Operations order for 9 May 1944

Operations order for 9 May 1944

Operational and training detail for 9/10 May 1944 Serial 56/44

List crews and aircraft for operations on 9 May 1944. One crew member in each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes duty personnel.

1944-05-09

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[underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [underlined] 9TH. May, 1944. [/underlined]

[underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 9/10.5.44.
Serial No. 56/44. [/underlined]

[underlined] ND.973/G.A. [/underlined] [inserted] 9000 [/inserted]
F/O. SMITH.
Sgt. Bennett.
F/S. Farren.
[underlined] F/O. Dutton. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Hussey.
Sgt. Dack.
Sgt. Prowse.

[underlined] ND.751.J. [/underlined] [inserted] 8750 [/inserted]
F/S. Baxter.
Sgt. Betterton.
F/S. Rutherford.
[underlined] F/S. Young. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Scholes.
Sgt. Taylor.
Sgt. Whitfield.

[underlined] ND.869.M. [/underlined] [inserted] 8000 [/inserted]
F/L. Hildred.
Sgt. Bender.
F/O. Turner.
F/S. Parker.
[underlined] Sgt. Treloar. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/O. Hourigan.
F/O. Bradshaw.

[underlined] ME.694.L. [/underlined] [inserted] 8500 [/inserted]
P/O. Davey.
Sgt. Legge.
F/S. Foreman.
[underlined] Sgt. Jacobs. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Nutty.
W/O. Pass.
Sgt. Carter.

[underlined] ME.743.G. [/underlined] [inserted] 8500 [/inserted]
F/S. Binion.
F/S. Brindle.
Sgt. Kennedy.
[underlined] F/S. Gebhard. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Stroud.
Sgt. Mucalchuk.
Sgt. Knox.

[underlined] ND.515.Z. [/underlined] [inserted] 7000 [/inserted]
F/O. Bradburn.
Sgt. Jones.
P/O. Norman.
[underlined] P/O. Gillard. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Wooley.
F/L. Mortimer.
P/O. Clarke.

[underlined] ND.689.O. [/underlined] [inserted] 7250 [/inserted]
P/O. Hobbs.
Sgt. Hall.
Sgt. Fenwick.
[underlined] W/O. Scott. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Garnsey.
Sgt. Wright.
Sgt. Imgram.

[underlined] ME.699.T. [/underlined] [inserted] 7500 [/inserted]
F/S. Young.
Sgt. Robinson.
F/O. Wareham.
[underlined] Sgt. Wainwright. [/underlined]
Sgt. Jackson.
Sgt. Rennie.
Sgt. Routledge.

[underlined] ND.552.X. [/underlined] [inserted] 7750 [/inserted]
F/O. Smith.
Sgt. Barber.
F/O. Calder.
[underlined] Sgt. Steele. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Bozier.
Sgt. Blackie.
Sgt. Brett.

[underlined] ME.634.P. [/underlined] [inserted] 8250 [/inserted]
F/O. Balsdon.
Sgt. DE’ath.
F/O. Clubb.
[underlined] Sgt. Walters. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. White.
Sgt. Burns.
Sgt. O’Neill.

[underlined] ND.698/[deleted] G [/deleted] .Q. [/underlined] [inserted] 8750 [/inserted]
P/O. Richards.
Sgt. Thompson.
Sgt. Fazackerley.
[underlined] Sgt. Buckby. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Pursglove.
Sgt. Spinks.
Sgt. Greenfield.

[underlined] LL.938.S. [/underlined] [inserted] 7500 [/inserted]
F/S. Oswald.
Sgt. Hurley.
F/S. Shoebottom.
[underlined] F/S. White. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
W/O. Richardson.
Sgt. Hutchinson.
Sgt. Sargent.

[inserted] Y Reserve. [/inserted]

[underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
W/O. Schott i/c.
Sgt. McCoy.
Sgt. Psge.
Sgt. Roe.
Sgt. Bracegirdle.
Sgt. Dean.

Officer i/c Night Flying – To be detailed.
Duty Flight Engineers – F/Lt. Burrows. Sgt. Haly.
Duty Electricians – AC. Ramstead. AC. Saunders.
Duty Photo – Cpl. Marshall.
Duty Signals – Cpl. Russell. AC. MacClay.
Duty Armourers – To be detailed.
Duty Flight N.C.Os. – (A) Sgt. Dorrington. (B) Sgt. Fallon.
Duty Clerk – LAC. Gumprich.
Duty Air Bomber Officer. – F/O. McKenzie.
Duty Gunnery Officers – F/O. Mills. W/O. Groves.
Duty Signals Officer. – F/L. Rademeyer. F/O. Hedge.
Duty Navigation Officer – To be detailed.

[underlined] BRIEFING : [/underlined]
NAVIGATORS & SPEC.
CAPTAINS.
MAIN.

[underlined] [signature] [/underlined]
[underlined] For Wing Commander,
Commanding,
No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]