As usual I stumbled across something interesting while looking for something else, but the digital archives of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana have a fascinating group of material from Leonard Haines of 19 Squadron. Some photos, lots of family letters, combat reports, and even his flying logbook, including a very eventful day on September 15, 1940 at the controls of Spitfire X4352.
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/HnsLnrdArch/id/724/rec/117
Does anybody know why a university in Indiana would have these materials?
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By: Foxprowl - 12th April 2018 at 18:32
His Nephew Leonard Atherton (Formerly of ORPINGTON Kent UK has placed them there.
By: Rocketeer - 19th December 2017 at 22:42
Lovely
By: edwardatherton - 18th December 2017 at 11:46
Hi,
I have just come across this thread and thought I would shed some light on it…
Leonard Haines was my Great-Uncle.
The reason his log book, medal, and other docs are in the uni archives is because that is where my Uncle (also called Leonard) worked.
Grandma gave Leonard all the docs to keep, but despite many requests he would not part with them and at some point deposited them at the uni. Anyway, at least very good scans are available online!
Ed
By: gedburke3 - 4th March 2015 at 19:20
Hi,
Wow! That’s quite a find.
Thank you for posting the links
Gerry
By: Baldeagle - 3rd March 2015 at 15:46
Lucky escape:
http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/HnsLnrdArch/id/477/rec/68
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