Logbook of Thomas Charles Richmond Baker - Part1

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First World War, 1914–18
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PERSONAL RECORDS. -CAPTAN T.C.R. BAKER, D.V.C., N.M.J No.4. S2ON. A.F.C. Photostat copy of Los Book. 281218-4/1118. a 0 18
The Official War Historian of the Commonwealth Government (Dr. C. E. W. Bean), after his study of the collection of private war records preserved in the Australian War Memorial Library, wrote: The private diaries in this collection furnish some of its most valuable historical records, but, like all private memoirs which were not compiled with any historical purpose, they should not be regarded as first hand evidence except where it is certain that they are so. The diarist is almost always sincere in his desire to record accurately, but he is subject to no obligation or inducement to indicate whether he is recording his own observations or incidents told him by friends or heard at third or fourth hand at the mess-table. Thus, in some of the diaries in this collection, scenes described with vivid detail, and without any warning that they are told at second or third hand, have been found to be completely inaccurate in important details. A certain number also have been written up or revised long after the events, though doubtless usually from notes made at the time. In most cases the student must rely on his experience and on internal evidence to guide him in judging what is and what is not likely to be historically accurate.
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PERSONAL RECORDS.

7/13

WAR OF 1914-18

CAPTAIN T.C.R. BAKER, D.F.C., M.M.*

No.4. SQDN. A.F.C.

Photostat copy of Log Book.

28/1/18 - 4/11/18.

 

AWM

LIBRARY

Classn No. 181.11

 

The Official War Historian of the Commonwealth

Government (Dr. C. E. W. Bean), after his study of the
collection of private war records preserved in the Australian

War Memorial Library, wrote :-

"The private diaries in this collection furnish some of its most 

valuable historical records, but, like all private memoirs which were

not compiled with any historical purpose, they should not be
regarded as first-hand evidence except where it is certain that they

are so. The diarist is almost always sincere in his desire to record

accurately, but he is subject to no obligation or inducement to

indicate whether he is recording his own observations or incidents

told him by friends or heard at third or fourth hand at the mess-table.

Thus, in some of the diaries in this collection, scenes described with

vivid detail, and without any warning that they are told at second

or third hand, have been found to be completely inaccurate in 

important details. A certain number also have been written up

or revised long after the events, though doubtless usually from notes 

made at the time. In most cases the student must rely on his

experiences and on internal evidence to guide him in judging what is

and what is not likely to be historically accurate." 

 

Date

and 

Hour

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity.

Machine

Type and

No.

Pilot

Passenger.

 Time. Height. Course. Remarks.
28-1-18 S.W.

Mn

B1957

 Lt. Guillon 15 800 Aerodrome Circuits First flight
               
Total Time  Solo Per week NIL      
" " in air " 15 min  

S.Guillon Lt

O.C. "B" Flgt
" " Solo to date NIL      
" " in air to date  15 mins      
5/2/18              
Total Time  Solo for Week NIL   J.E. Rand Lt  
" " in air      "      " NIL.   O.C. "A" Flight  
" " Solo to date  NIL   No. 5 T.S  
" " in air to date 15 mins.   A.F.C.  
            [[?]]  
 
 

Date 

and HOUR

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity

 

Machine

Type and 

No.

 PILOT
passenger		 Time Height Course Remarks
12/2/18              
Total Time Solo for Week NIL

H.N. Wrigley

Capt

  

"

 

 

  "

 

 

in Air

 

 

  "          

 

  "

 

 

NIL

 

 

  O.C.  "A"

 

 

Flight

 

 
    "  " Solo to date NIL   No 5. T.S.
   "   " in Air   "          "  15 mins   A.F.C.  [[?FHS]]
              13 FEB 1918
14/2/18 North

M.F.

1757

   15 min  700

Aerodrome

Circuit

 Trial Flight
15/2/18 South

M.F.

1757

   20 " 1500    " Straight flying
17/2/18    "    "   " 25 "    "  " " & Turns
19/2/18 S.E.   "   "  30 "   "    "

Turns &

Landings
19/2/18              
Total time Solo for Week NIL    
  "    " in Air  " " 90 min    
  "    "   Solo to date  NIL    
   "    "    in air  "   " 1hr45min    
 
 

Date 

and 

HOUR

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity

Machine

Type and 

No.

PILOT

Passenger

 Time Height

Course   

Remarks
23/2/18

E

M.F.

4788

Lt. Rand

mins

35

600

Aerodrome limits

Landings.
24/2/18

S.E.

"

"

15

"

"

"
25/2/18

N.W.

Aero

D 143

"

30

3000

" 

Turning
Total

time

Solo

for 

Week

NIL

 

 
   "

"

in air

"

"

1 hr 20 min

 

 
   "

"

Solo

to 

date

NIL

 

 
   "

"

in air

"

"

3 hr 5 min

 

 
            S.Q. H.A. Wrigley Capt
            27 FEB  1918 O.C. 'A' Flight

 

 

Date 

and 

HOUR

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity

Machine

Type and 

No.

PILOT

Passenger

 Time Height

Course   

Remarks
27/2/18

S.E.

Avro

D 143

Lt. Rand

30 mins

2000 ft

Aerodrome Circuits

Landings 
28/2/18

N.

Avro

D 143

"

15 "

800 "

"

Engine Misfiring
2/3/18

N.E.

"

"

35 "

1500 "

" 

Landings
4/3/18

W.

"

"

30 "

1000 "

"

"

5/3/18

 

       N.E        "          " 25 1500 "           "         "
5/3/18              
Total

time

Solo

for 

Week

NIL

    
   "

"

in air

"

"

2 hr 15 min

 

 
   "

"

Solo

to 

date

NIL

 

 
   "

"

in air

"

"

5 hr 20 min

 

 
            [[?JFD]]  
            6-MAR 1918  

 

 

 

 

 

Date 

and 

HOUR

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity

Machine

Type and 

No.

PILOT

Passenger

 Time Height

Course   

Remarks
8/3/18

S.

Aero

D 143

Lt. Rand

20 mins

2000 ft

Aerodrome limits

Landings Spins
9/3/18

S.

"

"

30 "

1000 ft

"

 " Taking off
10/3/18

S.

"

"

25 "

"

" 

"
11/3/18

S.

"

"

50 "

2000

"

"

12/3/18

11am

       N.        "          " 25 1,000           "         "

12/3/18

11.35. am

       N.      "         " 25 1,000           "
12/3/18              
Total

time

Solo

for 

Week

NIL

    
   "

"

in air

"

"

2 hr 55 min

 

 
   "

"

Solo

to 

date

NIL

12 Mar 1918

 
   "

"

in air

"

"

8 hr 15 min

H.N. Wrigley, Capt

 
            O.C. "A" Flight  

 

  

 

 

 

Date

and 

Hour

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity.

Machine

Type and

No.

 

Passenger.

PILOT

 Time. Height. Course. Remarks

11.15 a.m.

13/3/18

 

 E.

AVRO

D143

 Lt. Rand 15min 1000 ft. Aerodrome Circuits Landings

11/30 a.m.

13/.3/18

 

    E.   "

Capt BAKER

SOLO

 35 " 6000 "  "

first Solo

Spins

2.35 p.m.

13/3/18

 

    E. B3140   "  45" 5000 "     "   Solo

14/3/18

7.30 a.m. 

    E.  B3140    "  1 hour

  "

 

      "   "

14/3/18

2 p.m.

    E. D143 Lt. Rand 15 min 3000 "     "    Loops

14.3.18

5.20 p.m.

   E. B3140   SOLO 35 "  "     "    Solo

16/3/18

9 a.m.

    N.E.  B3140     "   35 "  1000 "   " Landings

16/3/18

12.5 a.m.

     N.E.    D 143     "   20 "  800 "    "   "

17/3/18

8 a.m.

    E.    B3140     "  40 " 3000 "    "  Loops

17/3/18

11.35 a.m.

   E.     "    " 20 " 2000 "    "   "

17/3/18

12.30 p

   E. D143 Lt Rand  25 "  2500 "    " Stunt

17/3/18

2.50

    E. B3140   Solo

20

40 "

    "    "   "

18/3/18

8 a.m.

    N.   "     "  30 " 2000    "   "
18/3/18     N E    "    "  50 " 4000    " Landings
  Total Time Solo for week 6hrs 50 mins  
     "    " in air  "    " 7hrs 45 mins

J.E Rand

Lieut
     "    " Solo to  date 6hrs 50mins O.C."A "Flight
     "   " in air  "  " 16 hrs. [[?]]
               
              20 MAR 1918
               

 

 

Date

and 

Hour

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity.

Machine

Type and

No.

 

Passenger.

PILOT

 Time. Height. Course. Remarks

 

21/3/18

4.55 p.m.

   W.

Avro

B3140

 SOLO 20min 4000 ft. Aerodrome Circuits    Vertical Turns 

 

21/.3/18

5.40 PM

    W.  B3140 SOLO 20min 2,000 ft. Aerodrome Circuits Stunts

 

22/3/18

10.30

    W. B3140   SOLO  60" 5000 ft.     Aerodrome Circuits   "

22/3/18

2.20

    W. B3140   SOLO  30 "  3000 ft.      Aerodrome Circuits   "

23/3/18

12.10 

    W. D141 SOLO 50min 4000 ft     Aerodrome Circuits Vertical Turns  

23.3.18

6.15 p.m.

    W. C4340  Lt. Rand. 15min 2000 ft     Aerodrome Circuits    Stunts

24/3/18

11 a.m.

    N. D143    SOLO   1hr 10min  4000ft   Aerodrome Circuits Vertical Turns 

24/3/18

12.25 

     N.   D143  SOLO    

  1hr

20min 

 4000ft Cross Country     O.K.

25/3/18

11.50

    N.    D143    SOLO

1hr

25min

 2000 ft    Aerodrome Circuits

Acrobatics & landings

on mark

25/3/18

7.p.m.

   N.      D143    SOLO 35min 800 ft Aerodrome Circuits    25 Landings
Total Time Solo for week 7hrs 30mins    
     "    " in air  "    7hrs 45mins   [[?]]
Total   time    Solo to date  14 hrs 20mins    Capt
     "   " in air  "  13hrs 45mins   O.C. "A" flight
    To Week Ending 20.3.18   O.C. "A" Fly
               [[?]]
              27 MAR 1918

 

 

 

Date

and 

Hour

Wind

Direction

and

Velocity.

Machine

Type and

No.

 

Passenger.

PILOT

 Time. Height. Course. Remarks

26/3/18

2.30   

 N.E.

AVRO

D4340

 MJR PETRE 15min 2,000 ft.

Aerodrome Circuits

 

 Turns with & without engine spin. V.Good.

26.3.18

4.30

   N.E. 

Sop.Scout

B. 7508

 SOLO 65 " 3,000 ft. Aerodrome Circuits Gentle turns & practice with engine.

27/3/18

9.20

    S.W.

Sop/ Scout

B 2157

 SOLO 1hr 45" 2,500 ft. Aerodrome Circuits Aerobatics

29/3/18

5.5 p.m. 

    N.W. 

AVRO

D143

    "  50 " 7,000 ft. Cross Country Photographs. Too Cloudy.
  Total Time Solo for week 3 hours 40 mins    
     "    " in air  for week

3 hours

55

mins

    
     "    " in air to date 18 hours -    
     "   " in air to date 27 hours 25 mins    
  To week ending 1-4-18     J.E. Rand Lieut
              O.C. A. Flight
              5 T.S.A.F.C.

 

 

 

 

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