Operation order 20 February 1945

Operation order 20 February 1945

Operational flying programme for night 20/21 February 1945 Serial 26/45

Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 20/21 February 1945. Fourth crew member in each crew is underlined in red. Right hand crew in second row is crossed out. Includes reserves and duty personnel.

1945-02-20

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[underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [underlined] 20TH. FEBRUARY, 1945. [/underlined]

[underlined] OPERATIONAL FLYING PROGRAMME FOR NIGHT OF 20/21ST. FEBRUARY, 1945.
SERIAL NO. 26/45. [/underlined]

[underlined] NG.415.F.(I). [/underlined]
F/L. Daggett.
Sgt. Simpson.
F/O. Hindley.
[underlined] F/O. Sharpe. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Chinneck.
F/S. Simpson.
F/S. Laws.

[underlined] ND.496.A.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Gardiner.
Sgt. Ludlow.
F/S. McDonald.
[underlined] W/O. Beaton. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Burroughs.
F/S. Walsh.
F/S. Van Niekerk.

[underlined] LM.625.H.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Young.
Sgt. Symonds.
Sgt. Howell.
[underlined] Sgt. Hill. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Nelson.
Sgt. Burn.
Sgt. Arrowsmith.

[underlined] NG.396.G.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Davies.
Sgt. Harvey.
F/O. Bennett.
[underlined] F/O. Warlow. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Nott.
Sgt. Myers.
Sgt. Moore.

[underlined] NN.768.K.(I). [/underlined]
F/L. Shephard.
Sgt. Beauchamp.
Sgt. Allen.
[underlined] Sgt. Judge. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/O. Kelly.
Sgt. Snape.
Sgt. Mitchell.

[underlined] PD.442.T.(I). [/underlined]
F/O. Barlow.
Sgt. Thornalley.
F/O. Biggs.
[underlined] Sgt. Handley. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Clements.
F/S. Whit.
F/S. Wilkes.

[underlined] PB.534.Q.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Parkin.
Sgt. Green.
F/O. Rowbotham.
[underlined] F/S. Henry. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Kelman.
Sgt. Barber.
F/S. Bredenkamp.

[underlined] ME.449.V.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Ryan.
Sgt. Jarman.
Sgt. Russell.
[underlined] Sgt. Terry. [/underlined] [inserted] [deleted] [tick] [/deleted] [/inserted]
Sgt. Birch.
Sgt. Payne.
Sgt. Rogan.
[inserted] [crew and plane crossed through with 3 diagonal lines] [/inserted]

[underlined] ME.394.X.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Hennessy.
Sgt. Bootham.
Sgt. Davies.
[underlined] Sgt. Kay. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Lyons.
Sgt. White.
Sgt. Richards.

[underlined] LM.655.U.(III). [/underlined]
F/S. Spencer.
Sgt. Bishop.
F/S. Sinclair.
[underlined] Sgt. Mitchell. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Seabridge.
Sgt. Johncock.
Sgt. Cobley.

[underlined] [deleted] RESERVE. [/deleted] [/underlined]
[underlined] LM.654.L.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Dalton.
Sgt. Fowler.
Sgt. MacCallum.
[underlined] F/S. Glover. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. McInnes.
Sgt. Heppleston.
Sgt. Claxton.

[inserted] [underlined] RESERVE [/underlined] [/inserted]
[inserted] CRAIG [/inserted]
[inserted] ARMSTRONG. [/inserted]

[underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
P/O. White.
Sgt. Cook.
Sgt. Lee.
Sgt. Rogers.
Sgt. Lear.
Sgt. Appleton.
Sgt. McCarthy.

[underlined] BRIEFING. [/underlined]
NAVIGATORS :
SPECIALISTS :
CAPTAINS :
MAIN :

Officer i/c Flying : W/Cdr. Newmarch.
Duty F/E. Officer : F/L. Hayward.
Duty Air Bomber : To be detailed.
Duty Flight NCO’s : Sgt. Gibbons. Sgt. Arrowsmith.

Duty F/Engineer : F/S. Lawn.
Duty Gunnery : F/O. Cranswick.
Duty Signals : F/L. Hughes.
Duty Clerk : LACW. Schofield.

[signature]

[underlined] Flight Lieutenant, for Wing Commander,
Commanding, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]