Identity area
Reference code
WOR/2/4
Title
RAF Pilot's Flying Log Book
Date(s)
- 1941-1943 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 volume, Manuscript
Context area
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Official Royal Air Force pilot's log book belonging to JR 'Dick' Worswick giving detail of each flight he took both during training and after. For each flight it gives the date, type of aircraft, name of 1st and 2nd pilot, duty, number of minutes flying. Also includes some photographs added by Worswick of planes and some taken whilst in the air.
On 7 May 1943 there are details of his plane going missing and that an extensive search was carried out but no result.
At the back of the book are sections titled 'Record of Link Trainer Practices', 'Record of Service', 'Aircraft Flown' and also a stuck in page titled 'Air Ministry Order A.275/1942 - Loading of Aircraft'.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Status: Open. Access is subject to signing the Regulations for Access form, unless the records are restricted under the Data Protection Act 2018 or under exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act 2000
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Condition: Excellent