Private Papers of Squadron Leader M C B Boddington DFC DFM

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Four flying log books, September 1937 - September 1945, and sporadically to 1974, covering his RAF service, starting with 17 RAFVR Squadron, Barton, Manchester, 10 Flying Training School, Tern Hill (1939), 4 ATS, West Freugh (1939), 234 Squadron (1939-1940), 5 Operational Training Unit, Aston Down (May 1940), 249 Squadron, 234 Squadron, 118 Squadron (1941), 289 and 286 Squadrons (1941-1942), 19 Squadron, 81 Group HQ (December 1942), 234 Wing, and 242 Squadron, including flying Spitfires over Southwest England during the Battle of Britain (with 234 Squadron) and then in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Malta, Sicily, and Italy, during the fighting against the Italians, during which time he shot down 12 enemy planes. Together with photographs of Nos 249, 111 and (?) 242 Squadrons; and loose papers, letters and news cuttings, kept by Boddington in the log books.

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Cataloguer PJT

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Catalogue date 1977-05

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Category: Private papers
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Boddington, Michael Christopher Bindloss
Dimensions: Box: Weight 4.3 kg
Catalogue number: Documents.7078

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Private Papers of Squadron Leader M C B Boddington DFC DFM

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