thedawnpatrol Posted 1 January , 2022 Share Posted 1 January , 2022 Ok, so thought I would dig out most of my RFC & RNAS Log books for a photo ! short of about 6 or 7 I could not get to....... th e majority have operational content, several 'Aces' ........some I have Medal groups/ photo albums to as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian 1008 Posted 1 January , 2022 Share Posted 1 January , 2022 Thats an impressive collection..... Can we see the medal groups please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Martyn Posted 1 January , 2022 Share Posted 1 January , 2022 A listing of the log book creators' names would be nice! Errol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsnorth36 Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 One word (Breathtaking) well done! Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 2 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 2 January , 2022 17 minutes ago, kingsnorth36 said: One word (Breathtaking) well done! Regards Richard Thank you, that's 30+ years of collecting......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsnorth36 Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 30 years well spent and well done on preserving them. If it wasnt for collectors so many of these items would be lost forever Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Dear Dawn Patrol, Now that is what I call an interesting Collecting Theme. Well done! It must have taken you well over twenty years and considerable single.minded determination (not to mention sufficient funds) to have secured such a magnificent memorial to RNAS and RFC Pilots. You would not have the Log Book of RNAS Flt-Offr. W. A. R. Pepper (Image attached), by any chance? I have his MBE medal group and miniatures, and RAFVR Image... Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffnut453 Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Agree with others....what a fantastic collection. Thank you for preserving them. I'd definitely be interested in learning the names of the aircrew who first created these records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annette Carson Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Congratulations on the wonderful result of years of dedication. If only there existed a database of all logbook collections and their present locations. <sigh> I have searched in vain for the records of Capt D V Armstrong, and would appreciate any clues. More power to your elbow! Regards, Annette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GROBBY Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 A superb collection well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GROBBY Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Are there any ex 37 squadron amongst them please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pierssc Posted 2 January , 2022 Share Posted 2 January , 2022 Respect. But I echo the requests for the names and, if possible, squadron details and dates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airshipped Posted 3 January , 2022 Share Posted 3 January , 2022 Quite an impressive collection. I can make out one or two of the names on the covers. I can understand if you'd be hesitant to publish a list of names: I've encountered descendants of particular individuals who claim that Great Uncle Bulgaria's papers/log books ended up in a skip, being unaware that items were sold on by a family member at some stage, and subsequently bought/sold by legitimate collectors since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 3 January , 2022 Share Posted 3 January , 2022 Could we get a list of names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 4 January , 2022 Share Posted 4 January , 2022 @thedawnpatrol: would we be able to get a list of names? I dare say there will be folks here who would like to use your resource, if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 4 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 January , 2022 9 hours ago, quemerford said: @thedawnpatrol: would we be able to get a list of names? I dare say there will be folks here who would like to use your resource, if possible. yes, i will give a list, its just going to take me a while, i have over 40 post WW1 and WW2 log books as well................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 4 January , 2022 Share Posted 4 January , 2022 6 hours ago, thedawnpatrol said: yes, i will give a list, its just going to take me a while, i have over 40 post WW1 and WW2 log books as well................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 7 January , 2022 Share Posted 7 January , 2022 @thedawnpatrol: any chance you could leak a few names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartH Posted 7 January , 2022 Share Posted 7 January , 2022 It’s a bloody fabulous collection!!! Truly special!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 7 January , 2022 Share Posted 7 January , 2022 Managed to work out a few: Barton, Frederick William Chapman, A Chapman, Charles Hamilton Murray De Baillou Monk, Harold Henry Durham, JO Hall, FRW Harvey, LG Large, T Logan, E Parsons, Aiden Pennell, Edward Robert Pilling, WB Rainbow, GE Simms, Herbert Rutter Teaffey, Redmond Lindsay Vincent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 9 January , 2022 Share Posted 9 January , 2022 @thedawnpatrol could you confirm the above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted 9 January , 2022 Author Share Posted 9 January , 2022 Yes, a good start. ill add a full list with Squadrons later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quemerford Posted 15 January , 2022 Share Posted 15 January , 2022 @thedawnpatrol Are you able to expand on the list I posted? Hopefully only a few gaps to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annieb22 Posted 17 January , 2022 Share Posted 17 January , 2022 @thedawnpatrol If you ever come across log books for my husband's grandfather we would love to find them. We have desperately been looking for over 10 years. His name was C.N. Ellen. I have more on my website at: http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/ellen-gardner/wanted_c_n_ellen_militaria.html He entered the RNAS (F4179) as a CPO in 1915 and gained a commission and went on to have a full career in the RAF. Retired in 1946 as Air Commodore Cyril Norman Ellen D.F.C. (03233). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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