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Ron Flynn's Navigators, Air bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers flying log book
Flight engineer's flying log book for Ronald Albert Flynn covering the period 9 May 1944 to 28 November 1944. Details his training and operational duties. He flew 34 operations, 23 night time and 11 daylight, as flight engineer with 75 Squadron. His…
The Lancaster of Tillières-sur-Avre
Details of operation and loss of Lancaster HK553 piloted by Tom Donaghy during operation to Dreux in France. Contains:
The needs of the landing of June 6 1944.
An effective German defence.
The bombing of Driex.
The Lancaster HK553 crash with…
The needs of the landing of June 6 1944.
An effective German defence.
The bombing of Driex.
The Lancaster HK553 crash with…
Il tout commencé avec Google
French language account from Tom Donaghy's son John about discovering what happened to his father from a French website and subsequent visit to France.
It all started with Google
Son of Thomas Donaghy starts by mentioning his father was a New Zealand Lancaster pilot on 75 Squadron who was shot down in June 1944. Author was born in 1939 and never knew his father.
Account is translation of French language document describing…
Account is translation of French language document describing…
Flying Officer William Baron Kane DFC
Service history. After training as navigator/observer and bomb aimer completed a tour as Stirling bomb aimer on 75 (NZ) Squadron. Rested on training tours and the second tour as Lancaster bomb aimer on 115 Squadron. Subsequent postings to India and…
Jack Wakefield’s Royal New Zealand Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Jack Wakefield’s Royal New Zealand Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 16th May 1940 until 27th July 1944.
Initial training at No. 1 Air Observers School, RNZAF, followed by 5 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 75…
Initial training at No. 1 Air Observers School, RNZAF, followed by 5 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 75…
Eric Lloyd - Flying Log Book
A representation of Eric Lloyd's log book.
Training and operations and operational flights are recorded throughout 1941
Training and operations and operational flights are recorded throughout 1941
The Wellington bomber - Dad's life during the 2nd World War
Covers training as wireless operator then air gunner and posting to operations on 75 Squadron at RAF Feltwell with Wellingtons. Relates some early training and operational sorties. Tells of having to abandon aircraft over north Devon on tenth…
Wellington Crew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet standing in front of a Wellington with cartoon character nose art. Man in the middle holds up two bombs resting on the ground. Submitted with caption 'Frank Denton & crew 75 Sqn Feltwell '40, Len Hayter 3rd from…
Telegram to John Mansell
John is instructed to return to unit immediately.
Ten airmen and an airwoman in front of Lancaster
Ten airmen wearing battledress standing in line. In the middle an airwoman wearing overalls. In the background the front of a Lancaster, letter 'U' on nose, with one figure in the cockpit. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster III U 75 (NZ) Sqn Mepal'.…
Crashed Lancaster
Rear quarter view of a Lancaster, letters 'JN-X', crashed in front of houses. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster III ND801 JN-X 75 (NZ) Sqn Mepal overshot back from Dortmund and hit house in Sutton 3 Feb 45'. Additional information kindly provided by…
Lancaster parked on dispersal
Rear quarter view of a Lancaster, squadron letters 'AA-K'. Submitted with caption 'Lancaster III AA-K of 75 (NZ) Sqn at dispersal Mepal 1944'. Additional information kindly provided by the donor. Three versions of the same image, the second and third…
Transcript of an interview with Ron Brown
Starts with recounting the Glen Miller incident when having aborted an attack on Sagen due to bad weather, they jettisoned bombs in specified area of North Sea. This area coincided with the track of Glen Millers aircraft and someone claimed it was…
Seven aircrew
Seven airmen wearing battledress standing in line in front of a Lancaster. Captioned 'Ron Brown's magnificent seven bomber crew, RAF Bomber Command 3 Group, 75 New Zealand squadron, Mepal, Cambridgeshire'.
List of Ron Brown's operation on 218 Squadron and 75 Squadron
List 30 completed operations with 218 Squadron Stirling's from RAF Woolfox Lodge. List crew for these operations. Includes one glider towing operation on 6 June 1944. Transfers via heavy conversion unit onto Lancaster and flies a further 34…
No. 75 (New Zealand) Lancaster Squadron
#1 Flying Officer Twigg and dog "Gypsy" #2 Three airmen looking at a map. Group Captain Jameson DFC BSD arrowed. #3 A head and shoulder portrait of Flight Lieutenant Lowry DFC Killed in action over Cuxhaven. #4 Wing Commander Keith Park . Missing…
Doug Box Service Record
RAF Form 543 issued to Doug.
General questionnaire for returning Prisoners of War
A questionnaire completed by Doug Box.
Air Crew Lecture Notes - Armament
A book of lecture notes as part of armament training.
Douglas Box’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book.
Douglas Box’s Flying Log Book as an Air Gunner from 4th May to 31st August 1943. Trained at No. 8 Air Gunnery School, 11 Operational Training Unit, 1483 Gunnery Flight, and 1665 Conversion Unit. Posted to 75 (NZ) Squadron for operations.…
Damaged Lancaster
Side view of a Lancaster with missing port aileron. below images of the rear of port and starboard wings with missing parts. Captioned 'Lateral instability: a Lancaster which recently came home minus both ailerons. The photographs below are close-ups…
Septimus Robinson service history
A brief history of Septimus Robinson's RAF career.
Osterfeld
Target photograph of Osterfeld (Oberhausen-Sterkrade). Roads and buildings are visible as are the Rhine-Herne Canal and railway running from centre left to upper right. Smoke can be seen in the lower left quadrant of the image and there is some glare…