Holden, Matthew Bean
Title
Holden, Matthew Bean
Description
Five items. The collection concerns Sergeant Matthew Bean Holden (651668 Royal Air Force) and contains documents and photographs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 218 Squadron and was killed 3 February 1943.
The collection was loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by June Leech and catalogued by Andy Fitter.
Additional information on Matthew Bean Holden is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
Date
2019-06-05
Publisher
IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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Identifier
Holden, MB
Collection Items
Matthew Bean Holden
Portrait of Mathew Holden in uniform. His sergeant stripes and engineer brevet are visible.
Operations flown By Sergeant Matthew Bean HOLDEN R.A.F. Bomber Command
A record of the operations flown by Holden and his pilot, taken from the squadron Operational Record Book and other sources.
Each operation occupies a page and includes date, aircraft, target, take off and landing times, crew list, remarks and…
Each operation occupies a page and includes date, aircraft, target, take off and landing times, crew list, remarks and…
Squadron postings
A record of non commissioned aircrew posted to and from 218 Squadron. Service number, rank, surname, initials and trade are given for each person as well as the unit they came from or went to.
Sheet one covers December 1942
Sheet two covers…
Sheet one covers December 1942
Sheet two covers…
Crash record
A form containing details of the loss of Holden's aircraft and his fellow crewmen. Included are time and place of the crash, the cause, the aircraft, the bomb load and special equipment fitted. Also given is the cemetery and the grave number for each…
MB Holden's last operation
A sheet of squared paper on which are written details of Holden's final operation, to Hamburg, on which he was killed. The names and service numbers of the crew are listed along with brief details of the route to be flown and the aircraft tail number…
Collection Tree
- Holden, Matthew Bean