Posted to 12 Operational Training Unit in April 1941. Operational posting to 101 Squadron in June. Attended Beam Approach Training course in September/October. May 1942 posted to 21 Operational Training Unit. Posted to 1652 Conversion Unit in August 1943 before operational posting to 102 Squadron.
In September 1944 posted to 46 Group Headquarters, Transport Command. In April 1945 posted to Air Command, South East Asia.

Served at RAF Desford, RAF Tern Hill, RAF Grantham, RAF Benson, RAF West Raynham, RAF Oakington, RAF Honington, RAF Moreton-in-March, RAF Marston Moor, RAF Pocklington, RAF Broadwell, RAF Ratmalana (Sri Lanka), RAF Swinderby.

Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Anson, Wellington Ic, Wellington III, Wellington X, Halifax, Oxford, C-47 Dakota, Proctor, Auster, B-17 Flying Fortress, York, Mosquito, C-54 Skymaster, C-45 Expeditor, Sunderland, Varsity.

Undertook 40 operations with 101 Squadron (2 day, 38 night) to targets including Rotterdam, Cologne, Bremen, Brest, Bielefeld, Osnabruck, Kiel, Hamburg, Mannheim, Hamm, Essen, Hannover, Duisburg, Berlin, Turin, Frankfurt, Wilhelmshaven, Munster, Lubeck, Dortmund, Rostock. One operation was the search for the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst, and a second was a meteorological operation over the North Sea. Other than himself, his pilots were Squadron Leader Colenso, Sergeant Gaunt and Pilot Officer Todd.

Whilst at 21 Operational Training Unit he flew 4 night bombing operations to Cologne, Essen, Dusseldorf and Bremen.

At 102 Squadron he flew 21 night bombing and mine laying operations. Targets were Modane, Hanover, Mannheim, Bochum, Kassel, Dusseldorf, Ludwigshafen, Berlin, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Meulan, Trappes, Le Mans, Helgoland, Kiel Bay and Courtrai.
During the operation on the night of 3rd November 1943, his aircraft was hit and set on fire. Sergeant Doherty managed to put out the fire and was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal as described in a newspaper clipping in the log book.

On the night of 19/20th February 1944 their aircraft managed to shot down a Ju-88.
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Served at RAF Yatesbury, RAF Dumfries, RAF Upper Heyford, RAF North Luffenham.

Aircraft flown were Whitley, Hampden, Anson, Wellington, Lysander, Martinet, Oxford and Lancaster. Post war the aircraft flown were Proctor, Anson, Lancaster, Shackleton and Neptune.

With 144 Squadron he flew 35 bombing, mining and leaflet dropping operations (3 day, 32 night). Targets included Rotterdam, Braunschweig, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Brest, Berlin, Rostock, Helgoland, Bremen, Friesian Islands, Hamburg, Aachen, Hüls Rubber Factory, Mannheim, Kiel, Paris, Lorient, Lubeck and German Railway Lines. His pilot for the majority of operations was Flight Sergeant Woodhead. Other pilots were Flight Sergeants Bland and Lequeax, Pilot Officers Adams and Chrystal, Flight Lieutenant Radly and Squadron Leader Foster.

Whilst with 29 OTU he flew one night operation to Bremen. His pilot was Squadron Leader Pim.

In 83 Squadron he flew 12 night operations. Targets included Berlin, Magdeburg, Schweinfurt, Augsburg, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. His pilot on these operations was Flight Lieutenant Mirfin, who was killed on the last operation.

Recalled to service in April 1951 until December 1957 with various training units including School of Maritime Reconnaissance, 236 Operational Conversion Unit, Maritime Operational Training Unit and 37 Squadron. Served at RAF Swanton Morley, RAF St Mawgan, RAF Kinloss, and RAF Luqa (Malta).]]> Great Britain. Royal Air Force]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Nick Cornwell-Smith]]> Review Oct 2024]]> eng]]> Text]]> Text. Log book and record book]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. 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Photograph 2 is of an airman in battledress carrying a Thompson machine gun and wearing a helmet and gas mask haversack. The photograph is signed and dated. Captioned: 'Ready for the invasion, 24th [blank] 1942, Bob Gleave'.

Photograph 3 is of five airmen lying on bunks and making 'V' signs with their fingers. Captioned 'Night Ops. S.H.Q. Photographic Section. Bill Maxwell Chris Carruathers [sic] Arthur Carr R.G.C. Bill Welesby. 22 Jan 1942.'

Photograph 4 is of three airmen in an office with a world map and training aids.. One is standing beside a camera, one is sitting in front of a screen with a name plate under his chin and the third is seated with an aerial camera in his lap. Captioned 'Lecture Room, S.H.Q. Photographic Section, Frank Ashworth R.G.C. Bill Welesby.'

Photograph 5 is of two airmen in helmets and haversacks, one with a Thompson machine gun. Reginald George Cavalier is on the left with a pipe in his mouth. Captioned 'On guard. Jack Cuthbert, Me. 24th April 44.']]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Royal Air Force. Bomber Command]]> Great Britain]]> England--Durham (County)]]> 1942-01-22]]> 1942-04-03]]> 1944-04-24]]>