Des Hawkins' service history and list of operations

Des Hawkins' service history and list of operations

Account of the 1941-1946 service history of Flight Lieutenant Des Hawkins with 44, 625 and 630 Squadrons.

Three handwritten sheets

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[underlined] 630 SQUADRON LANCASERS [sic] [/UNDERLINED]
[underlined] NIGHT [/underlined] [underlined] PILOT /[underlined] [underlined]FLYING
TIMES [/underlined/

18 NOV. 1943 FLT/SGT BURNESS BERLIN 7.55
̎ 22 NOV ̎ FLT/SGT BURNESS BERLIN 5.50
̎ 23 NOV ̎ FLT/SGT BURNESS BERLIN 6.10

ABOVE OPERATIONS — FT/LT D.H. HAWKINS
[underlined] WAS NAVIGATOR 158602 [/underlined]
625 SQUADRON — LANCASTERS
NIGHT 14 JAN 1945 F/LT CONNOR MERSEBURG 8.10
̎ 16 JAN ̎ F/LT CONNOR ZEITZ 7.50
̎ 8 FEB ̎ F/LT CONNOR POLITZ 8.25
̎ 14 FEB ̎ F/LT CONNOR CHEMNITZ 8.40
̎ 21 FEB ̎ F/LT CONNOR DUISBURG 6.05
DAY 1 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR MANNHEIM 6.15
DAY 2 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR COLOGNE 5.10
NIGHT 5 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR CHEMNITZ 9.35
DAY 23 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR BREMEN 4.05
DAY 27 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR PADERBORN 4.45
DAY 31 MAR ̎ F/LT CONNOR HAMBURG 5.05
DAY 3 APRIL ̎ F/LT CONNOR NORDHAUSEN 6.15
NIGHT 9 APRIL {GARDENING (MINING)
{KIEL HARBOUR 6.00

NIGHT 16 APRIL POTSDAM 8.55
DAY 18 APRIL HELIGOLAND 4.30
DAY 22 APRIL BREMEN 4.40
DAY 1ST MAY ROTTERDAM 3.05
(DROPPING FOOD)

ABOVE OPERATIONS
FLT/LT D.H. HAWKINS 158602
WAS NAVIGATOR

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