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Papers of Pilot Officer William Meade Lindsley Fiske, 1928-1940
Archives, 1928-1940, X003-0363
Pilot Officer William 'Billy' Meade Lindsley Fiske was an American pilot killed during the Battle of Britain whilst flying with No. 601 Squadron.
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.
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.
Hawker Hurricane Wreck
Aircraft & Exhibits, JUN 1940-31 AUG 1940, In Storage, 79/A/1722
Hawker Hurricane I P3175 was built by the Gloster Aircraft Company and issued to No. 257 Squadron in August 1940. From 17 August onwards it was flown most often by Pilot Officer Gerard Hamilton Maffett.
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
Log Book of Group Captain Douglas Bader
Archives, In Storage, B354
This logbook belonged to Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader. His life was encapsulated in the film 'Reach for the Sky' (1956).
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.
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- RAF Tangmere
- RAF Debden [3]
- Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead [2]
- RAF Martlesham Heath [2]
- RAF North Weald [2]
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- Battle of Britain, 1940
- Battle of Barking Creek, 1939 [1]
- Dunkirk, Battle of, 1940 [1]
- Dynamo, 1940 [1]
- France, Invasion of, 1940 [1]