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Lazenby, Harold Jack
H J Lazenby
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2017-10-10
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Lazenby, HJ
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11 items. The collection concerns Warrant Officer Harold Jack Lazenby DFC (b. 1917, 652033 Royal Air Force) and contains his memoir, documents and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 57, 97 and 7 Squadrons.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Daniel, H Jack Lazenby and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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H Jack Lazenby DFC
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Harold Jack Lazenby's autobiography.
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England--Cambridge
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Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
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Royal Air Force. Transport Command
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eng
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99 printed sheets
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BLazenbyHJLazenbyHJv1
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Lazenby, Harold Jack
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Pending text-based transcription
1654 HCU
20 OTU
207 Squadron
4 Group
5 Group
57 Squadron
617 Squadron
7 Squadron
97 Squadron
air gunner
Air Gunnery School
aircrew
anti-aircraft fire
B-17
B-24
Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986)
bomb aimer
bombing
bombing of Helgoland (18 April 1945)
briefing
Catalina
Chamberlain, Neville (1869-1940)
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demobilisation
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Medal
Distinguished Service Order
Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943)
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George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)
Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944)
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Hampden
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Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)
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Lancaster
love and romance
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Master Bomber
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Palmer, Robert Anthony Maurice. Photograph album
Description
An account of the resource
Fifty-one items. Contains photographs, documents, telegrams and newspaper cuttings.
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2017-10-30
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Palmer, RAM
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[crest]
[underlined] RECORD OF SERVICE OF SQUADRON LEADER ROBERT ANTHONY MAURICE PALMER VC DFC[symbol] AE (115772) RAFVR [/underlined]
[underlined] Date of Birth: [/underlined] 7 July 1920
[underlined] Service as an Airman [/underlined]
Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as No 758016
Aircraftman Class II/under training Pilot – 22.8.39
Promoted Sergeant – 23.8.39
Remustered Pilot – 7.9.40
Promoted Temporary Flight Sergeant – 1.6.41
Discharged on appointment to a Temporary Commission – 28.1.42
[underlined] Commissioned Service [/underlined]
Granted a Commission for the Emergency as Pilot Officer on probation in the General Duties Branch of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve – 29.1.42
Confirmed in appointment and promoted Flying Officer (War Substantive) – 1.10.42
Promoted Flight Lieutenant – 29.1.44
Granted rank of Acting Squadron Leader – 10.12.44
Previously Missing on – 23.12.44
Now Killed in Action
Body Recovered Overseas
[underlined] Postings [/underlined]
Rochester – 1.9.39
No 5 Initial Training Wing Hastings – 25.9.39
Headquarters Reserve Command Pool – 11.4.40
No 12 Flying Training School – [inserted] Desford [/inserted] – 8.6.40
No 15 Officer Training Unit – [inserted] Harwell [/inserted] – 7.9.40
No 75 Squadron – [inserted] Feltwell [/inserted] – 16.11.40
No 149 Squadron – [inserted] Mildenhall [/inserted] – 26.11.40
200 Training Unit – [inserted] 20 Op. Tr. Unit [/inserted] – 13.2.41
No 20 Operation [inserted] al [/inserted] Training Unit - [inserted] [indecipherable word] Operational Training Unit [/inserted] – 29.1.42
No 1501 Beam Approach Training Flight – 12.10.42 – 18.10.42
No 20 Operation [inserted] al [/inserted] Training Unit – 28.12.42
1685 Mosquito Training Unit 80 Path Finder Force – 9.11.43
No 109 Squadron – 16.1.44
Missing (Flying Battle) – 23.12.44
1
[rubber stamp] M.O.D. R.A.F.
P.M.C.
19 JAN 1984
PM (AR) kb (RAF)
GLOUCESTER [/rubber stamp]
[page break]
[crest]
[underlined] Honours and Awards [/underlined]
Mentioned in Despatches – London Gazette – 14.1.44
Distinguished Flying Cross – London Gazette – 30.6.44
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross – London Gazette – 8.12.44
Victoria Cross – London Gazette – 23.3.45
Air Efficiency Award
[underlined] Medals [/underlined]
1939/45 Star
Aircrew Europe Star with Clasp France and Germany
Defence Medal
War Medal 1939/45
G W Hayson
G W HAYSON
for Air Secretary
[rubber stamp] M.O.D. R.A.F.
P.M.C.
19 JAN 1984
PM (AR) kb (RAF)
GLOUCESTER
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Record of service for Squadron Leader Robert Antony Maurice Palmer VC DFC* AE (115772) RAFVR
Description
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Gives personal details, service as an airman, commissioned service with promotions, postings including 75, 149 and 109 Squadrons, honours and awards including Victoria Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and bar, mentioned in despatches, and air efficiency award.
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1984-01-19
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1984-01-19
1939-08-22
1939-08-23
1940-09-07
1941-06-01
1942-01-28
1942-01-29
1942-10-01
1944-01-29
1944-12-10
1944-12-23
1939-09-01
1939-09-29
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1940-06-08
1940-09-07
1940-11-16
1940-11-26
1941-02-13
1942-01-29
1942-10-12
1942-10-18
1942-12-28
1943-11-09
1944-01-16
1944-12-23
1944-01-14
1944-06-30
1944-12-08
1945-03-23
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Great Britain
England--East Sussex
England--Hastings
England--Gloucestershire
England--Gloucester
England--Sussex
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Language
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eng
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Text
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Two printed pages on two album pages
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PPalmerRAM17010018, PPalmerRAM17010017
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MOD RAF PMC
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Sue Smith
109 Squadron
149 Squadron
75 Squadron
aircrew
Distinguished Flying Cross
killed in action
Mosquito
Pathfinders
pilot
Victoria Cross
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Palmer, Robert Anthony Maurice. Photograph album
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An account of the resource
Fifty-one items. Contains photographs, documents, telegrams and newspaper cuttings.
Date
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2017-10-30
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Palmer, RAM
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Telegram to Robert Palmers father
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Congratulations from squadron on Bob's award of Victoria Cross, hoping to see him wear it.
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OC 109 Squadron
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Great Britain
England--Kent
England--Gravesend (Kent)
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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One side printed telegram form on an album page
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PPalmerRAM17010037
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IBCC Digital Archive
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109 Squadron
missing in action
RAF Little Staughton
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
Description
An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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A.V.Roe & Co., Limited
Greengate,
Middleton,
Manchester,
London Office: 10, Old Bond Street, W.1.
Telephone : Regent 3551-2
[AVRO Crest]
RHD/C.
9th September 1944.
Wing Commander G.L. Cheshire V.C.,D.S.O., D.F.C.,
Commanding No. 617 Squadron,
Royal Air Force
[underlined] Woodhall Spa, LINCS. [/underlined]
My dear Cheshire,
Of all the good news which has been coming in lately, to me personally and to all of us here in Avros, your Victoria Cross is some of the very best. If ever man deserved this highest of awards you do and it gives us the greatest satisfaction and pleasure to know that in some small way we have been associated with you in your great work through our Lancaster.
All here join me in sending you our warmest congratulations and best wishes.
Incidentally I would like to give you and I hope you will accept it, a silver model of the Lancaster. I am having it prepared and it will be ready in a few days time.
Hoping to see you soon.
Yours sincerely
R.H. Dobson
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Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Roy Dobson
Description
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From A.V.Roe and Co Limited on headed paper. Congratulates him on award of Victoria Cross. Offers him a silver model of a Lancaster which he hopes he will accept.
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R Dobson
Date
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1944-09-09
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eng
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EDobsonRACheshireGL440909
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--Lancashire
England--Manchester
Temporal Coverage
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1944-09-09
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
License
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Royalty-free permission to publish
Rights
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This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
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One-page typewritten letter
Contributor
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Claire Monk
617 Squadron
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Lancaster
RAF Woodhall Spa
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
Description
An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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[Secretary of State for Air crest]
AIR MINISTRY,
WHITEHALL, S.W.1.
Thurso Castle
Caithness
7/9/44
Dear Cheshire,
It gives me much pleasure to hear that The King has bestowed upon you the Victoria Cross that I feel I must write and congratulate you.
The occasion of the award is your splendid exploit in Munich; but behind it is a background of devoted service, brilliant leadership and sustained achievement in the thick of the fighting throughout the war.
Yours sincerely,
Archibald Sinclair
Wing Commander G.L. Cheshire, D.S.O., D.F.C.,
Royal Air Force,
Morton Hall,
Near Swinderby, Lincs.
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Letter to Leonard Cheshire from Sir Archibald Sinclair
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Congratulations on award of Victoria Cross.
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Sir Archibald Sinclair
Date
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1944-09-07
Language
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eng
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ESinclairACheshireGL440907
Coverage
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
Scotland--Caithness
Germany
Germany--Munich
Temporal Coverage
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1944-09-07
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
License
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Royalty-free permission to publish
Rights
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This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
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One-page typewritten letter
Contributor
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Claire Monk
bombing
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
RAF Morton Hall
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
Description
An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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From : [underlined] Air Marshall Sir Douglas C.S.. Evill, KCB,DSC, AFC. [/underlined]
[Air Ministry Crest]
V.C.A.S
[underline] DO/123/44. [/underlined]
AIR MINISTRY
KING CHARLES STREET
WHITEHALL. S.W.1.
8th September, 1944.
My dear Cheshire
As the Chief of the Air Staff is away I am writing on his behalf and on my own to send you our warmest congratulations on the award of the Victoria Cross.
Your courage and skill have long been a byword not only in the squadrons which you have commanded so successfully, but in the whole of Bomber Command. Now that your magnificent record of service is being more widely published in the citation to the award, it will, I know, be an inspiration to many throughout the Royal Air Force and outside it. It is highly fitting that the splendid determination and power of leadership which you have shown throughout the war should be given special recognition now, when we are reaping the full fruits of the great bombing offensive on Germany in which you have played so distinguished a part.
Yours sincerely
Douglas C S Evill
Wing Commander G.L Cheshire,
V.C, D.S.O.,D.F.C,
No. 617 Squadron, Royal Air Force,
Woodhall Spa,
[underlined] LINCS> [/underlined]
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Letter to Leonard Cheshire from the Vice Chief of Air Staff
Description
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From Air Marshall Sir Douglas Evill on behalf of Chief of Air Staff congratulating Cheshire on the award of the Victoria Cross. Writes of Cheshire's record and leadership in Bomber Command.
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Sir Douglas Evill
Date
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1944-09-08
Language
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eng
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Text
Text. Correspondence
Text. Service material
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EEvillDCSCheshireGL440908
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
England--London
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1944-09-08
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IBCC Digital Archive
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One-page typewritten letter
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Claire Monk
617 Squadron
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
RAF Woodhall Spa
Victoria Cross
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Title
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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The Kriegie June 1995
Description
An account of the resource
News Sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. Articles describe The Great Escape Memorial Service, held in London, the Memorial to Sir Arthur Harris and the aircrews of Bomber Command, an account of a visit to Sagan, March 1994, obituaries, a visit to RAF Honington in October 1992, a reunion in Vancouver, Recco Report - stories about Kriegies and books written by former POWs,
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The RAF ex-POW Association
Date
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1995-06
Format
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12 printed sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-004
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Navy
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--London
Poland--Żagań
New Zealand--Auckland
Canada
Ontario--Toronto
Canada
British Columbia--Abbotsford
British Columbia--Victoria
England--Headcorn
Australia
New South Wales--Penrith
Germany--Stuttgart
Germany--Mannheim
Germany--Leipzig
England--Stafford
England--Nottingham
Poland
New South Wales
Ontario
Germany
New Zealand
England--Kent
England--Nottinghamshire
England--Staffordshire
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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106 Squadron
138 Squadron
42 Squadron
460 Squadron
78 Squadron
aircrew
Beaufighter
crash
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Medal
Dulag Luft
escaping
evading
flight engineer
Fw 190
George Cross
George VI, King of Great Britain (1895-1952)
Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)
Harvard
Lancaster
Manchester
Me 110
memorial
Military Cross
prisoner of war
RAF Alconbury
RAF Biggin Hill
RAF Honington
Scharnhorst
Spitfire
sport
Stalag 3A
Stalag Luft 1
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 4
the long march
Victoria Cross
wireless operator
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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The Kriegie December 2002
Description
An account of the resource
The news-sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the POW memorial, Recco report -stories of ex-POWs, the Larry Slattery memorial fund, the Second World War experience centre, an article by Vitel Formanek about his visit to the UK, BBC drama Night Flight review, a promotional tour for 'The Bomber War', the members march at the Golden Jubilee Parade, a memorial service for Bill Reid VC, 60th Anniversary of the Comet Escape line and Book reviews.
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The RAF ex-POW Association
Date
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2002-12
Format
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Eight printed sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Identifier
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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-008
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Reading
Wales
England--Leeds
Belgium--Brussels
Germany--Essen
Germany--Düsseldorf
Germany
Belgium
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Berkshire
England--Yorkshire
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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150 Squadron
35 Squadron
427 Squadron
49 Squadron
61 Squadron
617 Squadron
9 Squadron
aircrew
bale out
bombing
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
de Jongh, Andree (1916 - 2007)
Dulag Luft
entertainment
escaping
evading
flight engineer
ground personnel
Halifax
Harris, Arthur Travers (1892-1984)
Lancaster
memorial
navigator
prisoner of war
RAF Hendon
Spitfire
sport
Stalag Luft 1
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 4
Stalag Luft 6
the long march
Victoria Cross
Wellington
Women’s Auxiliary Air Force
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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The Kriegie April 2004
Description
An account of the resource
News-Sheet of the RAF ex-POW Association. This edition covers the memorial to the POWs at RAF Hendon, Recco Report of ex-POWs and their activities, Obituaries for Maurice Butt and others, Book reviews, A time for Reconciliation, the Great Escape 60th Anniversary Air Power Association Dinner and Reception at the Imperial War Museum. Colour photographs of the memorial programme are included.
Creator
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The RAF ex-POW Association
Date
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2004-04
Format
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12 printed sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Identifier
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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-009
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Canadian Air Force
South African Air Force
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Royal Navy
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Canada
Alberta--Edmonton
Netherlands--Den Helder
Netherlands--Texel
England--London
England--Coventry
Germany--Cologne
England--Oxford
Germany--Barth
Malta
Great Britain
Alberta
Germany
Netherlands
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Oxfordshire
England--Warwickshire
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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10 Squadron
51 Squadron
61 Squadron
aircrew
bale out
Beaufighter
Distinguished Flying Cross
Dulag Luft
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain (1926 - 2022)
entertainment
Halifax
Harvard
Lancaster
Manchester
memorial
Mosquito
navigator
Operational Training Unit
prisoner of war
RAF Hendon
RAF Little Rissington
Red Cross
Spitfire
Stalag Luft 1
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 6
the long march
training
Typhoon
Victoria Cross
Wellington
Whitley
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Ex-RCAF The Camp Jan 1990
Description
An account of the resource
News-sheet of the ex-Air Force POW Association. This edition covers POW's in Perpetuity, the Red Cross, a new memorial at Plymouth Hoe, Geoof Taylor -author, advance notice of a reunion in Vancouver, lost members, ex-POW histories, Obituaries, a message from the President, Gen from around the circuit and photographs from the 1989 Ottawa reunion.
Creator
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The RAF ex-POW Association
Date
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1990-01
Format
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16 printed sheets
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Identifier
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MCurnockRM1815605-171114-018
Coverage
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Great Britain
England--Plymouth
France--Dieppe
Canada
British Columbia--Vancouver
Ontario--Ottawa
Germany--Koblenz
Germany--Dresden
Germany--Leipzig
Germany--Luckenwalde
Ontario--Toronto
Alberta--Edmonton
Belgium
France--Fresnes (Val-de-Marne)
France--Saint-Nazaire
Alberta--Hinton
Germany--Berlin
England--Cambridge
England--Oxford
England--Southampton
Germany--Cologne
France--Le Havre
Germany--Hamburg
Germany--Lübeck
Manitoba--Brandon
Switzerland--Geneva
United States--Mason-Dixon Line
England--Skipton
France--Falaise
Manitoba--Winnipeg
Germany--Essen
Virginia--Norfolk
Italy--Sicily
Italy--Calabria
Italy--Naples
Italy--Florence
Austria--Spittal an der Drau
Poland--Toruń
Poland--Gdańsk
Germany--Frankfurt am Main
Europe--Elbe River
Germany--Osnabrück
Germany--Bad Fallingbostel
France--Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine)
Germany--Mühlberg (Bad Liebenwerda)
Italy
Poland
France
Virginia
Ontario
Alberta
Germany
Austria
Switzerland
United States
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
England--Cambridgeshire
England--Devon
England--Hampshire
England--Yorkshire
England--Oxfordshire
Manitoba
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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10 Squadron
214 Squadron
4 Group
40 Squadron
405 Squadron
408 Squadron
415 Squadron
419 Squadron
420 Squadron
424 Squadron
425 Squadron
426 Squadron
427 Squadron
428 Squadron
429 Squadron
431 Squadron
432 Squadron
433 Squadron
434 Squadron
6 Group
air gunner
aircrew
B-17
bale out
Beaufighter
Bennett, Donald Clifford Tyndall (1910-1986)
bomb aimer
Caterpillar Club
Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
crash
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Dulag Luft
escaping
Goering, Hermann (1893-1946)
Halifax
Hitler, Adolf (1889-1945)
Hurricane
Lancaster
Me 110
memorial
Military Cross
navigator
Operational Training Unit
P-51
Pathfinders
prisoner of war
RAF Alconbury
RAF Biggin Hill
RAF Digby
RAF Hendon
RAF St Eval
Red Cross
Spitfire
Stalag 3A
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 4
Stirling
strafing
training
Typhoon
Victoria Cross
Wellington
Whitley
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Curnock, Richard
Richard Murdock Curnock
R M Curnock
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Curnock, RM
Date
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2016-04-18
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Description
An account of the resource
92 items. An oral history interview with Warrant Officer Richard Curnock (1924, 1915605 Royal Air Force), his log book, letters, photographs and prisoner of war magazines. He flew operations with 425 Squadron before being shot down and becoming a prisoner of war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by Richard Curnock and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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Ex-RCAF The Camp July 1983
Description
An account of the resource
Ex-Air Force POW Association news sheet. This edition covers a planned five-day reunion planned for August 1985, a planned convention of the National POW Association in Hamilton, a planned reunion at Toronto for RCAF and RAF veterans, a reminder that two in five Canadian men volunteered in World War Two, the National Council representing 14 groups of veterans and ex-POWs, a post-mortem on a bomber's demise and stories from ex-POWs
Creator
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The RAF ex-POW Association
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1985-08
Format
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Eight printed sheets
Language
A language of the resource
eng
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
MCurnockRM1815605-171114-019
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Royal Air Force. Coastal Command
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Canada
Alberta--Calgary
Ontario--Hamilton
Ontario--Toronto
Netherlands--Arnhem
Ontario--Aylmer
Germany--Oberhausen (Düsseldorf)
Ontario
Alberta
Germany
Netherlands
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Information about rights held in and over the resource
This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
102 Squadron
106 Squadron
4 Group
405 Squadron
415 Squadron
419 Squadron
427 Squadron
428 Squadron
429 Squadron
431 Squadron
433 Squadron
434 Squadron
air gunner
aircrew
Blenheim
bomb aimer
Catalina
Halifax
Lancaster
Me 110
memorial
navigator
Pathfinders
prisoner of war
RAF Abingdon
RAF Driffield
RAF Leeming
RAF Middleton St George
RAF Pocklington
RAF Skipton on Swale
RAF Tholthorpe
shot down
Spitfire
Stalag Luft 3
Stalag Luft 7
Victoria Cross
wireless operator / air gunner
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Palmer, Robert Anthony Maurice. Photograph album
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Fifty-one items. Contains photographs, documents, telegrams and newspaper cuttings.
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2017-10-30
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Palmer, RAM
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POST [crest] OFFICE TELEGRAM
[postmark]
12.35 LONDON CTO 60
PRIORITY CC A PALMER ESQ 52 BELLMAN AVE
GRAVESEND KENT =
FROM AIRMINISTRY 73=77 OXFORD ST W 1 OX 111 DEEPLY REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR SON A/S/LDR ROBERT ANTHONY MAURICE PALMER VC DFC AND BAR IS REPORTED TO HAVE LOST HIS LIFE AS THE RESULT OF AIR OPERATIONS ON 24/12/44 THE AIR COUNCIL EXPRESS THEIR PROFOUND
[page break]
SYMPATHY LETTER FOLLOWS SHORTLY =
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE +
52 OX 111 ONE GP 24/12/44 73=77 1 + +
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Telegram to Robert Palmers father from the air ministry
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Informs him that his son was reported to have lost his life. as a result of air operations on 24 December 1944.
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Under Secretary of State
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1945-09-10
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1944-12-24
1945-09-10
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Great Britain
England--London
England--Kent
England--Gravesend (Kent)
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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eng
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Two sided printed telegram form on two album pages
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PPalmerRAM17010039, PPalmerRAM17010040
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Sandra Jones
aircrew
Distinguished Flying Cross
killed in action
pilot
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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[inserted] [one indecipherable word] [/inserted]
[embossed House of Commons stamp]
Sept 11th
Dear Cheshire
I must send you a line to add my congratulations to the thousands you must get.
It seems a long way from [one indecipherable word] to being a V.C en route for India but you certainly have been very marvellous.
Do you remember the little Brazilian I brought to see you in 4 Group? He went away singing your praises as the “hero I have met”. He will now feel what a good judge he was!
I was in London yesterday & descended on Bomber Ops who thought you were at
[page break]
the Ritz but you’d just left.
Should you not have gone to India before the house meets on Sept 26th let me know & come & have the meal you promised to have with me a year ago - but you never turned up.
Again my congratulations.
Yours Sincerely
William Feeling
51 . 86
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Letter to Leonard Cheshire from William Feeling
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Congratulatory letter written on House of Commons paper on award of Victoria Cross and relates views of others he has met, a missed meeting and inviting him for a meal.
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William Feeling
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Two page handwritten letter
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eng
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EFeelingWCheshireGL440911
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Royal Air Force
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Alan Pinchbeck
David Bloomfield
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Victoria Cross
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Cruickshank, Gordon
G Cruickshank
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An account of the resource
76 items. Concerns the life and wartime career of Flight Lieutenant Gordon Cruickshank DFM who joined the Royal Air Force in 1938. After training as an air gunner he flew 52 operations on Manchester and Lancaster with 50, 560 and 44 Squadrons. Collection consists of a 1956 memoir with original photographs donated separately, a memoir of his life on squadron from December 1941, his logbooks. a further notebook with memoir, playing cards annotated with his operations, official documents, lucky mascots, medals and badges, dog tags, memorabilia, crew procedures, as well as photographs of aircraft, targets and people.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Linda Hinman and catalogued by Nigel Huckins
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-04-28
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Cruickshank, G
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[Prime Minister crest]
10, Downing Street,
Whitehall,
[underlined] A.O.C.-in-C., BOMBER COMMAND [/underlined]
We must plainly regard the attack of the Lancasters on the U-boats engine factory at Augsburg as an outstanding achievement of the Royal Air Force. Undeterred by heavy losses at the outset 44 and 97 Squadrons pierced in broad daylight into the heart of Germany and struck a vital point with deadly precision.
Pray convey the thanks of His Majesty’s Government to the officers and men who accomplished this memorable feat of arms in which no life was lost in vain.
[signature]
[underlined] April 18. 1942. [/underlined]
[page break]
[photograph]
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Letter from the Prime Minister to A.O.C.-in-C. Bomber Command on Augsburg operation
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Congratulatory letter concerning daylight operation by Bomber Command Lancasters on U-boat factory at Augsburg. 'Undeterred by heavy losses at the outset 44 and 97 Squadrons pierced in broad daylight into the heart of Germany and struck a vital point with deadly precision.' Thanks those who 'accomplished this memorable feat of arms'.
Accompanied by a head and shoulders portrait of Squadron Leader John Nettleton VC who led the operation.
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1942-04-18
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One page typed letter and one b/w photograph
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Germany
Germany--Augsburg
Great Britain
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1942-04-17
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MCruickshankG629128-150428-06
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Civilian
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Steve Baldwin
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Winston Churchill
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eng
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Text. Correspondence
Text
44 Squadron
97 Squadron
bombing
Bombing of Augsburg (17 April 1942)
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)
Lancaster
Victoria Cross
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Bubb, George
G J Bubb
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13 items. Collection covers the wartime service of Leading Aircraftsman George Joseph Bubb (b. 1911, 1477909 Royal Air Force), an instrument fitter on 44 Squadron. the collection contains notebooks from training courses, a service bible and 1946 diary as well as the contents of a scrapbook which include personal documents and photographs of people and bombing operations.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Dave Pilsworth and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-03-22
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Bubb, GJ
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Royal Air Force diary 1946
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Information on all Royal Air Commands, Commonwealth and Allied air forces, the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Lists and images or aircraft. List of principal engines, technical terms and aircraft instruments. Ranks of services and badges of the Royal Air Force, Glossary of air terms. List of Royal Air Force Victoria Crosses for second world war. List of air records, Morse code and other information. January to December day diary pages with some sporadic entries. Last weeks of December are missing.
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Letts Quikref Diaries Ltd
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One book
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eng
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Text. Diary
Text
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YBubbGJ1477939v1
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Royal Air Force
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1946
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Morse-keyed wireless telegraphy
Victoria Cross
-
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Dorricott, Leonard William
Leonard Dorricott
Len Dorricott
L W Dorricott
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An account of the resource
72 items. An oral history interview with Rosemary Dorricott about her husband Flying Officer Leonard William Dorricott DFM (1923-2014, 1230753, 1230708 Royal Air Force). Leonard Dorricott was a navigator with 460 and 576 Squadrons. He flew 34 operations including Operation Manna, Dodge and Exodus. He was one of the crew who flew in Lancaster AR-G -George, now preserved in the Australian War Memorial. He was a keen amateur photographer and the collection contains his photographs, logbook and papers. It also contains A Dorricott’s First World War Diary, and photographs of Leonard Dorricott’s log book being reunited with the Lancaster at the Australian War Memorial.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rosemary Dorricott and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-10-07
2015-11-05
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Dorricott, LW
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John Nettleton
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Head and shoulders portrait of Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton VC.
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One b/w photograph
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Photograph
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PDorricottLW15090101
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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IBCC Digital Archive
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aircrew
pilot
Victoria Cross
-
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Dorricott, Leonard William
Leonard Dorricott
Len Dorricott
L W Dorricott
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An account of the resource
72 items. An oral history interview with Rosemary Dorricott about her husband Flying Officer Leonard William Dorricott DFM (1923-2014, 1230753, 1230708 Royal Air Force). Leonard Dorricott was a navigator with 460 and 576 Squadrons. He flew 34 operations including Operation Manna, Dodge and Exodus. He was one of the crew who flew in Lancaster AR-G -George, now preserved in the Australian War Memorial. He was a keen amateur photographer and the collection contains his photographs, logbook and papers. It also contains A Dorricott’s First World War Diary, and photographs of Leonard Dorricott’s log book being reunited with the Lancaster at the Australian War Memorial.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Rosemary Dorricott and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2015-10-07
2015-11-05
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Dorricott, LW
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APRIL 28, 1942 Page 5
Left to right: Flight-Lieutenant D. J. Penham, D.S.O., D.F.C., Sergeant D. N. Huntly, D.F.M., Pilot - Officer D. O. Sands, D.F.C., Flight-Lieut. B. R. W. Hallows, D.F.C., and Sergeant R. P. Irons, D.F.M. With them is the Minister of Information.
[inserted]a large oval photograph[/inserted]
Squadron-Leader J. D. Nettleton, the leader of one formation of bombers, has been awarded the V.C. One by one the aircraft of his formation were shot down until only his own remained.[symbol] image of a finger pointing to the photo [/symbol]
‘HEDGE-HOP’ MEN HONOURED AND VC for the leader[sic]
LEADER of the “hedge-hopping” bombers which raided Augsburg in daylight on April 17, Squadron-Leader John D. Nettleton,.has been awarded the V.C.
Other honours awarded to the returned crews included one D.S.O., eight D.F.C.s and ten D.F.M.s.
Nettleton, of No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron, displayed “the most conspicuous bravery,” the official citation stated. The enterprise was daring, the target - the M.A.N. U-boat engine factory - of high military importance.
Nettleton led is of the twelve Lancaster Bombers which made the raid. Soon after crossing into enemy territory they were attacked by twenty-five to thirty fighters
{underlined]Point-Blank Fire[/underlined]
In the running battle which followed Nettleton saw four of his six bombers shot down. His own rear guns went out of action - but, almost defenceless, he held to his course, the other remaining Lancaster following.
Flying mostly at only 50ft. above the ground the two bombers reached Augsburg and skimmed the roofs towards the target.
They were fired at from point-blank range, but their bombs hit the factory.
Then Nettleton saw the other Lancaster burst into flames and crash-land.
His own aircraft, now riddled with holes, he got safely home - the only one of the six to return.
Altogether eight of the original twelve Lancasters bombed the target. Only five returned.
Telling his story of the raid yesterday, Nettleton referred to the lost aircraft [missing]
[underlined]”Worth While”[/underlined]
“Families of the splendid chaps in them,” he said, “may ask, ‘Was the raid worth the loss? The answer is ‘Absolutely.’
Nettleton, 25, a Rhodesian, is an admiral’s[sic] grandson. He trained for a sea career, spent eighteen months in the Merchant Service, and then went into civil engineering. He entered the RAF in 1934, and has bombed Berlin and Essen
[underlined]Other Awards{/underlined]
The following officers and airmen who participated, in various capacities, as members of the aircraft crews, displayed courage, fortitude and skill of the highest order:-
D.S.O. - Flight-Lieutenant David Jackson Penman, D.F.C.
D.F.C. - Flight-Lieutenant Brian Roger Wakefield Hallows, Acting Flight-Lieutenant Charles Curtis Granmer McClure, Acting Flying-Officer Ernest Edward Rodley, Pilot-Officer Ernest Alfred Deverill, D.F.M., Pilot-Officer Gilbert Campbell Hooey, Pilot-Officer Edward Lister Ifould, Pilot-Officer Desmond Ossiter Sands.
D.F.M. - Flight-Sergeant Frank Howe Harrison, Flight-Sergeant Brian Gordon Louch, Flight-Sergeant Leonard Henry Mutter, Sergeant Charles Fleming Churchill, Sergeant Thomas Henry Goacher, Sergeant Donald Norman Huntly, Sergeant Ronald Percy Irons, Sergeant Kenneth Oswald Mackay, Sergeant Douglas Leonard Overton, Sergeant John Thomas Ratcliffe.
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Hedge-hop men honoured and VC for the leader
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Details about the operation on the MAN u-boat engine factory in Augsburg and the decorations awarded to the crew members.
Date
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1942-04-28
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One newspaper cutting
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
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PDorricottLW15090102
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Augsburg
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IBCC Digital Archive
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1942-04-17
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Dorricott, Leonard William. Folder PDorricottLW1509
44 Squadron
bombing
Bombing of Augsburg (17 April 1942)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Flying Medal
Distinguished Service Order
Lancaster
submarine
Victoria Cross
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Cluett, Albert Victor
Albert Victor Cluett
A V Cluett
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World War (1939-1945)
Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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68 items. The collection concerns Leading Aircraftman Albert Victor Cluett (1209046, Royal Air Force). After training in 1941/42 as an armourer, he was posted to 50 Squadron at RAF Swinderby and then RAF Skellingthorpe. The collections consists his official Royal Air Force documents, armourer training notebooks, photographs of colleagues, aircraft and locations as well as propaganda items, books in German and Dutch and items of memorabilia.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Albert Victor Cluett's daughter Pat Brown and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Flying Officer Leslie Thomas Manser, Victoria Cross
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Head and shoulders portrait of Leslie Thomas Manser wearing tunic and peaked cap. Captioned 'F/O Leslie Thomas Manser, V.C. RAFVR (Deceased), No 50 Sqdn. - Avro Manchester --- Cologne (mass raid) --- May 30, 1942'.
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One newspaper cutting
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eng
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PCluettAV1567
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Cologne
Germany--Ruhr (Region)
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1942-05-30
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50 Squadron
bombing
bombing of Cologne (30/31 May 1942)
Manchester
Victoria Cross
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Whybrow, Frederick
F H T Whybrow
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49 items. The collection concerns Flight Lieutenant Fred Whybrow DFC (1921 - 2005, 1321870, 170690 Royal Air Force) and consists of service documents, photographs and correspondence. After training in the United States, he completed two tours of operations as a navigator with 156 Squadron Pathfinders. After the war he served in Japan and Southeast Asia. He was demobbed in 1947.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Anne Roberts and catalogued by Barry Hunter.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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2016-09-26
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Whybrow, FHT
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[underlined] COPY [/underlined]
[TOP SECRET stamp]
[underlined] MOST SECRET [/underlined]
COPY NO ……
[underlined] No. 5 GROUP OPERATION ORDER NO. B.976 [/underlined]
APPENIDX ‘A’ – ROUTES AND TIMINGS
APPENDIX ‘B’ – SIGNALS PROCEDURE FOR TARGET DIVERSIONS, ETC.
APPENDIX ‘C’ – LIGHT AND MOON TABLES.
[underlined] INFORMATION. [/underlined]
[underlined] General. [/underlined]
1. The inhabitants and industry of the Ruhr rely to a very large extent on the enormously costly water barrage dams in the Ruhr District. Destruction of TARGET X alone would bring about a serious shortage of water for drinking purposes and industrial supplies. This shortage might not be immediately apparent but would certainly take effect in the course of a few months. The additional destruction of one or more of the five major dams in the Ruhr Area would greatly increase the effect and hasten the resulting shortage. TARGET Z is next in importance.
2. A substantial amount of damage would be done, and considerable local flooding would be caused immediately consequent on the breach of TARGET X. In fact it might well cause havoc in the Ruhr valley. There would be a large loss of cooling water for the large thermal plants.
3. In the Weser District the destruction of the TARGET Y would seriously hamper transport in the Mittelland Canal and in the Weser, and would probably lead to an almost complete cessation of the great volume of traffic now using these waterways.
4. The reservoirs usually reach their maximum capacity in May or June, after which the level slowly falls.
[underlined] Enemy Defences. [/underlined]
5. (a) [underlined] TARGET X. [/underlined]
There are three subjects on the crest of this dam which may each be a light A.A. gun. A light 3-gun A.A. position is situated below and to the N. of the dam with a possible searchlight position nearby. A double line boom with timber spreaders is floating on the main reservoir at 100 to 300 feet from the dam. No other A.A. position or defence installation is known.
(b) [underlined] TARGETS Y and Z [/underlined]
Information about the defences of these two dams will be given when P.R.U. sorties have covered these areas. (Information has now been issued).
(c) The last resort targets are unlikely to be defended.
[underlined] INTENTION [/underlined]
6. To breach the following dams in order of priority as listed:-
(a) TARGET ‘X’ (GO 939)
(b) TARGET ‘Y’ (GO 934)
(c) TARGET ‘Z’ (GO 960)
(d) Last Resort Targets:-
(i) TARGET ‘D’ (GO 938)
(ii) TARGET ‘E’ (GO 935
(iii) TARGET ‘F’ (GO 933)
/EXECUTION ….
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[underlined] No. 617 SQUADRON. NIGHT FLYING PROGRAMME 16.5.43. [/underlined]
No. – A/C – Captain – F/Engr – Navigator – W/Optr – A/Bomber – Front Gunner – Rear Gunner
1. – G. – W/CDR. GIBSON. – SGT. PULFORD. – P/O. TAERUM. – F/LT. HUTCHINSON. – P/O. SPAFFORD. – F/SGT. DEERING. – F/LT. TREVOR-ROPER
2. – M. – F/LT. HOPGOOD. – SGT. BRENNAN. – F/O. EARNSHAW. – SGT. MINCHIN. – P/O. FRASER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – P/O. GREGORY. – F/O. BURCHER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted]
3. – P. – F/LT. MARTIN. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – P/O. WHITTAKER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/LT. LEGGO. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. CHAMBERS. – F/LT. HAY. – P/O. FOXLEE. – F/SGT. SIMPSON.
4. – A. – S/LDR. YOUNG. – SGT. HORSFALL. – SGT. ROBERTS. – SGT. NICHOLS. – F/O. MACCAUSL’D - SGT. YEO – SGT. IBBOTSON.
5. – J. – F/LT. MALTBY. – SGT. HATTON. – SGT. NICHOLSON. – SGT. STONE. – P/O. FORT. – F/SGT. HILL. – SGT. SIMMONDS.
6. – L. – F/LT. SHANNON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT HENDERSON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. WALKER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. GOODALE. [inserted] [symbol][/inserted] – F/SGT. SUMPTER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. JAGGER. – P/O. BUCKLEY. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted]
7. – Z. – S/LDR. MAUDSLEY. – SGT. MARRIOTT. – F/O. URQUHART. – SGT. COTTAM. – P/O. FULLER. – F/O. TYTHERL’GH. – SGT. BURROWS.
8. – B. – F/LT. ASTELL. – SGT. KINNEAR. – P/O. WILE. – SGT GARSHOWITZ. – F/O. HOPKINSON. – SGT. GARBAS. – SGT. BOLITHO.
9. – N. – F/LT. KNIGHT. – SGT. GRAYSTON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. HOBDAY. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. KELLOW. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. JOHNSON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. SUTHERLAND. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. O’BRIEN. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted]
10. – W. – F/LT. MUNRO. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. APPLEBY. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. RUMBLES. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. PIGEON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. CLAY. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. HOWARTH. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/SGT. WEEKS. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted]
11. – Q. – F/LT. McCARTHY. – SGT. RADLCIFFE. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/SGT. McLEAN. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. EATON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. JOHNSON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. BATSON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/O. RODGER. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted]
12. – H. – P/O. RICE. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. SMITH. – F/O. MACFARLANE. – SGT. GOWRIE. – F/SGT. THRASHER. – SGT. MAYNARD. – SGT. BURNS.
13. – K. – SGT. BYERS. – SGT. TAYLOR. – P/O. WARNER. – SGT WILKINSON. – SGT. WHITAKER. – SGT. JARVIE. – SGT McDOWELL.
14. – E. – F/LT. BARLOW. – SGT. WHILLIS. – F/O. BURGESS. – F/O. WILLIAMS. – SGT. GILLESPIE. – F/O. GLINZ. – SGT. LIDDELL.
15. – C. – P/O. OTTLEY. – SGT. MARSDEN. – F/O. BARRETT. – SGT. GUTERMAN. – F/SGT. JOHNSTON. – F/SGT. TEES. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. STRANGE.
16. S. – P/O. BURPEE. – SGT. PEGLER. - SGT. JAYE. – P/O. WELLER. – SGT. ARTHUR. – SGT. LONG. – F/SGT. BRADY.
17. – O. – F/SGT. TOWNSEND. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. POWELL. – P/O. HOWARD. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – F/SGT CHALMERS. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. FRANKLIN. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. WEBB. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. WILKINSON. [inserted] [symbol] [/symbol]
18. – F. – F/SGT. BROWN. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. FENERON. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. HEAL. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. HEWSTONE. [inserted] [symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. OANCIA. [inserted][symbol] [/inserted] – SGT. ALLATSON. – F/SGT. MacDONALD. [inserted][symbol] [/inserted]
19. – Y. – F/SGT. ANDERSON. – SGT. PATTERSON. – SGT. NUGENT. – SGT. BICKLE. – SGT. GREEN. – SGT. EWAN. – SGT. BUCK.
[inserted] [symbol] SURVIVED THE WAR. [/inserted]
[page break]
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[TOP SECRET stamp]
[underlined] EXECUTION [/underlined]
[underlined] Code Name. [/underlined]
7. This operation will be known by a code name which will be issued separately.
[underlined] Date of Attack. [/underlined]
8. The operation is to take place on the first suitable date after 15th May, 1943.
[underlined] Effort. [/underlined]
9. Twenty Special Lancasters from 617 Squadron.
[underlined] Outline Plan. [/underlined]
10. The twenty special Lancasters of 617 Squadron are to fly from base to target area and return in moonlight at low level by the routes given in APPENDIX ‘A’. The Squadron is to be divided into three main waves, viz:-
(a) [underlined] 1st Wave. [/underlined] Is to consist of three sections, spaced at ten minute intervals, each section consisting of three aircraft. They are to take the Southern route to the target area and attack Target X. The attack is to be continued until the Dam has been clearly breached. It is estimated that this might require three effective attacks. When this has been achieved the leader is to divert the remainder of this wave to Target Y, where similar tactics are to be followed. Should both X and Y be breached any remaining aircraft of this wave are to attack Z.
(b) [underlined] 2nd Wave. [/underlined] Is to consist of five aircraft manned by the specially trained crews who are to take the Northern route to the target, but are to cross the enemy coast at the same time as the leading section of the 1st wave. This 2nd wave are to attack Target Z.
(c) [underlined] 3rd Wave. [/underlined] Is to consist of the remaining aircraft and is to form an airborne reserve under the control of Group H.Q. They are to take the Southern route to the target but their time of take-off is to be such that they may be recalled before crossing the enemy coast if the 1st and 2nd waves have breached all the targets.
Recall will probably not be possible unless the first section of the 1st Wave are at POSITION 51o51’ N., 03o00’ E. by Civil Twilight (EVENING) + 30 minutes and the 3rd Wave must be at this position 2 hours 30 minutes later. Orders will be passed to aircraft on the Special Group frequency if possible before they reach the enemy coast instructing them which target they are to attack. Failing receipt of this message aircraft are to proceed to X, Y and finally last resort targets in that order, attacking any which are not breached. Officer Commanding, R.A.F. Station, Scampton, is to arrange for individual aircraft to be detailed to specific last resort targets.
[underlined] Detailed Plan. [/underlined]
11. The 1st Wave is to take off in three sections each of three aircraft and fly to the target at low level by the route given in Appendix ‘A’. Sections are to be spaced at intervals of ten minutes and are to fly in open formation. Height is not to exceed 1,500 feet over England. On leaving the English Coast aircraft are to descend to low level and set their altimeters to 60 feet using the Spotlight Altimeters for calibration. The QFF at various stages of the route is to be carefully noted Aircraft are to remain at low level for the Flight to the target and on the return journey at least until crossing a point 03o00’ E.
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as low as possible both going in and coming out even if it is necessary to climb a litt] [sic] later for map reading.
13. On arriving at a point 10 miles from the target the leader of each section is to climb to about 1,000 feet. On seeing this all other aircraft are to listen out on V.H.F. Each aircraft is to call the leader of the Wave on V.H.F. on arriving at the target. Spinning of the special store is to be started ten minutes before each aircraft attacks. The leader is to attack first and is then to control the attacks on TARGETS X and Y by all the other aircraft of the 1st Wave using the Signals procedure given in APPENDIX ‘B’.
14. Number 2 of the leading section of the 1st Wave is to act as deputy leader for the whole of the 1st Wave during the attack on TARGET X. Should the leader fall out No. 2 of the leading section is to take over leadership, and No. 3 deputy leadership, for the attack of TARGET X. For the attack of TARGET Y Number 4 is to take over deputy leadership, or if No. 1 is absent he is to take over leadership, in which event No. 7 is to be the deputy leader. All other aircraft are to return by Route 1, the second three by Route 2 and the last three aircraft of this wave by Route 3.
15. The direction of attack of TARGET X is to be at right angles to the length of the target. The general direction of attack is, therefore, to be S.E. to N.W. Aircraft are not to be diverted to TARGET Y until TARGET X has been breached. If TARGET X is breached, up to two additional aircraft may be used, at the discretion of the leader, to widen the breach in TARGET X providing at least three aircraft are diverted to attack TARGET Y.
16. When TARGET X is seen to be breached beyond all possible doubt the leader is to divert the remainder of the first Wave to TARGET Y by W/T and V.H.F. where similar tactics are to be used for the attack of this target. The general direction of attack of TARGET Y is to be from N.W. to S.E. If target Y is seen to be breached beyond all possible doubt all remaining aircraft of the 1st Wave are to be diverted by the leader to attack TARGET Z independently using the same tactics as the 2nd wave.
18. For the attacks of both Targets X and Y the special range finder is to be used, the height of attack is to be 60 feet and the ground speed 220 m.p.h.
19. The 2nd Wave is to take off and fly to Target Z at low level by the Northern Route given in Appendix ‘A’. Aircraft are to cross the enemy coast in close concentration, but not in formation, at the same time, although at a different point, as the leading section of the 1st Wave. Aircraft on this Wave will be controlled on the alternative V.H.F. channel. The special stores are not to be spun for the attack of Target Z. Aircraft are to attack this target from N.W. to S.E. parallel to the length of the dam and are to aim to hit the water just short of the centre point of the dam about 15 to 20 feet out from the edge of the water. Attacks are to be made from the lowest practicable height at a speed of 180 m.p.h. I.A.S. Aircraft are to return to base independently. First two aircraft by Route 1; second two aircraft by Route 2 and the last by Route 3.
20. The 3rd Wave is to consist of the remaining aircraft and is to form an airborne reserve under the control of Group Headquarters. They are to fly to Target X in close concentration, but not in formation, at low level by the Southern route given in Appendix ‘A’. These aircraft are to be at Position 51o52’ N., 03o 00’ E. 2 hours 30 minutes after the leading section of the 1st Wave have crossed this point on their outward route to the target. Orders for the 3rd Wave will be passed to all aircraft on the special Group frequency, if possible before they reach the enemy coast, instructing them which target they are to attack. Failing receipt of this message aircraft are to proceed to X, Y, and finally, last resort targets in that order attacking any which are not breached. The 3rd Wave are to use tactics of attack
/similar to those …
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similar to those used by the 1st Wave when attacking Targets X and Y except that attacks on last resort targets are to be made independently. After attacking, aircraft are to return to base independently at low level by any of the three return routes given in Appendix ‘A’. Aircraft attacking early should take Route 1; the next aircraft Route 2 and the last Route 3.
[underlined] Method of Attack. [/underlined]
21. Aircraft are to use the method of attack already practiced. The pilot being responsible for line, the Navigator for height, the Air Bomber for range and the Flight Engineer for speed.
22. The interval between attacking aircraft is to be not less than three minutes all targets.
23. On all targets except Target Z each aircraft is to fire a red verey cartridge immediately over the dam during the attack. Aircraft attacking Target Z are each to fire a red verey cartridge as they release their special store.
24. All aircraft are to fly left hand circuits in each target area keeping as low as possible when waiting their turn to attack.
[underlined] Time of Attack. [/underlined]
25. The time of attack of each target by each wave is not important to within a few minutes. The time of crossing the enemy coast is, however, all important. ZERO HOUR, which will be given in the executive order, is, therefore, to be the time at which the first section of the 1st wave are to be at POSITION 51o52’ N., 03o00’ E. on the outward route to the target. This time will probably by Civil Twilight (EVENING) + 30 minutes. At this time aircraft of the 2nd Wave should be about Position 53o19’ N., 04o00’ E.
[underlined] Routes. [/underlined]
26. As in Appendix ‘A’.
[underlined] Diversions. [/underlined]
27. The whole essence of this operation is surprise, and to avoid bringing enemy defences to an unnecessary degree of alertness, diversionary attacks must be carefull [sic] timed. H.Q. B.C. will be asked to arrange the maximum possible diversionary attacks so that the first enemy R.D.F. or other warning of the diversionary attacks occurs 20 minutes after the leading section of the 1st wave crosses the enemy coast. No diversionary attacks should be despatched which would cross the enemy coast for a period of one hour preceding the 3rd Wave. 15 minutes after the 3rd Wave cross the enemy coast further diversionary attacks should be made at a maximum strength and should continue, if possible until the 3rd wave are clear of enemy territory on the return journey. Diversionary attacks below 2,000 ft. should not be made in the area bounded by the points (51o00’N., 03o20’E), (51o20’N., 06o30’E), (51o00’N., 10o00’E.)., 52o00’N., 09o00’E.). (53o20’N., 06o00’E.). H.Q. B.C. will also be asked to arrange suitable weather reconnaissance to report in particular on the visibility in the target area at least in sufficient time to recall the Lancasters before they cross the enemy coast if the weather is unsuitable.
[underlined] Armament. [/underlined]
28. (a) [underlined] Bomb Load. [/underlined] – Each Lancaster is to carry one special modified store (UPK5 5P)
(b) [underlined] Ammunition. [/underlined] – All guns to be loaded with 100 night tracer (G VI).
[underlined] Fuel. [/underlined]
29. The Lancasters may take off at a maximum all up weight of 63,000 lbs, [missing letters] 14 boost. As the modified store now weighs about 9,000 lbs. 1750 gallons of petrol can be carried.
Navigation.
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switched on at Z – 20 minutes and to remain on for the whole of the operation. This should assist in making an accurate landfall on the enemy coast at the correct time.
31. The route is to be carefully studied before flight and the outstanding features, obstructions and pinpoints noted, particularly water pinpoints. E.T.A.’s at each are to be carefully calculated and if any pinpoint is not found on E.T.A. a search is to be made before proceeding to the next pinpoint. Aircraft may climb to 500 feet shortly before reaching each pinpoint if necessary to help map reading.
32. The maximum use is to be made of the Air Position Indicators.
[underlined] Synchronisation of Watches. [/underlined]
33. All watches are to be synchronised with B.B.C. time before take off on the day of the operation.
[underlined] Secrecy. [/underlined]
34. Secrecy is VITAL. Knowledge of this operation is to be confined to the Station Commander, O.C. 617 Squadron and his two Flight Commanders until receipt of the EXECUTIVE signal. After crews are briefed they are to be impressed with the need for the utmost secrecy because of the possibility that the operation may be postponed should weather reconnaissance prove the weather to be unsuitable.
[underlined] Reports. [/underlined]
35. Each aircraft as soon as possible after it has attacked is to report by W/T on the normal Group operational frequency in accordance with APPENDIX ‘B’.
[underlined] Special Devices. [/underlined]
36. MANDREL and TINSEL are not fitted.
37. IFF is NOT to be used on the outward journey but normal procedure is to be followed on the homeward flight. Any aircraft returning early is NOT to use IFF except after Z + 30 minutes for the 1st and 2nd Waves and after Z + 3 hours for the 3rd Wave.
[underlined] Nickels. [/underlined]
38. Nickels are not to be dropped.
[underlined] INTERCOMMUNICATION. [/underlined]
[underlined] Wireless Silence. [/underlined]
39. Strict W/T and R/T silence is to be maintained until after Z + 30 minutes for the 1st and 2nd Waves and after Z + 3 hours for the 3rd Wave. Any aircraft returning early is NOT to break W/T or R/T silence and is NOT to identify on MF/DF except after Z + 30 minutes for the 1st and 2nd Waves and after Z + 3 hours for the 3rd Wave. Aircraft returning before that time are to cross the English Coast at 1,500 feet at the point of exit and proceed direct to base or the nearest suitable airfield. Otherwise normal operational signals procedure is to be used except as modified by Appendix ‘B’.
[underlined] MF/DF Section. [/underlined]
40. Section D is to be used if required in accordance with Paragraph 39.
[underlined] Executive Order. [/underlined]
41. The executive order for the operation will be given by EXECUTIVE followed by the code word allotted, the date on which the operation is to take place and the time of Zero Hour in British Double Summer Time.
/42.
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42. ACKNOWLEDGE BY TELEPRINTER.
(Sgd.) H.V. SATTERLY G/C
Senior Air Staff Officer,
No. 5 Group,
[underlined] Royal Air Force. [/underlined]
Ref:- 5G/101/54/Air.
[underlined] Date:- 16th May, 1943. [/underlined]
[underlined] DISTRIBUTION [/underlined]
[underlined] External. [/underlined] – [underlined] Copy No. [/underlined]
Group Captain J.N.H. Whitworth, DSO., DFC. – 1 and 2.
Headquarters, Bomber Command. (Deputy C.-in-C. personally, or in his absence, Group Captain N.W.D. Marwood-Elton, D.F.C.). – 3, 4 and 5.
[underlined] Internal. [/underlined]
Action Copy (Ops. II). – 6.) Not to be issued until after despatch of Executive Signal.
C.S.O. – 7) Not to be issued until after despatch of Executive Signal.
File. – 8) Not to be issued until after despatch of Executive Signal
Spares. – 9, 10, 11, and 12) Not to be issued until after despatch of Executive Signal.
[page break]
[route map]
[underlined] LEGEND [/underlined]
____________________ Outward routes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Homeward routes
[symbol] Aircraft “S” missing at this point; arrow denotes direction of flight.
[symbol] Aircraft “M” missing at target [symbol] Other aircraft seen to crash
(w) Aircraft “W” turned back at this point, abortive
[page break]
[diagram of bombing target]
[page break]
THE LONDON GAZETTE 28 MAY 43.
Acting Wing Commander Guy Penrose GIBSON, DSO, DFC, Reserve of Air Force Officers, No 617 Squadron.
This officer served as a night bomber pilot at the beginning of the war and quickly established a reputation as an outstanding operational pilot. In addition to taking the fullest possible share in all operations he made single handed attacks during his ‘rest’ nights on such highly defended objectives as the German battleship TIRPIT then completing in WILHELMSHAVEN.
When his tour of operational duty was concluded, he asked for a further operational posting and went to a night-fighter unit instead of being posted for instructional duties. In the course of his second tour, he destroyed at least three enemy bombers and contributed much to the raising and development of new night fighter formations.
After a short period in a training unit he again volunteered for operational duties and returned to night bombers. Both as an operation pilot and as a leader of his squadron, he achieved outstandingly successful results and his personal courage knew no bounds. BERLIN, COLOGNE, DANSIG, GYDNIA, GENOA, Le CREUSET, MILAN, NUREMBERG, and STUTTGART were among the targets he attacked by day and by night.
On conclusion of his third operational tour, Wing Commander GIBSON pressed strongly to be allowed to remain on operations and he was selected to command a squadron then forming for special tasks. Under his inspiring leadership, this squadron has now executed one of the most devastating attacks of the war – the breaching of the MOHNE and EDER dams.
The task was frought with danger and difficulty. Wing Commander GIBSON personally made the initial attack on the MOHNE dame. Descending to within a few feet of the water and taking the full brunt of the anti-aircraft defences he delivered his attack with great accuracy. Afterwards he circled very low for thirty minutes drawing the enemy on himself in order to leave as free a run as possible for the following aircraft which were attacking the dam in
Wing Commander GIBSON then led the remainder of his force to the EDER DAM where, with complete disregard for his safety he repeated his tactics, and once more drew on himself the enemy fire so that the attack would be successful
Wing Commander GIBSON has completed 170 sorties involving more than 600 hours operational flying. Throughout his operational career, prolonged exceptionally at his own request, he has shown leadership, determination and valour the highest order.
[page break]
[inserted] [underlined] R.A.F. [/underlined] MAPS & [underlined] ROUTES ETC. [/underlined] [/inserted]
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No. 5 Group Operation Order No. B. 976
Operation Chastise
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A Top Secret document referring to the operation to the Ruhr dams. There is a general section describing the purpose of the operation, a section on defences and the priorities of the attack. There is a list of 19 aircraft and their crew from 617 Squadron for the attack on 16 May 1943. The outline and detailed plans are described with a route plan. A sketch of a masonry dam with a bouncing bomb is included. Finally there is an extract from the London Gazette, dated 28 May 1943 referring to Wing Commander Guy Gibson.
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1943-05
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Eleven photocopied sheets
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eng
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MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180001,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180002,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180003,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180004,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180005,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180006,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180007,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180008,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180009,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180010,
MWhybrowFHT170690-160926-180011
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Germany
Germany--Eder Dam
Germany--Sorpe Dam
Germany--Möhne River Dam
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Tricia Marshall
David Bloomfield
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1943-05-16
1943-05-17
5 Group
617 Squadron
aircrew
bombing
bouncing bomb
Eder Möhne and Sorpe operation (16–17 May 1943)
Gibson, Guy Penrose (1918-1944)
Lancaster
Victoria Cross
-
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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Jack Randal VC
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Head and shoulders portrait of an Army officer wearing checker band glengarry. On the reverse 'Jack Randal, GC's contemporary at school, also a VC'.
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One b/w photograph
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Photograph
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PCheshireGL18100029, PCheshireGL18100030
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British Army
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Cheshire, Leonard. Aircrew, people, decorations and bomb damage
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Victoria Cross
-
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Leonard Cheshire
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Three quarter length portrait of Leonard Cheshire wearing a suit with medals including Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and bar, Distinguished Flying Cross and bar. He is holding folder paper.
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One b/w photograph
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Photograph
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PCheshireGL18100031
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Civilian
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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Cheshire, Leonard. Aircrew, people, decorations and bomb damage
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Victoria Cross
-
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Leonard Cheshire's decorations
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Image shows eight decorations in two rows. Top row are Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order, Distinguished Flying Cross and Burma Star. On the right a photograph in frame of Leonard Cheshire sitting writing in a chair in a garden. On the reverse 'Tomorrow is yours, Leonard Cheshire, RAF 44'.
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One b/w photograp[h
Type
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Photograph
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PCheshireGL18100060, PCheshireGL18100061
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
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Cheshire, Leonard. Aircrew, people, decorations and bomb damage
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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[underlined] 8-9-44 [/underlined]
Sir,
Hearty congratulation on your hatal [sic] Day and may you live long to wear your well earned coveted Cross (be satisfied now & keep it downstairs)
My boy who is serving under your new command now on leave leapt three feet in the air when we heard the news on the wireless this afternoon. I am sure his comrades will second his jubilation & feel proud of you.
With all best wishes
[underlined] Man in the street. 1914-1918 [/underlined]
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Anonymous letter to Leonard Cheshire
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Anonymous (from man in the street 1914-1918) manuscript letter congratulating Leonard Cheshire on his birthday and award of the Victoria Cross.
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1944-09-08
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One page handwritten letter
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eng
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E[Author]CheshireGL440908
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Royal Air Force
Civilian
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1944-09-08
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Claire Monk
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
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An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Leonard Cheshire and air signaller
Description
An account of the resource
Full length portrait of two aircrew officers standing talking in an officers' mess. Both are wearing tunics and bow ties. The flight lieutenant on the left has air signallers (S) brevet and Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon. He has hands in pocket. Leonard Cheshire on the right wears group captain rank and Victoria Cross ribbon and is smoking a cigarette. In the background a steward in white jacket. On the reverse '5:57, 8, V85879'. The air signaller is reported as Jock Moncrieff. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
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1944
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One b/w photograph
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Photograph
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PCheshireGL1828, PCheshireGL1829
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
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1940
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Distinguished Flying Cross
mess
Victoria Cross
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Cheshire, Leonard
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard
Baron Cheshire
Description
An account of the resource
374 items concerning Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC, OM, DSO & Two Bars, DFC. Collection consists of photographs of people, vehicles, places, aircraft, weapons and targets; documents including, private and service letters, signals, telegrams, intelligence reports, crew lists and official documents. Cheshire served on 102 and 35 Squadrons and commanded 76 and 617 Squadrons. The collection includes details of 617 Squadron's precision bombing operations. Also included are two sub-collections: one containing 21 photographs of Tinian and Saipan, the other consisting of 37 audio tapes of speeches given by Cheshire after the war.
The collection has been licenced to the IBCC Digital Archive by The Leonard Cheshire Archive and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.
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IBCC Digital Archive
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Title
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Leonard Cheshire
Description
An account of the resource
Half-length portrait of Leonard Cheshire wearing tropical uniform jacket with rolled up sleeves and side cap. Visible is group captain rank, pilot's brevet and medal ribbons for Victoria Cross, Distinguished Service Order and Distinguished Flying Cross. In the background trees. On the reverse 'A4, C1 842, 51:80'. Reported to be probably taken during his posting to Eastern Command 1944. Additional information about this item was kindly provided by the donor.
Date
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1944
Format
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One b/w photograph
Type
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Photograph
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Temporal Coverage
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1944
Spatial Coverage
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India
India--Kolkata
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IBCC Digital Archive
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This content is property of the Leonard Cheshire Archive which has kindly granted the International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive a royalty-free permission to publish it. Please note that it was digitised by a third-party which used technical specifications that may differ from those used by International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive. It has been published here ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre.
Identifier
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PCheshireGL1830; PCheshireGL1831
aircrew
Cheshire, Geoffrey Leonard (1917-1992)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Distinguished Service Order
Victoria Cross