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Top left - extract from Ned Sparkes's log book between 3 August 1944 and 25 August 1944 with operations to Foret de Nieppe, St Leu-d'Esserent and Brest.
Right - document titled "The Reckoning". Giving details of bomber commands sorties, aircraft and…
Right - document titled "The Reckoning". Giving details of bomber commands sorties, aircraft and…
Operation Overlord
Top - explanatory note explaining that our crews contributed to D-Day.
Top left - newspaper cutting providing account of plan for attack on Merville battery including saturation bombing by Lancasters and ground attack. Goes on with account of actual…
Top left - newspaper cutting providing account of plan for attack on Merville battery including saturation bombing by Lancasters and ground attack. Goes on with account of actual…
Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Geoffrey Gosney. One
This log book covers the training, operational and post war flying career of Geoffrey Gosney from 2 July 1942 to 12 July 1951. It includes a cartoon of the 426 Squadron crest. Geoffrey flew 31 operations in two tours of duty, 23 of which were night…
Noyelle-en-Chaussée
Target photograph showing bomb explosions and smoke. Just above the centre a Halifax flying below from left to right. Parts of town are visible on the right. On the reverse 'Over Noyelle-en-Chaussée 24 June 1944, Handley Page Halifax III, British…
Notes on Bomb Loading and Fuel Planning Chart
Notes to assist operation planning.
Notes from Squadron and station operational records
Contains: List of targets from 23 May 1943 up to 31 May 1944. Includes target name, type of aircraft, serial number and letter. Record of 1663 HCU Rufforth from 2 March 1942 to 15 May 1943, includes establishment, personnel, aircraft, strength,…
Nordstern
The three navigation sheets give details of the planned routes out and back as well as observations and events during the operation. The map plots the routes to be flown.
Note from the Navigation Officer 'Satisfactory. Why not use 40[degree] method…
Note from the Navigation Officer 'Satisfactory. Why not use 40[degree] method…
Navigation logs for an operation to Soesterberg
This was the crews 18th operation. Three navigation log sheets.
Navigation logs and plotting map for operation to Wilemshaven
Operation 30 for the crew, three navigation log sheets and part of a plotting map.
Navigation logs and plotting map for operation to Cologne
Operation 32 to Cologne for the crew. Three navigation log sheets and a plotting map .
Navigation logs and a plotting map for operation to Boulogne
Operation 25 for the crew, Thee navigation logs a plotting map and its reverse.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Watten
This is the crews 15th operation. Three navigation log sheets and a plotting map.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Pourchinte
This was the crews 17th operation. Three navigation logs a plotting map and its reverse.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Le Havre
This is the 20th operation for the crew, three navigation log sheets part of a plotting map and a sheet of paper with figures written on it.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Le Havre
This is the 19th operation for the crew. Three navigation log sheets and a plotting map.
Contains a note 'Suggest you keep awake long enough to take fixes at least once every ten minutes coming home A'.
Contains a note 'Suggest you keep awake long enough to take fixes at least once every ten minutes coming home A'.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Homberg
This is the crews 16th operation. Three navigation log sheets and a plotting map.
Navigation logs and a plotting map for an operation to Duisberg
Operation 29 for the crew, three navigation log sheets and part of a plotting map.
Navigation log, plotting map and target photograph for operation to Mare-sur-On
This is the crews eighth operation, three navigation log sheets, part of a plotting map and a target photograph. The photograph has a group of flares in the centre, some bomb explosions are visible. Caption of the target map '329…
Navigation log, plotting map and target photograph for operation to Les Catelliers
This is the crews fourth operation, two navigation log sheets, part of a plotting map and a target photograph.
The photograph is mainly obscured by flares, rural area some bomb explosions visible. The caption for the target photograph '1975 DRF.…
The photograph is mainly obscured by flares, rural area some bomb explosions visible. The caption for the target photograph '1975 DRF.…
Navigation log, plotting map and target photograph for operation to Foret de Nieppe.
This is the crews sixth operation, three plotting sheets, part of a plotting map, a sheet of paper with his air miles calculations and a target photograph.
The photograph shows a rural area, an area of forest top left third of the photograph. A…
The photograph shows a rural area, an area of forest top left third of the photograph. A…
Navigation log, plotting map and target photograph for operation to Paris (Vairies)
This is the crews second operation, two navigation log sheets, part of a plotting map and a target photograph.
The target photograph shows a railway marshalling yard running top to bottom, bomb explosions, smoke and craters visible. Caption for the…
The target photograph shows a railway marshalling yard running top to bottom, bomb explosions, smoke and craters visible. Caption for the…
Navigation log sheets and plotting map for operation to Kieve
Operation 27 for the crew, Three navigation log sheets and part of a plotting map.
Navigation log for operation to Soesterberg
This is operation no 18 for the crew, three navigation log sheets.
Navigation log and plotting map for operation to Watten
This was the crews 15th operation, three navigation log sheets and part of a plotting map.
Navigation log and plotting map for operation to Le Havre
This is the 21st operation for the crew, three navigation log sheets and part of a plotting map.