07-21]]> 1941-08-20]]> 1942-01-20]]> 1942-03-25]]> 1942-03-26]]> 1942-04-04]]> 1942-04-05]]> 1942-04-11]]> 1942-09-12]]> 1943-01-14]]> 1943-01-21]]> 1943-04-05]]> 1943-04-06]]> 1943-04-11]]> 1943-07-04]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Navy]]> Malta]]> 1940]]> 1940-06]]> 1940-09]]> 1941-01]]> 1941-03]]> 1941-04]]> 1941-05]]> 1941-07]]> 1941-08]]> 1941-10]]> 1941-11]]> 1941-12]]> 1942-01]]> 1942-02]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-10]]> E.W. Colvill]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Benjamin Turner]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Navy]]> Malta]]> Malta--Isla]]> Malta--Cospicua]]> 1939]]> 1939-09]]> 1940]]> 1940-05]]> 1940-06-11]]> 1941]]> 1941-06]]> 1942]]> 1942-02-23]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-07]]> 1942-08-01]]> 1942-12]]> 1943]]> 1943-01-18]]> 1943-02]]> 1943-04]]> 1943-10]]> 1943-11-01]]> Charles Howell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Blackpool]]> 1942-04-05]]> The first flight is recorded at No 7 EFTS , Desford flying in the Tiger Moth, he remained there until 28 September when he moved to No 12 SFTS flying in the Anson. In January 1941 Harold moved to No 10 OTU Abingdon, flying the Whitley. On 15th April Harold was posted to 51 Squadron, Dishforth initially flying the Whitley but almost immediately converting to the Wellington. His first operation was to Kiel on the 18 May 1941 in a Whitley, his remaining operations were in the Wellington. Harold and his crew were posted to 405 Squadron, Driffield on 27 May 1941 and moved to Pocklington on the 26 June 1941 and then undertook operations to Swartze, Cologne, Brest, Dunkirk, Le Havre, Berlin and Dortmund. Harold attended a BAT course at 1502 BAT Flight Abingdon, in February 1942 flying Whitley's. They carried out operations to Heligoland, Essen, and Lubeck. Harold converted to the Halifax April/May 1942. He carried out 19 operations, was injured after a crash on 12 October 1942 and was posted to No 10 OTU on 17 November 1942. Harold acquired a Red endorsement to his Log Book, 'Whitley V BD 377 23 October 1942, Gross carelessness (Non flying) letter ref 916/1405/1595/P1 14 Nov 1942.
He was posted to No 12 OTU on 20 November. The aircraft he flew there on the Gunnery flight included the Whitley, Defiant, Lysander, Wellington and Martinet, he remained there until 10 March 1944 when his Log Book records that he was posted to No 100 Group for Special duties. The second pilot on operations were Pilot Officer Mattey, Sergeant Craig, and Sergeant Farnborough. ]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Trevor Hardcastle]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> England--Leicester]]> Great Britain]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany]]> France]]> France--Dunkerque]]> France--Le Havre]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> France--Brest]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Atlantic Ocean--Helgoland Bight]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Lübeck]]> 1940-08-18]]> 1940-09-28]]> 1941-01-25]]> 1941-02-01]]> 1941-04-14]]> 1941-04-15]]> 1941-05-27]]> 1941-05-18]]> 1941-06-26]]> 1942-09-16]]> 1942-02-18]]> 1942-03-23]]> 1942-03-28]]> 1942-04-08]]> 1942-04-14]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1942-10-12]]> 1944-03-10]]>

Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF West Freugh, RAF Bramcote, RAF Bitteswell, RAF Lindholme, RAF Tiree, RAF Dale, RAF Cairo West (LG224), RAF Holmsley South, RAF Blackbushe, RAF North Weald. Aircraft flown were Dominie, Proctor, Battle, Wellington, Tiger Moth, C47, B24, Warwick,

Flew on 14 bombing operations (1 day and 13 night) and 39 day anti-submarine sweeps with 304 Squadron. The bombing targets were Boulogne, Emden, Dunkerque, Cologne, Hamburg, Essen, Dortmund, Hamburg, Rostock, Bordeaux, Bremen. The anti-submarine sweeps were over the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay.
His pilots on operations were Flying Officer Kucharski (35 operations), Sergeant Janski (1 operation), Flying Officer Zurek (16 operations), Sergeant Gotebiowski (1 operation).
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Essex]]> England--Hampshire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Argyll and Bute]]> Scotland--Dumfries and Galloway]]> Wales--Pembrokeshire]]> North Africa]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Emden (Lower Saxony)]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Rostock]]> France]]> France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Dunkerque]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> 1942-01-28]]> 1942-01-29]]> 1942-03-12]]> 1942-03-13]]> 1942-04-05]]> 1942-04-06]]> 1942-04-08]]> 1942-04-09]]> 1942-04-10]]> 1942-04-11]]> 1942-04-12]]> 1942-04-13]]> 1942-04-14]]> 1942-04-15]]> 1942-04-17]]> 1942-04-18]]> 1942-04-23]]> 1942-04-24]]> 1942-04-25]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]> 1942-05-18]]> 1942-05-20]]> 1942-05-23]]> 1942-05-26]]> 1942-05-27]]> 1942-05-31]]> 1942-06-05]]> 1942-06-07]]> 1942-06-25]]> 1942-06-26]]> 1942-07-18]]> 1942-07-22]]> 1942-07-29]]> 1942-07-30]]> 1942-08-01]]> 1942-08-09]]> 1942-08-11]]> 1942-08-13]]> 1942-08-17]]> 1942-08-19]]> 1942-09-02]]> 1942-09-06]]> 1942-09-10]]> 1942-09-14]]> 1942-09-17]]> 1942-09-18]]> 1942-09-24]]> 1942-09-26]]> 1942-09-30]]> 1942-10-16]]> 1942-10-21]]> 1942-10-25]]> 1942-10-29]]> 1942-11-12]]> 1942-11-14]]> 1942-11-18]]> 1942-11-20]]> 1942-11-22]]> 1942-11-26]]> 1942-11-28]]> 1942-12-02]]> 1942-12-22]]> 1942-12-30]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
The image is captioned 'I.V.Y. 304 NT 26/27.4.42 f8" --> T.X.X.'
On the reverse is handwritten 'Rostock'.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Geolocated]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> 1942-04-26]]> 1942-04-27]]>
On the reverse 'Wismar Route to Rostock (in capitals) 26 Apr 1942'.
There is a second, identical, copy.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Germany]]> Germany--Rostock]]> Germany--Wismar]]> 1942-04-26]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Durham (County)]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Calais]]> France--Dunkerque]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Krefeld Region]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Wilhelmshaven]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1940]]> 1941-07-20]]> 1941-07-21]]> 1941-07-25]]> 1941-07-26]]> 1941-08-03]]> 1941-08-04]]> 1941-08-05]]> 1941-08-06]]> 1941-08-07]]> 1941-08-08]]> 1941-08-28]]> 1941-08-29]]> 1941-08-31]]> 1941-09-01]]> 1941-09-02]]> 1941-09-03]]> 1941-09-06]]> 1941-09-07]]> 1941-09-08]]> 1941-09-12]]> 1941-09-13]]> 1941-09-20]]> 1941-09-21]]> 1941-09-26]]> 1941-09-27]]> 1941-09-29]]> 1941-09-30]]> 1941-10-12]]> 1941-10-13]]> 1941-10-16]]> 1941-10-17]]> 1941-10-21]]> 1941-10-22]]> 1941-11-07]]> 1941-11-08]]> 1941-11-30]]> 1941-12-01]]> 1942-04-29]]> 1942-04-30]]> 1942-05-06]]> 1942-05-07]]> 1942-05-29]]> 1942-05-30]]> 1942-05-31]]> 1942-06-01]]> 1942-06-02]]> 1942-06-03]]> 1942-06-04]]> 1942-06-16]]> 1942-06-17]]> 1942-06-25]]> 1942-06-26]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Mary Gardner]]> Roger Manuel]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> England--Torquay]]> Wales--Aberystwyth]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Cambridge]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Cirencester]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Poland]]> Poland--Szczecin]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Belgium]]> Belgium--Ostend]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Worcestershire]]> France]]> France--Calais]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Essen]]> Libya]]> Libya--Tobruk]]> Germany--Wangerooge Island]]> Wales--Treforest]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Czech Republic]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1940-10-17]]> 1940-09-20]]> 1940-11-05]]> 1940-10-28]]> 1941-04-27]]> 1942-04-22]]> 1943-05-15]]> 1943-06]]> 1943-08]]> 1943-09]]> 1943-10]]> 1943-12]]> 1944]]> 1944-02]]> 1944-04]]> 1944-06-10]]> 1944-09]]> 1945-03-18]]> 1945-04-25]]> 1945-10]]> 1954-10]]> F Killen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Tricia Marshall]]> Pending text-based transcription. Under review]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> United States]]> Louisiana--New Orleans]]> 1942-10-19]]> 1942-04-12]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1942-03]]> 1942-04]]> 1942-05]]> 1942-06]]> 1942-08]]> 1942-09]]>