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Stanley Abbott’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
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Stanley Abbott’s Flying Log Book from 12th July 1943 until 23rd June 1944. Trained as an air gunner at No. 7 Air Gunnery School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1485 Flight, 1654 Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Operational…
Brief history of George Thomson's RAF career
Brief details covering, volunteering, reporting to aircrew reception centre, training, operations, shot down, prisoner of war
Three aircrew and George Thomson's crew
Top - three photographs of airmen unrelated to this collection who were killed. Flight Lieutenant Brian Ordish, Pilot Officer Clive Perring and Pilot Officer Robert Skillbeck RAAF. Gives details of final flights.
Bottom photograph show seven airmen…
Bottom photograph show seven airmen…
My Bomber Command experience - George Thomson
George recalls his training over 18 months, including crewing up. He goes on to recall his first operation and mentions others involved, and describes being shot down on on 12 September 1944. George then describes evading and his time as a prisoner…
Lancaster print
Colour print of side view of Lancaster B Mk 1, NF958, 'LS-0M'. 15 Squadron RAF Mildenhall. Includes squadron badge and battle honours as well as squadron history.
William Caruthers' navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Navigator’s, air bomber’s and air gunner’s flying log book for W D Y Caruthers, air gunner, covering the period from 1 May 1944 to 28 May 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at 10 Air Gunnery School RAF…
Looking down from a Stirling
View from a Stirling across the starboard engines. Below is a flat agricultural landscape. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'R136 Cam 3 Neg 19'.
Rhine lies ahead
Stirling tug towing a Horsa glider approaching the Rhine over a flat agricultural landscape. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'R136C neg 2D' and 'Rhine lies ahead'.
Gliders and tugs
Gliders and their tugs above cultivated fields in a flat landscape. Reverse printed 'A.M. Crown Copyright Reserved' and annotated 'R136C neg 27' and 'Gliders and tugs landing/crossing of Rhine'. Photograph includes Horsa gliders and Stirling tugs.
Jack Genney’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bombers and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Jack Genney’s Flying Log Book as Flight Engineer from 20th January 1943 until 30th August 1943 when his aircraft was shot down and he was made a prisoner of war. Posted to 1657 Conversion Unit and then to 90 Squadron for operations. Second…
Oscar Woolner’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers
Oscar Woolner’s Flying Log Book from 20th February 1944 until 10th April 1945. Trained as an air gunner at No. 1 Air Gunnery School, 29 Operational Training Unit, 1660 Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Posted to 619 Squadron for…
Aircraft recognition list for RAF and some Luftwaffe
List of aircraft with corresponding wingspan.
Rhine Crossing
Air to air image of aircraft over a flat landscape. Stirlings towing Horsa gliders are flying from right to left at the higher altitude. C-47s at a lower altitude are flying from left to right. Reverse annotated 'Rhine crossing' and 'CL2233'.
Donald Andrew’s Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for D Andrew, navigator, covering the period from 26 July 1942 to 30 October 1945. Detailing his flying training, operations flown, instructor duties and post war flying duties. He was stationed at 7…
Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bomber, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers
Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book from 6th March 1944 until 17th July 1944 when listed as missing presumed dead. Trained as a flight engineer. Posted to 1654 Conversion Unit, No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, and, in April 1944, to 207…
Ron Flynn's Navigators, Air bombers, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers flying log book
Flight engineer's flying log book for Ronald Albert Flynn covering the period 9 May 1944 to 28 November 1944. Details his training and operational duties. He flew 34 operations, 23 night time and 11 daylight, as flight engineer with 75 Squadron. His…
W R Wyrill's diary
Covering the period February 14 1939 to August 19 1945. Describes his service in the Royal Air Force, conditions on the convoy to Africa on HMS Tamaroa, sights seen on leave and being confined to barracks before his return to England on HMS…
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes about operations he has been on.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes about mail, his daughter's colds and frozen pipe prevention. He sounds agitated about someone staying over when he is on leave. He has had mail from some of his friends from Hamble. He has been to the cinema.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he has been busy and couldn't write. He is definitely moving to Scampton soon.
Letter from Jack Dwyer to his wife
Jack writes that he hopes she is not making herself ill. Their friend Stan has been lost and he describes a mid-air collision over the Netherlands. He still awaits news of his posting. ENSA have put on entertainment.
The Stirling
Short Stirling on a runway with two personnel standing by the rear turret. A description of the aircraft is printed below. On the reverse A description of actions by the United States to restrict supplies to Japan and the pact between Japan and…
Von der Maas bis an die Memel
The leaflet reflects on the RAF’s impact on the German war industry from 1941 to 1943, forcing it to move to the East as a result of its more explosive bombs and longer flight capabilities with the Stirling and Liberator.
An explanation is…
An explanation is…
Newspaper cutting - Factory blown to bits
Account of daylight and night attacks by Lancaster, Stirling, Halifax and Wellington on Milan. Gives some details of Lancaster operation including escort by fighters and attack in the late afternoon. Gives Squadron Leader D Clyde-Smith's account of…
The load carrier
A short Stirling in flight with description and dimensions.