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Catalogue description Flying Officer J O Alexander, Flight Sergeant A J Hardy, Flight Sergeant J L Briggs:...
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| Reference: | AIR 81/8668 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Flying Officer J O Alexander, Flight Sergeant A J Hardy, Flight Sergeant J L Briggs: killed; aircraft shot down and crashed at Schiedam near Rotterdam, Holland, Blenheim Z7445, 88 Squadron, 28 August 1941. The file contains correspondence, a photograph and a copy of Flight Sergeant Hardy's personal logbook. |
| Date: | 1941 Jan 1 - 1962 Dec 31 |
| Separated material: |
Flight Sergeant Hardy's original personal logbook was removed from this file in March 2021 and replaced with a photocopy. |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | P 361790/41 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Open on Transfer |
| Record opening date: | 21 March 2019 |
| Custodial history: | Flight Sergeant Hardy's original personal logbook came into the custody of the Air Ministry in 1962 via Air Marshal Sir Douglas MacFadyen, who had received it from a Dutch acquaintance. Logbooks were generally treated as the personal possessions of aircrew and would be passed to the next of kin if a man was killed in action. However, attempts to contact Hardy's widow had been unsuccessful. The logbook was returned to Hardy's family in April 2021. |
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