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Pilot's flying log book of Lt Robert Seton Scott Orr, 22 July 1918-7 August 1918
Archives, In Storage, DC73/105/3
Log books records flights made by Lieutenant Robert Seton Scott Orr with No.201 Squadron, 22 July-7 August 1918.
Pilot's flying log book of Flight Sub Lieutenant Robert Seton Scott Orr, 17 September 1917-19 July 1918
Archives, 1917-1918, In Storage, DC73/105/2
Robert Orr joined the Royal Naval Air Service and undertook his pilot training at RNAS Vendome in France.
Pilot's flying log book of Captain Donald Daere Walrond-Skinner, 14 September 1916-3 October 1917
Archives, In Storage, X007-9146/001
Captain Walrond-Skinner was posted to France to Join No.20 Squadron in late September 1917. After only six days in France the aircraft which he was piloting was hit by anti-aircraft fire and was then chased by seven or eight enemy aircraft. The aircraft crashed and both Walrond-Skinner and his observer were slightly injured.
Diary of Lieutenant Colonel Harold Wyllie, 4 November 1914-24 April 1918
Archives, In Storage, X008-4402
Harold Wyllie was the son of William Wyllie a noted maritime artist of the Victorian Period and prior to the out break of the First World War Harold too worked as a marine artist.
Pilot's flying log book of Second Lieutenant Maurice Alfred Kay, 8 September 1916-29 April 1917
Archives, 08 SEP 1916-29 APR 1917, In Storage, B1705
Alfred Kay on completing his flying training served as an instructor in the UK before being posted to No.56 Squadron in France in the spring of 1917.
Pilots flying log book of Captain George Edward Henry McElroy, 1918
Archives, In Storage, B444
George McElroy was a famous First World War fighter ace, he was awarded the Military Cross and two bars and the Distinguished Flying Cross and bar.
Pilot's flying log book of Squadron Leader Bernard Curtis Rice MC, 1915-1918
Archives, 1915-1918, In Storage, X002-5429/001/002
Largely blank log book which only records the number of hours flown on different aircraft types and the numbers of hours flown in different units with which Rice served.
Pilot's flying log book of Second Lieutenant Andrew Frederick Weatherby Beauchamp Proctor, 25 May 1917-17 August 1918
Archives, 25 MAY 1917-17 AUG 1918, In Storage, DC77/38/1
Second Lieutenant Beauchamp Proctor was a South African born fighter ace. During his time with No.84 Squadron, he claimed 54 aerial victories all in the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5, making him the highest scoring S.E.5 ace.
Pilot's flying log book of Captain Charles Henry Nicholas, 24 August 1914-11 May 1917
Archives, 24 AUG 1914-11 MAY 1917, In Storage, X004-6030/001
Charles Nicholas was an officer in the South Wales Borderers and saw service at Gallipoli in 1915 where he was wounded. After recovering from his wounds he transferred to the RFC and began pilot training in 1915 at Catterick Bridge.
Pilot's flying log book of Major Oliver Stewart, 1916-1917
Archives, In Storage, B470
After completing his flying training, Stewart was posted No.54 Squadron in France which was equipped with Sopwith Pups.
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- Western Front Campaign, 1914-1918
- Formation of the Royal Air Force, 1 April 1918 [1]
- Russia, North, Campaign, 1918-1920 [1]
- Somme, Battle of the, 1916 [1]
- United Kingdom, Bombing of, 1914-1918 {FBP} [1]