| Places | |
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| Accession Number | PR04733 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 2 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Log book |
| Maker |
Burnham, James Leslie |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1939-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Burnham, James Leslie (Pilot Officer, b.1905)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of O210021 (2982) Pilot Officer James Leslie Burnham, 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, the United Kingdom and the Middle East, 1939-1942.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one log book of Pilot Officer James Leslie Burnham, containing entries dated between 29 December 1939 and 28 March 1942. This log book covers the period of Pilot Officer Burnham’s service as an air gunner and fitter with 10 Squadron, based in the United Kingdom. This log book records details such as dates and times of flights, aircraft type and numbers, pilots, and purposes of flights. Some of the recorded purposes of flights include transportation, escorting convoys, anti-shipping and anti-submarine patrols, aircraft tests, reconnaissance, ferrying aircraft, and air-sea rescue.
History / Summary
Pilot Officer James Leslie Burnham enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 23 August 1937. He joined 10 Squadron when it was formed in 1939, and served with this unit as a senior fitter and air gunner in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. In 1942, Pilot Officer Burnham received the Distinguished Flying Cross and a mention in despatches for his devotion to duty as a senior fitter on operations. Pilot Officer Burnham was discharged on 17 October 1945.