Bob M. Zobell diary and photographs, 1940-1945

File — Box: 5, Folder: 2-3

Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 7 Sub-Series 8 File 109

Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Materials contain a diary and photographs of Bob M. Zobell regarding his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a Spitfire fighter pilot from 1941-1945 during World War II. Includes a highly detailed diary of his flight training and combat as a fighter pilot in England, the Battle of Dieppe, and Malta. Includes descriptions of wartime London, Scotland and his home of Lethbridge, Canada. Describes his participation in aerial combat operations while based in Belgium and mentions his visit to Germany shortly before the end of the war. Discusses his thoughts, feelings, deaths of friends in training and combat, the qualities of the Spitfire, and combat experiences. Includes photocopied photographs of Zobell and his Spitfires. Dated 1940-1945.

Dates

1940-1945

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Saints at War Project records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.