Ron describes how his aircraft was hit on the starboard wing and what happened to the crew. He had problems with his parachute and landed on a house roof, dislocating his leg. He spent a month in a civilian hospital in Munster. He was transported by a kind German fighter pilot to Dulag Luft, near Frankfurt. Ron was sent to Stalag Luft 6. People could study, and there was a library and entertainment. Ron made model aircraft. Provisions became scarce in the latter months. A tunnel was dug near the latrines and 30 prisoners escaped. The guards abandoned the camp and Ron was taken to an aerodrome and flown home in a Dakota. He went to RAF Cosford, but, with little to do, he came out of the RAF.]]> Clare Bennett]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Sally Coulter]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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He also spent time on 10 Squadron and was finally transferred to 608 Squadron based at Downham Market in Suffolk flying Mosquitos.
George tells of his trip to Malta, and flying Spitfires that were being renovated for the Greek Air Force.
George flew 30 operations flying Halifaxes and a further 14 flying the Mosquito.
After the war, George returned to his previous company, Pickfords, where he worked as a Branch Manager before retiring at the age of 60.
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Although he wanted to be a pilot, Ted’s skills were needed as a flight engineer. He was posted to 35 Squadron at Linton-on-Ouse in 1940 where he encountered Flight Lieutenant Leonard Cheshire. Later that year, Ted found a crew and aircraft and started operations over Germany. After only four operations, he went to instruct pilots and flight engineers on Halifaxes at 102 Squadron.
Ted was posted to Pathfinders 35 Squadron and was the first flight engineer to be commissioned. After 47 operations, he volunteered and was sent for training as a mid-upper gunner to a Pathfinder Training Unit and 7 Squadron, who needed experienced people. He had to learn about Lancasters, which he compares in some detail to Halifaxes.
Ted outlines the work of the Pathfinders and how the system became more sophisticated. He encountered Donald Bennett and once flew with him, as well as flying with Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris to Brazil.
Ted flew 108 operations (47 on Halifaxes and 61 on Lancasters). He was awarded a Distinguished Service Order.
Ted did an engineering officers’ course at RAF St Athan, followed by 24 Squadron, a VIP transport squadron, flying Lancastrians.
After pilot training in 1947, Ted was flight commander on 217 squadron. He flew Neptunes, which he compares favourably to Shackletons. Ted was then posted to Germany for two years as adjutant with an Air Observation Post squadron and flew Austers. He left the RAF because of impaired hearing.]]>
David Kavanagh]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> Germany]]> 1938]]> 1940]]>
Annie Moody]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> British Army]]> Great Britain]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Lancashire]]> Netherlands]]> Poland]]> Germany]]> Lithuania]]> Poland--Żagań]]> Germany--Barth]]> Lithuania--Šilutė]]> Wales]]> Germany--Oberursel]]> 1940]]> 1941]]> 1945-05]]> 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]]> Steve Cooke]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Royal Navy]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1941]]> 1943]]> 1945]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> ]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Flixborough]]> England--Lincoln]]> 1944]]> 1945-05]]> 1947]]> 1958]]> 1959]]> 1974]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Sweden]]> England--Essex]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Bingen (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Duisburg]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg)]]> Germany--Hannover]]> Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Saxony]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-24]]> 1944-10-25]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-10-31]]> 1944-11-06]]> 1944-11-18]]> 1944-11-21]]> 1944-11-28]]> 1944-11-29]]> 1944-11-30]]> 1944-12-02]]> 1944-12-03]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-22]]> 1944-12-30]]> 1945-01-05]]> 1945-01-12]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-15]]> 1945-02-13]]> 1945-02-14]]> Bottom left. Photograph of Mary Brown, civilian clothes, seated in a field of long grass, captioned 'Mary Brown 1944 Silverstone', 'WAAF 20 June 40 - 2 December 1946', '1940 RAF Driffield, RAF Pocklington RAF Linton', '1940 - 44 RAF Linton on Ouse', '1944 RAF Linton RAF Silverstone RAF Shawbury', '1945 RAF Shawbury RAF Brawdy RAF Chivenor', '1946 RAF Chivenor HQ Coastal Command RAF Northwood'.
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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Additional information about this item has been kindly provided by the donor.

'David Joseph's son Brian met Paul Hilton in the 1980's through work, and he was wearing a prisoner of war tie. In conversation it became clear that Paul had some common experiences with David's, and a meeting was arranged. They had been in the same camps and on some of the same forced marches, had many common memories, but had never previously met.'
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He flew back in June 1945. After three weeks leave, he completed further training before being posted to RAF Cottam, where he stayed until 1948. Rose recounts his life after demobilisation, including working in South Africa and keeping in touch with his crew.
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Gordon (34:00-47:51) discusses family members emigrating to Canada and returning during the war. One served at 426 Squadron at RAF Linton on Ouse, a rear gunner on a Halifax who was lost in the North Sea. Gordon discusses his friendship with Harold and recollects seeing Bomber Command aircraft flying out and coming back during the war.]]> Heather Hughes]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Graham Emmet]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Wehrmacht. Kriegsmarine]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> British Army]]> Germany]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Canada]]> 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]]> Algeria]]> Bosnia and Herzegovina]]> Croatia]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Greece]]> Italy]]> Libya]]> South Africa]]> Algeria--Blida]]> Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo]]> Croatia--Split]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Corsica]]> France--Marseille]]> France--Montbéliard]]> France--Toulon]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Krefeld]]> Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Remscheid]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wuppertal]]> Greece--Thessalonikē]]> Italy--Brindisi]]> Libya--Tūkrah]]> Scotland--Moray]]> South Africa--Cape Town]]> Tunisia--Sidi Ameur]]> Wales--Gwynedd]]> North Africa]]> Tunisia]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1943-03-03]]> 1943-03-05]]> 1943-03-06]]> 1943-03-08]]> 1943-03-09]]> 1943-03-10]]> 1943-03-11]]> 1943-03-12]]> 1943-04-03]]> 1943-04-04]]> 1943-06-21]]> 1943-06-22]]> 1943-06-23]]> 1943-06-24]]> 1943-06-25]]> 1943-06-26]]> 1943-06-28]]> 1943-06-29]]> 1943-07-04]]> 1943-07-05]]> 1943-07-09]]> 1943-07-10]]> 1943-07-15]]> 1943-07-16]]> 1943-07-30]]> 1943-07-31]]> 1943-09-17]]> 1943-09-18]]> 1943-09-23]]> 1943-09-24]]> 1943-10-18]]> 1943-10-19]]> 1943-10-20]]> 1943-10-21]]> 1943-10-22]]> 1943-10-23]]> 1943-10-24]]> 1943-11-03]]> 1943-11-04]]> 1943-11-12]]> 1943-11-13]]> 1943-11-16]]> 1943-11-17]]> 1943-12-03]]> 1943-12-04]]> 1943-12-05]]> 1943-12-06]]> 1943-12-10]]> 1943-12-11]]> 1943-12-16]]> 1943-12-17]]> 1943-12-20]]> 1943-12-21]]> 1944-01-08]]> 1944-01-10]]> 1944-01-11]]> 1944-01-12]]> 1944-01-13]]> 1944-01-14]]> 1944-01-19]]> 1944-01-20]]> 1944-01-22]]> 1944-01-23]]> 1944-01-28]]> 1944-01-29]]> 1944-01-30]]> 1944-01-31]]> 1944-02-13]]> 1944-02-14]]> 1944-03-05]]> 1944-03-06]]> 1944-03-07]]> 1944-03-08]]> 1944-03-10]]> 1944-03-11]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]>