Operations order 1 January 1945

Operations order 1 January 1945

Operational flying programme for night of 1/2 January 1945 Serial 2/45

Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 1/2 January 1945. Fourth member of each crew is underlined in green and ticked. Includes duty personnel.

1945-01-01

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[underlined] NO. 44.(RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [underlined] 1ST. JANUARY, 1945. [/underlined]

[underlined] OPERATIONAL FLYING PROGRAMME FOR NIGHT OF 1/2ND. JANUARY, 1945.
SERIAL NO. 2/45. [/underlined]

[underlined] PB.251.O.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Plenderleith.
Sgt. Nicholson.
F/O. Digman.
[underlined] F/O. Nicholls. [/underlined]
F/S. Rodda.
Sgt. Syms.
Sgt. Learman.

[underlined] ND.578.Y.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Parkin.
Sgt. Green.
Sgt. Rowbotham.
[underlined] F/S. Henry. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S. Kelman.
Sgt. Barker.
Sgt. Bredenkamp.

[underlined] STANDBY. [/underlined]
[underlined] PB.417.R.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Thomson.
Sgt. Thorn.
Sgt. Humber.
[underlined] F/S. Smith. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Wicks.
Sgt. Lee.
Sgt. Padgett.

[underlined] STANDBY. [/underlined]
[underlined] LM.654.L.(III). [/underlined]
F/O. Gardiner.
Sgt. Ludlow.
F/S. MacDonald.
[underlined] F/S. Beaton. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Burroughs.
F/S. Walsh.
F/S. Van Niekerk.

[underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
[underlined] FOR 207 A/C. [/underlined]
F/O. Walker.
Sgt. Crooks.
F/S. Turner.
[underlined] F/S. Hardy. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Roberts.
Sgt. Spence.
Sgt. Ward.

[underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
F/O. Boyle.
Sgt. Thornton.
Sgt. Pickup.
[underlined] Sgt. Turner. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Doggart.
Sgt. Moore.
Sgt. Hance.

[underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
F/O. Barlow.
Sgt. Thornalley.
Sgt. Symonds.
[underlined] F/S. Fox. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Clements.
Sgt. White.
Sgt. Wilkes.

[underlined] RESERVE. [/underlined]
F/O. Dives.
Sgt. Crowston.
Sgt. Armitage.
[underlined] F/O. Nellyer. [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Morley.
Sgt. Potts.
Sgt. Biddle.

[underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
P/O. Knight.
Sgt. Appleton.
Sgt. Handley.
Sgt. Nicholls.
Sgt. McCarthy.
F/S. Simpson.
F/S. Barry.

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

Officer i/c Flying : W/Cdr. Newmarch.
Duty Cunnery : F/S. Smith.
Duty Signals Officer : F/L. Hughes.
Duty Clerk : LAC. Hudson.

Duty Flight Engineer : To be detailed.
Duty Air Bomber : F/L. Lowry.
Duty F/E. Officer : To be detailed.
Duty Flight NCO’s : Sgt. Gibbons. Sgt. Chapman.

[signature]

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