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Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 27 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/011

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 12 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/010

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat report of No. 145 Squadron for 12 October 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/009

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 29 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/006

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Combat Report of No. 145 Squadron for 15 July 1940

Archives, In Storage, X008-5400/060/004

Combat reports were official documents detailing operational encounters with enemy aircraft. They convey both the mental strain of operations and the sense of excitement when victory claims were made.

Single page typescript report, Crown ©

Letter to Rose Fiske from Flight Lieutenant Waterlow, adjutant of No. 601 Squadron, 23 August 1940

Archives, 23 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/003/003

Letter to Rose Fiske from Flight Lieutenant Thomas Gordon (Tom) Waterlow, the adjutant of No. 601 Squadron, 23 August 1940

Handwritten letter to the wife of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Log book of Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske

Archives, 25 OCT 1939-16 AUG 1940, In Storage, X003-0363/001

Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron. Fiske's log book covers the period of 25 October 1939-16 August 1940.

Front cover of a Pilot's Flying Log Book, Royal Air Force Museum / RAF Museum

Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990

Archives, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001/001

Among the miscellaneous papers enclosed in Squadron Leader Bird-Wilson's log book is a collection of letters and documents relating to his shooting down and baling out of his Hawker Hurricane during the Battle of Britain on 24 September 1940.

Documents enclosed in pilot's flying log book of Sqdn Ldr Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 1938-circa 1990 | X003-7892/001/001/001

Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Harold Arthur Cooper Bird-Wilson, 28 September 1937-18 June 1943

Archives, 28 SEP 1937-18 JUN 1943, In Storage, X003-7892/001/001

Bird-Wilson joined the RAF in 1937, after completing his flying training he was posted to No.17 Squadron. In September 1938, Brid Wilson was involved in a crash and suffered severe facial injuries, undergoing pioneering plastic surgery.

Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather.  See documentation tab for digital copy, Two pilots flying log books bound together in black leather.  See documentation tab for digital copy

Recorded interview with Aircraftsman 1st Class Terence Beaney, 8 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6794/013

Terry Beaney completed RAF national service as an administration clerk. He describes his experience of working in 1 Squadron’s orderly room, including deployment to Cyprus for the 1956 Suez Crisis.

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