Adam Purcell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Katie Gilbert]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> Great Britain]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Victoria]]> Victoria--Mount Martha]]> Victoria]]> Brian Wright]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Peter Schulze]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Scotland--Wick]]> France]]> France--Ver-Sur-Mer]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-06-05]]> 1944-06-06]]> Upon leaving school, and unable to obtain employment in his chosen career, his father arranged a bound apprenticeship with a joiner. Attracted by the glamour of the RAF, when almost eighteen, and without his parent's knowledge, he travelled with a friend to Sheffield and they both enlisted in the RAF. Entry was initially deferred until Ron was at the required age. He describes his route through training, on successful completion of which, his crew joined 578 Squadron. In February 1944, Ron’s aircraft was attacked from behind, killing the rear gunner. With limited control of the aircraft, the remaining crew was forced to evacuate and Ron was immediately captured. Following interrogation, he eventually arrived at Stalag Luft 7. Whilst there he met a fellow prisoner playing a piano accordion. Having learnt to play in his younger days, Ron describes how further instruments were obtained and the formation of a concert party which enabled them to entertain their fellow prisoners. However, they were also required to entertain the German officers which caused some concern to Ron, but they received meals in return. There was a known collaborator amongst the prisoners, and care had to be taken to ensure no loose talk gave away any information. In January 1945, the advancing Russian army forced the evacuation and the prisoners were forced to march to Stalag 3A. This took several weeks in temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius, and improvised sledges were used to pull weak prisoners. Following liberation, Ron returned home to discover his mother was terminally ill. He spent some time on general duties before being discharged and with support from the RAF, was able to complete his apprenticeship. Contact with some of his crew has been maintained in conjunction with 578 Squadron Association, with several visits to the grave of the rear gunner. The site of the crashed Halifax, with the body still in position, was located when civil engineering was carried out in the area. ]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Ian Whapplington]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> Great Britain]]> Poland]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Worksop]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Luckenwalde]]> Poland--Tychowo]]> Germany]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1939]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Belgium--Brussels]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Warwickshire]]> Netherlands--Hague]]> Netherlands--Rotterdam]]> Scotland--Inverness]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1947]]> 1948]]> 1949]]> 1950]]> 1951]]> 1945-05-01]]> 1945-05-02]]> 1945-05-03]]> 1945-05-05]]> 1945-05-08]]> 1945-05-26]]> 1945-06-19]]> Jim Allen]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Laura Morgan]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> BAllenJHAllenJHv20004,
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First page: Jim in uniform, June, young woman with child, three children (one a young boy) sitting on car, young boy and girl.
Second page: Miss June Eve 1942; Marion and Chris 1952; Wedding photograph 15 July 1944, giving names of bridesmaids (Dorothy, Joyce, Joyce, Peggy, Molly); photograph of June in hospital bed, with boy playing electric organ captioned 'Christmas Day 1961, RAF Hospital Uxbridge'. ]]>
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Includes a copy of the poem 'Passing over'.]]> Joe Dudley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Laura Morgan]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Text. Poetry]]> MAllenJH179996-160512-030002,
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'Based at Burn' Introduction by Jim Allen
One More Chalked Up
A Trip to Remember
Sabotage on 578 Squadron at Burn by Joe Dudley
Memories of 578 Squadron at Burn 1944 by Joe Dudley]]>
Jim Allen]]> Joe Dudley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Navy]]> Great Britain]]> France]]> France--Calais]]> Belgium]]> Germany]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Rüsselsheim]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Villers-Bocage (Calvados)]]> France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> 1944-06-30]]>
Joe Dudley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> Roger Dunsford]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> France--Calais]]> France--Watten]]> France--Le Havre]]> Great Britain]]> Germany]]> France]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Neufchâtel-en-Bray]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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Adam Purcell]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Australia]]> Victoria--Melbourne]]> Tasmania--Launceston]]> United States]]> Massachusetts--Taunton]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Victoria--Port Phillip Bay Region]]> Victoria]]> Massachusetts]]> Tasmania]]> 1944-03]]> Bottom left - document giving details and history of 431 (Iroquois) Squadron RCAF, included bases and aircraft flown.
Bottom right - document with brief history of 431 Squadron giving operational performance, sorties and losses and point of interest.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sparkes, Ned. Album]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Durham]]> England--Durham (County)]]> 1944-03]]> 1942-11]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
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