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Collection of miscellaneous papers and photographs relating to the RAF service of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry, 1943-1999
Archives, Circa 1943-1999, In Storage, X003-9938/010
Flight Lieutenant Hendry served as a navigator in the RAF, flying two tours of operations firstly with No. 467 Squadron and then No. 97 Squadron. After the war he remained in the RAF and was instrumental in setting up 'RAF News', the RAF's newspaper which is still published to this day.
An Officer from Trinidad, 319: Sqdn Ldr Philip Louis Ulrich Cross DFC, DSO by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper
Fine Art, 1944, In Storage, FA00930
Known as Ulrich, Philip Louis Ulric Cross (1917-2013) arrived in Britain from Trinidad and Tobago in November 1941 and trained as a navigator, after which he was commissioned as an officer and assigned to No. 139 (Jamaica) Squadron, based at RAF Marham.
Victory message to the Pathfinder Force from AVM Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett, 1945.
Archives, In Storage, A1272
VE Day victory message to the Pathfinder force from AVM Donald Bennett, 8 May 1945.
Medal Bar of Flight Lieutenant Frederick William Arthur Hendry
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, X008-8787
The DFC was awarded to Hendry on completion of a tour of operations and following his navigating a severely disabled aircraft back to the UK after severe icing resulted in the loss of engines and height over enemy territory.
Framed case of medals awarded to Wing Commander Kenneth John Lawson
Aircraft & Exhibits, In Storage, 1992/0423/D
Wing Commander Kenneth John Lawson had participated in over 100 operational sorties before his Avro Lancaster was destroyed during an operation to attack Nuremberg on 3 January 1945.
Portrait of Wg Cdr Raymond Hilton DSO DFC* and group photograph of 83 Squadron
Archives, In Storage, B3932
‘Ray’ Hilton was the pilot of our Lancaster R5868 on the first of its 137 operations, to Wilhelmshaven on 8 July 1942. Hilton captained the aircraft on a further 17 operations.
Certificate of award of Pathfinder Badge to Flg Off Leslie Arnold Cox, 20 February 1945
Archives, In Storage, A344
In February 1945, Flying Officer Leslie Arnold Cox received a letter from AVM Don Bennett, advising him that he had qualified for the Path Finder Force Badge.
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- 8 Group PFF (RAF)
- Bomber Command (RAF) [4]
- 467 Squadron (RAAF) [3]
- 97 Squadron (RAF) [3]
- Flt Lt Frederick William Arthur Hendry [3]
- Royal Air Force [3]
- 156 Squadron (RAF) [2]
- 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit (RAF) [2]
- ACM Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane [2]
- AVM Sir Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett [2]