Andrew Sadler]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Hugh Donnelly]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Canada]]> East Asia]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> Pam Locker]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> India]]> North Africa]]> Asia--Mount Everest]]> England--Yorkshire]]> India--Mumbai]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Chris Cann]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Northern Ireland]]> Northern Ireland--Belfast]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Great Britain]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> Mick Jeffery]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Andrew Panton]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Civilian]]> Great Britain]]> Canada]]> Germany]]> England--Chatham (Kent)]]> England--Kent]]> England--Oxfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Moray]]> Germany--Dortmund]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Peenemünde]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1943-08-17]]> 1943-08-18]]> He tells of his experiences as ‘second dickey’ on trips to Essen and Kiel, before joining No. 76 Squadron at Linton-on-Ouse, flying Handley Page Halifaxes. 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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Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]>

The interview is incomplete and ends abruptly.]]>
Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> Great Britain]]> Sweden]]> Denmark--Copenhagen]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Sweden--Stockholm]]> 1945-02]]> 1945-03-21]]>
Annie Moody]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Carron Moss]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Austria]]> Great Britain]]> Austria--Vienna]]> England--Shropshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Wales--Anglesey]]> 1939]]> 1941]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]>
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Annie Moody]]> 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]]> Poland]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Luckenwalde]]> Poland--Tychowo]]> 1944-09]]>
Len was then posted to various locations abroad, did a code and cipher course and was demobilised. He went back to his plumbing apprenticeship, got married, settled in Bath but wanted to get back to service life. He started back as an airman and went into the air traffic control branch serving at different stations in Great Britain and Germany until he retired in 1971. Len was into post war meetings and memorial visits.]]> Annie Moody]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Royal New Zealand Air Force]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> Germany]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Cheshire]]> England--Rutland]]> Sri Lanka]]> Singapore]]> 1945]]> Annie Moody]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Cathie Hewitt]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Lithuania]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Lithuania--Šilutė]]> Susanne Pescott]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> CC BY-NC 4.0 International license]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Lancashire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Denmark--Copenhagen]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Munich]]> Germany--Nuremberg]]> Germany--Oberursel]]> Germany--Rostock]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1941]]> 1944]]> 1945-02-14]]> Susanne Pescott]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Ian Whapplington]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Sheffield]]> Germany]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> 1944-06]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Angus Bustin]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> MMcClementsR1796607-151021-030002]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1945-01-13]]> 1945-01-14]]> On the reverse 'Volunteers Belfast Trained & [undecipherable] 10 Sqd Melbourne York 2 posts [undecipherable] on Halifax & [undecipherable] Bombing run'.
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IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> MMcClementsR1796607-151021-030006,
PMcClementsR15010013,
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Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944-10-25]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> PMcClementsR15010004]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1944]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> PMcClementsR15010008]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1944]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Physical object]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> 'Aircrew V-Victor Halifax Mark III
No 10 Squadron No. 4 Group Royal Air Force- Bomber Command Melbourne Yorkshire England
Completed 38 Operations -July 30, 1944 to Feb 18, 1945 Photo: Feb 20, 1945'.

The aircrew, their roles and home town and country are detailed below.]]>
IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Canadian Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1945-02-20]]>
Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Mike Connock]]> eng]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Yorkshire]]> France--Brest]]> France--Calais]]> France--Le Havre]]> France--Nieppe Forest]]> Germany--Bingen (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Bonn]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Goch]]> Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg)]]> Germany--Hanau]]> Germany--Homberg (Kassel)]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr]]> Germany--Neuss]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Soest]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1944-08-05]]> 1944-08-15]]> 1944-08-17]]> 1944-08-27]]> 1944-09-10]]> 1944-09-12]]> 1944-09-13]]> 1944-09-15]]> 1944-09-16]]> 1944-09-17]]> 1944-09-23]]> 1944-09-24]]> 1944-09-26]]> 1944-09-27]]> 1944-10-16]]> 1944-10-17]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-25]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-11-04]]> 1944-11-18]]> 1944-11-29]]> 1944-12-02]]> 1944-12-03]]> 1944-12-05]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-22]]> 1944-12-24]]> 1945-01-06]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-01-17]]> 1945-01-28]]> 1945-01-29]]> 1945-02-01]]> 1945-02-04]]> 1945-02-05]]> 1945-02-07]]> 1945-02-08]]> 1945-02-09]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-15]]> 1945-02-17]]> 1945-07-05]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Text]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Atlantic Ocean]]> Belgium]]> England]]> France]]> Germany]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> Atlantic Ocean--Bay of Biscay]]> Atlantic Ocean--English Channel]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Scotland--Moray]]> Wales--Carmarthenshire]]> Belgium--Tienen]]> France--Boulogne-sur-Mer]]> France--Brest]]> France--Calais]]> France--Falaise]]> France--Le Havre]]> France--Nieppe Forest]]> Germany--Bingen (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Bochum]]> Germany--Bonn]]> Germany--Chemnitz]]> Germany--Cologne]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Gelsenkirchen]]> Germany--Goch]]> Germany--Hagen (Arnsberg)]]> Germany--Hanau]]> Germany--Homberg (Kassel)]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Germany--Kleve (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Germany--Magdeburg]]> Germany--Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate)]]> Germany--Mülheim an der Ruhr]]> Germany--Münster in Westfalen]]> Germany--Neuss]]> Germany--Osnabrück]]> Germany--Saarbrücken]]> Germany--Soest]]> Germany--Stuttgart]]> Germany--Wanne-Eickel]]> Germany--Wesel (North Rhine-Westphalia)]]> Great Britain]]> Great Britain]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1944-08-05]]> 1944-08-14]]> 1944-08-15]]> 1944-08-17]]> 1944-08-27]]> 1944-09-10]]> 1944-09-12]]> 1944-09-13]]> 1944-09-15]]> 1944-09-16]]> 1944-09-17]]> 1944-09-23]]> 1944-09-24]]> 1944-09-26]]> 1944-09-27]]> 1944-10-16]]> 1944-10-17]]> 1944-10-23]]> 1944-10-25]]> 1944-10-28]]> 1944-10-30]]> 1944-11-04]]> 1944-11-18]]> 1944-11-29]]> 1944-12-02]]> 1944-12-03]]> 1944-12-05]]> 1944-12-06]]> 1944-12-22]]> 1944-12-24]]> 1945-01-06]]> 1945-01-14]]> 1945-01-16]]> 1945-01-17]]> 1945-01-28]]> 1945-01-29]]> 1945-02-01]]> 1945-02-02]]> 1945-02-04]]> 1945-02-05]]> 1945-02-07]]> 1945-02-08]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-15]]> 1945-02-17]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1945-01-22]]> 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]]> Item 2 is a letter to Roy Maddock-Lyon's father confirming that his son is missing. It is signed by the Wing Commander of 10 Squadron.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Map]]> Text]]> Text. Correspondence]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> Denmark--Holbæk]]> 1945-02-14]]> Item 2 is a letter from the Air Ministry advising his parents that he is safe in Sweden. It is captioned 'RAF Letter notifying Roy was in Sweden'.
Item 3 is a telegram to his mother advising that he has returned safely to the UK. It is captioned' Roy's Telegram concerning his return to the UK.'
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Roy Maddock-Lyon]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Steve Baldwin]]> eng]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> Sweden]]> Denmark--Holbæk]]> Sweden--Stockholm]]> 1945-02-14]]> 1945-02-28]]>