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Jack's Journey: A Navigator's Tale in Coastal Command

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:14 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Jack joined on his 18th Birthday on 5th January 1942 , signing on at St John's Wood. He trained to be a navigator, wireless operator, and bomb aimer with a lot of his training in Canada. He was in Coastal Command throughout and apart from training in Canada, he served in England, Wales ,Nassau, Sri Lanka and Singapore.

History

Item list and details

1. Log Book 2. Discharge book 3. Hand written training manual for Navigation Course

Person the story/items relate to

Jack Reginald Burton

Person who shared the story/items

Ann Burton

Relationship between the subject of the story and its contributor

He is my husband.

Type of submission

Shared online via the Their Finest Hour project website.

Record ID

91991