Operations order 17 April 1944

Operations order 17 April 1944

Operational and training detail for 17/18 April 1944 Serial 46/44

Lists crews and aircraft for operations for 17/18 April 1944. One member of each crew is underlined in blue. 'Cancelled' written in large red letters acoss the page. Notes at the bottom.

1944-04-17

One-page typewritten document

This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.

SChattertonJ159568v10119

[underlined] NO.44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined]
[underlined] 17th. APRIL, 1944. [/underlined]
[underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 17/18.4.44. SERIAL NO. 46/44 [/underlined]

[underlined] ND.751.J. [/underlined] (III)
F/Lt. Higgs.
Sgt. Cowan.
P/O. Black.
[underlined] P/O. Would. [/underlined]
P/O. Williams.
F/S. Tiller.
Sgt. Chalmers.
+ F/S. Aiken.

[underlined] ME.694.L. [/underlined]
F/S. Binion.
F/S. Brindle. DFM.
Sgt. Kennedy.
[underlined] F/S. Gebhard. [/underlined]
Sgt. Stroud.
Sgt. Mucalchuk.
Sgt. Knox.

[underlined] ND.519.E. [/underlined]
P/O. Merrick.
Sgt. Carling.
F/O. Poulter.
[underlined] F/O. Bartlett. [/underlined]
Sgt. Dickenson.
Sgt. Warll.
Sgt. Thomas.

[underlined] ME.628.H. [/underlined] (I)
P/O. Taylor.
Sgt. Aberene.
Sgt. Bushby.
[underlined] F/S. Sumner. [/underlined]
Sgt. Stauber.
F/S. Astle.
Sgt. Conquest.

[underlined] ME.634.P. [/underlined]
F/O. Stephenson.
Sgt. Langford.
F/S. Airey.
[underlined] Sgt. Wilson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Robinson.
F/S. Dooley. DFM.
F/S. White.
x F/S. Riddock.

[underlined] ND.689.O. (III) [/underlined]
P/O. Hobbs.
Sgt. Hall.
Sgt. Fenwick.
[underlined] W/O. Scott. [/underlined]
Sgt. Garnsey.
Sgt. Wright.
Sgt. Ingram.

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

[underlined] ME.730.R. [/underlined]
F/S. Kewley.
Sgt. Barber.
F/S. Mitchell.
[underlined] Sgt. Reseigh. [/underlined]
Sgt. Webber.
Sgt. Lees.
Sgt. Rutzki.

[underlined] ND.898.Q. (III) [/underlined]
F/S. Price.
Sgt. Newbiggin.
F/S. O’Connor.
[underlined] Sgt. Nichols. [/underlined]
Sgt. Callander.
Sgt. Heald.
Sgt. Doyle.

[underlined] DUTY CREW [/underlined]
F/O. Calder.
Wgt [sic]. Barber.
Sgt. Steele.
Sgt. Bezier.
Sgt. Blackie.
Sgt. Brett.
Sgt. Hussey.
Sgt. Prowse.
Sgt. Dack.

RESERVE AIRCRAFT ND.741.K

[underlined] ND.573. “S” [/underlined]
P/O. Skinner.
Sgt. Farmer.
F/S. Freeman.
[underlined] Sgt. Prewer [/underlined]
Sgt. Ward.
Sgt. Scott.
Sgt. Singfield.

BRIEFING:_ NAVIGATORS & SPEC. 1800
CAPTAINS. 1830
MAIN. 1900

+ 2nd Pilot
x 2nd Navigator

Officer i/c. Night Flying. : S/Ldr. Hunter.
Duty Flight Engineer. : Sgt. Cooper.
Duty Electricians. : AC’s. Draper & Roberts.
Duty Photos. : Sgt. White.
Duty Signals. : Cpl. Perry & AC. Wardle.
Duty Armourers. : Cpl. Ebedes.
Duty Flight N.C.O’s. : Sgt’s Green & Molson.
Duty Clerk. : L.A.C. Hudson.

[signature]
Flight Lieutenant,
For Wing Commander,
Commanding,
[underlined] NO.44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined]

[inserted] [underlined] Range 2130 – 2200. [/underlined]
[calculation]
[underlined] Y. F & U. 6 FLASH BOMBS. [/underlined]
Price. Binion. Kewley.

ON RANGE
2130 Y Price
2130 F Binion
2200 U Kewley.
[underlined] OWTHORPE [/underlined] [/inserted]

[inserted] [underlined] SCRUBBED [/underlined] [/inserted]