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OPextonRD72150-190124-010001.jpg
RAF Form i250, an identity card issued to Richard.

SGrewB[Ser#-DoB]v10001.pdf
Flight Sergeant Archibald Steele’s Flying Log Book as a pilot and flight engineer from 20th April 1943 to 10th September 1945. Flying training started with 19 Elementary Flying Training School then at 12 and 36 Service Flying Training Schools in…

SBondS-LambLSv1.pdf
Lennox Lamb’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 24th November 1930 until 27th October 1939.
Initial training as a pilot at Nos. 3 and 2 Flying Training Schools. Posted to 99 Squadron in January 1932. Between January and August 1933…

SBondS-MercerTv10001.pdf
Includes brief outline of service career. Mentions joining up in 1941, training in England and the Florida in the United States. Comments on being quarantined on return and training prior to joining 83 Squadron on Lancaster. Mentioned flying…

SBondS-VandervordDv10001.pdf
David Vandervord’s Royal Air Force Pilots Flying Log Book from 22nd July 1939 until 14th May 1941. Initial pilot training at No. 34 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School, 12 Service Flying Training…

SBondS-VandervordDv10011.jpg
Mess bill for £1.6.6 made out to Cadet Vandervord for September 1940 at No 12 FTS RAF Grantham.

SBondS-VandervordDv10009.pdf
Edited transcript. Starts with joining up and pilot training on Tiger Moth, Anson and Wellington. Posted to 218 Squadron at Marham as second pilot, mentions the first pilots he flew with. Comments on operation where they had to jettison bombs over…

SBondS-VandervordDv10014.MP3
The interviewer describes his aims for the interview. Edited transcript at linked item. David Vandervord explains that, as a Wellington second pilot, he never actually handled the aircraft on operations. He mentions leaflet dropping. He, initially,…

LStreetDO123026v1.pdf
Denys Oliver Street’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book covering the period from 22 April 1941 to 29 March 1943, detailing his training and operations flown as pilot. He was stationed at USAAF Miami (Oklahoma) (3 British FTS), RAF Grantham (12 PAFU), RAF…
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