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Object description
2 Pilot's Flying Log Books (RCAF Form R95, 188pp, and RAF Form 414, 100pp), recording his career with the RAF, December 1942 - August 1957, including: service with the USAAF as a flying instructor, Shaw Field, Sumter, South Carolina, December 1942 - June 1943; 6 (P) AFU, RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, January - April 1944; 14 OTU, RAF Market Harborough, April - June 1944; 1654 HCU, No 5 Group, RAF Wigsley, July - September 1944; 5 LFS, RAF Syerston, September 1944; flying Lancasters with No 50 Squadron, No 5 Group, Bomber Command, RAF Skellingthorpe, September - November 1944 (7 Ops); No 189 Squadron, No 5 Group, Bomber Command, RAF Fulbeck, November 1944 - March 1945 (shot down on his last of 13 Ops); 1381 CTU, RAF Bramcote, September - November 1945; 21 (P) AFU Refresher Wing, RAF Moreton in Marsh, June - July 1947; Personal Pilot to AOC No 43 Group, RAF Hucknall, August 1947 - August 1950; Flying Refresher School, RAF Finningley, July - September 1950; flying Sunderlands with No 230 Squadron, RAF Pembroke Dock, November 1950 - February 1951; 235 OCU, RAF Calshot, March - June 1951; No 209 Squadron, July - December 1951, and as commander of No 205 Squadron, January 1952 - January 1954, as part of the Far East Flying Boat Wing, Seletar, Singapore, during the Korean War; No 20 Refresher Course, CFS, October 1954; Refresher Flying Course, No 3 FTS, RAF Feltwell, October 1956. Also included are documents and correspondence (57pp) relating to his service, October 1942 - November 1957, notably: an ts USAAF Diploma (1p) for Pilot Training at the Advanced Flying School, Moody Field, Georgia, October 1942; an Identity Card for Ex-Prisoner of War (2pp), May 1945; Certificate of Qualification on Completion of a Transport Conversion Course as a Pilot (1p), issued by 1381 TCU, RAF Transport Command, RAF Bramcote, November 1945; 2 ts letters (2pp) to the Air Ministry, July 1946 and April 1949, asking about the fate of his navigator who bailed out when their aircraft was shot down, March 1945; a ts Adviser's Report (2pp) on his future career issued by the RAF Vocational Advice Service, RAF Moreton in Marsh, June 1947; an undated ts extract (2pp) from the News Chronicle about Flying Boats in the Far East during the Korean War; a ts letter of thanks on his retirement (1p), Air Ministry, November 1957; a ms letter (3pp) from the author Mike Garbett relating to Nos 50 and 189 Squadrons RAF and enclosing ms extracts (2pp) from the Flying Log book of W Prince, No 50 Squadron; a ts Student Pilot's Licence (SA(L) Forms 147 and 189, 10pp); 2 ts Private Pilot's Licences for Aeroplanes (TL Forms 150 and 190, 14pp), 1970 - 1975, and Helicopters and Gyroplanes (TL Forms 150 and 196, 13pp), 1969 - 1974.
Content description
2 Pilot's Flying Log Books (RCAF Form R95, 188pp, and RAF Form 414, 100pp), recording his career with the RAF, December 1942 - August 1957, including: service with the USAAF as a flying instructor, Shaw Field, Sumter, South Carolina, December 1942 - June 1943; 6 (P) AFU, RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, January - April 1944; 14 OTU, RAF Market Harborough, April - June 1944; 1654 HCU, No 5 Group, RAF Wigsley, July - September 1944; 5 LFS, RAF Syerston, September 1944; flying Lancasters with No 50 Squadron, No 5 Group, Bomber Command, RAF Skellingthorpe, September - November 1944 (7 Ops); No 189 Squadron, No 5 Group, Bomber Command, RAF Fulbeck, November 1944 - March 1945 (shot down on his last of 13 Ops); 1381 CTU, RAF Bramcote, September - November 1945; 21 (P) AFU Refresher Wing, RAF Moreton in Marsh, June - July 1947; Personal Pilot to AOC No 43 Group, RAF Hucknall, August 1947 - August 1950; Flying Refresher School, RAF Finningley, July - September 1950; flying Sunderlands with No 230 Squadron, RAF Pembroke Dock, November 1950 - February 1951; 235 OCU, RAF Calshot, March - June 1951; No 209 Squadron, July - December 1951, and as commander of No 205 Squadron, January 1952 - January 1954, as part of the Far East Flying Boat Wing, Seletar, Singapore, during the Korean War; No 20 Refresher Course, CFS, October 1954; Refresher Flying Course, No 3 FTS, RAF Feltwell, October 1956. Also included are documents and correspondence (57pp) relating to his service, October 1942 - November 1957, notably: an ts USAAF Diploma (1p) for Pilot Training at the Advanced Flying School, Moody Field, Georgia, October 1942; an Identity Card for Ex-Prisoner of War (2pp), May 1945; Certificate of Qualification on Completion of a Transport Conversion Course as a Pilot (1p), issued by 1381 TCU, RAF Transport Command, RAF Bramcote, November 1945; 2 ts letters (2pp) to the Air Ministry, July 1946 and April 1949, asking about the fate of his navigator who bailed out when their aircraft was shot down, March 1945; a ts Adviser's Report (2pp) on his future career issued by the RAF Vocational Advice Service, RAF Moreton in Marsh, June 1947; an undated ts extract (2pp) from the News Chronicle about Flying Boats in the Far East during the Korean War; a ts letter of thanks on his retirement (1p), Air Ministry, November 1957; a ms letter (3pp) from the author Mike Garbett relating to Nos 50 and 189 Squadrons RAF and enclosing ms extracts (2pp) from the Flying Log book of W Prince, No 50 Squadron; a ts Student Pilot's Licence (SA(L) Forms 147 and 189, 10pp); 2 ts Private Pilot's Licences for Aeroplanes (TL Forms 150 and 190, 14pp), 1970 - 1975, and Helicopters and Gyroplanes (TL Forms 150 and 196, 13pp), 1969 - 1974.
History note
Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1997-03-13