Description
Object description
Three Pilot's Flying Log Books, 1937 – 1962 (198pp, 200pp, and 55pp), and one Navigator's Flying Log Book, 1942 – 1957 (25pp), covering his service as a pilot and pilot-navigator in the RAF, with entries detailing his training with No 74 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Hornchurch, Essex (January – March 1937); and his service with No 79 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Biggin Hill, London (March 1937 – November 1939), at RAF Manston, Kent (November 1939 – May 1940), and in Merville, France (May 1940); with No 11 Group RAF at RAF Uxbridge, London (May – September 1940); with No 56 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (September – October 1940), at RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (October – November 1940), and at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire (November 1940 – March 1941); with No 20 OTU at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland for conversion to Wellington aircraft (March 1941 – May 1941); with No 9 (Bomber) Squadron RAF at RAF Honington, Suffolk, including operations over France and Germany (May – September 1941); with No 1505 BATF at RAF Honington (September 1941 – February 1942); at No 31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert, Ontario, Canada (March – July 1942); with Royal Air Force Ferry Command in Canada (July 1942 – January 1943); with Empire Central Flying School at RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire (January – October 1943); at Central Navigation School at RAF Cranage, Cheshire and RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (October 1943 – June 1944); with Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern, Worcestershire (July – November 1944); with Telecommunications Flying Unit, RAF Defford, Worcestershire (November 1944 – April 1945); with the Ministry of Aircraft Production, Thames House (March – August 1945); with Radar Controlled Air Survey Unit at RAF Defford, Worcestershire (August – October 1945), at RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire (October – December 1945), and at RAF Watton, Norfolk (December 1945 – January 1946); with No 541 (Transport) Squadron RAF at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (January – March 1946), at RAF Takoradi, Ghana (March – May 1946), at RAF Benson (May – July 1946), and at RAF Accra, Gold Coast (July 1946 – March 1947); with Empire Air Navigation School at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (March 1947 – July 1948); at 1 Personnel Holding Unit at RAF Innsworth, Gloucestershire (July – November 1948); with Central Bomber Establishment at RAF Marham, Norfolk (November 1948 – April 1949) and at RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire (April – August 1949); with the Air Ministry DNC (August 1949 – November 1952); with HQ Transport Command (November 1952 – July 1954); with HQ Middle East Air Force at RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt (August – November 1954) and at RAF Nicosia, Cyprus (November 1954 – May 1957); with the Air Ministry (O.R. 28) (August 1957 – August 1960); and finally with HQ RAF Germany, Rheindahlen (August 1960 – February 1963). The collection also includes a ts copy (1p) of the citation for the award of his DFC on 21 November 1941.
Content description
Three Pilot's Flying Log Books, 1937 – 1962 (198pp, 200pp, and 55pp), and one Navigator's Flying Log Book, 1942 – 1957 (25pp), covering his service as a pilot and pilot-navigator in the RAF, with entries detailing his training with No 74 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Hornchurch, Essex (January – March 1937); and his service with No 79 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Biggin Hill, London (March 1937 – November 1939), at RAF Manston, Kent (November 1939 – May 1940), and in Merville, France (May 1940); with No 11 Group RAF at RAF Uxbridge, London (May – September 1940); with No 56 (Fighter) Squadron RAF at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (September – October 1940), at RAF Middle Wallop, Hampshire (October – November 1940), and at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire (November 1940 – March 1941); with No 20 OTU at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, Scotland for conversion to Wellington aircraft (March 1941 – May 1941); with No 9 (Bomber) Squadron RAF at RAF Honington, Suffolk, including operations over France and Germany (May – September 1941); with No 1505 BATF at RAF Honington (September 1941 – February 1942); at No 31 Air Navigation School, Port Albert, Ontario, Canada (March – July 1942); with Royal Air Force Ferry Command in Canada (July 1942 – January 1943); with Empire Central Flying School at RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire (January – October 1943); at Central Navigation School at RAF Cranage, Cheshire and RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (October 1943 – June 1944); with Telecommunications Research Establishment, Malvern, Worcestershire (July – November 1944); with Telecommunications Flying Unit, RAF Defford, Worcestershire (November 1944 – April 1945); with the Ministry of Aircraft Production, Thames House (March – August 1945); with Radar Controlled Air Survey Unit at RAF Defford, Worcestershire (August – October 1945), at RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire (October – December 1945), and at RAF Watton, Norfolk (December 1945 – January 1946); with No 541 (Transport) Squadron RAF at RAF Benson, Oxfordshire (January – March 1946), at RAF Takoradi, Ghana (March – May 1946), at RAF Benson (May – July 1946), and at RAF Accra, Gold Coast (July 1946 – March 1947); with Empire Air Navigation School at RAF Shawbury, Shropshire (March 1947 – July 1948); at 1 Personnel Holding Unit at RAF Innsworth, Gloucestershire (July – November 1948); with Central Bomber Establishment at RAF Marham, Norfolk (November 1948 – April 1949) and at RAF Lindholme, South Yorkshire (April – August 1949); with the Air Ministry DNC (August 1949 – November 1952); with HQ Transport Command (November 1952 – July 1954); with HQ Middle East Air Force at RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt (August – November 1954) and at RAF Nicosia, Cyprus (November 1954 – May 1957); with the Air Ministry (O.R. 28) (August 1957 – August 1960); and finally with HQ RAF Germany, Rheindahlen (August 1960 – February 1963). The collection also includes a ts copy (1p) of the citation for the award of his DFC on 21 November 1941.
History note
Cataloguer: ELG