Dawn Oakley]]> This Interview was recorded by Aviation Heritage Lincolnshire.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> Pending OH summary. Allocated C Campbell]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Hampshire]]> Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for L Hadfield, wireless operator/air gunner, covering the period from 14 March 1941 to 6 May 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown and instructor duties. He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury, RAF Prestwick, RAF Pembrey, RAF Thornaby, RAF North Coates, RAF Thorney Island, RAF St Eval, RAF Chivenor, RAF Aldergrove, RAF ReykJavik. RAF Ballykelly and RAF Nassau. Aircraft flown in were Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Blenheim, Anson, Hudson, Liberator, Fortress, Commando and Dakota. He flew 40 operations with 59 Squadron comprising of anti-submarine patrol and convoy escort duties. His pilot on operations was Flight Lieutenant Moran.

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Top right. Cutting showing crews at a briefing, printed caption 'Briefing for a daylight raid by No 35 Squadron; Wg Cmd Collings can be seen standing at the back, pipe in mouth, whilst Doug Hogg, to the Wing Commander's left, studies a target map over a shoulder', ' RAF'. Hand written caption 'March 1941', 'Intelligence Officer RAF Linton on Ouse Sqn Ldr Ivor Jones "The Colonel" (Bald head) Cpl Mary Brown worked for Ivor Jones at RAF Linton from 1940 - 44'. 'From Halifax at War Brian J Rapier'.
Bottom right. Cutting of head and shoulders picture of Leonard Cheshire in uniform, printed caption '21 Wing Commander L.G. Cheshire V.C., D.S.O. and Bar, D.F.C.'. 'Master bomber, over a 100 operational missions. 8 Sept 1944'. Hand written caption '1944 Cheshire was at Driffield in 1940 Linton 1941-42'.]]>
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Top right, photograph of 24 aircrew in uniform, in three rows, in formal pose. Captioned 'Shawbury 101 Course', 'January 1945'.
Right is a photograph of Cpl Mary Brown, head and shoulders in uniform, at a table, barrack huts in background, captioned 'Cpl Mary Brown', '1945', 'Chivenor'.
Bottom left is an invitation to Corporal Brown to a dance on Friday Mar 16 1945 from the members of the Sergeants Mess at RAF Shawbury,
Bottom right is a photograph of two women standing by a fence with river or estuary and opposite bank in the background, captioned 'Mary & Peggy Nurse', 'Shawbury', ' Nov 46', 'Shotley',
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Bottom left, is of a bride in wedding dress with veil and flowers standing on path in front of bank of flowers and hedge, captioned 'Doris Batchelor', 'Cook - Chivenor 1945', 'Sep 1946'.
Bottom right, is of a wedding party, two ladies in long dresses with flowers , two men in suits and a young lady in long dress with flowers, standing on grass in front of a tall hedge. Captioned 'Wedding Doris Batchelor', 'Sep 1946'.]]>
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Left and centre, two small head and shoulders portraits of Wendy Lord in Women's Auxiliary Air Force uniform, from right side, captioned 'Wendy Lord' and 'Wendy Lord', 'Met office Brawdy'.
Bottom left, a Christmas card with has six children with angel wings around Christmas tree, inscribed 'Wesolych Swiat'.
Bottom right, a photograph of two very small children sitting on a blanket with part of building in background. Captioned '[undecipherable] Bishop's children', 'Mar 1947'.]]>
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Bottom, photograph of an airwoman looking at meteorological equipment, other equipment in background. Captioned 'Wendy Lord', '1946', 'Chivenor'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> 1946]]> Bottom, an airman with an instrument on a tripod, Captioned 'Roger Rackwell', '1946 Chivenor'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> 1946]]> Bottom, seven airmen seated, some in uniform, two taking notes. Maps and briefing boards on walls. Captioned 'Includes Ron Gunse, Pat Butler'. '1946 Chivenor'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> 1946]]> Bottom, shows six airmen, head and shoulders, some in uniform studying maps on a table. Captioned 'Includes Ron Ganse, Pat Butler and Leo Cann', '1946 Chivenor'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> 1946]]> Bottom, shows two men in sports kit, running across the grass with a rugby ball, with Halifax X9-K in the back ground, captioned 'Taffy Jones & Johnny Johnstone', '1946', 'Chivenor'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Babs Nichols]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> 1946-06]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Angela Gaffney]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> Wales--Pembrokeshire]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> Top right, air-to-air photograph of Halifax PN460 from front left, captioned '517 Sq 'Last Epicure'', '1946 Chivenor'.
Centre left, air-to-air photograph of four Halifaxes in diamond formation with on aircraft further back, captioned '517 Sq 'Last Epicure'', '1946 Chivenor'.
Centre right, air-to-air photograph of Halifax from front left, part of engine cowling of Halifax in foreground, captioned 517 Sq 'Last Epicure'', '1946 Chivenor'.
Bottom left, photograph of a Halifax airborne, from below, captioned '517 Sq 'Last Epicure'', '1946 Chivenor'.
Bottom right, photograph of three Halifax on the ground, airfield background, part of shed with vertical stripes in foreground, captioned '517 Sq 'Last Epicure'', '1946 Chivenor'.]]>
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Page has hand written log of his flights at Empire Air navigation School in 1946, flying in Lancaster, Lancastrian 'Aries' and Halifax. Also a list of the RAF stations he was stationed at from 1939 to 1946.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Text. Personal research]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Wales--Pembrokeshire]]> 1939]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Cathy Brearley]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Devon]]> Wales--Pembrokeshire]]> Heathrow Airport (London, England)]]>