A 2nd World War period Royal Air Force pilot's flying log book for G.A.F. Edmiston, qualified as pilot 22nd July 1940 No. 12 S.F.T.S. Grantham and as a night fighter pilot 1st March 1941 No. 151 Squadron. Log book includes aircraft flown, Tiger Moth; Hawker Hart; Fairey Battle; Miles Master; Hawker Hurricane; North American Harvard; Miles Magester; Vickers Wellington; and Bolton Paul Defiant. Log book includes training period conversion to Fairey Battle, Battle practice in Hawker Hurricanes, operations during late Battle of Britain period commencing October 27th 1940, conversion to Defiant with night operations from Wittering, Bramcote, Sutton Bridge, etc. Sorties include forced landings owing to engine failure, first night flying operational patrol March 13th 1941 with later "tally ho" incidents recording May 2nd 1941 first enemy aircraft destroyed, a Ju.88, all crew being taken prisoner. Other aircraft engaged or destroyed include May 16th 1941 2 x Dornier 17 and Heinkel 111, other successes include Ju.88 on June 21 1941, Heinkel 111 (probable) July 4 1941 and others.
A 2nd World War period Royal Air Force pilot's flying log book for G.A.F. Edmiston, qualified as pilot 22nd July 1940 No. 12 S.F.T.S. Grantham and as a night fighter pilot 1st March 1941 No. 151 Squadron. Log book includes aircraft flown, Tiger Moth; Hawker Hart; Fairey Battle; Miles Master; Hawker Hurricane; North American Harvard; Miles Magester; Vickers Wellington; and Bolton Paul Defiant. Log book includes training period conversion to Fairey Battle, Battle practice in Hawker Hurricanes, operations during late Battle of Britain period commencing October 27th 1940, conversion to Defiant with night operations from Wittering, Bramcote, Sutton Bridge, etc. Sorties include forced landings owing to engine failure, first night flying operational patrol March 13th 1941 with later "tally ho" incidents recording May 2nd 1941 first enemy aircraft destroyed, a Ju.88, all crew being taken prisoner. Other aircraft engaged or destroyed include May 16th 1941 2 x Dornier 17 and Heinkel 111, other successes include Ju.88 on June 21 1941, Heinkel 111 (probable) July 4 1941 and others.
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