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Reconnaissance photograph of a small town in an agricultural location. A river is winding through the left hand side of the photograph, and a road runs top to bottom. Between the road and the river is a railway line. Several trains can be seen in a…
Interview with Eric Varney
Eric Varney completed 28 operations as a mid upper gunner with 207 Squadron from RAF Spilsby. After the war Eric worked as a bus driver, coal miner, long distance lorry driver and coal merchant.
Letter to Jack Pittwood's Mother from his Base Chaplain
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The letter expresses sympathy that her son is missing.
Interview with Philip Peel
Mike Peel was a Lancaster pilot and served on two squadrons before becoming a prisoner of war late in 1944. He was an active sportsman and played tennis in his eighties but unfortunately is no longer with us. Using his logbook, letters, and…
Don Nicholson audio recording. One
Don was a Flight Engineer with No 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron in 1944-45 at Dunholme Lodge and later at Spilsby and completed 31 operations.
Don lists his 31 operations and recounts how having arrived for the briefing for his first operation, he was…
Don lists his 31 operations and recounts how having arrived for the briefing for his first operation, he was…
Don Nicholson audio recording. Two
The recording starts with the sound of Merlin engines. Don tells the story of missing his first operations, being re-crewed and part of the Lutzow story. The later part of the recording is audio from the film The Dam Busters.
Operations order 6 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations 6/7 December 1944. One member of each crew is underlined. Includes, duty, reserve crews and duty personnel as well as timings. On the reverse title 'Next of Kin for crew of Lancaster Mk1 DB.751.G. missing on…
Operations order 11 November 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 11/12 November 1944. One member of each crew is underlined. Includes duty personnel.
Operations order 19 October 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 19/20 October 1944. One member of each crew is underlined in blue and two crews are circled in blue with '18 1/2' annotated alongside left crew in top row. Includes timings and duty personnel. On the reverse…
Operations order 16 April 1945
List crews and aircraft for operations on night 16/17 April 1945. Includes two crews with second pilot. One or two crew members from each crew are underlined in red. Includes duty personnel.
Operations order 18 February 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operation on night 18/19 February 1944. Includes timings an duty personnel. On the reverse handwritten notes on bomb loads and calculations.
Operations order 7 March 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 7/8 March 1945. Includes duty personnel. Crew second from left in third row has been crossed out.
Operations order 6 March 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 6/7 March 1945. Includes duty personnel. Fourth member of each crew is underlined.
Operations order 3 March 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 3/4 March 1945. Some members of each crew are ticked. Right hand crew in second row is crossed out. Includes duty personnel.
Operations order 24 February 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 24 February 1945. Fourth member of each crew is underlined in red. Includes reserves and duty personnel.
44 Squadron Personnel Occurrence Reports - Airmen RAF
Contains lists of promotions, movements and movement corrections for airmen on 44 Squadron.
Operation order 20 February 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 20/21 February 1945. Fourth crew member in each crew is underlined in red. Right hand crew in second row is crossed out. Includes reserves and duty personnel.
Operations order 4 January 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 4/5 January 1945. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and some are ticked. Crews third from left in second row, left and right side of fourth row are crossed out. Includes timings and duty…
Operations order 1 January 1945
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 1/2 January 1945. Fourth member of each crew is underlined in green and ticked. Includes duty personnel.
Operations order 28 December 1944
Lists four crews and reserve for operations on night 28/29 December 1944. Included duty personnel. Annotated 'Horten, (Koln)'.
Operations order 26 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 26/27 December 1944. Crews second from left top row, right hand side second row and second from left third row have been crossed out. Includes duty personnel. Annotated 'St Vith'.
Operations order 21 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operation on night 21/22 December 1944. Included three reserve crews and duty personnel.
Operations order 18 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operation on night 18/19 December 1944. Annotated 'Gdynia'. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes standby and reserve crews as well as duty personnel.
Operations order 17 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operation on 17/18 December 1944. Includes reserve and duty crew as well as duty personnel.
Operations order 9 December 1944
Lists crews and aircraft for operations 9/10 December 1944. Includes standby, reserve crews and duty personnel. A number of crews are circled in blue and standby crew is crossed out. Some names have been added. Annotated 'Urft Dam'.