John Robert Watson’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
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John Robert Watson’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book
Description
Observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book for J R Watson, flight engineer, covering the period from 2 November 1943 to 30 March 1945. Detailing his flying training and operations flown. He was stationed at RAF Faldingworth, RAF Wickenby, RAF Warboys, RAF Upwood and RAF Husbands Bosworth. Aircraft flown in were Halifax, Lancaster. Oxford and Wellington. He flew a total of 77 operations, 12 with 12 Squadron and 66 with 156 Squadron. Targets were Brunswick, Berlin, Magdeburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart, Schweinfurt, Augsburg, Essen, Nuremburg, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Karlsruhe, Friedrichshafen, Somain, Montdidier, Nantes, Boulogne, Duisburg, Dortmund, Aachen, Calais, Longues, Forêt de Cerisy, Fougeres, Lens, Middel Straete, Oisemont-Neuville, Donges, Hamburg, Cassan, Trossy St. Maximin, Abbeville, Caen, Lille, Rüsselsheim, Kiel, Connantre, Moerdijk, Saarbrucken, Wilhelmshaven, Heimbach, Opladen, Hannover, Mainz, Wiesbaden, Politz, Bohlen, Wesel, Worms, Chemnitz, Hanau, Hildesheim, Harpenerweg and Munster. His pilots on operations were Flight Lieutenant Cleland and Wing Commander Scott.
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One booklet
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LWatsonJR1605406v1
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “John Robert Watson’s observer’s and air gunner’s flying log book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed May 16, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/31549.
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