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Warrant Officer Robert Haire's Royal Air Force service and release book
Includes personal information, service information and statement of special aptitude, qualities or types of employment.
Robert Haire’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers
Robert Haire’s Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bombers, Air Gunners, Flight Engineers from 12th February 1944 until 20th July 1945. During this time trained as an air gunner. Trained at No. 1 Air Gunners School, No. 17 Operational Training Unit,…
Six aircrew
Six airmen wearing tunics with brevet, one pilot and the others half brevets. Three sitting in front and three standing behind. On the reverse 'Haire R, back right'.
RAF silver cigarette case and air gunner brevet
Silver cigarette case with RAF wings embossed. Inside is air gunner brevet.
Newspaper cutting - 'Flying Backwards - Jock Haire could see where he had been'.
A newspaper article describing Robert Haire's training as an air gunner and operations as a rear gunner on 467 Squadron Lancaster. Operations include Dortmund-Ems canal, Wilhelmshaven, Karlsruhe, Bremen, Berlin, Dortmund, Saarbrucken, Walcheren and…
Flying Officer Ling's crew
Picture of seven-man bomber crew. On reverse, names of crew.
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Back row left to right:
Flight Sergeant Tom Fletcher, Bomb Aimer; Flying Officer Gordon Ling, Pilot; Sergeant Harry Laws, Navigator
Front row left to right:
Sergeant Len Moss, Flight…
Jared Lewis
Head and shoulder portrait of Jared with air gunner's brevet and medal ribbons.
Interview with Roger Rogers. Two
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Roger Rogers’ real name was Joseph Clement Augustine Rogers but was renamed by his crew as Roger. Although he was in a Reserved Occupation he was determined to join the RAF having been fascinated by aviation since childhood. He lied about his age to…
Interview with Roger Rogers. One
‘Roger’ Rogers trained as a rear gunner. On one operation he saw what he describes as a salmon in the sky above their aircraft. This was the reflection of fires below on the metal of the German aircraft. As it manoeuvred to attack Roger managed to…
Roger Rogers
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JCA Rogers in blazer and tie standing by the rear turret of a Halifax.
Interview with Jeff Brown. Four
At the end of the war Jeff found himself posted to Germany working as an equipper which didn’t interest him at all. He retrained as an armourer but he really wanted to continue to fly. He successfully re-mustered as a pilot and went to Canada for…
Interview with Jeff Brown. Three
Jeff Brown flew on a wide variety of aircraft during his career in the RAF. While flying in a Wellington they flew in a thundercloud and fell from twelve thousand feet to four thousand feet out of control.
Interview with Jeff Brown. One
Jeff Brown was working as an apprentice electrician before he volunteered for the RAF. He had always had a fascination for aircraft and wanted to fly. He trained as a wireless operator air gunner. He was then streamlined into straight air gunner…
Course photograph
Twenty-four airmen all wearing battledress with air gunner brevet. All siting and standing in three rows in front of hangar door. On the reverse signatures and 'Gunnery Leaders course 1943 RAF Louth' [Manby].
Flight Lieutenant Mark Levy and crew
Nineteen airmen squatting and standing in front of the nose of B-24 TS534 6G-A' Ad Lib' with rows of lighting flash operation tallies. Rear gunner Jack Wolff is on the left. Submitted with caption 'all together'.
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Air Gunnery Instructors course
Twenty airmen wearing tunics with air gunners brevet. Sitting and standing in three rows in a courtyard surrounded by buildings. On the reverse 'AGI course No 1 AAS Manby Lincs'. Submitted with caption 'AGI Course Manby 1943'.
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Jack Wolff’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Jack Wolff’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 13th October 1940 until 31st October 1952. He trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.
Initial training at No. 1 Air Observer and Navigation School, followed by No. 2 Signals…
Initial training at No. 1 Air Observer and Navigation School, followed by No. 2 Signals…
Air gunner brevet
Half wing air gunner cloth badge.
Edwin Jury Royal Air Force service and release book
Give some personal details and service history. Comments on special aptitudes or qualities.
In his own words
Jared describes his posting to North Africa and operations to Tunis, Bizerta, Decimomannu, Palermo, Naples, Catania, Messina, Cagliari and Pantelleria. Following Squadron disbanding Jared was sent to No 1 Air Gunners School then to 289 Squadron and…
Jared Lewis' observer's and air gunner's flying log book
Observer and air gunner's flying log book for Jared Lewis from 14 November 1942 to 22 January 1946. Details his training, operational duties and period as an instructor. Jared served in North Africa and Europe at RAF Dalcross (No 2 Air Gunnery…
Edwin Jury's wartime log for British prisoners
Gives personal details and at Stalag Luft 6. Note about Dennis Watkins air gunner killed and buried in Berlin war cemetery. Gives addresses of fellow prisoners not all readable names but includes D B W Brewell (air gunner), P Hewdick, D A , H J…
Edwin Jury’s Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book
Edwin Jury’s Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 10th October 1942 until 20th April 1943. During this time trained as an air gunner. Trained at No. 2 Air Gunnery School and 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit, before being posted for operations…
Flight Sergeant H Aspinall
Flight Sergeant H Aspinall in RAF uniform with Flight Sergeant rank, Air Gunner brevet and Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon. On reverse, sticker 'Aspinall,H'.
Commemorative scroll for Flight Sergeant H Aspinall DFM
Commemorative scroll with Royal Crest for Flight Sergeant H Aspinall DFM, accompanying photograph of him and printed proforma letter of sympathy to Mrs H Aspinall from King George VI.