Private Papers of Squadron Leader T R Nelson

Photocopy of his pilot's flying log book, September 1939 - June 1946, covering his flying training in No 15 EFTS, September 1939 - November 1940; No 20 SFTS, December 1940 - April 1941; No 28 EFTS, April - July 1941; No 24 CAOS July 1941 - February 1942; and his operational service with No 216 (Bomber Transport) Squadron in Egypt, February - June 1942; and with No 37 Squadron RAF in Egypt carrying out bombing missions on targets in Egypt, July - September 1942; together with a ts article (6pp) describing his experiences on crash landing in the desert and a ts article (6pp) on the tunnels dug in Stalag Luft III, Sagan, before the Great Escape in which he participated.

Catalogue date 1984-08

Cataloguer CH