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Account of being shot down and prisoner of war
Shot down 12/9/44. Captured after 8 days. List camps Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft 7 and Stalag IIIIA. Liberated by the Russians.
Letter to Mrs Thomson from the Red Cross
Informs her that they know definitely that George was a prisoner of war and give address she should use for letters and parcels.
Letter to George Thomson's father from the Air Ministry
Advises not to send parcel until they have permanent camp address, which they hope he will receive soon.
Brief history of George Thomson's RAF career
Brief details covering, volunteering, reporting to aircrew reception centre, training, operations, shot down, prisoner of war
Route from where shot down to prisoner of war camp and evacuation on long march
Sketch map of Germany and Poland showing route from capture at Rastatt via Dulag Luft to Stalag Luft 7 and the long march to Luckenwalde.
George Thomson prisoner of war document
Includes personal details and b/w full face photograph. Made out at Stalag Luft 7.
George Thomson prisoner of war document
POW card from Dulag Luft with personal information, photographs, next of kin and fingerprint.
Caught napping
Describes being shot down on his twentieth operation, He was navigator and lists remainder of crew. Describes crew bailing out, and details adventures while evading with the flight engineer for several days. Goes on to describe being found by German…
Letter to George Thomson's father from RA\f Mildenhall POW fund
Advises him to use address supplied by Red Cross and that George would probably be sent from Dulag Luft to a permanent camp very soon. On the reverse a pencilled draft of letter at previous item.
Letter from George Thomson's father to Wing Commander W D G Watkins
To officer commanding 16 [sic] Squadron notifying him that he had received a postcard from his son sent from Dulag Luft. In addition, that he had been contacted by the Red Cross with instructions and address for posting for letters and parcels as…
George Thomson at Dulag Luft
Personal details with German headings. At bottom two head and shoulders images (front and side) of George Thomson. Captioned 'George Thomson at Dulag Luft after capture'. Thumbprint bottom right.
Brief account of being shot down and as prisoner of war
Brief details of shoot down, capture and time at Dulag Luft and Stalag Luft 7 in 1944 before moving to Stalag 3A early 1945. Liberated by Russians and flight home.
George Thomson's prisoner of war record
Includes personal details, next of kin, dates and camps. Includes full face photograph.
Postcard to George Thomson from H M Wyllie
Prisoner of war pre-formatted postcard stamped return to sender. From Uncle Hugh and Aunt Betty. Glad to receive George's postcard that he was safe and awaiting address of permanent camp. Provided news from home. Hope war would soon be over and he…
Gen's Story
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
Warrant Officer Gerry Marion - mid-upper gunner 158 Squadron
He relates that he was a Halifax mid-upper gunner who was shot down and wounded by a Ju 88 on 12 January 1945. He goes on to describe his experiences as a prisoner of war, including being hospitalised and undertaking a forced march and boxcar ride.…
Two letters to Arthur Lee from Lieutenant Colonel Dryden and signed affidavit
The first letter asks Arthur to confirm a statement made by Robert Stauch.
The second letter thanks Arthur for replying and for his affidavit.
The affidavit is enclosed.
The second letter thanks Arthur for replying and for his affidavit.
The affidavit is enclosed.
The Battle of Berlin
Arthur John Pugh Lee's memoir of the Battle of Berlin, of being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war. He discusses his role in the de-Nazification trial of Robert Stauch, the Burgomaster of Katzenelnbogen.
After the facts - a surmise
Events the night Lancaster LM381 was shot down. It includes the fate of the two survivors from the Lancaster and their forced marches to prisoner of war camps.
The Last Flight
The last flight of Lancaster LM381.
Notes Ben Boothman
Some information about the fate of Ben and the pilot after capture. Then a section on Ben's release.
General questionnaire for British/American ex-prisoners of war
A form completed by Ben Boothman.
Further notes Ben Boothman
Ben's narrative after being taken prisoner of war after his aircraft was shot down.
Sergeant B Boothman
A narrative about prisoners of war marching initially east from Frankfurt.
Email from David Fell to Paul Handel
The email's subject is 'Ben Boothman', the flight engineer of Lancaster LM381. The message covers Ben's time in the air force but also covers his pilot, Alf Morren.
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…