Served at RAF Bishops Court, RAF Market Harborough, RAF Swinderby, RAF Bardney, RAF Waddington, RAF Metheringham.

Aircraft flown were Anson, Wellington, Stirling, Lancaster.


Bill Shutler flew 29 operations with 9 Squadron (13 day and 14 night bombing, 2 day Cook's Tours)

His targets were Munster, Wilhelmshaven, Bremen, Flushing, Trondheim, Munich, Urft Dam, Dortmund-Ems Canal, Bergen, Leuna, Brux, Bohlen, Altenbeken, Ladbergen, Sassnitz, Harburg, Essen, Dortmund, Arnsberg, Wurzburg, Molbis, Lützkendorf , Prinz Eugen at Swinemünde, Pilsen, Helgoland, Berchtesgaden.
With 106 Squadron he flew 8 Operation Dodge to Bari and Pomigliano and 2 Operation Spasms (Berlin).

His pilots were Flight Lieutenant Buckley and Flying Officer Anderson.

His aircraft was scheduled to fly operations against the Tirpitz but were cancelled due to weather.

On 1st January 1945 his aircraft crashed on take-off and was written off.

On two operations his aircraft was attacked by Junkers Ju 88 and Focke-Wulf FW 190 aircraft.
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