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Rosser, Lewis Victor
L V Rosser
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2019-05-17
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Rosser, LV
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154 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Lewis Victor Rosser (b. 1919, 745193 Royal Air Force) and contains his log books, a diary of his operations, notebooks, documents, correspondence and an album. He flew operations as a pilot with 35, 58, 51 and 115 Squadrons. <br /><br />The collection includes a <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/2133">Photograph album</a> with photographs of people and aircraft, artwork cards, newspaper cuttings and documents. <br /><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Ann Godard and Joy Shirley and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Reading 4801
AS/819.1
23, Valpy Street,
Reading, Berks.
21st June, 1946
Dear Sir,
There is a possibility that there may shortly be vacancies in civil aviation for qualifies pilots. If you would like your name to be put forward for these, we shall be glad if you will give us the following information:-
Single engine [underlined] aircraft [/underlined]
Twin engined aircraft
Multi engine [underlined] aircraft [/underlined]
(1) [underlined] Night Flying [/underlined]
No. of hrs as 1st Pilot
No. of hrs as 2nd Pilot
(2) [underlined] Day Flying [/underlined]
No. of hrs as 1st Pilot
No. of hrs as 2nd Pilot
(3) Details (with date) of any Pilots' licences held or which you hope to hold in the immediate future.
Yours faithfully,
[signature]
for D.A. SHORTLAND
Regional Appointments Officer
L.V. Rosser, Esq.,
30 Oatlands Road,
OXFORD.
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Letter to L V Rosser form D A Shortland
Description
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Writes that there would shortly be vacancies in civil aviation for qualified pilots and asks if he would like his name put forward and asks for flying hours.
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D A Shortland
Date
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1946-06-21
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1946-06-21
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Great Britain
England--Oxfordshire
England--Oxford
England--Berkshire
England--Reading
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Civilian
Language
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eng
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One sided typewritten letter
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EShortlandDARosserLV460621
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Jayne L Bailey
aircrew
pilot
-
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The Lancasters sail over the city
Description
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Top left - air-to-ground photograph showing Trafalgar Square with Whitehall running towards the top.
Top right - air-to-ground view showing Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace on the right.
Bottom - newspaper cutting with photograph showing 12 Lancasters in formation over London. Caption 'The Lancasters sail over the city in today's fly-past rehearsal. St Bride's Church is on the right, a marker balloon is over the building on the left. - Evening News pictures'.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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1946-06
Format
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Two b/w photographs and one newspaper cutting mounted on an album page
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eng
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Text
Photograph
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PPearceAT16030013
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Civilian
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Great Britain
England--London
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1946-06
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Evening News
aerial photograph
Lancaster
-
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Ansell, Albert
A V Ansell
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World War (1939-1945)
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Description
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16 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Albert Victor Ansell (-1943, 1390280 Royal Air Force). It consists of his logbook, notification of awards, correspondence from the air ministry and ten photographs. He trained in the United States and flew as a navigator with 57 Squadron from RAF Scampton. His Lancaster crashed on an operation to Essen 30 April/ 1 May 1943. Its remains were discovered in the Zuider Zee in 1978. <br /><br />The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Vicki Ansell and catalogued by Terry Hancock and Nigel Huckins.<br /><br />Additional information on Victor Ansell is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/100453/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.
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2016-07-30
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Ansell, AV
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[Air Ministry Crest]
W.G.13.
AIR MINISTRY,
WHITTINGTON ROAD
WORCESTER
F845335/43 ACCTS.13 W.G.
19th June. 1946.
Sir/[deleted] Madam[/deleted]
[underlined The late SGT. A.V. ANSELL. [/Underlined]
I am directed to inform you that a War Gratuity is payable in respect of the Royal Air Force service of the above-named [deleted]officer[/deleted]/airman, and to enclose a form of application for payment which should be completed and returned in the reply paid envelope.
If Probate or Letters of Administration were obtained in connection with the Estate, the Grant should, if possible, be forwarded for inspection with your application.
If a Grant of Representation was not obtained and the Service Estate as shared with others, their names and present address should be furnished.
P.T.O
[Page Break]
[AIR MINISTRY CREST]
AIR MINISTRY
(Casualty Branch)
73-77, OXFORD STRRET, W.1.
16th October 1943.
P403625/2/P.4.B.6.
Sir,
With reference to the letter from this department dated the 18th September 1943, I am directed to inform you, with great regret, that in view of the lapse of time and the and the absence of any news concerning your son, 1390280 Sergeant A. Ansell, since he was reported missing, it is now proposed to take action to presume his death for official purposes.
I am accordingly to ask that you will be good enough formally to confirm that you have received no further evidence or news regarding him.
I am,
Your obedient Servant,
J K Herbert
For Director of Personal Services.
A.V.Ansell Esq.,
383 Prince Regent Lane,
Custom House,
London E.16.
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Letters from Air Ministry
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Letter 1. dated 16 October 1943 informs Mr A V Ansell that his son Sergeant A Ansell is officially presumed to have lost his life. Letter 2. Dated 19 June 1946. Informs recipient that a war gratuity is payable and enclosing form for application.
Date
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1943-10-16
1946-06-19
Format
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Photocopy of two typewritten letters
Language
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eng
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Text
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Text. Service material
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EAnsell[Fa]HenleyJT431016
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Great Britain
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1943-10
1946-06
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Royal Air Force
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Claire Monk
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Pending review
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Great Britain. Air Ministry
killed in action
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Title
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Simpson, Henry
Henry Evan Wade Simpson
H E W Simpson
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2019-03-13
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Simpson, HEW
Description
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42 items. Collection concerns Henry Evan Wade 'Harry' Simpson DFM (1806333 Royal Air Force) a flight engineer on Lancaster of 166 Squadron whose aircraft failed to return on 7/8 June 1944. Collection contains his flying logbook, correspondence, documents and photographs. <br /><br />Additional information on Harry Simpson is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/121329/">IBCC Losses Database.</a><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jean Simpson and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[Air Ministry crest]
AIR MINISTRY
LONDON, W.C.2
19th June, 1946.
S.7(d)/Investitures
Sir/ [deleted] Madam [/deleted],
I have the honour to inform you that your attendance is required at Buckingham Palace at 10.15 o’clock a.m. (doors open at 9.45 o’clock a.m.) on Tuesday, 30th July in order that you, as next of kin, may receive from the King the Distinguished Flying Medal awarded your son, the late Sergeant Henry E.W. Simpson, D.F.M.
DRESS:- Service Dress, Civil Defence Uniform, Morning Dress or dark Lounge Suit.
You may be accompanied by one person only, who must be related by blood to the deceased. Children under seven years of age may not attend. I shall be glad if you will complete the enclosed form and return it immediately in the envelope provided.
This letter must be produced on entering the Palace as no further cards of admission will be issued.
I am, Sir/ [deleted] Madam [/deleted],
Your obedient Servant, [signature]
[National Scheme for Disabled Men crest] Mr. H.W.Simpson
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Letter to Henry Simpson's father
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Inviting him to an investiture for award of his son's DFM.
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1946-06-19
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One page typewritten document
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eng
Type
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Text
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EAirMinSimpsonHW460619
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--London
Temporal Coverage
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1946-06-19
1946-07-30
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IBCC Digital Archive
Creator
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Great Britain. Air Ministry
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Robin Christian
Distinguished Flying Medal
killed in action
-
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Title
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-07-25
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Hayhurst, JM
Description
An account of the resource
108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Leave or Duty Ration Card
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A card allowing Jose to purchase rations.
Date
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1946-06-23
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Format
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One double sided printed note with handwritten annotations
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MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-180003, MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-180004
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Great Britain. Ministry of Food
Temporal Coverage
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1946-06-23
ground personnel
RAF Duxford
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
-
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Title
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Allen, Derrick
Derrick Allen
D J Allen
Description
An account of the resource
75 items. The collection covers the career of Flight Sergeant Derrick John Allen (1880966 Royal Air Force) who was a mid-upper gunner on 467 Royal Australian Air Force Squadron at RAF Waddington in 1944-45. Collection contains his logbook, Royal Air Force documentation, notes on air gunners course and photographs of various aircrew. Collection also contains maps and photographs covering the loss of his Lancaster near Spa in Belgium from which he successfully bailed out on 2 November 1944. There is also an oral history interview with his family.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Judy Hodgson and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-08-30
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Allen, DJ
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Permission granted for commercial projects
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Derrick Allen apprenticeship documents
Description
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Three documents, the first is Ministry of Labour interrupted apprenticeship paperwork, the second is Derrick Allen's registration as a carpenter and joiner apprentice and the third is the completion certificate of his apprenticeship with on the reverse 'High Street, Sawtry, Huntingdon'.
Creator
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Great Britain. Ministry of Labour and National Service
Great Britain. Peterborough Join Apprenticeship Council
Great Britain. Building Apprenticeship and Training Council
Date
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1946-06-20
1946-08-29
1948-05-03
Format
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Three one page documents
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Identifier
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MAllenDJ1880966-150901-03
Coverage
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Civilian
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Peterborough
England--Sawtry
England--Huntingdonshire
Temporal Coverage
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1946-06-20
1946-08-29
1948-05-03
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Pending review
-
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/968/17243/SBartonCJ168669v1.1.pdf
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Title
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Barton, Cyril
Cyril Joe Barton VC
C J Barton
Description
An account of the resource
Eight items. The collection concerns Cyril Joe Barton VC (1921 - 1944, <span>168669 Royal Air Force</span>) and contains his log book, letters, and photographs. He flew operations as a pilot with 76, 78 and 578 Squadrons and was p<span>osthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his efforts in saving the other crew members when returning from an operation to </span>Nuremberg on 30/31 March 1944.<br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Cynthia Maidment and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Some items have been reproduced with the kind Permission of the Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Cyril Joe Barton is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/201483/">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-10-06
Rights
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Barton, CJ
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[inserted] B1754 [/inserted]
Telephone Nos:-
Colnbrook 231/232/233.
In reply please quote reference:-
CD/ A.6370
Central Depository,
Royal Air Force,
Colnbrook,
Slough, Bucks.
[Underlined] 29th June, 1946. [/Underlined]
[Underlined] F/O C.J. Barton. V.C. (168669) [/Underlined]
Dear Madam,
In accordance with Air Ministry instructions the Flying Log Book of the above named is forwarded herewith by registered post.
Upon receipt of the Log Book would you please be good enough to sign the attached “Official Paid”, addressed form and return it to this Unit.
Yours faithfully,
[Signature]
Wing Commander Commanding,
[Underlined] R.A.F. Central Depository. [/Underlined]
Mrs. E.M. Barton,
171, Elm Rd,
New Malden,
Surrey.
[Page Break]
[inserted] B1154 [/inserted]
Lt. Tyrrell
[Underlined] Napier Field
C.J. Barton
13/9/42. [/Underlined]
1/ I must remember to advance prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
2/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
3/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
4/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
5/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
6/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
7/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
8/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
9/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
10/ I must remember to advance the prop. pitch on the downwind leg.
I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg.
[Page break]
[Postage stamp]
Mrs. F. J. Barton
171, Elm road,
New Malden,
Surrey.
[Page Break]
[inserted] B1754 [/inserted]
R.A.F. Rufforth.
[Underlined] 18th July ’43 [/Underlined]
Dear Mum,
I hope you never receive this but I quite expect you will. I’m expecting to do my first operational trip in a few days. I know what ops. over Germany means and I have no illusions about it. By my own calculations the average life of a crew is 20 ops. and we have thirty to do in our first “tour”.
I’m writing this just for two reasons
[Page break]
2
one, to tell you how I would like my money spent that I have left behind; two, to tell you how I feel about meeting my Maker.
1./ I intended, as you know, taking a university course with my savings, well, [Deleted] I’ll [Deleted] I would like it to be spent on the education of my brothers and sisters. [Indecipherable] is a bit old to start part time study now and I would like him to have as much of it as he need for full time study, all of it if he can use
[Page break]
3
[inserted] DB1754 [/inserted]
it. Ray is still young and has teens before him, its’ [sic] up to him to help himself. The girls likewise.
I’ll leave it to you to decide what to do with my belongings.
2/ All I can say about this is that I’m quite prepared to die, it holds no terror for me. I know I shall survive the judgement because I have trusted in Christ as my own Saviour. I’ve done nothing to merit Glory, but because He died for me its’ God’s free gift.
[Page break]
4
At times I’ve wondered whether I’ve been right believing what I do and just recently I’ve doubted the veracity of the Bible, but in the little time I’ve had to sort out intellectual problems I’ve been left with a left with a bias in favour of the Bible. Apart from this tho’ [sic] I have the sincere conviction as I write, a force outside myself and my brain, that I have not trusted in vain. All I am anxious about is that you and the rest of the family will also come to know
[Page break]
5
[inserted] B1754 [/inserted]
Him. Then, I know, already does.
I commend my Saviour to you.
I am writing to Doreen separately. I expect you will have guessed by now that we are quite in love with each other. She, too, will find the blow hard to bear but there is a text that we have often quoted to each other and is written in the “Daily Light” she gave me - Roman 8.28.
It’s true.
Well, that’s covered everything now
[Page break]
6.
I guess, so,
love to Dad and all,
your loving son,
Cyril
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Cyril Barton VC
Two letters and a punishment exercise
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Letter 1 is to Cyril's mother from the RAF accompanying his log book.
Letter 2 is from Cyril to his mother, dated 18th July 1943. He writes six pages explaining he is about to undertake his first operation. He explains how his estate is to be spent and how he is prepared for anything.
The punishment exercise is in the form of school lines and is dated 13/9/42 'I must remember to advance prop. pitch on the downwind leg. I must not forget to check the undercarriage on the base leg'.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Cyril Barton
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1946-06-29
1942-09-13
1943-07-18
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One typewritten letter
One handwritten sheet
One six page handwritten letter and envelope
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eng
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SBartonCJ168669v1
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Bradley Froggatt
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1946-06-29
1942-09-13
1943-07-18
aircrew
faith
In the event of my death letter
pilot
RAF Rufforth
training
Victoria Cross
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Hailey, Keith John
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An account of the resource
Six items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Keith John Hailey (b. 1921, 1449497Royal Air Force) and contains his log book, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a wireless operator / air gunner with 433 and 635 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sheila Mathison and catalogued by Trevor Hardcastle.
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2022-08-30
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Hailey, KJ
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Keith Hailey's Service and Release Book
Description
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Keith joined the RAF 11 Nov 1941 and was released as a WO on the 19 June 1946, from the no 104 PDC Hednesford. He served in the Middle East from 26 Jan 1946 until 12 June 1946.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force
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1941-11-11
1946-06-19
1946-01-26
1946-06-12
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Great Britain
England--Norfolk
England--Staffordshire
England--Yorkshire
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Log book and record book
Format
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One booklet
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OHaileyKJ1449497-151026-01
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433 Squadron
635 Squadron
aircrew
Halifax
Lancaster
RAF Downham Market
RAF Skipton on Swale
wireless operator / air gunner
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Title
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Warren, George
George Clarence Warren
G C Warren
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2019-08-13
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Warren, GC
Description
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47 items. The collection concerns Flying Officer George Warren (162041 Royal Air Force) he flew operations as a navigator with 626 Squadron until he was killed <span>16 March 1945 on an operation to Nürnberg. The collection contains his log book, correspondence and photographs.</span><br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Harris and Vanessa Hibbert and catalogued by Barry Hunter. <br /><br />Additional information on George Warren is available via the <a href="https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/124450/ ">IBCC Losses Database.</a>
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[postcard]
[underlined] ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE [[/underlined]
OFFICER COMMANDING,
CENTRAL DEPOSITORY,
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
COLNBROOK,
SLOUGH, Bucks.
[page break]
Your Ref.: By 28663
Date: 13 June 1946
Receipt is herewith acknowledged of 2 flying log book(s) in
respect of F/O WARREN. G. C. (162041)
(Signed)
[page break]
Central Depository,
Royal Air Force,
Colnbrook,
Slough, Bucks.
13 June 1946
CD/BY28663
[underlined] F/O WARREN G. C. (162041)
Dear Sir,
In accordance with Air Ministry instructions 2 flying Log Books of the above named are forwarded herewith by registered post.
Upon receipt of the Log Books would you be good enough to sign the attached “Official Paid”, addressed, form and return it to this Unit.
Yours faithfully,
[signature]
Wing Commander Commanding,
[underlined] R.A.F. Central Depository. [/underlined]
G.H. Warren. Esq.
250, St. Benedicts Rd.
Birmingham.
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Title
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Letter to GH Warren
Description
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The letter accompanies two flying log books.
Date
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1946-06-13
Format
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One typed letter and envelope
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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Identifier
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EOCRAFCentDepWarrenGH460613-0001,
EOCRAFCentDepWarrenGH460613-0002,
EOCRAFCentDepWarrenGH460613-0003
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Birmingham
England--Warwickshire
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1946-06-13
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David Bloomfield
Creator
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Central Depository
aircrew
missing in action
-
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Title
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Madgett, Hedley Robert
H R Madgett
Description
An account of the resource
250 items. The collection concerns Pilot Officer Hedley Madgett DFM (1922 - 1943, 147519, 1330340 Royal Air Force), a pilot with 61 Squadron. He was killed 18 August 1943 on the last operation of his tour from RAF Syerston to Peenemünde. The collection consists of letters, postcards and telegrams to his parents while he was training in the United Kingdom and Canada. In addition the collection contains memorabilia, documents from the Air Training Corps, artwork, a railway map, diaries, medals as well as his logbook, photographs of people, places and aircraft. Also contains letters of condolence to parents and a sub collection containing a photograph album with 44 items of his time training in Canada'.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Joan Madgett and Carol Gibson, and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br /><span>Additional information on Hedley Madgett is available via the </span><a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/114690/" title="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/madgett-hr/ ">IBCC Losses Database</a><span>.</span>
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2015-03-17
2019-06-14
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Madgett, H
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4 Main St
Muirskirk
Ayrshire
My Dear Mrs. & Mr. Madgett,
We had been wondering if you have had any more news of your dear boy Hedley. I often think ofg him.
Bill and him had such grand times together in Canada.
Well it is one year since our boy was killed we have never heard were [sic] he was buried or where his plane was brought down. I wish I knew.
I have enclosed a photo of Bill. I don’t think Hedley had this one. Hope Hedley is safe and well.
Yours very sincerely James and Helen Girdwood.
Sidcup Times 4/6/46 In memorium of Pilot Jordan, killed June 21/22 1943 and buried in Military Cemetery in the province of Limburg, Venlv,[?] Holland.
24/6/46 Wrote and advised Mr & Mrs Girdwood and enclosed the cutting
Amongst members of crew named was that of P/O Girdwood
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Letter to Hedley Madgett's parents
Description
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From James and Helen Girdwood asking if they had heard any more news of Hedley who had been friends with their son Bill in Canada. Enclosed photograph of Bill. Addendum notes - 'Extract from Sidcup Times,21 June 1946 notice of pilot Jordan killed June 21/222 1943, buried in province of Venlo, Holland. 24 June 1946. Wrotes to Mr and Mrs Girdwood enclosing cutting. Amongst members of crew was that of F/O Girdwood'.
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J and H Girdwood
Format
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Two page handwritten letter
Language
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eng
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EGirdwoodJ-HMadgettLR-AG440622
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
Scotland--Ayrshire
Scotland--Cumnock
Netherlands
Netherlands--Venlo
England--London
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
1943-06-21
1943-06-22
1946-06-21
1943-08-17
1943-08-18
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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David Bloomfield
final resting place
killed in action
missing in action
-
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Blair, John
John Jericho Blair
J J Blair
Description
An account of the resource
38 items. The collection concerns John Jericho Blair DFC (1919-2004). He was born in Jamaica and served in RAF from 1942-1963. He flew a tour of operations as a navigator with 102 Squadron from RAF Pocklington. The collection includes numerous photographs of him and colleagues, several photographs of Jamaica, a document detailing his life and an interview with his great nephew Mark Johnson.
The collection also contains three interviews with Caribbean veterans including John Blair recorded by Mark Johnson.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Mark Johnson and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-05-09
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Blair, JJ
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Interview with D Jones
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D Jones was born in the parish of Manchester, Jamaica. He volunteered for the RAF and went on the SS Cuba to the United States, crossing the Atlantic to Liverpool in June 1944. He went to a former Butlins holiday camp in Filey - there, as ground crew, they trained as soldiers to guard the camp. After a month, they totalled over two thousand West Indians.
D Jones trained as a wireless operator. He learnt Morse code, the construction of the wireless and how to operates it.
Jones went to RAF Church Lawford, Warwickshire, before going to Wiltshire. Although he enjoyed it, he recalls how cold the winter was. Quite a few aircraft came back damaged, and some did not return.
D Jones refers to the droves of aircraft passing overhead on D-Day. After the war had finished he looked after German and Italian prisoners of war. He mentions the spectacular victory parade in London.
Attitudes to the West Indians were mostly good. They were pleased not to have much contact with American forces.
After the war, D Jones studied and went to teacher training college. A lot of West Indians worked in England after the war. He returned to Jamaica where there was not much recognition for his service. He reflects on his war experiences and his attitude to war now.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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Johnson, M
Language
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eng
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Sound
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01:10:33 audio recording
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Pending OH transcription
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IBCC Digital Archive
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AJonesD[Date]
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1944-06
1946-06-08
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Yorkshire
England--Warwickshire
England--Filey
England--London
Jamaica
Contributor
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Sally Coulter
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
African heritage
ground personnel
military living conditions
Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy
Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)
perception of bombing war
prisoner of war
RAF Church Lawford
RAF Hunmanby Moor
training
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Title
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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69, Minehead Street
Leicester
1st June 1946
Saturday.
Dear old Dick
Congrats re[?] W/O. pleased to hear it has come through at last. Your letter arrived shortly before I sent a wire to Vic[?] & Jean to wish them “the best”, as I included your wishes as well and the cost of the wire nearly “bust” me!
I opened your letter to Mary before it was realised who it was for, so before she returns I shall have to “remail[?]” it by some means. There certainly was considerable excitement on the part of Mary when she left here for Canterbury. The train was first stop St. [indecipherable word], and it was fairly full. Mum had to sit in one part of the coach & Mary another, but she soon settled down with a party of R.A.F. fellows who were casting her admiring glances, which
[page break]
she returned without showing the slightest sign of embarrassment. I must say that Mary looks extremely nice in bridesmaid’s “rig out”, and Mum made it simply lovely – “ever so”! I shall impart them back on Monday, but I told them there was no need to hurry their return on my behalf. Mum worries about the grub question, but I can cook alright. I boiled an egg for breakfast this morning and I did it to a turn, just right. Thought of going up [two indecipherable words] this afternoon to see if there was much cricket[?] on, but the weather looks none too favourable. Got up fairly early this morning but before doing so I lay very patiently waiting to see if I should get up and bring myself a cup of tea, but nothing happened.
We had a letter from Joan not so very long ago and I understand Bill is going strong with a fiancé, and we have been asked to go
[page break]
and pay Buckland Newton a visit. Everything is going along very nicely in the garden. I am trying to grow some onions this year & hope I shall meet with success. They are looking very well in their early stages, but such things as onions have a [indecipherable word] of falling back. It’s not much use my launching forth any news, as I am sure Mum keeps you fully acquainted with all current events happening here. Your description of Bob’s “Spider crawl”[?] will no doubt compare very favourably with mine, so I had better finish off before you come to the conclusion that this is far worse.
Lots of love
From Dad.
[page break]
[envelope]
[inserted] 1815605 [/inserted]
w/o Curnock R.M.
H.Q. 239 Wing.
Royal Air Force.
C.M.F.[?]
Sender’s name and address:-
P.J. Curnock
69 Minehead St
Leicester
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Letter to Dick Curnock from his father
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The letter congratulates Dick Curnoock on being promoted to warrant officer and is full of domestic news.
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Mr Curnock
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1946-06-01
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One double sided handwritten letter
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eng
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ECurnockSFCurnockRM460601-0001,
ECurnockSFCurnockRM460601-0002
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
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Great Britain
England--Leicester
England--Leicestershire
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1946-06-01
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Sue Smith
promotion
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Title
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-07-25
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Hayhurst, JM
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108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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NATIONAL ASSOCAITON OF TRAINING CORPS FOR GIRLS
187, WINDSOR HOUSE
46, VISTORIA STREET
LONDON S.W.1
PLEASE QUOTE 45/45
June , 1945
Dear Madam,
Did you enjoy service life?
Did you find the experience and training of value?
Will you, now that you are taking the plunge into civilian life, consider offering your services to the National Association of Training Corps for Girls in order that the present and future members of the Association may profit by your training and experience?
This Association came into existence to meet the demands of girls for a training to fit them for their part in the nation’s war effort; the nation’s peace effort [underlined] is of equal importance. [/underlined] That is why we shall continue after the war to provide training for all girls between 2 and 20 who voluntarily join us, so that they may gain a greater understanding of the problems to be faced and equip themselves to meet them/.
[Page Break]
There are units in all parts of the country catering for the leisure hours of the 14-20 year old girl. More units are needed; more voluntary leaders are needed – leaders with genuine understanding of the ideals of young people and the responsibilities of citizenship. We KNOW that YOU can help US in your spare time.
Please read the leaflet in which this is enclosed and if you are interested, write to me or call.
Yours faithfully,
K Curlett
Director,
National Association of Training Corps for Girls.
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Letter to Jose Hayhurst
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The letter asks if she enjoyed service life and asks if she will help train girls for the services.
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National Association of Training Corps for Girls
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1945-06
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Great Britain
England--London
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Royal Air Force
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eng
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MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-420001, MHayhurstJM2073102-170725-420002
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Claire Monk
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1946-06
ground personnel
training
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
-
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Weir, Greg. Oakes, Ken
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Forty-two items. Collection concerns Flying Officer Kenneth Stanley Oakes (Royal Australian Air Force). A Halifax tail gunner, he flew operations on 466 Squadron from February to August 1944. Collection contains a memoir describing some of his operations, a training note book, documents, correspondence, photographs and his log book.
The collection was catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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2017-04-26
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Weir, G
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JUN – 5 1946
[Royal Australian Air Force crest]
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
AIR BOARD
AIR FORCE HEAD-QUARTERS
ALBERT PARK BARRACKS, S.C.3
My dear Oakes,
On the cessation of your service with the Royal Australian Air Force, I desire to express the appreciation of the Air Board for the valuable services you have performed since you joined the Air Force.
May I take this opportunity to extend the best wishes of the Air Board and myself for the future and express the hope that your return to civilian life meets with the success that your long and loyal service to your country so richly deserves.
Yours sincerely,
[signature]
Air Commodore,
Air Member for Personnel.
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Letter to Ken Oakes from RAAF air member for personnel
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Thanks him for his service in the Royal Australian Air Force.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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R Hewitt
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1946-06-05
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1946-06-05
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Australia
Victoria--Melbourne
New South Wales--Griffith
New South Wales
Victoria
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Royal Australian Air Force
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eng
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Text
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One page printed letter and envelope
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SWeirG19660703v060007
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
-
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Title
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-07-25
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Hayhurst, JM
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108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Jose Hayhurst's Leave Pass
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RAF Form 295 issued to Jose to allow her to travel home.
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RAF Duxford
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1946-06
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Great Britain
England--Manchester
England--Lancashire
England--Cambridgeshire
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Royal Air Force
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eng
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Text
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One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
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SHayhurstJM2073102v10014-0001, SHayhurstJM2073102v10014-0002
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1946-06
ground personnel
RAF Duxford
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
-
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Hayhurst, Jose Margaret
J M Hayhurst
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-07-25
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Hayhurst, JM
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108 items. The collection concerns Sergeant Jose Margaret Hayhurst (2073102 Royal Air Force) and contains decorations, uniform, documents and photographs. She served as a radar operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Andrew Whitehouse and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Jose Hayhurst's Leave Pass
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RAF Form 295 issued to Jose allowing her to travel home.
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RAF Duxford
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1946-06
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Great Britain
England--Manchester
England--Lancashire
England--Cambridgeshire
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Royal Air Force
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eng
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Text
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One double sided printed card with handwritten annotations
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SHayhurstJM2073102v10017-0001, SHayhurstJM2073102v10017-0002
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1946-06
ground personnel
RAF Duxford
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
-
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McDermott, Colin
C McDermott
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-11-03
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McDermott, C
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87 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Colin McDermott (1119618 Royal Air Force). He served as an air gunnery instructor and flew operations as an air gunner with 98 Squadron. Contains his log book, papers and photographs and includes issues of 'Evidence in Camera'. <br /><br />The collection also contains albums of photographs from his training at <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1696">Evanton</a> in 1943, taken during his service in <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1699">Denmark </a>and some <a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/show/1698">duplicate </a>photographs.<br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Barbara Bury and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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145 Cheriton Rd,
Folkestone.
Kent.
June 21st 1946.
My dear Mac,
Have you settled down in civy [sic] life again and how are things going. I am in the letter writing mood and thought I would drop a line to you, Charlie and George.
I am working in a foundry at Dover and hope after I have learnt the business to take a more active part of the administration of the factory, the work is awfully dirty but quite interesting. I must say
[page break]
[underlined] 2 [/underlined]
I like being home all the time and I expect your wife and children are pleased to have you.
Write and give me all your news Mac.
Yours as always.
Sam [underlined] Marshall [/underlined]
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Letter to Mac from Sam Marshall
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Sam writes about his new job and asks Mac (Colin) to reply with his news.
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Sam Marshall
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1946-06-21
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Two handwritten sheets
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eng
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EMarshallSMcDermottC460621-0001, EMarshallSMcDermottC460621-0002
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Civilian
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Great Britain
England--Folkestone
England--Kent
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
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1946-06-21
-
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Wier, Tadeusz
T Wier
Tadeusz Wierzbowski
T Wierzbowski
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2017-01-22
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Wier, T
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24 items. The collection concerns Tadeusz Wier (b.1920) and contains his log books, memoirs, photographs and documents. He flew operations as a pilot with 300 Squadron.
The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Michael Wier-Wierzbowski and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Tadeusz Wierzbowski grew up on a farm near Zgierz, Poland. He learned to fly at the training school at Deblin and escaped from the Nazi and Russian invasions in 1939. He travelled through Romania to the Black Sea, and was in France when the Nazis invaded. He eventually arrived in Liverpool on the Andura Star in June 1940.
He flew as an instructor, training others to fly for three years, before he was posted into combat with 300 Squadron. He flew 25 operations as a Lancaster pilot from RAF Faldingworth including bombing Hitler’s Eagle’s nest at Berchtesgaden.
Tadeusz was a test pilot after the war and shortened his name to Wier to make it easier for air traffic control officers. Over his career, he flew over 40 different aircraft types from Polish RWD 8 trainers to Vampire jets.
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[underlined] Some Days In The Life of a Production Test Pilot [/underlined]
It is usual for the memory to become somewhat vague with the advancing yeas. Certain facts are definitely well remembered, although dates when things happened will not be precise unless recorded in an official document.
I am using my Pilots Flying Log Book to confirm some dates or periods of my Service as well as locations when odd problems occurred during my days of flying as a Production Test Pilot. To be accurate, I have six log books, five completed and bound in one volume and the sixth almost filled in and ending with my last flight as captain of the aircraft when I flew in an Anson on the 25 September 1959, from Aldergrove to Ballykelly and returning to Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.
My flying career started in Poland in 1938 with glider pilot courses, then service in the Polish Air Force and flying training in Deblin, home of the Officer Cadets Flying Training School. After the Polish September Campaign, I, like most of the Polish Air Force personnel, passed through Rumania, Syria, France, eventually landing in Liverpool, England, at the end of June 1940.
My Pilots Flying Log Book starts with a refresher course at Hucknall, Notts, the first flight taking place on the 12 May 1941 in a Magister aircraft. After a week, posting to No 8 SFTS, Montrose, Scotland. Very soon after obtaining my "Pilots Wings" I became a Pilot Instructor first in Weston Zoyland, Somerset, and then serving with 25 (P)EFTS in Hucknall where I stayed until July 1944.
There is no doubt that I was very lucky to get the next posting to No 18 Operational Training Unit to fly Wellington aircraft, followed by Heavy Conversion Unit to four-engined Halifaxes and Lancasters with final posting to No 300 Polish Bomber Squadron at Faldingworth in Lincolnshire for Christmas 1944 and the last few months of the war.
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My last flight there took place on the 7 June 1946 in a Lancaster practicing formation flying. When I left Faldingworth I had 1992 hours flown on 12 types of aircraft in England as well as the hours flown in Poland on RWD 8 and PWS 26.
I spent the next two years on administrative duties and then in October 1948 I had the good fortune to be granted Commission in the Royal Air Force, General Duties Branch with the rank of Flight Lieutenant. Again Pilots Refresher Flying Course in Finningley flying Oxford and Wellington aircraft. Two months of further training at Aston Down, and then a posting to No 4 Ferry Pool, Hawarden, near Chester where I stayed for over three years. While with No 4 Ferry Pool, I was qualified to fly on all types of aircraft, that is to say, single, twin, four-engined and also all the jet aircraft then in service. This experience gave me an opportunity to fly a couple of first delivery aeroplanes and I have in mind the Canberra and the Shackleton aircraft. I flew the first Canberra B2 from English Electric airfield at Warton, Lancashire, to RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire on the 1 August 1951. No brass band or flowers at Binbrook, but the Station Commander came out to meet and have a look at the aircraft. I have flown the Shackleton for the first time at Woodford, near Manchester, (home of A.V. Roe Aircraft Company) on the 27 March 1951 and delivered the aircraft to the Maintenance Unit at Llandow few days later. As a matter of fact, about a year later, I attended a Canberra Conversion Course organized at 231 OCU Bassingbourn and on checking my Log Book-the Instructor discovered that I had more hours flown on the type than he had.
RAF Hawarden where I was stationed was fairly busy with few lodger Units and a branch of De Havilland factory in one corner of the airfield. One of the Units was No 48 Maintenance Unit to which I was eventually transferred in September 1952 for duties as a Unit Test Pilot.
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I would like to add that No 4 Ferry Pool and No 48 Maintenance Unit belonged to No 41 Group of Maintenance Command, which were operating at RAF Andover. The Ferry Pool had Royal Air Force pilots, navigators and flight engineers, but the care of the Unit aircraft was carried out entirely by civilian personnel. Similarly, No 48 M.U. had a few Royal Air Force Officers such as the Commanding Officer, Chief Technical Officer, Equipment and Supply Officer and the Unit Test Pilot. Most of the senior technical posts were manned by civilian ex-service Officers. This applied to all the Maintenance Units with which I was involved as a Ferry Pilot and later as a Test Pilot. Most of them were lodger Units on large RAF stations and situated as a rule in the west of the country. They usually received aircraft straight from the manufacturers for checks and modifications and some from operating Units for major servicing. The aircraft, after testing, were then ferried to the Squadrons for operational use or disposal as directed by the Air Ministry.
The Test Pilot would usually have a Flight Test Schedule for each type of aircraft which involved a complete sequence such as all ground and pre-flight checks, take off and in the case of jet aircraft, maximum power climb to top altitude (45,000, 48,000 feet), high speed run to the limiting Mach Number and in the case of transsonic [sic] aeroplanes dive through the sound barrier (Swift and Javelin). After descent to lower altitude stalling, feathering and restarting or stopping and relighting of engines on multi-engined aircraft, checks of controls, instruments and special installations such as anti-G, auto-pilot and so on.
One of the checks on fighter aircraft was inverted flight to confirm that the fuel negative-G trap worked as long as was prescribed in Pilots Notes for the type, that the seat (or ejection seat) and harness were secure and to check that there were no loose articles in the cockpit.
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To keep the cockpit clean, a very powerful industrial vacuum cleaner was used before the test flight so that, normally, the aircraft were quite clean. However, occasionally, bits and pieces would be dislodged in inverted flight and sometimes even a lost "ownerless" tool. It was easy to spot items like that because they would collect on the inside of the canopy and could be retrieved without any problem. In September 1953 I was testing a Venom aircraft at Shawbury and when carrying out the inverted flight check I would fly at about 5,000 feet and airspeed 300 knots. On this occasion I was just north of Wellington and few seconds after turning the Venom over I heard a loud bang and then a lot of wind noise. Nearly all of double-skinned Perspex canopy was shattered and my immediate action was to close the throttle and roll the aircraft back to level flight. I slowed down to about 160 knots, called Air Traffic Control at Shawbury informing them that my canopy was damaged and asked for permission to land as soon as possible. I was not far from the airfield and after a normal approach landed safely. I managed to taxi to dispersal and after getting out I saw that the drogue gun of the ejection seat fired when I turned the aircraft over, deploying the drogue-chute itself which remained attached to the seat. I was glad that I landed straight away because the metal rod which is fired to pull the drogue out was flapping about the top of the elevator in flight. (The Venom was a twin-boom aircraft).
If I remember rightly, the rod was at least a foot long and over half an inch in diameter. Quite a deadly weapon!
Very shortly after getting back to my office and writing my report, I was informed of the cause of the incident. It. appeared that the slight movement of the seat along the seat ejection rail caused the drogue gun to fire because the activating cable attached to the floor did not have sufficient play. The result was that all the Venoms were grounded immediately for the necessary check to be carried out.
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No 27 Maintenance Unit at Shawbury had a variety of aircraft for testing such as Devon, Hornet, Mosquito, Venom and Vampire. I have tested a few of the lighter or early marks of the Mosquito (3 & 6) but most of the ones there were the heavy types marks 35 & 36. All of the Mosquitoes required lot of attention when flying on one engine and had a fairly high critical speed, that is to say, a speed below which aircraft goes out of control at a maximum power setting of the unfeathered engine with landing gear and flaps down. For this reason, single engine landing on a Mosquito had a committal height below which it was not possible to abandon the approach and overshoot safely. It was about 600 feet, usually end of base leg on the approach. Such height was required to raise the undercarriage and flaps, (quite a slow process!) whilst maintaining control of the aeroplane for a successful climb-out.
I was actually caught out in such situation during the test of one of the Mosquito aircraft. I completed the airtest and was approaching to land when the fire warning light came on one of the engines. As I was well below committal height, I had to continue the approach and land with the engine on fire and the propeller only partly feathered. I eventually stopped on the runway where the Fire Crews managed to put out the fire. The affected engine was badly damaged, but I was lucky to survive the incident.
In contrast to the Mosquito, the de Havilland Hornet aircraft was an absolute joy to fly. It was very light in comparison with the Mosquito, very fast and had two engines with the propellers rotating in the opposite directions, the left propeller turning clockwise and the right propeller anti-clockwise. One could bang the throttles wide open, say for take off and, if there was no wind, the aircraft would be of [sic] the ground in no time. Raising of the undercarriage and flaps on the Hornet was also very quick and feathering and unfeathering of the propellers equally fast.
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I mention these facts because earlier, when I was at Hawarden, I saw a very surprising bit of flying. One of the de Havilland Test Pilots flying a Hornet dived towards the airfield and passed low and nearly between the hangars with both the aircraft propellers feathered! It would be hard for me to believe that such a manoeuvre could be carried out but I definitely have seen it done with my own eyes and later met and talked to the pilot involved. When I started testing the Hornet, I realized that such a risky stunt could indeed be done if one had the nerve and a great deal of faith in the electric batteries and the rest of the aircraft gear.
Talking about derring-do deeds. Just after the war I was flying in a Lancaster at about 10,000 feet near Woodford in Cheshire when I saw another Lancaster some distance away do a nice slow roll. Ever since then I have been puzzled what the other pilot had done about the Elsan toilet near the tail of the aeroplane!
My stay at Shawbury was a kind of temporary attachment because when a vacancy occurred at Hawarden I applied for and got posted to No 48 M.U. again for Unit Test Pilot duties. My family still lived on the Wirral, near Ellesmere Port and the posting saved me having to live in the Officers Mess at Shawbury and travelling home at weekends.
Few weeks before my return to Hawarden I had-another mishap again in a Venom aircraft. Normal take off and climb in a north-westerly direction through some layered cloud. I must have been approaching Wrexham when at about 12,000 feet the engine of the Venom suddenly stopped. I slowed down to a comfortable gliding speed and turned back towards Shawbury bearing in mind that there were disused airfields between me and home base. I informed Air Traffic Control about my predicament and tried few times to relight the engine, unfortunately without success, and all the time descending through the cloud layers. I think the cloud base near the airfield was at the time about 4,000 feet.
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I managed to make a reasonable approach to the runway in use at Shawbury. I delayed lowering the undercarriage and flaps so that I could reach the airfield comfortably, hoping that the hydraulic pressure in the accumulator would be enough to carry out this task. Alas, this did not happen and even though I used the hydraulic hand pump, the undercarriage remained unlocked. I decided at the last minute to crash land on the grass alongside the runway because the aircraft was heavy and near enough full of fuel. I finished well up the airfield with the aircraft on its belly and the Crash Fire Trucks and the ambulance on the scene within seconds. Fortunately, the aircraft did not catch fire and I managed to get out safely remembering even to place the ejection seat safety pin back in position. I was then bundled in the ambulance and taken to Station Sick Quarters. I seemed to have survived the crash pretty well apart from sore stomach where the buckles of the parachute and cockpit harness straps positioned more or less one on top of the other dug in during the rapid deceleration of the crashing aircraft. However, after Medical Officer's examination I was allowed to go back to the Officers Mess and have my late lunch. It must have been over an hour later when the Unit Production Officer (civilian) came in the Mess and showed me a collection of small ball bearings in a match box and said that the drive shaft of the high pressure fuel pump had sheared at the bearing and caused subsequent flame-out of the engine. These facts prevented me from relighting the engine and caused the forced landing.
I feel that I ought to explain a little more accurately how the air tests of aircraft and particularly of jets were carried out. As I said before, a Test Pilot had a schedule to adhere to which meant carrying out all the required tests as well as making notes of behaviour of the engine and noting revolutions, jet pipe temperature, oil pressure and recording any observed snags. These readings had to be
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written every 5,000 feet or so and this kept the pilot very busy because, say on a Swift aircraft, one could get to 40,000 feet in about 4 minutes.
To make such notes, I had an aluminium pad with a stop watch at the top and sort of two rollers which would carry pre-printed calibrated paper and on which one could make-the necessary notes using pen attached to the pad. I would glance occasionally down in the cockpit to make such notes. One day, I remember climbing out westwards over Wales in a Venom and at over 20,000 feet I wrote something on the pad, raised my head, looked up, and there was I going nearly straight through the middle of a loose formation of about half a dozen American, four-engined B 47 bomber aircraft steaming in the opposite direction. They were the ones with very thin, swept-back, "flapping "wings, probably heading to some airfield in East Anglia. Very frightening experience! I usually kept a very good lookout when flying but this time I did not notice the approaching formation. Mind you, this happened in the very early fifties, no regional Air Traffic Control and not too many aeroplanes in-the sky, especially over Wales and high up. And the weather when the near-miss happened was very good.
I usually tried to fly test the aircraft when the weather was reasonable because one never knew what to expect Sometimes it was necessary to come down fairly quickly or when the radio failed, a hole in the cloud was always handy to be used in an emergency. When I was checked out for my "Master Green" Instrument Rating which allowed me to fly in any weather and authorize my own flights, the examiner, a certain "Taff" Jones (Welsh!) said to me:- 'Tad, you are getting this rating not because you know how to fly using only instruments, but that you are certain to know when not to fly!". As if I would ever compete with the birds who were walking because of bad weather!
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I must recount another incident to support my cautious approach to flight testing. The incident gave me a rather unnerving experience and I will try and explain why this was so. Actually, nothing really dangerous happened because it occurred when the weather was very good.
I was flying an elderly edition of Vampire jet aircraft on which the gyroscopic flight instruments were driven by a suction pump, a common and nearly universal system in those days. To be precise, the instrument gyroscopes were driven by a jet of air entering the evacuated casing and impinging on the shaped rim of the gyro. When the gyroscopes reached their full operating speed of, if I remember rightly, 8,000 -10,000 RPM, the flight instruments such as Direction Indicator, Artificial Horizon and the Turn Indicator worked very well. but not so when the suction failed completely which it did in the case I am describing.
To show that there was a useful suction, a small gauge was installed in the cockpit, usually tucked away and not very noticeable. Now, when the suction fails completely, the gyros continue spinning but are slowing down very, very slowly and eventually settle down to a kind of zero position and the instruments affected do not show any aircraft turns or changes of position in relation to the horizon. It would actually seem that you were flying straight and level even if the aircraft was in a dive, upside down, turning or whatever. And, because slowing down of gyros takes a very long time, the calamity, sort of, creeps up on you and the pilot may not be aware that anything is amiss unless he notices that the suction indicator is showing zero and realizes that the gyro instruments may be giving wrong information. The pilot would still have the pressure instruments working properly but they show only airspeed, height and whether the aircraft is climbing or descending. Naturally, the situation I am describing would occur if the aircraft was completely in cloud and the flight was conducted with sole reference to flight instruments. Not a very happy situation to be in!
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I remember on Lancasters we had two suction pumps, one for each side of the aircraft, and a selection cock so that if you lost the operating engine on one side, one could change over to the other working side. There would be no such help on single engine aircraft. I guess this type of fault would also explain some fatal bad weather crashes which happened occasionally in those far off days.
Anyway, this kind of fault was overcome very soon after by introduction on newer aeroplanes of electrically driven gyros operating flight instruments. These were extremely reliable and I have not experienced any such problems in my later flying.
I think that I ought to mention the fact that I was awarded the Air Force Cross in 1955 New Years Honours List and received the decoration from the hands of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, during an Investiture at the Buckingham Palace in February of that year. Unforgettable experience! I felt that lot of that honour belonged also to people on the ground who prepared and serviced the aircraft as well as the Commanding officer and Unit Officers of No 48 MU who were always most supporting.
I remained with no 48 MU until July 1956 when I was posted to No 23 Maintenance Unit at Aldergrove in Northern Ireland. Again, 23 MU was a lodger Unit on the station with Coastal Command and Weather Reporting Squadrons. Fairly busy airfield and with a variety of aircraft to test, such as Anson, Lincoln, York, Shackleton, Swift, Canberra and Javelin. Whilst listing the aircraft, I would like to add that I put down types only and they include most of the marks of the particular type. For instance, if one takes Meteor aircraft, there would be Mark 3 & 4 Fighters, Mark 7 Trainer, Mark 8 Fighter with ejection seat, Mark 9 Phot.Rec. Mk 11 Night Fighter and so on. Each slightly different, but they were all Meteors. Similarly with Canberras;- B2 Bomb., PR3 Ph.Rec., 4 Trainer, B6 Bomb., 7 Ph.Rec., B(I)8 Interdict, - few differences but basically the same Canberras.
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The new marks of aircraft would sometimes have more powerful engines, ejection seats, or other improvements such as, for instance, on Shackleton Mk 3, nose wheel, wing tip tanks, toe pedal brakes and sound-proofed cabin.
As a matter of fact, the new aircraft types were much more reliable because of improved methods of construction necessary for the higher performance required, better and stronger materials used for durability and wear - everything much safer altogether. Very occasionally some problem or mishap would arise but they were very few and could usually be attributed to a single component that failed its task.
The oldest type of aircraft at 23 MU were the Ansons, the design dated from early 1930s and still used for aircrew training or carrying of passengers. I remember testing one when the exhaust manifold came nearly loose of the engine with consequent racket from the cylinders and then the other engine started losing the revolutions and power. I was on the other side of Lough Neagh from Aldergrove, but eventually I made it back to the airfield and dispersal. When later the cowling was taken off of the underpowered engine, a large split was discovered in one of the cylinder heads. I think, I was fortunate that the affected engine did not catch fire or I might have been faced with flopping on the water or maybe even a long swim.
I had no special problems with the Canberras or Javelins A funny thing happened when we started getting the B(I)8 Canberras because some were to be modified at Aldergrove for a special task. I remember being shown a "Top Secret" signal by the Commanding Officer and Chief Technical Officer on the matter of "toss bombing" and I was asked if I knew anything about it. I do not remember exactly what was in the signal, but I was able to tell them that I read a very comprehensive article on the subject of "toss bombing" a week or two ago in the periodical "Discovery" freely available in the Officers Mess. And that was that.
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One or two happenings with Swift aircraft. While on an initial test with one I was climbing to 48,000 feet with everything working fine, when just over 42,000 feet, very suddenly, the cabin pressure normally maintained at 27,000 feet at high altitudes, dropped with the needle of the cabin altimeter steadily going up past the height I was flying at and approaching 55-56,000 feet. My reaction was to close the throttle and more or less dive straight down to a more comfortable height. It did not take long to reach lower altitude and I now think that the overshoot of the cabin altimeter might have been caused by the inertia of the indicator needle going past the actual height of the aircraft or just the sudden rush of air out of the cabin reducing the pressure further. As the air pressure above 35,000 feet is only a fifth of that at ground level or as little as one tenth at over 50,000 feet, it was sensible to come down quickly.
Again on the Swift, on another occasion the canopy just blew off when I was climbing out and at about 4-5,000 feet over Lough Neagh. I was glad in a way, that it happened over the water because it was a large and very heavy lump of metal and perspex which would have caused serious damage if it had hit anything on the ground.
The flying controls on the Swift were power-operated, that is to say hydraulic pump supplied the power to move the ailerons and the elevator. (The rudder was manually operated). The aircraft could actually be flown with power switched off and this was achieved by a couple of levers, one for the ailerons and one for the elevator, the procedure tested during the initial test of the aircraft. There was also a warning-horn which sounded if the hydraulic pressure failed. I would like to add that the Swift was a strongly built aircraft and heavy overall, but because of power controls quite manoeuvrable with a very fast rate of roll.
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Should the hydraulic power supply to the flying controls fail, one had to be pretty quick and disengage the operating levers, otherwise the system would jam up and the aeroplane become unflyable. I did have a case of hydraulic failure on one occasion but I managed to cope with the rest of the flight in manual. Naturally enough, when in manual, the controls are very hard to operate and I think it took me nearly half the County of Antrim to carry out a circuit and landing. Just one of those things.
Looking back over the years now, I must admit that most of the test flying which I carried out gave me a lot of satisfaction. Sometimes you would see wonderful sights when flying, at other times the aircraft behaved very well even when damaged for some reason, thus saving my skin on quite a few occasions. I always had the best support from my Commanding Officers and all the Unit personnel and received lot of kindness from the Group and Command authorities.
I remember one occasion when I was testing a Venom aircraft from No 48 MU at Hawarden. Beautiful, clear day and when I was about 40,000 feet over Liverpool, the time of the day nearly midday, and looking south I could see all of England and the south coast because the sun was reflecting of the sea water in the Channel. I could distinctly see Portland Bill which, when I calculated the distance later, was 3 degrees of latitude south or over 200 miles away. It doesn't seem much these days but in early nineteen fifties there wouldn't have been many people to have seen such a sight. It was a fantastic life?
Reflecting again on some of the happenings during my life in those days, I feel it is pertinent to mention the following brief incident.
My son was born in February 1952 while I was stationed at Hawarden, near Chester. At the time we lived in Whitby, near Ellesmere Port, Wirral. Our house wasn't very far from the RAF Station, Hooton Park, which was then used by an Auxiliary Air Squadron equipped with Meteor jet aircraft. These machines were flying around quite a lot and sometime [sic]
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fairly low so that Michael became very familiar with the sight and sound of these aeroplanes when he was 2 or 3 years old. Well, one day, we were waiting at the traffic lights on the road passing the end of the runway at Hawarden where I was actually stationed. As it happened, an old Anson (twin-engined, propeller driven aircraft), was coming in to land and passed in front of us very low, throttled back and with the propellers turning slowly. I still remember the remark, which greatly astonished Michael made:- “Look Daddy, an aeroplane with windmills on!".
This happened just over fifty years since Wilbur and Orville Wright first left the ground in a flying machine!
I guess that is all.
List of types of aircraft which I have flown as a pilot:-
Training in Poland:- RWD 8, PWS 26 & 16.
In the Royal Air Force:-
Single-engined (piston);
Auster, Balliol, Chipmunk, Harvard, Henley, Hurricane, Lysander, Magister, Martinet, Master, Prentice, Proctor, Spitfire, Tempest, Tiger Moth, Tutor.
Twin-engined (piston);
Anson, Beaufighter, Brigand, Dakota, Devon, Dominie, Hornet, Mosquito, Oxford, Valetta, Varsity, Wellington.
Four-engined (piston);
Halifax, Hastings, Lancaster, Lincoln, Shackleton, York.
Jet aircraft;
Swift, Vampire, Venom (single)
Canberra, Javelin, Meteor (twin)
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Mentions that he has six log books to cover his flying career. Gives a brief outline of career starting in Poland and then in United Kingdom starting in 1940. After training he became an instructor until volunteering for operations and posting to 300 Squadron at RAF Faldingworth. In 1948 he was granted a commission in the RAF and after retraining as pilot he was posted to No 4 ferry pool at Hawarden near Chester where he was qualified to fly many types. Describes the set up of ferry unit and flying Shackleton and Canberra on delivery flights. Continues with account as unit test pilot on 48 Maintenance Unit and describes many incidents and experiences. He goes on to 27 Maintenance unit at RAF Shawbury and describes incidents with Mosquito aircraft and other incidents including on a variety of jet aircraft. Eventually moves to No 23 Maintenance Unit at RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland again flying a variety of jet aircraft.
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17 items. The collection consists of an oral history interview with Flying Officer John L Whitworth (b. 1921), one photocopy, seven pilot’s navigation charts and eight photographs which include seven target photographs. John Whitworth was a pilot and flew Mosquitos with 162 Squadron Pathfinders from RAF Bourn in 1944 and 1945.
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Three-quarter length portrait of Flight Lieutenant John Whitworth with Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon. On the reverse 'JUNE 1946', 'F/LT John Withworth'. This item has been redacted in order to protect the privacy of the lender.
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45 page scrapbook of Squadron life and The Goodwill Tour to the United States by 35 Squadron in 1946. It includes photographs, newspaper cuttings, and programmes. The tour visited stations on both the East and West coasts of the United States and the airmen were entertained with visits to Hollywood.
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SMathersRW55201v1
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2017-07-17
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[underlined] NO. 35 SQUADRON FLYING PROGRAMME FOR 8th JUNE, 1946 [/underlined] Serial 104
A/C Letter Captain and Crew Spares or Passengers Details Call Meal Briefing Buses Take Off Duration of Flight
F W/C CRAIG (1) VICTORY PARADE - 1430 0910 1030 1200 2 hours
N F/O LAMB (2) FLY-PAST
C F/L MATHERS (3)
A S/L BEETHAM (4)
D F/L CLARINE (5)
H F/O HAMPSON (6)
M F/L PENNINGTON (7)
R F/O ROBINSON (8)
S P/O LEADON (9)
P S/L HARRIS (10)
G F/L GREIG (11)
L P/O CHESHIRE (12)
RESERVE AIRCRAFT: - “E” and “O”
OFFICER i/c W/C CRAIG
DUTY NAV. OFFICER F/L BARNES
DUTY SIGS. OFFICER F/L WALTON
S.D.O F/L DAWSON
NUMBER OF BUSES : 3 (THREE)
WING COMMANDER, COMMANDING,
NO. 35 SQUADRON.
[inserted] This Photostat supplied by Alan [indecipherable word] in January 1986 [/inserted]
[page break]
[photograph]
[underlined] VICTORY DAY FLY PAST. [/underlined]
[underlined] 8th JUNE 1946. [/underlined]
Bomber boys were bang on the target
RAIN and poor flying weather nearly “scrubbed” the R.A.F. Victory flypast over London yesterday, writes a “Sunday Chronicle” reporter who flew in the wedge formation of the Lancaster bombers belonging to the famous No. 35 Pathfinder Squadron.
But, despite the poor visibility, I saw from 1,300 feet the surging Victory crowds.
Whitehall and Trafalgar Square were a sea of white faces framed in splashes of colour from flags and bunting. Along The Mall, the blue square of the R.A.F. marching column was just coming up to the Saluting Base – at what seem a snail’s pace.
The fly past of 307 planes which may be one if the last formation flights by R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm planes for some years, was led by a tubby Battle of Britain Hurricane, piloted by the Unknown Warrior of the R.A.F.
His identity will never be known because he will symbolise all living and dead Fighter Command pilots.
The timing Was Split-Second
It was an operation of split-second timing.
The Lancaster Formation left the ground at Graveley, Herts, aerodrome at 30 second intervals.
They flew over Cambridge, turned at [indecipherable word] to Colchester, and over the mud flats of the Colne Estuary to Maldon.
They were guided by the un-seen hand of ground control interrogation, used in operations to spot German aircraft in the Battle of Britain.
At Romford the sky darkened, at Leyton fine rain started falling, and the weather worsened steadily during the run up to London.
As the planes left Buckingham Palace and passed over Kew, the leader, Wing-Commander A. J. I. Craig. D.S.O D.F.C. shouted through the inter-comm “Good show, chaps, the weather couldn’t have been worse, but you were bang on the target”. It was just like the old days coming back from a raid on Germany.
Crack Squadron To Fly In U.S.
The pilot of my plane was Flight Lieutenant Ken [indecipherable word], who won the D.F.C. on his second operation, and twice brought home his plane with the nose smashed in.
His only other passenger was a pretty W.A.A.F., L.A.C.W. Jeanne Forbes. She earned her trip by working overtime for two months on the squadron’s V-Day preparations.
But is not the last Victory Fly Past of No. 35 Squadron. On July 3 they leave for America as the only representative of the R.A.F. in the U.S. Army Air Force Day and Victory celebrations in New York, Washington and other American cities.
Meteors flew ‘blind’ in Victory flypast
During the fly-past the Tempests were ordered to break from line because the Meteor jet planes, the world’s swiftest fighters, were coming in very fast, and, owing to the weather, could not see anything ahead.
Vampires came in about 300 [indecipherable word] north of the line, again owing to weather conditions.
All aircraft landed at their [indecipherable word] stations except one Spitfire Squadron which landed at [indecipherable word] instead of Middle Wallop owing to the weather.
Highlights of the flypast by the R.A.F. and Fleet Air Arm was the [indecipherable word] formation of the Meteors. They were cheered to the echo of thousands of watchers – mainly under umbrellas – perched on rain-swept rooftops or hanging precariously from windows. Millions [indecipherable word] in the saturated streets were [indecipherable word] by the display.
Rain fell steadily and visibility was poor when the lone Hurricane fighter, flown by an anonymous Battle of Britain pilot, led the [indecipherable word] at exactly one o’clock.
[photograph]
[underlined] ”C” FOR CHARLIE COMES IN FROM THE “DO” [/underlined]
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Victory day flypast
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Item 1 is a list of the aircrew from 35 Squadron who took part in the Victory day flypast.
Photograph 1 is 12 Lancasters in formation at the Fly past. It is captioned 'Victory Day Fly Past 8th June 1946'
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting referring to the fly past.
Photograph 2 is an aircraft landing. It is captioned '"C" for Charlie comes in from the "Do".'
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1946-06-08
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eng
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Photograph
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SMathersRW55201v10007
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
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1946-06-08
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One printed sheet, two b/w photographs and one newspaper cutting on a scrapbook page.
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Georgie Donaldson
Steve Baldwin
35 Squadron
Lancaster
Pathfinders
-
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Mathers, Ronald. Album
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45 page scrapbook of Squadron life and The Goodwill Tour to the United States by 35 Squadron in 1946. It includes photographs, newspaper cuttings, and programmes. The tour visited stations on both the East and West coasts of the United States and the airmen were entertained with visits to Hollywood.
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SMathersRW55201v1
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2017-07-17
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[underlined] D.G.P.1. [/underlined] Copy: - A.N.P.
C.A.S. wishes the following message to be sent to all R.A.F Units and formations which took part in the Victory Parade:-
“I wish to offer my very sincere congratulations to all those, on the ground and in the air, officers and other ranks, men and women, who showed the world on Victory Day that the spirit, the discipline and the skill of the Royal Air Force is as high as it ever was.
TEDDER.
Marshall of the Royal Air Force”
[underlined] 12th June, 1946. [/underlined]
[signature]
[underlined] P.A. to C.A.S. [/underlined]
-2-
[underlined] P.A. to C.A.S. [/underlined][inserted] [initials] 14/6 [/inserted]
C.A.S’s message has been signalled to all Commanders-in-Chief at home and overseas. It has also been sent to the Commandant R.O.C., D.G.G.D. Matron-in-Chief and D.W.A.A.F.
Arrangements have also been made for it to be promulgated in A.P.Os.
[signature]
(D.HARRIES)
J.O.P.( I )
[underlined] 14.6.46 [/underlined]
[page break]
[underlined] SQUADRON TRIANGLE and TRAFALAR SQUARE. [/underlined]
[photograph]
[underlined] NELSON TURNED HIS BACK BUT NO DOUBT SOMEONE WAS LOOKING. [/underlined]
[inserted] A – Mike Beetham E. Gil Hampson. G. [indecipherable name]
R – Robby Robinson P Shorty Harris
[indecipherable words] – S. Paddy Leadon. L Frank Cheshire. [/inserted]
THE SPHERE
[photograph]
THE LANCASTERS FLY OVER CENTRAL LONDON – MACHINES OF NO. 35 SQUADRON ABOVE THE CITY AS THEY HEADED FROM FAIRLOP AERODROME TO THE SALUTING-BASE IN THE MALL: A prelude to the fly-past which, despite the increasingly poor visibility, was a spectacular feature of the Victory Day celebrations and was rehearsed beforehand with the most exacting efficiency. The Lancasters – machines which played such a vital part in the distruction of German industry – were led by Wing Commander A.J.L. Craig, D.S.O., D.F.C., the R.A.F.’s youngest Wing Commander. The great dissimilarities in the speeds of the various types of aircraft in the procession – they ranged from 150 m.p.h. to the 350-m.p.h. cruising speed of the jets – was a problem, but this was solved by so timing the convergence of the units that when the Hurricane was over the saluting-base the Meteors were still 65 miles away
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Victory day flypast
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An account of the resource
Item 1 is a letter from 'Tedder' to all participants in the Victory Day flypast.
Photograph 1 is a flypast of 12 Lancasters taken from the ground. It is captioned 'Squadron triangle and Trafalgar Square' and underneath 'Nelson turned his back but no doubt someone was looking'.
Item 2 is a newspaper cutting referring to 35 Squadron and with an air-to-air photograph of six Lancasters over London. The cutting has the aircraft and Captains annotated in handwriting.
Date
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1946-06-12
Language
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eng
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Photograph
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SMathersRW55201v10008
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--London
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1946-06-08
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IBCC Digital Archive
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One letter, one b/w photograph and one newspaper cutting on a scrapbook page.
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Georgie Donaldson
Steve Baldwin
35 Squadron
aircrew
Lancaster
-
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Mathers, Ronald
R W Mathers
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20 items. The collection concerns Wing Commander Ronald Mathers DFC (55201 Royal Air Force) and consists of his log books, photographs, correspondence, his decorations, and copies of two letters from Dwight Eisenhower to Sir Arthur Harris. Ronald Mathers completed a tour of operations as a pilot with 9 Squadron from RAF Bardney. After the war he took part in victory flypasts and a Goodwill tour of the United States with 35 Squadron. The collection also contains a scrapbook of the Goodwill Tour to the United States.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Heidi Peace and Ingrid Peters, and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-07-17
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Mathers, RW
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Lancaster 'C for Charlie' over London
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An air-to-air photograph of three Lancasters captioned 'Lancaster "C" for Charlie in the Victory Day Fly Past over London by 35 Sqn on 8th June 1946 with Ron at the controls'.
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1946-06-08
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One b/w photograph in a frame.
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
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PMathersRW1704
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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1946-06-08
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Great Britain
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35 Squadron
aircrew
Lancaster
-
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Title
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Ward, Mary. Album
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-12-14
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Ward, EM
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42 items. The album concerns the work of 517 Squadron Meteorological Flight at RAF Shawbury, RAF Chivenor and RAF Brawdy. It contains photographs of aircraft and staff at work and on leave.
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ON WING 17 HARRIS 18 – 19 POWELL 20 MAINWARING 21 – 22 – 23 WILLIAMS 24 – 25 – 26 – 27 WHITEHEAD 28 – 29 – 30 – 31 TOUGH 32 ROWLEY
BACK ROW MAINLY GROUND CREW
THIRD ROW 19 VINCER 20 DOYLE 21 BOSWELL 22 TRANTER 23 CLARKE 24 – 25 – 26 GALBRAITH 27 WINSLOW 28 – 29 KIRK 30 – 31 – 32 TROTTMAN 33 – 34 – 35 KIRK
SITTING 15 COOKE 16 – 17 TATE. 18 HOLLYBONE 19 CAWTHORNE 20 CHAPMAN 21 FREDDIE KING 22 SIBLEY 23 COMER 24 THOMPSON 25 RUSSELL VICK 26 ASTOR
CROSS LEGGED GROUND CREW
[Photograph]
[Missing Letters] F. CHIVENOR. JUNE. 1946.
[Photograph]
TAFFY JONES & JOHNNY JOHNSTONE 1946 CHIVENOR
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517 Squadron RAF Chivenor June 1946
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Top, the left wing and fuselage of Halifax with members of 517 Squadron, in uniform, one row standing on the wing, two rows standing beneath the wing, one row seated and one row sitting on the ground.
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the grass with a rugby ball, with Halifax X9-K in the back ground, captioned 'Taffy Jones & Johnny Johnstone', '1946', 'Chivenor'.
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1946-06
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Two b/w photographs on an album page
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
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PWardEM16010032
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Devon
Temporal Coverage
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1946-06
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Babs Nichols
517 Squadron
aircrew
ground crew
ground personnel
Halifax
RAF Chivenor
sport
-
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Whybrow, Frederick
F H T Whybrow
Description
An account of the resource
49 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Fred Whybrow DFC (1921 - 2005, 1321870, 170690 Royal Air Force) and consists of service documents, photographs and correspondence. After training in the United States, he completed two tours of operations as a navigator with 156 Squadron Pathfinders. After the war he served in Japan and Southeast Asia. He was demobbed in 1947.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Roberts and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-09-26
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Whybrow, FHT
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NAAFI programme for ENSA
Description
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A programme for the Frontier Force Regimental Band performance at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore
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1946-06-04
Format
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Two sides of a printed sheet
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eng
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Text
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Royal Air Force
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Singapore
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IBCC Digital Archive
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MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-130001, MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-130002
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1946-06-04
entertainment
Navy, Army and Air Force Institute
-
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Ward, Mary. Album
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-12-14
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Ward, EM
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42 items. The album concerns the work of 517 Squadron Meteorological Flight at RAF Shawbury, RAF Chivenor and RAF Brawdy. It contains photographs of aircraft and staff at work and on leave.
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ON WING 1. PEDRICK 2. ANGEL 3. 4. MATTEWS 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. GOODIN 13 14 15 WALFORD 16
BACK ROW MAINLY GROUND CREW BUT A FEW AIRCREW INCLUDING GALBRAITH. OWEN PRITCHARD. ILETT
THIRD ROW 1. 2 3 4 5 DORSETT 6 BEAUMONT 7 HELMRICH 8 9 BRIGGS 10 11 HASLAM 12 13 TOON 14 GEEKIE 15 CASTLE 16 17 BUTLER 18
SITTING 1 2 FONCARD? 3 BEESON? 4 D J KING 5 R GUNST 6 GRAHAM STEELE 7 FRED EVANS 8 ROY WARD 9 YOULL 10 IAN JOHNSTONE 11 BOB HOCKEY 12 PARSONAGE
CROSS LEGGED GROUND CREW
[photograph]
[photograph]
TAFFY JONES, JOHNNY JOHNSTONE 1946 CHIVENOR
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517 Squadron RAF Chivenor June 1946
Description
An account of the resource
Top, the right wing of the Halifax with members of 517 Squadron in uniform, one row standing on the wing, two rows standing beneath the wing, one row seated and one row sitting on the ground.
Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the grass with a rugby ball, with a Halifax in the background, captioned 'Taffy Jones & Johnny Johnstone', '1946', ' Chivenor'.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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1946-06
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Format
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Two b/w photographs on an album page
Language
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eng
Type
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Photograph
Identifier
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PWardEM16010033
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Devon
Temporal Coverage
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1946-06
Contributor
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Steve Baldwin
517 Squadron
aircrew
ground crew
ground personnel
Halifax
RAF Chivenor
sport