Stanley Abbott’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
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Stanley Abbott’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
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Stanley Abbott’s Flying Log Book from 12th July 1943 until 23rd June 1944. Trained as an air gunner at No. 7 Air Gunnery School, 14 Operational Training Unit, 1485 Flight, 1654 Conversion Unit and No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Operational posting to 9 Squadron in May 1944 as a mid-upper gunner.
Served at RAF Stormy Down, RAF Husbands Bosworth, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Syerston, RAF Wigsley, RAF Bardney.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster I, Lancaster III.
He completed 11 night bombing operations with 9 Squadron. His targets included Duisburg, Brunswick, Nantes, St. Martin de Varreville, Rennes, Orléans, Poitiers, Aunay-sur-Odon, Châtellerault, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges. His pilot for all operations was Flight Sergeant Halshaw.
On 12/13th June 1944 his log books records that his aircraft was attacked and hit by another Lancaster. His aircraft was also hit by anti-aircraft fire on 14/15th June.
The log book is annotated with Death Presumed but with no date. His final operation on 24/25th June 1944 is not recorded in the log book.
Served at RAF Stormy Down, RAF Husbands Bosworth, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Syerston, RAF Wigsley, RAF Bardney.
Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster I, Lancaster III.
He completed 11 night bombing operations with 9 Squadron. His targets included Duisburg, Brunswick, Nantes, St. Martin de Varreville, Rennes, Orléans, Poitiers, Aunay-sur-Odon, Châtellerault, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges. His pilot for all operations was Flight Sergeant Halshaw.
On 12/13th June 1944 his log books records that his aircraft was attacked and hit by another Lancaster. His aircraft was also hit by anti-aircraft fire on 14/15th June.
The log book is annotated with Death Presumed but with no date. His final operation on 24/25th June 1944 is not recorded in the log book.
This item was sent to the IBCC Digital Archive already in digital form. No better quality copies are available.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Stanley Abbott’s Royal Air Force Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed June 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/document/52892.