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Interview with John Albert Taplin

John volunteered to join the RAF in 1940 wanting to become aircrew as a wireless operator as he had an interest in early radios. While awaiting his aircrew application to be processed he did his initial training at Blackpool and then onto RAF…

RAF Prestwick [entry point]

RAF Prestwick was mainly a ferry hub located on the South Ayrshire coast 3 miles (5 kms) north of Ayr. See all Archive items | Explore nearby At the start of the war RAF Prestwick was home to an Elementary Flying Training School with Tiger Moths. 1…

Ivan Ure's prisoner of war diary

Dairy contains drawings, poetry, names and addresses, and cigarette packets.

Tags: aircrew; Battle; Halifax; military living conditions; prisoner of war; Stalag Luft 1; Stalag Luft 4; Stalag Luft 6

RAF Shallufa [entry point]

RAF Shallufa was an RAF station located in Egypt, immediately north of the town of Suez. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RAF Shallufa was the most southerly of the RAF stations in Egypt. It was used by Wellingtons of the RAF Middle East and…

RAF Sealand [entry point]

RAF Sealand (originally RAF Shotwick) was a station located in Flintshire, Wales adjacent to the border with England 4 miles (7 kms) north west of Chester. See all Archive items | Explore nearby Originally named RAF Shotwick the station was used as…

RAF South Cerney [entry point]

RAF South Cerney was an RAF training station located in Gloucestershire 2 miles (4 kms) south east of Cirencester. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RAF South Cerney was opened in 1937 as a training station. Units using the station included 3…

RAF Stanton Harcourt [entry point]

RAF Stanton Harcourt was an RAF training station located in Oxfordshire 7 miles (11 kms) west of Oxford. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby RAF Stanton Harcourt was opened in September 1940 as a satellite station to RAF…

RAF Stoney Cross [entry point]

RAF Stoney Cross was an RAF station located in the New Forest in Hampshire 4 miles (6 kms) north west of Lyndhurst. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RAF Stoney Cross opened in November 1942 and was originally used by Army co-operation units…

RAF Tangmere [entry point]

RAF Tangmere was a Fighter Command station located in West Sussex, 3 miles (5 kms) north east of Chichester. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby The station was opened in 1918 and by 1939 was in Fighter Command with…

RAF Tarrant Rushton [entry point]

RAF Tarrant Rushton was an RAF station located in Dorset 3 miles (5 kms) east of Blandford Forum. See all Archive items | Explore nearby RAF Tarrant Rushton opened in 1943 and was used by 38 Group for airborne forces operations. 298 Squadron and…

RAF Thorney Island [entry point]

RAF Thorney Island was an RAF Coastal Command station located in West Sussex 7 miles (11 kms) east of Portsmouth. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby Opened in 1938 RAF Thorney Island was in Coastal Command for most of…

RAF Wainfleet [entry point]

RAF Wainfleet was an RAF bombing range located on the Lincolnshire coast of the Wash just offshore from Wainfleet St Mary. See all Archive items |Explore nearby The bombing range opened in 1938 and was used extensively during the war for Bomber…

RAF Watchfield [entry point]

RAF Watchfield was an RAF training station located in Oxfordshire 3 miles (5 kms) south west of Faringdon. See all Archive items |Explore nearby RAF Watchfield opened in 1940 and was used by a number of training units including 3 Elementary Flying…

RAF Windrush [entry point]

RAF Windrush was an RAF training station located in Gloucestershire 4 miles (6kms) west of Burford. See all Archive items | See all wartime losses | Explore nearby RAF Windrush opened in 1940 and was used for training throughout the war. Originally…