McAlpin, Leslie Colin John (Flying Officer, b.1923 - d.1982)

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Accession Number PR04901
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: 1.5 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Log book
Maker McAlpin, Leslie Colin John
Place made Australia, United Kingdom
Date made 1942-1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421440 Flying Officer Leslie Colin John McAlpin, 218 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and the United Kingdom, 1942-1945.

Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one log book of Flying Officer Leslie Colin John McAlpin, containing entries dated between 21 August 1942 and 9 February 1945. This log book covers the period of Flying Officer Alpen’s training in Australia and the United Kingdom, and service as a wireless air gunner with 218 Squadron, based in the United Kingdom. This log book records details such as dates and times of flights, aircraft types and numbers, pilots, and purposes of flights. Some of the recorded purposes of flights include wireless operator training, bombing and gunnery training, advanced flying training, operational training, aircraft conversion, and bombing operations over France, Denmark and Germany.

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