| Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00724 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets: 3 cm |
| Object type | Log book |
| Maker |
Hurley, Thomas Kevin |
| Date made | 1938-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0113 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Hurley, Thomas Kevin (Flight Lieutenant b.1915 - d.1943)
Description
Two Pilot's Flying Log Books of Flight Lieutenant Thomas Kevin Hurley documenting his Royal Air Force (RAF) service between October 1938 and November 1942. He served at flying training schools at Reading and Shawbury before joining 224 Squadron RAF in August 1939. He flew a great variety of aircraft, including the Spitfire, Beaufighter, Hurricane, Oxford and Wellington, mainly patrolling and conducting aircraft engine and technical tests. He committed suicide in 1943 after being invalided out of the RAF. Includes a photograph of Hurley.