Arthur Kenneth Wrigley's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

LWrigleyAK1005381v1.pdf

Title

Arthur Kenneth Wrigley's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

Description

Observer's and air gunner's flying log book for Sergeant Kenneth Wrigley (1005381) covering 6 November 1940 to 18 September 1942 detailing training flights, air tests and operations. Aircraft flown in were Dominie, Whitley, Battle, Anson, Hampden, Lancaster, Manchester and Oxford. He flew 22 operations with 144 Squadron and 44 Squadron. Operations involved bombing targets in France and Germany as well as mine laying and dropping propaganda leaflets. His pilots on operations were Sergeants Beattie and Thompson, Pilot Officers Hackney, Shackleton and Tomkins and Squadron Leader Herrin. Sergeant Wrigley was reported missing, presumed dead as a result of an operation on 18 September 1942.

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One booklet

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Identifier

LWrigleyAK1005381v1

Citation

Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Arthur Kenneth Wrigley's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 18, 2026, https://ibccdigitalarchive.omeka.net/collections/document/56889.