Description
Object description
Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book (45pp), November 1940 - January 1946, recording his service as an Air Gunner with the Royal Air Force (RAF), including: his training, November 1940 - July 1941, notably at No 2 Signals School, RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire, December 1940; No 9 B & G S, RAF Penrhos, Wales, February - March 1941, and at 17 OTU, Training Wing, RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire, April - July 1941; active service flying Blenheims and Bisleys with No 114 Squadron, RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, July - August 1941, and North Africa, September - December 1941; and No 113 Squadron, Burma and India, January 1942 - June 1943, bombing and strafing the Japanese; and training and serving as an Air Gunner Instructor with No 1 AGS, India, July - August 1943; No 1 AAS, May 1944; 98 Gunnery Leaders School, CGS, May - June 1945; Gunnery Leader Wing, CGS, RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, July - October 1945; and Gunnery Leader Wing, CGS, RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire, November 1945 - January 1946. Also included are 17 photographs of him in uniform, aircrew and Blenheims.
Content description
Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book (45pp), November 1940 - January 1946, recording his service as an Air Gunner with the Royal Air Force (RAF), including: his training, November 1940 - July 1941, notably at No 2 Signals School, RAF Yatesbury, Wiltshire, December 1940; No 9 B & G S, RAF Penrhos, Wales, February - March 1941, and at 17 OTU, Training Wing, RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire, April - July 1941; active service flying Blenheims and Bisleys with No 114 Squadron, RAF West Raynham, Norfolk, July - August 1941, and North Africa, September - December 1941; and No 113 Squadron, Burma and India, January 1942 - June 1943, bombing and strafing the Japanese; and training and serving as an Air Gunner Instructor with No 1 AGS, India, July - August 1943; No 1 AAS, May 1944; 98 Gunnery Leaders School, CGS, May - June 1945; Gunnery Leader Wing, CGS, RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, July - October 1945; and Gunnery Leader Wing, CGS, RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire, November 1945 - January 1946. Also included are 17 photographs of him in uniform, aircrew and Blenheims.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1994-02-16