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Mulberry Harbour

An oblique aerial photograph, taken looking west, of Mulberry B (Port Winston) and the coastline at Gold Beach.
At centre left is the town of Arromanches-les-Bains from which three floating piers lead to their pier heads. At lower centre is the…

Tags: aerial photograph; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)

Operation to Caen

Calculations, observations and chart for an operation to Caen.

Tags: 15 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Gee; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; radar; tactical support for Normandy troops

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.

Tags: 100 Group; 15 OTU; 214 Squadron; 617 Squadron; Absent Without Leave; Advanced Flying Unit; air gunner; aircrew; Anson; anti-aircraft fire; B-17; Battle; Bolingbroke; bomb aimer; Bombing and Gunnery School; bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942); flight engineer; Flying Training School; Gee; H2S; Halifax; Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984); Harvard; Initial Training Wing; Ju 88; lack of moral fibre; Lancaster; Me 110; mine laying; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; RAF Chedburgh; RAF Downham Market; RAF Feltwell; RAF Harwell; RAF Honington; RAF Methwold; RAF Millom; RAF Oulton; RAF Ridgewell; RAF Sculthorpe; RAF Shipdham; RAF Stradishall; RAF Woodbridge; Stearman; Stirling; superstition; Tallboy; target indicator; Tiger Moth; training; V-2; V-weapon; Wellington; Window; wireless operator

Cahagnes

LH page, target photograph rural area with road running left to right and several buildings in top left. Many bomb explosions visible, captioned '429.EWS.30.7.44.//8" 2500 200(degrees) 0832.CAHAGNES MTT/TGT. U. 20 X 500.C.23 secs. F/Lt Josey. U.103'.…

Tags: 103 Squadron; aerial photograph; aircrew; bombing; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Elsham Wolds; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; target photograph

Vire and Cape Town

LH page target photograph, rural area, some explosions visible, captioned '4B. 3637? EWS 6/7.6.44 ? 5000 ? 130 degrees. ? Vire(Eastern? 18x500. Disco. F/O Josey. 103' Handwritten caption '"Bombs Gone" photograph - taken on D night by means of a…

Tags: 103 Squadron; aircrew; bombing; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Elsham Wolds

William Elliot Siddle

Bill Siddle's time in the RAF pieced together by research. He was a pilot who flew the Lancaster with 9 and 83 Squadrons. He was commissioned in 1944, was awarded the DFC and Bar and completed more than 60 operations. He left the service in 1946 and…

Tags: 83 Squadron; 9 Squadron; aircrew; bombing of Hamburg (24-31 July 1943); bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; pilot; RAF Bardney; RAF Coningsby; RAF Upper Heyford; RAF Upwood; RAF Wyton; tactical support for Normandy troops; training

Le Courrier de l'Air

This edition focuses on a series of statements made by allied leaders and key French figures, reacting to the D-Day landings on 6th June.
General Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force urges people to be ready to play…

Tags: Churchill, Winston (1874-1965); Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1890 - 1969); Montgomery, Bernard (1887 - 1976); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); propaganda

Ligescourt V-1 site

A target photograph during an operation at Ligescourt V-1 site. The village, tracks and woods to the south are visible. Explosions and smoke are seen on the village at top right and bottom left in the woodlands. Many craters in the fields around are…

Tags: 625 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Kelstern; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

Foret du Croc

A vertical aerial photograph of Foret du Croc. Most of the image is obscured by cloud. A Lancaster is visible in a clear patch under which road patterns are visible. It is captioned '901 KLS 6-7-44//8" 17,000' -->134° 21.00 1/2 Foret du Croc…

Tags: 625 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Kelstern; target photograph; V-1; V-weapon

Volkel Airfield

A vertical aerial photograph of an operation at Volkel airfield. Much of the image is obscured by bomb blasts and smoke.
It is captioned '1243 KLS 15.8.44//8" 15,500

Tags: 625 Squadron; aerial photograph; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Kelstern; target photograph

Lancaster JB139 Dark Victor

A memoir of an operation involving Len Curtis and his crew members. During the operation his aircraft was shot down and Len was captured. However, he was liberated by American soldiers and returned to London six weeks later.

This item was sent to…

Excerpt of Bob Cooke's Log Book

Two pages from Bob's log book showing some of his training flights and operations whilst with 51 Squadron.

Tags: 51 Squadron; bombing; Gee; H2S; Halifax; Halifax Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; RAF Snaith; tactical support for Normandy troops

Events at Villers Bocage

Details of the events leading to the loss of Bob Cooke and crew, 30 June 1944.

Tags: 51 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bomb struck; bombing; Halifax; killed in action; Lancaster; Master Bomber; mid-air collision; missing in action; Mosquito; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); pilot; RAF Snaith; RAF Tangmere; tactical support for Normandy troops

Record sheet for 1317047 Flight Sergeant Howell ELC

Records 10 sorties of 6 full operations.

Tags: 102 Squadron; 635 Squadron; aircrew; bomb aimer; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944)

Table of 626 Squadron's operations mid 1944

Table covers from March to October and shows the target, number of aircraft that set out, number that returned early, their details, aircraft missing and their details.

Tags: 626 Squadron; bombing; bombing of Luftwaffe night-fighter airfields (15 August 1944); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Le Havre E-boat pens (14/15 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); RAF Wickenby; tactical support for Normandy troops

Memoirs by Crew Members' Family of the Collision with Ron Carter's Lancaster

Brief memoirs by two members of family of the Halifax crew that collided with Ron's Lancaster over Caen.

Tags: 420 Squadron; 44 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; Halifax; Lancaster; mid-air collision; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; RAF Tholthorpe; tactical support for Normandy troops

Ron Carter's List of Operations

25 operations completed by Ron Carter.

Tags: 44 Squadron; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); bombing of the Creil/St Leu d’Esserent V-1 storage areas (4/5 July 1944); bombing of Toulouse (5/6 April 1944); Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops; V-1; V-weapon

Ron Carter's Crew when Shot Down

A list of the seven crew on the day they were shot down.

Tags: 44 Squadron; aircrew; killed in action; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Dunholme Lodge; shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops

Pierre Madry raises his Hat to the Crew of a British Bomber

An account of the crash of Lancaster ND533 written by Pierre Madry. It is followed by an address given by Air Commodore Eustace at a ceremony for the crew of the Lancaster.
Finally there is an address by Abbe Plante, parish priest of Lyons-la-Foret,…

Tags: 49 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bombing; crash; escaping; evading; Lancaster; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); prisoner of war; RAF Fiskerton; Resistance

List of Lancaster losses

A list of 129 Lancasters lost on 79 operations between September 1943 and April 1945. Target, date and aircraft tail numbers are listed in chronological order.

Tags: 166 Squadron; bombing of Kassel (22/23 October 1943); Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Bombing of Trossy St Maximin (3 August 1944); Lancaster; mine laying; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); shot down

Lancasters issued to No. 166 squadron between September 1943 and April 1945

12 pages listing 204 aircraft that were flown by No. 166 Squadron. Six columns record each aircraft's registration number, the date received, where it came from, the code letters and details of it's loss or disposal. For some aircraft the number of…

Tags: 100 Squadron; 101 Squadron; 103 Squadron; 12 Squadron; 153 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 166 Squadron; 1660 HCU; 1667 HCU; 300 Squadron; 460 Squadron; 49 Squadron; 550 Squadron; 57 Squadron; 576 Squadron; 97 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bale out; bomb aimer; bomb struck; Bombing of Mailly-le-Camp (3/4 May 1944); bombing of Nuremberg (30 / 31 March 1944); Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; crash; final resting place; flight engineer; forced landing; Fw 190; Heavy Conversion Unit; Hurricane; Ju 88; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Finishing School; Me 109; Me 110; mid-air collision; mine laying; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operation Dodge (1945); pilot; prisoner of war; RAF Bradwell Bay; RAF Coningsby; RAF Hemswell; RAF Kirmington; RAF Leeming; RAF Lindholme; RAF Manston; RAF Syerston; RAF Woodbridge; shot down; tactical support for Normandy troops; take-off crash; training; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator

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