Sue Johnstone]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Hugh Donnelly]]> Richard James]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Rutland]]> 1940]]> 1943]]> 1945]]> Frank's first operation was to Kiel where, he tells us, he successfully bombed the Admiral Sheer. He relates several experiences during operations to Germany, including a near miss with falling bombs from another aircraft. Towards the war's end he took part in Operations Manna and Dodge and recalls the VE day celebrations. After the war he remustered as a driving instructor.
In 2012 he went to the unveiling of the Green Park memorial, recalling that the taxi driver would not accept any payment, saying that 'you boys have done enough'.
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Rod Pickles]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Fitter]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> South Africa]]> Atlantic Ocean--North Sea]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Helgoland]]> Germany--Plauen]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Great Britain]]> South Africa]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1945-04-09]]> 1945-05-08]]> 2012]]>
Peter Baxter]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text. Memoir]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> Wales--Glamorgan]]> England--Staffordshire]]> Wales--Gwynedd]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Italy--Milan]]> France--La Rochelle]]> Europe--Frisian Islands]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Italy--Turin]]> France--Lorient]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> France--Saint-Nazaire]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Frankfurt am Main]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Bonn]]> Germany--Paderborn]]> Italy]]> Great Britain]]> Germany]]> France]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Pam Locker]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Australia]]> Egypt]]> Great Britain]]> Greece]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Farnborough (Hampshire)]]> England--Hampshire]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Nigel Moore]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Egypt]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Northern Ireland--Down (County)]]> Great Britain]]> Mike Connock]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> 1939]]> 1940]]> He did his training at Yatesbury and was there 3 months before moving to 18 Operational Training Unit at Finningley, where he flew Avro Ansons and Vickers Wellingtons. He was not assigned to a crew initially, becoming a spare man to fill in where necessary. He joined Flight Lieutenant John Baxters crew after someone fell ill.
Jeff moved to a Heavy Conversation Unit, flying Handley Page Halifaxes, before moving to a Avro Lancaster finishing school. He was then posted to Scampton for operational duties.
He completed 29 operations before taking part in Operation Manna, dropping food supplies in Holland. He then flew with 100 Squadron on Avro Lincolns taking part in Operation Exodus, bringing soldiers back home.
After the war ended, Jeff returned to his previous employer, the East Midlands Electricity Board where he used his Higher National Certificate to become a qualified Engineer.
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Mike Connock]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>
Mick Jeffery]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> India]]> Germany]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Dresden]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945]]> 1947-11]]> Mick Jeffery]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Heather Hughes]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Cheshire]]> Michael Jeffries]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Heather Hughes]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> Germany--Böhlen]]> Germany--Nordhausen (Thuringia)]]> Germany--Lutzendorf]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> M Kemp]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Potsdam]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Belgium]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Hague]]> Italy]]> Italy--Bari]]> Italy--Naples]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1945-02-25]]> 1945-02-27]]> 1945-03-28]]> 1945-03-18]]> 1945-03-23]]> 1945-03-27]]> 1945-04-26]]> 1945-04-09]]> 1945-04-13]]> 1945-04-14]]> 1945-05-01]]> 1945-05-04]]> 1945-08-11]]> 1945-08-13]]> 1945-08-24]]> 1945-08-26]]> 1945-09-18]]> 1945-09-19]]> 1945-11-08]]> 1945-11-10]]> 1945-11-10]]> Julian Maslin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Emily Bird]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Second generation]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> North Africa]]> Poland]]> France--Cape Corse]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Leipzig]]> Poland--Gdańsk]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945-10-04]]> Julian Maslin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Benjamin Turner]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Many of the entries are post war and a number refer to theatrical performances. It includes a promotional picture of Phyllis Dixie. ]]> John Joyner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Physical object]]> Text]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> 1943-10]]> 1946-12]]> Post war his squadron took part in the repatriation of Army personnel from Italy and his unit was in India at around the time it became independent.]]> John Joyner]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> Pakistan]]> Italy--Naples]]> Pakistan--Karachi]]> Northern Ireland--Belfast]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> 1940]]> 1945]]> He continued in the RAF after the war getting involved in secret radar trials. On leaving the RAF he got very bored with civilian life and rejoined to assist in the Korean war. Not required in Korea he joined Shorts as a staff pilot. Later he rejoined the RAF for two years.]]> Jim Eley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jan Waller]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Ludlow]]> England--Newquay]]> England--Manchester]]> Scotland--Gourock]]> United States]]> New York (State)--New York]]> Canada]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> Saskatchewan]]> Saskatchewan--Weyburn]]> Saskatchewan--Moose Jaw]]> Saskatchewan--Regina]]> Manitoba--Winnipeg]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> England--Harrogate]]> England--Filey]]> England--Snitterfield]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Helgoland]]> Netherlands--Rotterdam]]> Italy--Naples]]> Italy--Bari]]> England--Rochester (Kent)]]> Korea]]> England--Oakington]]> Netherlands--Hague]]> Italy]]> New York (State)]]> New Brunswick]]> Germany]]> Nova Scotia]]> Netherlands]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Kent]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Warwickshire]]> Manitoba]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1947]]> 1948]]> 1949]]> 1950]]> 1951]]> 1952]]> 1953]]> 1954]]> 1955]]> Jean Macartney]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Christine Kavanagh]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Schweinfurt]]> Germany--Kiel Canal]]> Italy]]> Italy--Pomigliano d'Arco]]> 1944]]> Jean Macartney]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1943]]> 1945]]> James Sheach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1941]]> 1942-10-19]]> 1945-01]]> 1945-03-21]]> James Sheach]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Edinburgh]]> 1944]]> Ian Locker]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Christmas Island]]> Hawaii]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Surrey]]> Hawaii--Honolulu]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> He also recounts his experience in the RAF after his flying career while awaiting demobilisation.
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Henry Sturrock]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Civilian]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Kiel]]> France]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> France--Calais]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Netherlands]]> Netherlands--Walcheren]]> Germany--Düsseldorf]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg)]]> Germany--Leverkusen]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Hanau]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Goch]]> Germany--Leipzig Region]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> 1944-06-27]]> 1944-08-19]]> 1944-09-03]]> 1944-09-12]]> 1944-09-13]]> 1944-09-15]]> 1944-09-17]]> 1944-09-25]]> 1944-09-27]]> 1944-10-07]]> 1944-10-09]]> 1944-10-14]]> 1944-10-15]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-25]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-10-31]]> 1944-11-02]]> 1944-11-04]]> 1944-11-06]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-23]]> 1944-12-02]]> 1944-12-12]]> 1944-12-24]]> 1944-12-28]]> 1944-12-30]]> 1945-01-05]]> 1945-01-06]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-02-02]]> 1945-02-04]]> 1945-02-07]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-03-02]]>
Heather Hughes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> South Africa]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1939]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1947]]> When Donald was sixteen, he joined the local Air Training Corps and later went to St. John’s Wood, where he was entered as a wireless operator / air gunner. He did his basic training at RAF Bridlington and was then posted to a wireless school in Hereford. While there he was taken ill and sent to hospital. On his recovery he asked to be re-mustered as an air gunner and was sent to the Isle of Sheppey to be trained on a Napier. He was then posted to RAF Bridgnorth gunnery school. After finishing the course, he was sent home until he was summoned to form a crew. The crew was posted to RAF Halton where they flew on Wellingtons. Their next posting was to RAF Wittering where they transferred to Lancasters. Donald was then posted to 625 Squadron at RAF Scampton. The squadron flew to Belgium and later to Italy to bring prisoners of war home. They also took part in Operation Manna over Holland. On returning to England the crew were split and Donald was posted to RAF Uxbridge and then demobbed. He went back to work at O. C. Summers until his retirement. At the age of 38 Donald married a typist who also worked for O. C. Summers.


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Harry Bartlett]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Belgium]]> Italy]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--London]]> Netherlands]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Northamptonshire]]> England--London]]> England--Kent]]> England--Kent]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Terry Hancock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Helgoland]]> Germany--Hamm (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Potsdam]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Devon]]> England--Herefordshire]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Rutland]]> Northern Ireland--Down (County)]]> 1945-03-17]]> 1945-03-20]]> 1945-03-27]]> 1945-04-05]]> 1945-04-18]]>