Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Denmark]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Norway]]> South Africa]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Buckinghamshire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> South Africa--Port Elizabeth]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> 1946]]> 1944-07-03]]> 1944-07-04]]> 1944-07-05]]> 1944-07-07]]> 1944-07-08]]> 1944-07-09]]> 1944-07-10]]> 1944-07-11]]> 1944-07-23]]> 1944-07-24]]> 1944-07-25]]> 1944-07-26]]> 1944-07-27]]> 1944-07-28]]> 1944-07-30]]> 1944-07-31]]> 1944-08-04]]> 1944-08-05]]> 1944-08-06]]> 1944-08-07]]> 1944-08-08]]> 1944-08-09]]> 1944-08-10]]> 1944-08-11]]> 1944-08-12]]> 1944-08-29]]> 1944-08-30]]> 1944-09-28]]> 1944-09-29]]> 1944-09-30]]> 1944-10-01]]> 1944-10-04]]> 1944-10-05]]> 1944-10-15]]> 1944-10-16]]> 1944-11-01]]> 1944-11-02]]> 1944-11-07]]> 1944-11-08]]> 1944-11-26]]> 1944-11-27]]> 1944-11-29]]> 1944-11-30]]> 1944-12-24]]> 1944-12-25]]> 1945-02-21]]> 1945-02-22]]> 1945-02-23]]> 1945-02-25]]> 1945-02-26]]> 1945-02-27]]> 1945-03-04]]> 1945-03-05]]> 1945-06-19]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Katie Gilbert]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> South Africa]]> Zambia]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Cumbria]]> England--Suffolk]]> Charles Ward]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> David Bloomfield]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Text. Diary]]> British Army]]> Algeria]]> Algeria--Algiers]]> Italy]]> Italy--Bari]]> Tunisia]]> North Africa]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> British Army]]> Great Britain]]> North Africa]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Service material]]> Great Britain]]> Italy]]> Italy--Bari]]> North Africa]]> Pam Locker]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Anne-Marie Watson]]> Carolyn Emery]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Belgium]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> New Zealand]]> Norway]]> Sweden]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> France--Reims]]> Germany--Mannheim]]> Norway--Oslo]]> Sweden--Göteborg]]> 1941]]> ]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Cathie Hewitt]]> Chris Cann]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Norway]]> Wales]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Suffolk]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> Italy]]> Italy--Pomigliano d'Arco]]> 1941]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
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Tom Ozel]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Katie Gilbert]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> England--Suffolk]]> Germany--Berlin]]> Germany--Hamburg]]> Germany--Kiel]]>
Jean Macartney]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Jackie Simpson]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Algeria]]> Australia]]> Italy]]> Italy--Brindisi]]> Italy--Mount Etna]]> North Africa]]> Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Christine Kavanagh]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> British Army]]> Algeria]]> Algeria--Algiers]]> Italy]]> Tunisia]]> North Africa]]> Thomas Waller]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Memoir]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> Dan Ellin]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> Donald Gould]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Dawn Studd]]> Pending review]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Australian Air Force]]> Australia]]> France]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> United States]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]>
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Chris Brockbank]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Scarborough]]> Canada]]> New Brunswick]]> New Brunswick--Moncton]]> France]]> France--Istres]]> Netherlands]]> Zimbabwe]]> Zambia]]>
Bill joined 138 Squadron at RAF Tempsford. He carried out 32 operations in Belgium, France, Germany, Holland and Norway. Flying low, they dropped agents and supplies. He describes the clandestine liaison with resistance groups. On long flights to southern France, they would refuel at RAF Blida in North Africa. He also discusses carrying pigeons for intelligence gathering. Bill recounts how their aircraft was shot down on one occasion, returning from RAF Blida. On his return, Bill changed to Stirling aircraft which he very much liked. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal in July 1944.
Finishing the Second World War as a flight lieutenant, he was sent to RAF Yatesbury working on codes and ciphers. He went to Belgium, Cyprus, Germany and Singapore. He worked at the Missing Research and Enquiry Unit in Belgium and finished at RAF St Mawgan having been served for 37 years.]]>
Rod Pickles]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sally Coulter]]> Vivienne Tincombe]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Cornwall (County)]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Wiltshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Northern Ireland--Down (County)]]> Belgium]]> Cyprus]]> France]]> Germany]]> Netherlands]]> North Africa]]> Norway]]> Singapore]]> 1944-07]]>
Andrew Sadler]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> 1941-06]]> 1942-12]]> 1945-12-20]]> Brian Wright]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Christine Kavanagh]]> Pending review]]> Pending OH summary]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Germany]]> Great Britain]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Germany--Essen]]> Germany--Ruhr (Region)]]> 1940]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> Martyn Horndern]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Transport Command]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Netherlands]]> England--Dorset]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Wiltshire]]> Netherlands--Arnhem]]> Wales--Vale of Glamorgan]]> 1942]]> 1943]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> William flew Ansons and Cranes and learned navigation in America on Catalina flying boats. He also tells of flying Lysanders and transporting agents for the Special Operations Executive into France. He also tells how he helped Polish airmen with different information to keep them safe if they crashed.
William flew a number of aircraft including the Lancaster, Stirlings and Halifaxes at different locations and was on 36 operation with Bomber Command, taking part in Operation Manna. He served with 138 Squadron and 161 Squadron. He also tells of his life after the war, when he went to live in Rhodesia where he helped to run the family business before returning to Great Britain in 2003.

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Andrew Sadler]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Polskie Siły Powietrzne]]> Great Britain]]> United States]]> France]]> Germany]]> Netherlands]]> England--Bedfordshire]]> England--Suffolk]]> England--Staffordshire]]> Zimbabwe]]> Africa--Lake Nyasa]]>
David Kavanagh]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Bradford]]> England--London]]> Wales--Carmarthenshire]]> France]]> Germany]]> Germany--Bremen]]> Germany--Kiel]]> Atlantic Ocean--Baltic Sea]]> 1945]]> Annie Moody]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Civilian]]> Second generation]]> Great Britain]]> England--Norfolk]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> 1943]]> Rod Pickles]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Great Britain]]> England--Cambridgeshire]]> England--Leicestershire]]> England--Lincolnshire]]> England--Nottinghamshire]]> 1944]]> Cathy Brearley]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> France]]> Great Britain]]> Norway]]> Zimbabwe]]> Zimbabwe--Bulawayo]]> 1944]]> 1945]]> Alastair Montgomery]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Sue Smith]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> eng]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Royal Air Force. Coastal Command]]> Canada]]> Prince Edward Island]]> Great Britain]]> Scotland]]> England--Harrogate]]> England--Yorkshire]]> Italy]]> Italy--Naples]]> Italy--Brindisi]]> 1944]]> Alastair Montgomery]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Andy Shaw]]> Julie Williams]]> Pending review]]> Pending revision of OH transcription]]> Sound]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Canada]]> Nova Scotia]]> Nova Scotia--Halifax]]> United States]]> Florida]]> Florida--Pensacola]]> England--Devon]]> England--Yorkshire]]> England--Gloucestershire]]> England--Harrogate]]> North Africa]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Italy]]> Italy--Brindisi]]> Ireland]]> Florida]]> Great Britain]]>