Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bomber, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers

Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book for Navigators, Air Bomber, Air Gunners and Flight Engineers

Joseph Fear’s Royal Air Force Flying Log Book from 6th March 1944 until 17th July 1944 when listed as missing presumed dead. Trained as a flight engineer. Posted to 1654 Conversion Unit, No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School, and, in April 1944, to 207 Squadron for operations.

Served at RAF Syerston, RAF Spilsby.

Aircraft flown were Stirling, Lancaster III.

Joseph completed 16 night bombing operations with 207 Squadron. His targets were Tours, Bourg-Leopold, Amiens, Duisburg, Brunswick, Antwerp, St Valery, Étampes, Caen, Aunay-sur-Odon, Beauvoir, Wesseling, Pommeréval, Marquis Mimoyecques, St Leu D’Esserent.
His pilot was Flight Sergeant Boyce.
His aircraft failed to return from the operation to St Leu D’Esserent on the night of 7/8th June 1944. He was killed in action.

One booklet

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