Frederick Sawyer’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book

Frederick Sawyer’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book

Frederick Sawyer’s RAF Pilot’s Flying Log Book from 22 April 1942 to 28 July 1944, detailing training and operations as a pilot. He was stationed at RAF Theale (No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School), Souther Field (Primary Flying Training School), Cochran Field (Basic Flying Training School), Moody Field (Advanced Flying Training School), RAF Little Rissington (No. 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit), RAF Docking (No. 1525 Beam Approach Training Flight), RAF Whitchurch Heath (No. 81 Operational Training Unit), RAF Gamston and RAF Ossington (No. 82 Operational Training Unit), RAF Topcliffe (No. 1659 Conversion Unit), RAF Croft (No. 434 Squadron). Aircraft flown: DH.82, PT17 Stearman, BT13A, AT10, Oxford, Whitley, Wellington, Halifax.
Records 11 operations (5 night, 6 day, final entry states “Missing”), targets in France and Germany were: Trouville, Le Clipon, ‘P’ Plane sites (‘Pilotless Planes’ - V1 flying bombs), Gorenflos, Wizernes, Biennais, Mont-Candon, Anderbelk, Hamburg.
His first pilot on first operation was Flight Lieutenant Flewelling.

One booklet

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