John Waugh’s Royal Australian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

John Waugh’s Royal Australian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book

John Waugh’s Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 9th March 1942 until 15th April 1945. Initial pilot training in Australia at 12 Elementary Flying Training School, 8 Elementary Flying Training School, then Canada at 8 Service Flying Training School. Posted to 18 Elementary Flying Training School in England during June 1943 and then 20 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit. Attended 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight in July/August 1943.
In October 1943 posted to 27 Operational Training Unit converting to Wellingtons. Further conversion training to Stirlings at 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit and then 5 Lancaster Finishing School.
Operational posting to 467 Royal Australian Air Force Squadron. On completion of tour posted to 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit in September 1944. Posted to 3 Flying Instructor’s School. Returned to 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit as a flying instructor.

Served at RAAF Lowood, RAAF Narrandera, RCAF Moncton, RAF Fairoaks, RAF Kidlington, RAF Feltwell, RAF Lichfield, RAF Swinderby, RAF Syerston, RAF Waddington, RAF Wigsley, RAF Lulsgate Bottom.

Aircraft flown were Wellington III, Wellington X, DH82 Tiger Moth, Anson, Oxford, Stirling, Lancaster I, Lancaster III, Sunderland.

He flew 36 operations (8 day and 28 night) with 467 Squadron. His pilot on the first operation was Pilot Officer McManus. He was the pilot on all other operations. The targets included Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, Toulouse, Mailly le Camp, Louailles, Brest, Lille, Bourg Leopold, Brunswick, Nantes, St Martin de Varreville, Saumur, Pointe-du-Hoc, Argentan, Rennes, Orleans, Poitiers, Aunay sur Odon, Chatellerault, Pas-de-Calais, Watten, Gelsenkirchen, Limoges, Prouville - Pas de Calais, Vitry, Beauvoir, Pas de Calais, Culmont-Chalindrey, Nevers, Caen, Courtrai, Stuttgart, St Cyr, Cahagnes, Joigny, Isle d’Adam, Bois de Cassan, Saint-Leu-d'Esserent, Falaise, Quesnay.

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