Operations order 7 December 1944

Operations order 7 December 1944

Operational programme for 8 December 1944 Serial 223/44

Lists crews and aircraft for operation on 8 December 1944. Includes reserve and duty crews. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes duty personnel. Annotated 'Urft Dam'

1944-12-07

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[inserted] URFT DAM [/inserted]

[underlined] No, 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. [/underlined] [underlined] 7th December, 1944. [/underlined]

[underlined] OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR 8th DECEMBER, 1944
Serial no, 223/44. [/underlined]

[underlined] N.D.631.B.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Daggett
Sgt.Simpson
F/O Hindley
[underlined] F/O Sharpe [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt.Chinnock
F/S Simpson
F/S Barry

[underlined] N.G.195.C.(I) [/underlined]
F/O Fugger
Sgt. Lee
F/S Albrecht
[underlined] F/S Roberts [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Kirby
Sgt. Ball
Sgt. Dyball

[underlined] N.F.991.D.(I) [/underlined]
F/O Freeland
Sgt. Nelson
F/S Roper
[underlined] F/S Gardiner [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S Ockerby
Sgt. Watson
Sgt. Watts

[underlined] M.E.299.E.(III) [/underlined]
F/O PETERSWALD
Sgt. McShane
F/O Temple
[underlined] Sgt. Askill [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S Tullock
Sgt. Horne
Sgt. Howells

[underlined] P.B.381.F.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Gardiner
Sgt. Ludlow
F/S MacDonald
[underlined] F/S Beaton [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Burroughs
Sgt. Walsh
Sgt. Van Nickerk

[underlined] L.M.625.H.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Jory
Sgt. Fox
Sgt. Crang
[underlined] F/O Pooley [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Butcher
W/O Oates
Sgt. Hunt

[underlined] N.D.496.A.(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] P.B.251.O.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Kennedy
Sgt. Olsen
F/S Kelly
[underlined] F/O Jones [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Short
Sgt. McBurney
Sgt. Bull

[underlined] N.G.974.P.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Smith
Sgt. Dent
F/O Winter
[underlined] F/O Long [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S Pugh
Sgt. Hall
Sgt. Jones

[underlined] P.B.534.Q.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Dives
Sgt. Crowston
Sgt. Armitage
[underlined] F/O Nellyer [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Morley
Sgt. Potts
Sgt. Biddle.

[underlined] P.B.417.R.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Plenderleith
Sgt. Thorn
F/O Digman
[underlined] F/O Nicholls [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S Rodda
Sgt. Syms
Sgt. Learman

[underlined] P.B.380.S.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Barlow
Sgt. Thornalley
Sgt. Simmonds
[underlined] F/S. Fox [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Clements
Sgt. White
Sgt. Wilkes.

[underlined] L.M.655.U.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Irving
Sgt. West
Sgt. Bilsland
[underlined] F/O Cooper [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
F/S Brandli
Sgt. Simpson
Sgt. Greenewald.

[underlined] P.B.360.V.(III) [/underlined]
F/O Worrall
Sgt. Wilson
Sgt. Fuller
[underlined] Sgt. Clements [/underlined] [inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
Sgt. Watt
Sgt. Judd
Sgt. Maidment

[underlined] RESERVE [/underlined]
F/O Hart
Sgt. Smith
F/S Hearn
[underlined] F/S Bell [/underlined]
Sgt. Codrai
Sgt. Spiers
Sgt. Merry

[underlined] DUTY CREW [/underlined]
F/O Thompson
Sgt. Humber
F/S Smith
Sgt. Wicks
Sgt. Lee
Sgt. Padgett.

[underlined] COMMUNICATIONS CREW [/underlined]
F/O Jetson
Sgt. Smith
Sgt Stevens.

[underlined] BRIEFING TIMES [/underlined]
NAVIGATORS –
CAPTAINS –
MAIN –

Officer i/c Flying : S/Ldr Bird.
Duty Flight N.C.Os. : Sgt. Ogilvie Sgt. Chapman.
Duty Photos : LAC. Herrard.
Duty F/Eng. Officer : To be detailed.
Duty Signals Officer : To be detailed.

Duty Flight Engineer : To be detailed
Duty Signals : To be detailed.
Duty Clerk : LAC Mears.
Duty Gunnery : To be detailed
[indecipherable word] : To be detailed.

[signature]
Flight Lieutenant, for Squadro Leader,
[underlined] Commanding, No. 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]