Raaf log book 1943 quarter

Between this date and 21 december 1943, regular reconnaissance missions were. We are often asked whether we hold a specific persons log book. My father, des sheahan, flew with 76 squadron august 1943 to april 1944 in kirawina and admiralty is. Eventually he was one of the few army officers to be awarded a dfc. Later that afternoon it was found stopped on the surface by another hudson and attacked ineffectually with depthcharges. The caption in jim turners book implies that the photo was taken during the delivery flight on 16th august 1943. The wing initially comprised two squadrons of p40 kittyhawks, one of lockheed hudsons, and one of bristol beauforts. On 20 may 1943 the airfield was flooded and cutoff from the town for a week and noone could get in or out of the camp. Eastern area command was one of several geographically based commands raised by the. The preparation of a book that captures the heritage values of raaf.

Raaf log australian air force australian war memorial. All other pictures are most welcome, including a complete crew picture or picture of the lancaster w4984 with call sign arj. The log book of john murphy shows that on 26 february 1943 the squadron did. It describes particularly the experiences and achievements of the australian airmen who fought as integrated raaf units. D4879 on the st nazaire raid, frank and flight sgt white tested a new aircraft on 2 nd april and found it to be unserviceable.

A flying log book named to 22654 nelson john kirby who. This suggests that he could not have taken the photo of 2156. In unravelling these later details of the losses of february, i am indebted to the oddie family for access to family papers, to bill baird for further extracts from his air gunners flying log book, to colin tigwell, exraaf hercules loadmaster, for access to recent and historical raaf and mod correspondence about the 1967 recovery, and to. Nor is it all that unusual to find discrepancies between the orb and the flying log books of aircrew for the same event or even between individual log books. January 1943 1 aos, cootamundra, nsw, then 1 ed, melbourne, vic, prior to embarkation for the uk. Talberg which were kindly supplied by david vincent. Desert scorpions history of 459 sqn raaf books on war australia. Til august 1944 he flew in excess of 30 operational sorties, antisubmarine or convoy escort. Volume i royal australian air force, 19391942 1st edition. An illustrated life of simpson, the man with the donkey a is for anzac primary school gallipoli book brief history of the third reich by m. Australian war memorial 1943 hardcover raaf log australian air force australian war memorial 1943 hardcover. Photos from the austin james bruce cruickshank archives, supplied by and used the permission of doug cruickshank. Richard paynter stevens enlisted on 2 jul 1941 at brisbane and was killed in a flying accident at west sale vic on 5 jun 1943 as a sergeant with 3 bomb and gunnery school.

I would be keen to see the copies of the logbooks you have and would also be happy to provide a copy of my fathers logbook. Log book entries included kittyhawk and cw22 curtiss falcon,and would later fly for adastra aerial survey flying hudsons. Raaf log australian air force australian war memorial 1943 hardcover. Directorate of public relations author australian war memorial. Flying lancaster bombers from 460 squadron binbrook 1943 44 an account of a day in the life of a 460 squadron pilot inspired by the inquiry of the niece of po francis william baker. December 1943 a clerk able to operate a typewriter was now on the strength of sixthirty and the eye strain for anybody attempting to decipher the records is reduced however the poor clerk was evidently working from hand written originals because their struggles to interpret the writing resulted in exactly the same difficulties that readers. A ircraft crashed landed from 200 feet quarter of a mile from. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. To spitfire hurricane pilot, flying officer david leslie randall of raf 253 squadron. An anson aircraft, used for their training, is behind the group. It was formed in february 1943 at milne bay, papua new guinea, as part of no. If you can provide copies of any log books of former no.

In addition to his official score, he has been ascribed six probables and 15 damaged. His logbook records that on the 21 january 1945, his pilot was flt cookson, during a night flight on op. While operating near the canary islands, u167 was attacked by raf hudson 233l, flown by raaf pilot officer kel dalton. Air ministry the kings regulations and air council instructions ap 958 hmso 1943. Flying log book royal australian air force flying log. Sources 211 squadron operations record book 19371946 tna air 272 to 27 inclusive. The national library of australias copies direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages clicking on the order now button below will open the ordering form in a new window which will allow you to enter the details of your request. Viv shearn enlisted in the royal australian air force on 18 july 1940 in perth. Flying log books relate to many raaf flights by eric douglas reported in newspapers at trove. Smiths log book and raaf service file, is that he carried out a total of 31 ops 19 at driffield and 12 at foulsham.

All my items are in devizes and are used and may have scratches and wear appropriate to its age. Seven and a half hours later, with strong headwinds still prevailing, thorpe sent a. Log books raf for sale in uk 26 used log books rafs. The squadron has seen active service flying transport aircraft during world war ii, the korean war, the indonesiamalaysia konfrontasi, the vietnam war, and the wars in afghanistan and iraq.

The flight was formed in february 1945 to support the allied intelligence bureau aib and saw action over borneo and the netherlands east indies nei from march that year until the end of the war in august. Here is the wartime story of the fighting gibbes, of sydney, three only sons of three brothers, who wear the purple and white ribbon of the distinguished flying cross won for gallantry in the service with the r. Pilot log book for sale in uk 60 used pilot log books. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Loss of lancaster ed711and all its crew on 16 april 1943. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. A day in the life of a 460 squadron bomber pilot 460. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Please note that the 3 kg satchel will hold up to about 6 books at no extra cost i am always happy to combine postage if you buy more than 1 item. This australian air force war book is a unit history of raaf 459 squadron ww2 desert scorpions a history of 459 squadron raaf 19421945 book by l. A plan had been developed in 1938 which would have seen 50 blenheim iv aircraft produced in australia for the raaf and the a8 series of serials was allotted for this purpose. No 459 squadron was formed at lg 39burgelarab, egypt on 10 february 1942 under the empire air training scheme. Keith alexander fitton was born 2 nd october 1916 at home in derby street, kogarah.

He embarked for canada to complete training as a pilot on 27 november 1940. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Lou is in the back row, 3rd from the left, as indicated by the blue arrow. Piper l4 grasshopper 4 squadron raaf, 12th january 1943 huon peninsula, dumpu. Camden airfield and no 32 squadron raaf camden history notes. This volume is concerned mainly with the air war against japan from december 1941 to the end of the first quarter of 1943 when air superiority was first wrested from the japanese. Log book covers the period from 1943 until palmers discharge in 1952. The enemy formed up for the attack with 3 aircraft on each beam 1500 above us and 1500yds away with one aircraft on each quarter at the same height and range.

War, the combat squadrons were halfstrength only, operating eight aircraft each. The following pages include copies in full or in part of log books i have managed to view and copy over the past few years. Whilst in most cases their property was later handed over to next of kin, unclaimed logbooks were retained by the air ministry. It is a story of human endeavour and achievement that ought to be brighter on our national radar. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. He was the youngest of three children, a much loved member of a loving family and, if you listened to his siblings, probably the favourite. The log books for britt or any of his crew would make interesting reading. Page from franks log book showing entry for st nazaire mission. Alleyne bruce sam giles raaf copy of log book and death notice. Wing commander wyatt dfc, the gti 3 group and squadron leader keary ggc visited the squadron and after a general tour were quite pleased with the squadrons progress. Postwar, palmer was captain of the new zealand govenor generals aircraft the gg at the time was bernard freyberg.

Raaf flying log book of edward charles palmer victorian. Geoff athertons log book states that he flew 2156 on the delivery flight. Quarter circle casting with operating handle attached,base is squared off with rivets attaching both parts. The books are almost square, blue cloth covers, white pages. It is located at raaf base amberley, queensland, and controlled by no. I would like to thank the following individuals for their help and encouragement, in particular pete tresadern who without his help this site would not have happened. If items do arrive damagedfaulty please let us know within days and arrange to post them back to us. On the night of 23rd may 1943, clyffe pypard received another unexpected guest. In 1943, max bevan joined the raaf and qualified as an aircraft technician in the days. A ircraft crashed landed from 200 feet quarter of a mile from boundary fence during a series of takeoff and landing exercises at parkes. Radford who flew in catalina and short sunderland flying boats with 209 squadron as part of coastal command, south east asia command. Agm nourse 407180 84 squadron 1942, 1 squadron 1943 mia 25 may 1943. The aviation heritage museum of wa have these two photos of a2814 taken around february 1943.

Mar 10, 2019 during his time associated with bomber command he flew more often than would be expected and was actually issued with his own log book. From the way that i was asked i am sure that the gentleman would rather that i bought the log book for myself, as i have shown an interest in his operations. Desert scorpions history of 459 sqn raaf books on war. Jack lusby raaf war journal 1942 1945 jacks war page 123 jacks war book 3 8 october 1943 1945 maps of south australia and new south wales showing raaf bases. These men are crewmembers of the lancaster w4984 with call sign arj 460 raaf squadron, crashed on 24 may 1943 in schoonebeek 6 kia and 1 pow. In his logbook, the two lightnings feature regularly and consistently as 2156.

Mcgindles book records this crew as having completed a total of 30 ops, however information from m. Directorate of public relations published by the australian war memorial. On one occasion john could not participate in operations due to illness and it was on this occasion that dv280 and his regular crew were shot down with only one survivor. On offer is a fantastic ww2 raaf medal group with log books and photos. These raaf flight log books are originals and belong to 4166423 c c.

When aircrew were reported missing their effects were collected together and held in a central depository. Indeed, this is true of every conceivable form of wartime service document, whether original or summary, primary and thus contemporary, or secondary reportage then or later. The wings mainstay soon became the beaufort, which eventually equipped five squadrons attached to the. An observers air gunners and wt operators flying log book named to macdonald a w r. F4 lightning 04 jan 11 the histories of the three raaf f4s have been enhanced with details from the log book of flt lt w. Eastern area headquarters, operations record book, p. Log book entries included kittyhawk and cw22 curtiss falcon,and.

Raaf observers air gunners and wt operators flying log booknamed to ar haysomabout 30 pages have been filed outfrom 26341 to 6143he was stationed in places such as victoria, qld, rabaul, salamaua, port moresby, horn. Half portrait of man in dark military uniform with peaked cap. It operates boeing c17 globemaster iii heavy airlifters from raaf base amberley, queensland. This looks to be a selfportrait in quarters, apparently on posting to 211.

While looking through some flying log books at the queensland air museum, i found these belonging to samuel robert inall 429459 who trained at 3 wags, raaf maryborough in 1943 as a wireless air gunner. The book starts on 8 may 1943 and finishes on 27 jun 1943 at no 1 air observers school cootamundra nsw. Background to pilot officer francis william baker the niece of po francis william baker. A rare wartime royal australian air force flying officer service dress tunic. Dust jacket of the 1943 edition of the christmas book raaf log prepared by r. Raaf avro anson aircraft 71 coastal defence squadron eastern australia. The history of a551 has been enhanced with details from the log book of sqn ldr bob green kindly supplied by david vincent. Buy raaf military books battle of britain bomber command. As with molkentins previous ww1 aviation history books, this work leaves the reader with a great admiration for michaels prodigious ability to research primary sources, turn up interesting insights and integrate everything into a compelling narrative. Archive raf and raaf pilots log books on the net allied and soviet air forces raf and raaf pilots log books on the net archive luftwaffe and allied air forces discussion forum luftwaffe and allied air forces discussion forum discussion allied and soviet air forces raf and raaf pilots log books on the net. Simpson and duffy ww1 australian hero gallipoli childrens book not only a hero. In the meantime, digital retrieval at the uk national archives has at last made at least squadron records readily accessible to all, at reasonable cost.

The legislation, based on ideas of proposed by new york federal reserve bank chairman beardsley ruml, was replaced by a pay as you go robertsonforand bill that virtually eliminated the 1942 income taxes for 90% of americans. For sale is a ww2 rcaf royal canadian air force pilots log book to gilford d lane. Historians researchers dr theo boiton chris ward brett pierce errol martin kelvin youngs see below for a link to kelvins marvellous web site, aircrew remembered michael. Please note that the 3 kg satchel will hold up to about 6 books at no extra cost. It was formed in february 1943 at port moresby, papua new guinea, as part. The end saw over 18,000 hours plus many varied aircraft and helicopter types in his log books. By the beginning of 1943 amberley was home to 2290 australian and. The royal australian air force raaf fighting the uboats caught on the surface. Two x flying log books, form a18 revised april, 1937 raf form 414. Observers and air gunners flying log book issued to h. While in maryborough, he flew in wackett trainers and a3461 dh84 dragon. Charles louis lou brimblecombe 425592 raaf and fellow trainee navigators, sometime in the 2nd quarter of 1943, at no. Largest collection of luftwaffe pilot data in the world.

Research based site with hundreds of thousands of data points on pilots, crew and ground crew associated with flying, particularly ww11. According to his raaf logbook, he also flew with damine, proctor and. I will do my best to describe anything i can see out of the ordinary. At the age of 21 and on the 5th of february 1940, he volunteered and was accepted into the raaf and began his training as a cadet at mascot. High degree of reader involvement in supplying information. Sgt inall went onto fly missions with 149 sqn on lancasters. Its pilot, sgt robert frederick gauvin raaf 414555 suffered concussion and a fractured jaw and was taken to the 5th central hospital us army at odstock, but sgt ross newcombe. As at april 1943, eastern area controlled the following flying squadrons. Harris time with 456 squadron raaf 4 th april 1943 to 30 th september 1943. To be honest i would dearly like the gentlemans log book, but im unsure what the log book is worth, and dont know if im doing the right thing in not wanting to let this opportunity pass by. Raaf observers air gunners and wt operators flying log booknamed to ar haysomabout 30 pages have been filed outfrom 26341 to 6143he was stationed in places such as victoria, qld, rabaul, salamaua, port.

The sinking of u461 by raaf sunderland u of 461 squadron raaf, in the bay of biscay in july 1943. Mar 06, 2020 crew 47, pilot leo britt 462 squadron raaf. A flying log book named to 22654 nelson john kirby who enlisted on 10 jun 1940 at brisbane an. Object registration 064 keywords edward charles palmer, raaf, wwii, flying log book, bernard freyberg historical information log book covers the period from 1943 until palmers discharge in 1952. The wings mainstay soon became the beaufort, which. Verified by 59s operational record book against u470 during the course of convoy on. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. Australian war memorial, 1943 sequel to raaf log canberra. Harris was posted with a royal australian air force squadron based in england. Jul 26, 20 robert takes this blog about 23 squadron very seriously, so seriously he is adding more information about his father when he was with raaf 456 squadron. The liberation of new guinea is a fine tribute to all who participated, and is an excellent introduction to this remarkable campaign. See also a8 bristol 142 blenheim iv bristol blenheim image gallery.

Pilot log book entries also record a few landings behind enemy lines, on. Books related period second world war content creator raaf saga author australian war memorial author australia. Air tests, acceptance test and airground firing at rushford range were carried out. After the aircraft comes to a halt, a rear threequarter view from above clearly. The best way to find out if the log books of any of the six pilots are at the awm is for the enquirer to write to the research centre at the awm on. Also the williamstown air museum down here also hold some pilot log books so i will contact them later this afternoon and see if they have any for the 6 pilots listed.