Felstead, William Eldred (Pilot Officer, b.1922-d.1944)

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Accession Number AWM2017.1307.1
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement Extent: 2.5 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type Log book
Maker Felstead, William Eldred
Place made Australia, United Kingdom
Date made 1942-1944
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

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Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 420870 Pilot Officer William Eldred Felstead, 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia and United Kingdom, 1942-1944.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of one Flying Log Book of Pilot Officer Felstead, with entries dated between 28 May 1942 and 10 May 1944. The entries record dates and times of flights, aircraft types and numbers, crew members, and purposes of flights. Some of these purposes include general training, cross country flying, formation flying practice, night flying practice, navigation practice, circuits and landings, bombing practice, aircraft conversion, and bombing operations over Germany and Axis-occupied Europe. This log book also includes newspaper cuttings, course notes, certificates for training courses completed, and two pressed flowers.