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Bill Foskett Biography Chapter Three
The third chapter of Bill's wartime experiences.
The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend.
The first two chapters used Bill's words but the third is written by an anonymous friend.
Airmen in front of a Bolingbroke
The photograph on the left page shows 13 men in front of a Bolingbroke. The men are wearing military uniforms and 11 men can be seen with aircrew brevets above their left pockets.
The four photographs on the right page shows silhouettes of trees and…
The four photographs on the right page shows silhouettes of trees and…
Bolingbroke and a Battle
The photograph on the left page shows a Bolingbroke.
The photograph on the right page shows a Fairey Battle with the numbers "9" and "1792" visible on the side of the aircraft.
The photograph on the right page shows a Fairey Battle with the numbers "9" and "1792" visible on the side of the aircraft.
25 Airmen and Bolingbroke
25 men arranged in two rows in the snow in front of a Bolingbroke.
Robert Wilfred Hawkes' training photographs
12 photographs from an album.
#1 a group of trainees arranged in four rows, captioned ' 'C' flight ISQD 13 ITW Torquay (1943)'
#2 is a head and shoulders portrait of Robert Wilfred Hawkes with a trainees cap.
#3 is three trainee airmen standing…
#1 a group of trainees arranged in four rows, captioned ' 'C' flight ISQD 13 ITW Torquay (1943)'
#2 is a head and shoulders portrait of Robert Wilfred Hawkes with a trainees cap.
#3 is three trainee airmen standing…
List of aircraft flown
Gives dates when flown, name, type, use and where flown. Aircraft include Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster, Lincoln, Washington, Shackleton, as well as post war jet aircraft.
Bolingbroke on fire
Page is captioned 'No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School Picton. A Bolingbroke on fire.'
Three photographs of a burning aircraft captioned 'Fighting the fire.', 'Where there is smoke there is fire.' and 'Almost under control'.
The fourth clearly of a…
Three photographs of a burning aircraft captioned 'Fighting the fire.', 'Where there is smoke there is fire.' and 'Almost under control'.
The fourth clearly of a…
Bolingbroke
Front quarter view of Bolingbroke 9876 parked outside a building. Captioned 'Bolingbroke of Gunnery Flight'.
Bolingbroke and Lysander 7 Bombing and Gunnery School
Top - view of distant line of two Lysander and a Bolingbroke parked on airfield. Bottom - view from the ground of a Bolingbroke flying left to right at low level across airfield. Captioned 'Bolingbrokes and Lysanders, 7 B&G School'.
Airmen and their Aircraft
14 photographs from an album.
Photo 1 is a port side view of a Harvard, annotated 'My Harvard (line!)'.
Photo 2 is a view of the front of a Lysander, annotated 'A Lysie' (No 1 Hangar)'
Photo 3 is an airman posing at the cockpit of a Harvard…
Photo 1 is a port side view of a Harvard, annotated 'My Harvard (line!)'.
Photo 2 is a view of the front of a Lysander, annotated 'A Lysie' (No 1 Hangar)'
Photo 3 is an airman posing at the cockpit of a Harvard…
Squadron Leader FN Murray DFC and Crew
Seven airmen arranged in a row. Their names are listed in a caption above.
Fairey Battle and Bristol Bolingbroke
Photo 1 is a side view of a Fairey Battle parked on a snow covered apron. Behind is a hangar.
Photo 2 is a side view of Fairchild built Bristol Bolingbroke, RCAF 9928. It is parked outside on a snow covered apron, in front of an open hangar.
Photo 2 is a side view of Fairchild built Bristol Bolingbroke, RCAF 9928. It is parked outside on a snow covered apron, in front of an open hangar.
Don Falgate with Bolingbroke
Don Falgate in flying gear standing by nose of a Bolingbroke.
Don Falgate with Bolingbroke
Don Falgate in flying gear and standing in the fuselage of a Bolingbroke hatch. Captioned 'Self disembarking from and in front of RCAF Bolingbroke training aircraft on completion of gunnery detail. In upper photo container in my right hand is a…
Walter Morris - 1939/45 War Record
A memoir covering Walter Morris’ early life before moving into his service in the Air Training Corps from 1941 and his entry into the Royal Air Force in February 1942 (as the first Air Training Corps Cadet from Kettering to be called up). The…
Interview with Bill Moore. Three
Bill Moore grew up in Scotland and volunteered for the Royal Air Force. He completed 36 operations as a navigator with 138 and 161 Squadrons.
Please note: The veracity of this interview has been called into question. We advise that corroborative…
Please note: The veracity of this interview has been called into question. We advise that corroborative…
Interview with Andrew Barron. Two
Andrew hitchhiked from Edmonton to Calgary and then on to Mountain View by train. Gunnery training was in a Bolingbroke which had a mid-upper turret; bombing training was done in an Anson. Andrew was then posted to navigation school in Quebec for…
Leslie Alfred Davies and crew
Biographies of navigator Leslie Davies and all his crew. Includes photographs of Lancaster, 50 Squadron, his crew, Leslie Davies himself, training course photographs. Covers his tour from 7 October 1944 to 22 March 1945. List his crew and aircraft…
Interview with John Derek "Bill" Bailey. One
John Derek ‘Bill’ Bailey volunteered for the Air Force when he was 18 and trained as a bomb aimer in Canada. When he arrived he caught scarlet fever and spent five weeks in an isolation hospital. He flew operations as a bomb aimer with 103 and…
Bill Foskett’s Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot (Log Book 3)
Bill Foskett’s Flying Log Book as Bomb Aimer from 6th November 1942 until 3rd July 1945. Retrained in Canada as bomb aimer and air gunner at 31 Bombing and Gunnery School (Picton) and 31 Advanced Navigation School (Port Albert). Posted to 2…
Walter Braithwaite’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s flying log book
Walter Braithwaite’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s flying log book which includes a majority of his training, both stationed in Britain and Canada. Flights are recorded from the 2nd July 1942 to 13th July 1945. Walter began operations on 17th…
H J Wylde's flying log book for aircrew other than pilot. Two
Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for H J Wylde, bomb aimer, covering the period from 12 May 1943 to 12 July 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School…
Dennis Oldman's flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for D A Oldman, bomb aimer, covering the period from 27 July 1943 to 25 July 1946. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and post war flying duties with 617 Squadron. He was stationed at RCAF…
Charles Arthur Hill Darby’s Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot
Royal Canadian Air Force flying log book for aircrew other than pilot for Charles Arthur Hill Darby, air bomber, covering the period from 23 August 1943 to 13 August 1945. He was stationed at RCAF Lethbridge, RCAF Edmonton, RAF Bishops Court, RAF…
Frank Jolliffe's flying log book. One
Flying log book for F S W Jolliffe, bombe aimer/navigator, covering the period from 11 December 1942 to 29 September 1952. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties, Post war flying duties with 35 and 98 squadrons and RAE…