Description
Object description
2 flying log books covering his flying training at Airwork Reserve Flying Training School at Perth, Scotland (October 1938 - January 1939), at No 9 Flying Training School at RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire (January - September 1939), at the School of General Reconnaissance, RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire (September - November 1939), operations with No 220 Squadron RAF Coastal Command, a tour which included several encounters with enemy fighters over Dunkirk in May 1940 during the evacuation of the British forces (November 1939 - January 1941), flights with the Atlantic Ferry Pool (ATFERO) during a break from operations (January 1941 - July 1941), further operations, again with No 220 Squadron, primarily flying on convoy escort duties (January - September 1942), then with No 86 Squadron RAF Coastal Command (September 1942 - August 1943), a period attached to No 53 Squadron (August - November 1943) and to No 120 squadron RAF (November 1943 - January 1944) to train crews in the use of the Leigh Light, as a flying instructor with No 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit (January - May 1944), a final tour of operations with No 547 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command based at St Eval, Cornwall (May 1944 - January 1945) followed by a period at RAF Staff College (January - July 1945), a posting to India, initially with No 229 Group, RAF Transport Command, India (September - November 1945), then with No 117 Wing RAF, Calcutta (November 1945 - February 1946) and finally based at RAF Dum Dum (February - March 1946), back in the United Kingdom as Officer Commanding RAF Aldergrove (June 1952 - January 1955) and a final overseas posting at Headquarters Middle East Air Force, RAF Nicosia, Cyprus (January 1955 - August 1957). The log books are accompanied by a number of photographs of his aircraft and crews, various RAF leave forms and passes and a mess bill for 1940, several Allied propaganda notices dropped over Denmark (plus translation) and an ms account (4pp) by Fleming of his experiences with ATFERO in 1941.
Content description
2 flying log books covering his flying training at Airwork Reserve Flying Training School at Perth, Scotland (October 1938 - January 1939), at No 9 Flying Training School at RAF Hullavington, Wiltshire (January - September 1939), at the School of General Reconnaissance, RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire (September - November 1939), operations with No 220 Squadron RAF Coastal Command, a tour which included several encounters with enemy fighters over Dunkirk in May 1940 during the evacuation of the British forces (November 1939 - January 1941), flights with the Atlantic Ferry Pool (ATFERO) during a break from operations (January 1941 - July 1941), further operations, again with No 220 Squadron, primarily flying on convoy escort duties (January - September 1942), then with No 86 Squadron RAF Coastal Command (September 1942 - August 1943), a period attached to No 53 Squadron (August - November 1943) and to No 120 squadron RAF (November 1943 - January 1944) to train crews in the use of the Leigh Light, as a flying instructor with No 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit (January - May 1944), a final tour of operations with No 547 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command based at St Eval, Cornwall (May 1944 - January 1945) followed by a period at RAF Staff College (January - July 1945), a posting to India, initially with No 229 Group, RAF Transport Command, India (September - November 1945), then with No 117 Wing RAF, Calcutta (November 1945 - February 1946) and finally based at RAF Dum Dum (February - March 1946), back in the United Kingdom as Officer Commanding RAF Aldergrove (June 1952 - January 1955) and a final overseas posting at Headquarters Middle East Air Force, RAF Nicosia, Cyprus (January 1955 - August 1957). The log books are accompanied by a number of photographs of his aircraft and crews, various RAF leave forms and passes and a mess bill for 1940, several Allied propaganda notices dropped over Denmark (plus translation) and an ms account (4pp) by Fleming of his experiences with ATFERO in 1941.
History note
Cataloguer AAM
History note
Catalogue date 2002-09-24