John (Jack) Clyde's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

John (Jack) Clyde's Observer's and Air Gunner's Flying Log Book

J Clyde’s RAF Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Book from 26 August 1942 to 23 August 1945, detailing training, operations, instructional and other duties as a Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.
He was stationed at RAF Yatesbury (No. 2 Signals School), RAF Castle Kennedy (No. 3 Air Gunnery School), RAF Honeybourne and RAF Long Marston (No. 24 Operational Training Unit), RAF St Eval (No. 10 OTU detachment - Coastal Command), RAF Rufforth (1663 Conversion Unit), RAF Melbourne (10 Squadron), RAF Kinloss (No.19 OTU) and RAF Dunkeswell (No. 11 Ferry Unit). Aircraft in which flown: Dominie, Proctor, Botha, Anson, Whitley, Halifax, Wellington, Lancaster.

Records 7 anti-submarine sweeps with No.10 OTU (Coastal Command), and 22 night operations (and 4 when returned early or duties not carried out) with 10 Squadron. Targets in Denmark, France and Germany were: Wuppertal, Dusseldorf, Le Creusot, Gelsenkirchen, Aachen, Montbeliard, Hamburg, Essen, Nuremberg, Montlucon, Minelaying (Danish Coast, Frisian Islands, Baltic, Bay of Biscay), Frankfurt, Leipzig, Berlin, Le Mans. Pilot on operations was Flying Officer Pennicott.

Also contains a newspaper cutting about the operation to Wuppertal 29 May 1943.

Pilots flown with included: Flight Lieutenant Wheldon, Warrant Officer Dennis, Warrant Officer Palmer, Sergeant Elliot, Flight Sergeant Lawson, Warrant Officer Forbes, Warrant Officer McMillan, Flight Lieutenant Baan, Warrant Officer James, Sergeant Willmott, Warrant Officer Stenhouse, Sergeant Franczak, Sergeant Bakakowski, Sergeant Cichaszewski, Sergeant Piasecki, Sergeant Poludwiak, Sergeant Kulczewski, Sergeant Polakowski, Sergeant Franczak, Flight Sergeant Norvell, Flight Lieutenant Thomas, Warrant Officer Lord, Flight Lieutenant Alcock, Pilot Officer Holiday, Flight Sergeant D’Eath, Pilot Officer Pennicott, Warrant Officer Lomas, Flight Lieutenant Rawstorne, Squadron Leader Pestridge, Flight Sergeant Nash, Pilot Officer Vanexan, Wing Commander McIntyre, Sergeant Inglis, Squadron Leader Whyte, Flying Officer Raymond, Sergeant Prothero, Pilot Officer McCormack, Flight Sergeant Baxter, Sergeant Beveridge, Flight Lieutenant Jenkins, Squadron Leader Dean, Wing Commander Ayling, Flying Officer Large, Flight Sergeant Simmons, Flight Sergeant Collins, Pilot Officer Hamilton, Flight Sergeant Welford, Flying Officer Wetherston (also recorded as Weatherstone), Flying Officer Fothergill, Flight Lieutenant Turner, Flight Lieutenant Craig, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, Flight Sergeant Welford, Flying Officer Sullivan, Flight Sergeant Higgins, Flying Officer Jones, Squadron Leader Knight, Sergeant Murrell, Flying Officer Hamilton, Flying Officer Watson, Flight Lieutenant Hughes, Flight Lieutenant Craig, Flying Officer Snedden, Pilot Officer Graham, Flight Lieutenant Hodgeson, Flying Officer Gallantry, Flying Officer Saunders, Flying Officer Highton, Squadron Leader Knight, Flying Officer Richards, Flying Officer Smith, Flying Officer O’Loughlin, Flying Officer Carter, Flight Lieutenant Pickler, Squadron Leader McGrath, Flying Officer Watson, Flying Officer Littlewood, Flying Officer Kenynon, Flying Officer Rowell, Flying Officer Newey, Flying Officer Cooper, Flying Officer Brawn and Flight Lieutenant Harries.

One booklet

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