IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending OH transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Physical object]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Great Britain]]>
England--Lincolnshire]]>
1944]]>
David Carter]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Photograph]]>
Text. Personal research]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
France]]>
Germany]]>
Great Britain]]>
England--Lincolnshire]]>
Germany--Nuremberg]]>
Poland]]>
Poland--Tychowo]]>
1941]]>
1943-04]]>
1944-03-30]]>
1944-03-31]]>
1945-01-19]]>
On the reverse is written: "From Mrs R Tempest Wilsford Nr Grantham. Please return this" and in a different hand: "To Eileen. All my love, Eddie."
There is also a company stamp.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Photograph]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
On the reverse is written: "I'm in the corner as usual" and "Freddie My mate is on the other side of this hole". There are also some arithmetic calculations.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Photograph]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
On the reverse is the Betta Photos LTD stamp with the date, 3 Apr 1944.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Photograph]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
1944-04-03]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
The telegram also contains handwritten text: "MISSING April 29, 1944" and is date stamped 2 May 44.
The reverse has some handwritten text: [unclear] 6.30".]]>
Great Britain. Post Office]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Civilian]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
1944-04-29]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]>
Great Britain]]>
1944-04-30]]>
1944-05-01]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Photograph]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Great Britain]]>
England--Lincolnshire]]>
England--Grantham]]>
Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]>
1944-04-03]]>
1944-05-01]]>
The letter has the subject heading: "1623526 A.C.1. E.G. ROBINSON" and carries the references: "ROBINSON 1623526/7.K.Cas." at the top while at the bottom are: "WOR.1565" and "8M10000-1 D/d.7596 2000 11/43 RP".]]>
Great Britain. Air Ministry]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Great Britain]]>
1944-05-01]]>
Great Britain. Air Ministry]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
1944-05-01]]>
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Great Britain]]>
England--London]]>
1943-02-09]]>
Commander in Chief, Bomber Command]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
1943-05-23]]>
Patch]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Great Britain]]>
England--Lincolnshire]]>
1943-05-23]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Log book and record book]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Log book and record book]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
On the reverse 'Telegram from Guy Gibson VC'.]]>
Guy Gibson]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Correspondence]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
1943-05-24]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Terry Hancock]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Log book and record book]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Germany]]>
Great Britain]]>
Germany--Helgoland]]>
Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]>
Germany--Krefeld]]>
Germany--Potsdam]]>
England--Cambridgeshire]]>
England--Devon]]>
England--Herefordshire]]>
England--Oxfordshire]]>
England--Rutland]]>
Northern Ireland--Down (County)]]>
1945-03-17]]>
1945-03-20]]>
1945-03-27]]>
1945-04-05]]>
1945-04-18]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending OH summary]]>
Pending review]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending OH summary]]>
Pending review]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending review]]>
Pending OH summary]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending review]]>
Pending OH summary]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending OH transcription]]>
Pending OH transcription. Allocated]]>
eng]]>
Sound]]>
George Griffiths]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]>
Pending text-based transcription]]>
eng]]>
Text]]>
Text. Memoir]]>
Photograph]]>
Royal Air Force]]>
Great Britain]]>
Malta]]>
Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]>
Mediterranean Sea]]>
England--Norfolk]]>
England--Suffolk]]>
England--Sussex]]>
England--Newhaven]]>
1944]]>