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Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Plaque 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF, 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF
... Plaque 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF ...466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF ... Bomber Command Squadron RAAF ...466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF ... melbourne Plaque 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF 466 & 462 ...Wooden Plaque 15cm x 13cm with insignia of 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF 466 & 462 Bomber Command Squadron RAAF -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Booklet (Item) - Museum - Yorkshire Air Museum - WW2 Bomber Command
... Museum - Yorkshire Air Museum - WW2 Bomber Command...Museum - Yorkshire Air Museum - WW2 Bomber Command... - WW2 Bomber Command Booklet Museum - Yorkshire Air Museum - WW2 ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Navigators Log of a Tour in Bomber Command j Rodgers
... Navigators Log of a Tour in Bomber Command j Rodgers ...Navigators Log of a Tour in Bomber Command j Rodgers ...Navigators Log of a Tour in Bomber Command j Rodgers Book ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - BOMBER COMMAND, MAX HASTINGS, 1979
... BOMBER COMMAND...BOMBER COMMAND...BOMBER COMMAND Book BOMBER COMMAND MAX HASTINGS MICHAEL ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - NORM BOMBER COMMAND, JAMES CROUCH, 2020
... NORM BOMBER COMMAND...NORM BOMBER COMMAND...NORM BOMBER COMMAND Book NORM BOMBER COMMAND JAMES CROUCH ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - BOMBER COMMAND, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, MAY 2012
... BOMBER COMMAND ...BOMBER COMMAND...BOMBER COMMAND Book BOMBER COMMAND DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ... -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, BOMBER COMMAND WW2, Ray OLLIS, "101 Nights", 1957 First Edition
... BOOK, BOMBER COMMAND WW2...Bomber Command... goldfields BOOK, BOMBER COMMAND WW2 Book "101 Nights" Hard cover book ...Hard cover book Hard cover - cardboard, mid blue colour buckram, silver print on spine. 276 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Front and back end papers and numerous pages - Owner's stamp. front end paper - price notation.Front and back end papers and numerous pages - owner's stamp, purple ink "AIR CADET CORPS/ CITY OF BENDIGO SQUADRON" Front end papers - handwritten, grey lead pencil "19/9/7570".books, military history, ww2, bomber command -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Souvenir - RAF Bomber Command, 1939-1945
... RAF Bomber Command, 1939-1945...Souvenir tea towel Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939 1945... melbourne RAF Bomber Command, 1939-1945 Souvenir Souvenir tea towel ...Souvenir tea towel Royal Air Force Bomber Command 1939 1945. Map of England showing RAF bases -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, H.M. Stationery Office, Bomber Command : the Air Ministry account of Bomber Command's offensive against the Axis, September, 1939-July, 1941
... Bomber Command : the Air Ministry account of Bomber...Royal Air Force - Bomber Command...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Bomber Command : the Air Ministry account ...An account of Bomber Commands operations in the first years of the warIll, maps, p.120.non-fictionAn account of Bomber Commands operations in the first years of the warworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - british, royal air force - bomber command -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan, Bomber command, 1999
... Bomber command...Royal Air orce - Bomber command...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Bomber command Index, bibliography, notes, ill ...Bomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, maps, p.375.non-fictionBomber Command's offensive against the cities of Germany was one of the epic campaigns of the Second World War. More than 56,000 British and Commonwealth aircrew and 600,000 Germans died in the course of the RAF's attempt to win the war by bombing. The struggle began in 1939 with a few score primitive Whitleys, Hampdens and Wellingtons, and ended six years later with 1,600 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitoes razing whole cities in a single night. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, royal air orce - bomber command -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Penguin, The Berlin raids : RAF Bomber Command winter 1943-44, 1990
... The Berlin raids : RAF Bomber Command winter 1943-44...Royal Air Force - Bomber Command...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The Berlin raids : RAF Bomber Command winter ...Between August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Belin in an attempt to end the war by flattening Germany's capital.Index, bibliography, ill, maps, p.407.non-fictionBetween August 1943 and March 1944 the RAF dropped over 30,000 tons of bombs on Belin in an attempt to end the war by flattening Germany's capital.world war 1939 – 1945 – aerial operations - britain, royal air force - bomber command -
Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Sir Arthur Harris Statue, 1993
... commemorated for his work in Bomber Command in World War 2. Possibly...Colour photo x 2 of a Bomber Command statue in London...., Commander of Bomber Command 1942/45. Dedicated in June 92... to "Bomber" Harris, Commander of Bomber Command 1942/45. Dedicated ...Photos taken in London of a statue of Sir Arthur Harris commemorated for his work in Bomber Command in World War 2. Possibly taken by a Legatee while on a trip to London. It's likely that some Legatees had served in Bomber Command. There is a wreath and some flowers at the base of the statue so there might have been a service there.A record that photos of significant statues and places in London were given to Legacy for the information of other Legatees.Colour photo x 2 of a Bomber Command statue in London.Handwritten on reverse 'Memorial to "Bomber" Harris, Commander of Bomber Command 1942/45. Dedicated in June 92 in forecourt of St Clement Danes Church, The Strand, London.'wreath laying ceremony, statue -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Bomber Command
... Bomber Command... First Street Moorabbin melbourne Bomber Command Book Description ...Description: Wright Cyclone - 9 Manuals Installation Note (Operation) and Aircraft Lubrication AAP Date: Author: Amended to AL Publisher: Various Pages: Binding: Content/Keywords: Level of Importance: . -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Alec Woon Catalina Bomber Command RAF photos
... Alec Woon Catalina Bomber Command RAF photos...Alec Woon Catalina Bomber Command RAF photos Document ... -
Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre
Book, A Quiet and Efficient Captain of Aircraft, The story of Bill Gray - an RAAF Lancaster Bomber Command Pilot during WWII (as told by Christofer B. Yardley)
... Bill Gray - an RAAF Lancaster Bomber Command Pilot during WWII... of Bill Gray - an RAAF Lancaster Bomber Command Pilot during WWII ...Paper back, purple -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Men of Air, Doomed Youth of Bomber Command
... Doomed Youth of Bomber Command... melbourne Men of Air Book Doomed Youth of Bomber Command ... -
Box Hill RSL Inc.
Uniform - RAAF Peaked hat, c. 1939
... uniform bomber command... from Bomber Command. Uniform worn by Flying Officers from... of a fathers RAAF Uniform from Bomber Command. Uniform worn by Flying ...Given to Box Hill RSL as part of a fathers RAAF Uniform from Bomber Command. Uniform worn by Flying Officers from Australia. This hat has strong provenance as the name of the owner is written on the hat, with service number, and the family connection to the donor. Navy Blue/Black Band and Gold Emblem with name and number written on brim of hat. Leather binding. The number written on the hat is the service number for Maurice Anthony O'Keefe.Hand written on Brim: O'Keefe, MA/428470headwear, ww2, uniform bomber command -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943. AIR Author John Herington, First published 1954
... bomber command 1941... squadrons in 1941 bomber command 1941 radar bombing air war tunisia ...Australian contribution to air fighting against Germany and Italy with Australia being a small force against the larger, stronger air forces. The smaller Australian Airmen were merged into the Royal Air Force.Historical record of the AIR effort 1939-1943Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Germany and Italy 1939-1943 Illustrations, Maps, Diagrams and Graphs, MapsAustralian War Memorialgermany, italy, the battle of britain, syria, western desert, fighter squadrons in 1941, bomber command 1941, radar bombing, air war, tunisia, pathfinder raids, invasion of sicily, night fighters -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Goodall publications, Enemy coast ahead, 1966
... Bomber Command... - Aerial operations - Britain Bomber Command Describes the night ...Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.p.286,Describes the night-to-night life of a bomber pilot, and traces the development of Bomber Command during the War.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - britain, bomber command -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document (Item) - Article, The Eltham Roll of Honour: Second World War, 9 Aug 2020
... bomber command...) ingram berkshire bomber command england group no. 91 john ingram ...Information regarding the circumstances of the eleven men of the Shire of Eltham who died serving their country in the Second World War and for whom the Eltham War Memorial was dedicated. Their names are listed on the Eltham Roll of Honour in order of rank. The image portrayed shows the eleven men (left to right, top to bottom) by date of fatality: CASTLEDINE, George Ernest, Spr., VX10044 (KIA 18 Apr 1941, Greece) GAHAN, Studley Manston, Capt., VX48379 (KIA 17 May 1941, Tobruk, Libya) RUTTER, David, Flying Off., 833 (400833) (KIA 9 Dec 1941, Bir El Gubbi, Libya) CLERKE, Alfred Charles, Cpl., VX23112 (KIA 2 Feb 1942, Laha, Ambon Island) DUNLOP, Cuthbert Douglas, Sgt., VX15252 (KIA 22 Nov 1942, Gona, New Guinea) INGRAM, Lester Neil, Flt. Sgt., 410236 (DOD 22 Apr 1943, Longworth, England) McLEAN, Stanley, Flt. Sgt., 419844 (KIA 7 Oct 1944, Emmerich, Germany) FELDBAUER, Theodore, Sgt., VX51733 (DOD 27 Mar 1945, Borneo) RUTTER, Donald Hemphill, Flt. Lt., 410262 (KIA 5 Apr 1945, Varrelbusch, Germany) FIELD, Kevin Francis, Pte., VX144763 (KIA 28 Jun 1945, Bougainville, PNG) BUTHERWAY, Jack Herbert, Pte, VX37645 (DOD 8 Jul 1945, Borneo)eltham war memorial, roll of honour, second world war, eltham, eltham roll of honour, shire of eltham, 2/4 field workshop, 22 independent brigade group ordnance workshop, a.i.f., australian army ordnance corps, australian corps of electrical and mechanical engineers, changi, falkiner street, florence mary butherway, jack herbert butherway, prisoner of war (pow), ranau number 1 jungle camp, sandakan death march, singapore, thomas james butherway, vx37645, 2/2 field company, 6th division, abington, annie castledine, arthur frederick castledine, george ernest castledine, greece, jean simonson, lower plenty, old eltham road, royal australian engineers, vx10044 sapper g. e. castledine, 2/23 bn, derril, gahan house, main road, rats of tobruk, studley manston gahan, tobruk, vx48379, 3 squadron r.a.a.f., aboukir, alamein memorial, beulah alice (simpson) rutter, bir el gubbi, broken hill aero club, david rutter, egypt, hubert rutter, libya, yarra braes, 2/21 bn, 23rd australian infrantry brigade, 8th division, alfred charles clerke, ambon island, battle of ambon, bidgeland park estate, inga caroline (nicholls) clerke, inga mary nicholls, laha airfield, nora ann clerke, rose matilda clerke, vx23112, william charles clerke, 2/14 bn, 2/16 bn, 21st brigade, 7th division, cuthbert douglas dunlop, gona, gona war cemetery, henry street, janet dunlop, kokoda track, new guinea, palestine, papua new guinea, port moresby (bomana) war cemetery, reuben cuthbert dunlop, syria, vx15252, 10 operational training unit, 410236, ada (key) ingram, berkshire, bomber command, england, group no. 91, john ingram, lester neil ingram, longworth, n.1374, r.a.a.f., r.a.f., r.a.f. abington, research (vic.), whitley v bomber, 419844, 514 bomber squadron, emmerich, germany, gordon stanley mclean, ji-g2, kleve, lancaster lm735, lucy mclean, mount pleasant road, r.a.f. waterbeach, reichswald forest war cemetery, stanley mclean, 2/10 ordnance workshops, albert feldbauer, eltham cricket association, eltham girls club, frank street, henry feldbauer, jessie margarette feldbauer, june feldbauer, ken ingram, margaret (feldbauer) ingram, montmorency imperials, research cricket club, research state school, sandakan number 1 camp, sandakan number 2 camp, theodore albert feldbauer, valerie (feldbauer) waller, violet amelda (teagle) feldbauer, vx51733, 247 ‘china-british’ squadron, caithness, cloppenburg, donlad hemphill rutter, essen, gloucester, hanover war cemetery, hanover-limmer british military cemetery, holten-lochem, oldenburg, r.a.f. castletown, r.a.f. station lealing, stoppenburg, typhoon ib jp443, typhoon ib sw526, 15th australian infantry brigade, 1940 cup, 3rd division, 57th/60th bn, best and fairest, bougainville island, buin road, mary field, mayona road, mivo river, mobiai river, montmorency, vx144763, william field -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Don Charlwood, Journeys into night, 1991
... Royal Air Force - Bomber Command... - Bomber Command World War II - Air warfare Covers the years 1939 ...Covers the years 1939 to 1945, the author's Bomber Command experiences and those of the 19 men with whom he trained.Index, ill, p.272.non-fictionCovers the years 1939 to 1945, the author's Bomber Command experiences and those of the 19 men with whom he trained.royal air force - bomber command, world war ii - air warfare -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, We shall remember them, 2017
... is rapidly diminishing but Gerald Metherson of Bomber Command us... diminishing but Gerald Metherson of Bomber Command us still a regular ...The number of World War 2 veterans attending Anzac Day is rapidly diminishing but Gerald Metherson of Bomber Command us still a regular attendee.blackburn returned services league, mcpherson, gerald, world war 1939 -1945 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - MEDAL BOXES, Est 2014
... "1939-45 Star" .3) Box for medal, "Bomber Command Clasp..., "Bomber Command Clasp" for 1939-45 Star. .3) "0599/15 408598 J ...The medals contained in these boxes belonged to John Stanistreet No 408598 RAAF. Refer 2315.2 for medals and service history..1) Box for medal, "Aircrew Europe Star" .2) Box for medal "1939-45 Star" .3) Box for medal, "Bomber Command Clasp" for 1939-45 Star..3) "0599/15 408598 J Stanistreet"presentation, military -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals RAAF, WW2 onwards
... later medals for Bomber Command and POW. Also Gold Caterpillar... medals plus 2 later medals for Bomber Command and POW. Also Gold ...RAAF collection displaying 5 WW2 service medals plus 2 later medals for Bomber Command and POW. Also Gold Caterpillar Club badge with certificate. Also RSL, POW association and RAS Badges. Stalag dog tag and Air Gunner's half wing. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, C.WW2
... OSBORN - 630 SQN RAF Bomber Command LSA NORMAN L OSBORN - RAAF... RAF FLY OFFICER HAROLD K OSBORN - 630 SQN RAF Bomber Command ...Photographs, 4 individual portraits stuck on to an A4 laminated sheet. The subjects are: CPL DONALD J OSBORN - 2/17 Battalion FLT LT JOHN D OSBORN - 59 SQN RAF FLY OFFICER HAROLD K OSBORN - 630 SQN RAF Bomber Command LSA NORMAN L OSBORN - RAAFphotography-photographs, military history - air force, raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDAL SET, Post WW11
... ) 1. 1939-45 Star with clasp "Bomber Command" 2. Aircrew... Stanistreet. .1) 1. 1939-45 Star with clasp "Bomber Command" 2 ...John Stanistreet No 408598 enlisted in the RAAF on 27.4.41. He was WIA over Duisberg Germany 7.9.42. He was returned to Australia and on discharge from the RAAF 9.5.45 his rank was F/O in a Medical Rehabilitation Unit. Medal set, court mounted, set of (5) re J Stanistreet. .1) 1. 1939-45 Star with clasp "Bomber Command" 2. Aircrew Europe Star. 3. Defence Medal. 4. War Medal 1939-45. 5. Australian Service Medal. .2) Medal set, miniatures, brass plate mounted, set of (5) same as .1)..1) "408598 J Stanistreet"medals, military, history -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia Inc
Oral History, My RAAF Experience by Keith R.E. Johnston, 1980's
... and December 1945. He was attached to Fifth Bomber Command USAF the 12... and December 1945. He was attached to Fifth Bomber Command USAF the 12 ...K. Johnston was in the RAAF from September 1941 until December 1945 and was a B-24 Liberator pilot between 1942 and December 1945. He was attached to Fifth Bomber Command USAF the 12 Squadron RAAF.This oral history of Keith Johnston is of historical significance because it provides a first hand account of this individual's experiences during World War II as a member of the RAAF who trained at Bradfield Park Sydney and Bundaberg and saw active service during the Pacific conflict flying B-24 Liberator aircraft in New Guinea and Darwin.A4 paper printed transcript, stapled in cornerMy RAAF Experience by R.E.Johnston, photo of 12 Squadron RAAF badge, Flight Lieutenant 12 Squadron RAAForal history raaf world war ii -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Flying With Lady Luck
... Description: Air Ministry Account of Bomber Command... Description: Air Ministry Account of Bomber Command Offensive Against ...Description: Air Ministry Account of Bomber Command Offensive Against the Axis Sept 1939-July 1941 AAP Date: 1941 Author: Amended to AL Publisher: His Majesty's Stationery Office Pages: 125 (2copies) Binding: Book Content/Keywords: Level of Importance: . -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARDS, MEMBERSHIP RSL 1985/86, Victorian RSL State Branch, C. 1985 and 1986
... Herb Jackson. Herb served in the RAF in Bomber Command WW2... served in the RAF in Bomber Command WW2. After the War Herb came ...Herb Jackson. Herb served in the RAF in Bomber Command WW2. After the War Herb came to Australia and soon joined the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. He was very active in Both Appeals each year and did so for 70 years. He passed away in 2022..1) .2) Both cards are the same both folding with the same text in respect to the Printing. the only differance is inside with the background print for the year. .1) is in red for "1985", .2) is in blue for "1986". .1) has been stamped inside in blue "Returned Services League Bendigo", .2) the same in red. Both are signed by the Issuing Officer, the year 1985 by "........ Mulqueen" the other is unreadable. "This is to certify that H Jackson is a financial Member of the Returned and Services League Bendigo Sub Branch"brsl, smirsl, membership -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Medal, 1939-45 Star
... OF BRITAIN' clasp. The ‘BOMBER COMMAND’ clasp was introduced in 2012... Bomber Command aircrew. When the ribbon is worn alone ...The 1939-45 Star may be awarded for those who undertook operational service during World War II. Eligibility The 1939-45 Star is awarded for service between 3 September 1939 and 2 September 1945 for: a period of six months (180 days) operational service for RAN and Army personnel and RAAF non-air crew personnel a period of two months operational service for air crew personnel a period of six months service at sea for Merchant Navy provided at least one voyage was made through one of the specified areas of active operations The 1939-45 Star is awarded to Australian Civilian Personnel who served afloat with the United States Army Small Ships Section between 8 December 1941 and 2 September 1945. Eligibility is the same as that for Merchant Navy personnel. See required evidence to support a claim. The Medal The 1939-45 Star is a six–pointed star of yellow copper zinc alloy. The obverse has a central design of the Royal and Imperial cypher, surmounted by a crown. The cypher is surrounded by a circlet containing the words ‘The 1939-45 Star'. Stars issued to Australian personnel have recipient names engraved on the plain reverse. The Ribbon The 1939-45 Star ribbon has three vertical stripes of dark blue, red and light blue. The dark blue stripe represents the Naval Forces and the Merchant Navy, the red stripe the Armies and the light blue stripe the Air Forces. Clasps The ‘BATTLE OF BRITAIN' clasp was awarded to eligible air crew involved in the Battle of Britain. When the ribbon is worn alone a gilt rosette ribbon emblem is worn to denote the award of the ‘BATTLE OF BRITAIN' clasp. The ‘BOMBER COMMAND’ clasp was introduced in 2012 and is awarded to eligible Bomber Command aircrew. When the ribbon is worn alone the standard silver rosette ribbon emblem is worn to denote the award of the ‘BOMBER COMMAND’ clasp. Full size and miniature medals with ribbons. Miniature has clasp : Battle of Britainnilmedal 1939-45 star