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Interview with Mark Kosky
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Mark Kosky joined the ATC as a young man because he had a great interest in flying. He joined the RAFVR at the age of seventeen upon the outbreak of war. His mother was a Londoner and his father was Polish and Mark was raised in the city in the…
Town pays respects to wartime air hero
A newspaper article paying tribute to David Craven's wartime service with 50 and 15 squadrons. The article was published on the day of his funeral, which was attended by members of the Air Gunners' Association.
Alphabetical extract of pilot losses
A list with rank, date of accident, aircraft. base, target fate, fate of crew, buried and take-off time.
Harry George Samual Garnham
The document gives details of his birth in 1917 and his parents in Suffolk and tells us he was called up for service in 1940.
There then follows a summary of a typical training route to becoming an air gunner and it is presumed Harry followed this…
There then follows a summary of a typical training route to becoming an air gunner and it is presumed Harry followed this…
Ryedale Family History Group biographies
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Biographies of the men of Ryedale who died serving with the RAF. Research carried out by the Ryedale Family History Group.
It contains biographies of the following:
It contains biographies of the following:
Rededication service for the crew of Wellington R1397
An order of service for a rededication service held for the crew of Wellington R1397, 103 Squadron, held on 15 September 2015 at Leeuwarden Northern General Cemetery in The Netherlands. The crew are named as:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund…
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund…
Runnymede and Memorials
Harold Batchelder's views on the need for memorials.
Remembrance day 1948 order of ceremonial at the Cenotaph
Order of events, hymns and prayers.
Anniversary and remembrance day programme of service
List of events on armistice day at the Cenotaph and then remembrance (1914-1918, 1939-1945). Last page has unknown warrior epitaph.
Interview with Carolin Richter
Carolin Richter discusses the Flightpath of Friendship, the memorial in the woods at Katzenelnbogen, and the relationship between Bomber Command navigator Arthur Lee and German soldier Rudi Balzer.
Stadspark Steenbergen memorial
Four men in civilian dress watching another unveil a memorial in Stadspark Steenbergen while a crowd of spectators look on. Submitted with caption 'G/Cpt Leonard Cheshire, accompanied by four men in civilian suits, helping to unveil a memorial at an…
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…
Denton book of remembrance
A letter from the council inviting the residents of Denton to attend a ceremony that will remember the lives of the fallen citizens who died during 'the last Great War'. The ceremony took place at the Festival Hall, Peel Street, Denton. A Book of…
Three crews lost on an operation to Mainz
A list of the crew members of three Wellington MkIII aircraft that took part in an operation to Mainz and were killed or captured. The aircraft tail numbers and the fates of each crewman are detailed, including burial sites.
Elizabeth Connor and Clair
Clare Connor's widow and Clair. Clair is wearing her father's DFC.
On the reverse 'Clair Connor (daughter) Wife @ Cenotaph Montreal 1954'.
On the reverse 'Clair Connor (daughter) Wife @ Cenotaph Montreal 1954'.
In Memoriam - Clare Conor
An order of service to commemorate Clare.
Programme for memorial service
A memorial service commemorating the airmen who died on the night of 27/28th April 1944 at Heiteren and Appenwihr in Alsace.
Letter to William Wallace's daughter
The letter from the Ministry of Defence, is a reply to her enquiry about her father. No trace of he or his crew or aircraft was ever found.
Memorial stone and flags
Memorial stone erected in memory of the allied aicrews who collided above the village of Lignières-de-Touraine on 15 July 1944. Plaque in front of fence with vegetable garden behind. French colours, Canadian, British and Australian flags.…
Interview with Jacqui Whitehead
Jacqui Whitehead talks of how she has been involved with veterans, remembrance, and the Air Gunners Association over the last thirty years. She discusses stories of reconciliation, and how the Flightpath of Friendship and Reconciliation became a…
Interview with John Robert Dobson McClements
Interview with John McClements regarding his parents Robert and Iris McClements, and his decision to make a documentary about Operation Gisela, and his father's friend, Jack Laffoley.
Additional information on John Gifford Laurence Laffoley is…
Page 11. George Milson's cap, memorial stone at IBCC, George at Imperial War Museum, Oulton and on his 80th birthday
Five photographs.
#1 George's cap washed up on Indonesian beach.
#2 a memorial stone at IBCC, Lincoln.
#3 George and Jim "Dinty" Moore at Duxford's Blenheim.
#4 four airmen of 18 Squadron, Oulton.
#5 George on his 80th birthday.
#1 George's cap washed up on Indonesian beach.
#2 a memorial stone at IBCC, Lincoln.
#3 George and Jim "Dinty" Moore at Duxford's Blenheim.
#4 four airmen of 18 Squadron, Oulton.
#5 George on his 80th birthday.