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Interview with Arthur Mace
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Recalls his being shot down, being taken as a prisoner of war, and conditions at a prisoner of war camp.
Letter to Mrs Lovegrove from E MThornton
Letter explaining that the Red Cross had recieved a letter from Wing Commander Day the Senior British Officer about Peter's funeral.
A conversation with Oliver Wells
Transcript of oral history interview. He starts with a brief service history, 7 Squadron Oakington, Stirling and later Lancaster. He was shot down on his seventh operation, was captured after 4 months and became a prisoner of war. He begins with a…
Gen's Story
An autobiography of Eugeniusz Olenyn's life.
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
The first part of the memoir talks of the many trials Genek went through both in attempting to rejoin his Polish Air Force unit and, once the Germans overran the country, escape to England.
Ganek…
Letter to John Leigh's wife from RAF Foulsham
The letter advises that he has no further news about her husband.
Letter to John Leigh's wife from Air Ministry
The letter advises that John is missing.
Letter to John Leigh's wife from the British Red Cross
They regret that they have had no news about her husband.
Letter to John Leigh's wife from Air Ministry
The letter explains that John's aircraft was seen to be shot down and enter the North Sea. They express sympathy and since nothing has been heard they feel he is no longer alive.
Letter to Mrs JL Leigh from the Red Cross
The letter advises that they have no news.
Letter to Mrs JL Leigh from Red Cross
The letter advises that there has been no news of her husband despite efforts made by the International Red Cross.
Letter to Mrs JL Leigh from Red Cross
The letter advises that they have no information about her husband.
If Love were all...the story of a Second World War bomber crew
The story of two members of a Lancaster crew from 626 Squadron at RAF Wickenby, their operations together and their final operation over Germany.
Advice to the relative of a man who is missing
Advice about efforts the government makes to identify the fate of a missing relative.
The Last Flight
The last flight of Lancaster LM381.
Further notes Ben Boothman
Ben's narrative after being taken prisoner of war after his aircraft was shot down.
Sergeant B Boothman
A narrative about prisoners of war marching initially east from Frankfurt.
Email from David Fell to Paul Handel
The email's subject is 'Ben Boothman', the flight engineer of Lancaster LM381. The message covers Ben's time in the air force but also covers his pilot, Alf Morren.
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…
The document has handwritten annotations.
A second copy but with only pages 3 and 4…
The Start of the Story
A photograph of Mrs Barclay, Arthur Barclay's mother and some text and thanks to Miss Adamson and the Red Cross.
Letter to Brian Clarke's mother from the British Red Cross
The letter explains that they have had no news about Brian.
Letter to Brian Clarke's mother from Lilian Barclay
Lilian is the mother of Sgt Barclay, the second air gunner in the crew of Brian's Lancaster.
She writes about Christmas and stories about the crew.
She writes about Christmas and stories about the crew.
Letter to Brian Clarke's father from Air Ministry
The letter informs Brian's father that his son is presumed dead.
Letter to Briain Clarke's father from Air Ministry
The letter advises that his son is missing on an operation.
The Last Flight
Dedicated to the crew of LM381. it includes details of Elsham Wolds and its squadrons then details events on the night Brian was killed. Included is a photograph of the graves of the five crew members who died that night.
Leslie Giddings memoir
Leslie gives account of his last operation to Leipzig on 19/20 February 1944. He commences with brief description of his join up and training. He mentions operations to Kassel and Berlin, completing 7 operations completed before Leipzig. He rists…
Map of the principal camps for British and Dominion prisoners of war in Europe
Prisoner of war camps with a list of their geographical location.