AN EMOTIVE GROUP OF MEDALS, LOGBOOK, SERVICE TUNIC, POCKET DIARY AND LETTERS RELATING TO THE DEATH IN ACTION OF A FLIGHT ENGINEER OF 100 SQUADRON ROYAL AIR FORCE WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING A SORTIE TO NURNBERG ON THE NIGHT OF 1 JANUARY 1945 WHEN HIS LANCASTER WAS SHOT DOWN BY A GERMAN NIGHT FIGHTER PILOT

An emotive group of medals, logbook, tunic, pocket diary and letters relating to the death in action of 546494 Flight Sergeant Douglas Joseph James Timms, a Flight Engineer of 100 Squadron Royal Air Force, who was killed in action during a sortie to Nurnberg on the night of 1 January 1945.

It is not clear when Douglas Timms joined the Royal Air Force but according to his logbook, he passed his Flight Engineers course at No 4 S,of T.T. at RAF St Athan on 16 August 1944. Initially flying in Halifax’s at No 1662 Conversipon Unit, he crewed up with Flying Officer P. M. Bunn on 26 September 1944. Converting to Lancaster’s on 1 November 1944, Timms and the Bunn crew joined 100 Squadron based at Waltham, Grimsby, on 13 November 1944.

Taking part on their first operational sortie on 26 November, an attack on Freiburg, Timms would take part in the following Sorties during November and December 1944………………

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Details of Lancaster PB518’s last flight, list of crew and fate of each and details of the German pilot; Hptm Kurt-Heinz Weigel, who shot Timms Lancaster down, can be viewed here:

https://aircrewremembered.com/bunn-pm.html

http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=45512

Condition, generally excellent. Sold with copy 100 Squadron Operational Logs November 1944-Januiary 1945 (digital). An extremely fine and emotive group. Provenance: Descent through the family to auction and directly to Jager Medals.