Description
Object description
A well-written ts account (136pp), entitled 'Catalina Crewman', written c 1990, of his service, September 1940 - May 1946, as a Wireless Operator Mechanic (WOM) and Warrant Officer with the RAF, including: his training at No 1 Signal School, RAF Cranwell, September 1940 - September 1942; No 10 Air Gunnery School, RAF Barrow-in-Furness, November - December 1942; No 10 Radio School, RAF Carew Cheriton, December 1942 - February 1943; No 4 (Coastal) OTU, RAF Alness, February - March 1943; active service flying Catalinas with No 210 Squadron, No 18 Group, Coastal Command at Pembroke Dock, Poole, Gibraltar and Sollum Voe, the Shetlands, March 1943 - July 1944; Instructor, 131 OTU, Killadeas, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, October 1944 - June 1945; Air Radar Instructor, No 4 OTU, RAF Alness, June 1945 - May 1946; demobilisation, May 1946; describing his duties; Flying Boat development; a typical sortie; operating radar; entertainment and life in the RAF; the first flight of the Gloster Whittle E 28/39 jet, May 1941; the destruction of U 347, July 1944; and mentioning Flight Lieutenant John Cruikshank VC.
Content description
A well-written ts account (136pp), entitled 'Catalina Crewman', written c 1990, of his service, September 1940 - May 1946, as a Wireless Operator Mechanic (WOM) and Warrant Officer with the RAF, including: his training at No 1 Signal School, RAF Cranwell, September 1940 - September 1942; No 10 Air Gunnery School, RAF Barrow-in-Furness, November - December 1942; No 10 Radio School, RAF Carew Cheriton, December 1942 - February 1943; No 4 (Coastal) OTU, RAF Alness, February - March 1943; active service flying Catalinas with No 210 Squadron, No 18 Group, Coastal Command at Pembroke Dock, Poole, Gibraltar and Sollum Voe, the Shetlands, March 1943 - July 1944; Instructor, 131 OTU, Killadeas, Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, October 1944 - June 1945; Air Radar Instructor, No 4 OTU, RAF Alness, June 1945 - May 1946; demobilisation, May 1946; describing his duties; Flying Boat development; a typical sortie; operating radar; entertainment and life in the RAF; the first flight of the Gloster Whittle E 28/39 jet, May 1941; the destruction of U 347, July 1944; and mentioning Flight Lieutenant John Cruikshank VC.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1991-06-10