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Winter 1943/44 'Battle of Berlin',  RAF Bomber Command, Arnold Scheme pilot training 1942,  55,573 aircrew were killed during the second world war, Research, 625 Squadron RAF Kelstern, 626 Squadron RAF Wickenby, 100 squadron RAF Waltham, research into RAF Bomber Command operations.  Berlin op 30th/31st January 1944.  WWII Pilot A/W/O James Kenneth Ives RAFVR.

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Lilian Noble Friend

Lilian Noble joined London's Civil Defence organisation at the outbreak of the Second World War at the age of 19.


Lilian apparently secured her first job for the British Postal Telephone service as a telephonist in August 1936.

Harold William Powter

As with so many of the airmen who were Jim Ives' contemporaries Harold Powter's luck eventually ran out.


 Having completed a tour of operations with the 625 Squadron crew of Canadian pilot P/O Reginald Price DFC,


Cecil Henry Gardener Friend

Information has come to light concerning Jim's friend and work colleague Cecil Henry Gardener.


Cecil was a few weeks older than Jim, born in late August 1922 in Muswell Hill and was educated at Coldfall Elementary School, and Tollington Boys Grammar School, both in Muswell Hill.



Cecil left school in the summer of 1939 having passed the General Schools' Certificate with exemption from matriculation. Initially working in his mother's café for a short time Cecil secured a clerical job with Gaumont British Films

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1ACRC Regents Park 11-8-41 to 27-8-41

9 ITW  Stratford-on-Avon 28-8-41 to 7-10-41?


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9EFTS (Elementary Flying School) RAF Ansty. 10-10-41 to 2-11-41.


9EFTS  RAF Ansty. 10-10-41 to 2-11-41.ACDC Heaton Park 5-11-41 to 21-11-41.




1388628 LAC James Kenneth Ives.


Sgt Chapman - Instructor


Sgt Shireff - Instructor



ACDC (Aircrew Dispersal Centre) Heaton Park 5-11-41 to 21-11-41.



HMT Pasteur 22-11-41 to 1-12-41 31PD Moncton, New Brunswick.


Class 42G Arnold Scheme.


ACRC Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama - orientation 18-12-41 to 10-1-42.


AC Primary, Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, Florida. 10-1-42 to 29-3-42.



R F Brown 80539-41 – US civilian flying instructor


Smith - Asst Flight Commander


Clark - Flight Commander



ACBFS Gunter Field, Alabama. 29-3-41 to 2-6-42.



P/O A P Jones - RAF Instructor.


P/O  Stephen T Sharpe - P/O Stephen Thomas Sharpe  - RAF Instructor


Lt Elmore - US instructor.



Capt J Garrett  - Captain Joseph O Garrett, Squadron  Commander.USAAF


LAC Hadfield – pilot u/t



LAC R A Leader  – pilot u/t



LAC R J Holman  – pilot u/t



LAC J H Jenkins –pilot u/t  



LAC D Hope –pilot u/t



Lt Walker - US Instructor.



Lt R O Celotto - USAAF instructor.



Lt White- USAAF instructor.



Lt M O Richmond - USAAF instructor.



Lt G V Holt- USAAF instructor.



LAC R Jones – not mentioned in log-book but identified in photographs.



LAC I Cunnison -  not mentioned in log-book but identified in photographs.




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ACRC Regents Park 11-8-41 to 27-8-41,

9 ITW

 Stratford-on-Avon 28-8-41 to 7-10-41?

 If not where is it? Do you recognise any of these young gentlemen?



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