Operations order 2 July 1944

Operations order 2 July 1944

Operational and training detail for night of 2/3 July 1944 Serial 111/44

Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 2/3 July 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes on standby crew and duty personnel. Four crews are down to fly with second pilot and four with second navigator.

1944-07-02

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[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 2ND. JULY, 1944. [/underlined] [Deleted] F [/deleted]

[Underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR NIGHT OF 2/3rd. JULY, 1944. SERIAL NO. 111/44. [/underlined] Y U

[Underlined] ND.869.M.(III) [/underlined]

S/L. Hildred.
Sgt. Bender.
F/O. |Turner.
[Underlined] F/S. Treloar. [/underlined]
F/S. Parker.
F/O. Hourigan.
F/O. Bradshaw.
+F/O. Cartwright.

[Underlined] LM.170.E.(I) [/underlined]

F/L. Dobson.
Sgt. Mackenxie.
Sgt. Knight.
[Underlined] F/S. Johnstone. [/underlined]
F/S. Edge.
Sgt. Snape.
Sgt. Dry.
=F/S. Hooke.

[Underlined] ME.694.L.(I) [/underlined]

P/O. Davey.
Sgt. Waters.
F/S. Forman.
[Underlined] F/S. Jacobs. [/underlined]
Sgt. Nutty.
W/O. Pass.
Sgt. Carter.
=Sgt. Gage.

[Underlined] PB.190/G.J.(III) [/underlined]

P/O. Mitchell.
Sgt. Jobe.
Sgt. Bent.
[Underlined] Sgt. Williams. [/underlined]
Sgt. Levings.
Sgt. Hague.
Sgt. Froud.

[Underlined] LM.192.K.(I) [/underlined]

F/S. Binion.
F/S. Brindle.DFM.
F/S. Kennedy.
[Underlined] W/O. Gebhard. [/underlined]
Sgt. Stroud.
F/S. Micalchuk.
Sgt. Knox.

[Underlined] LM.625.H.(III) [/underlined]

P/O. Evans.
Sgt. Snoxell.
Sgt. Hunter.
[Underlined] Sgt. Harper. [/underlined]
Sgt. Fearn.
Sgt. Cause.
Sgt. Cahill.

[Underlined] PB.192/G.F.(III) [/underlined]

P/O. Ibbotson.
Sgt. Warall.
F/S. Greatz.
[Underlined] F/S. Murray. [/underlined]
Sgt. Andrews.
Sgt. Whitehand.
Sgt. Wells.
=F/O. Olsen.

[Underlined] PB.189/G.A.(III) [/underlined]

P/O. Oxborrow.
Sgt. Cotter.
Sgt. Hamilton.
[Underlined] F/S. Murphy. [/underlined]
Sgt. Mitchell.
Sgt. Penton.
Sgt. Halliwell.

[Underlined] ME.138.Z.(III) [/underlined]

F/L. White.
Sgt. Rickeard.
F/S. Jones.
[Underlined] Sgt. Jenkins. [/underlined]
P/O. Marston.
Sgt. Burnett.
Sgt. Watts.
+P/O. Good.

[Underlined] PB.206.Q.(III) [/underlined]

F/O. Hough.
Sgt. Hoar.
F/S. Priestley.
[Underlined] Sgt. Singer. [/underlined]
Sgt. Nichols.
Sgt. Anderson.
F/L. Clarke.DFC.
+W/O. Boswell.

[Underlined] ME.699.T.(I) [/underlined]

P/O. Young.
Sgt. Robinson.
F/O. Wareham.
[Underlined] Sgt. Wainwright. [/underlined]
Sgt. Jackson.
Sgt. Rennie.
Sgt. Routledge.
+P/O. Freestone.

[Underlined] ME.634.P.(I) [/underlined]

F/O. Carnegie.
Sgt. Burnham.
Sgt. Pryor.
[Underlined] Sgt. Holt. [/underlined]
F/S. Lillywhite.
Sgt. Dare.
Sgt. Fenny.

[Underlined] LM.631.W.(III) [/underlined]

P/O. Gowing.
Sgt. McDonald.
Sgt. Bishop.
[Underlined] Sgt. Halhead. [/underlined]
Sgt. Gardner.
Sgt. Wilkinson.
Sgt. Dineen.

[Underlined] ME.859.S.(I) [/underlined]

P/O. Graaff.
Sgt. Critchley.
F/O. Purvis.DFC.
[Underlined] F/S. Gibberson. [/underlined]
F/O. Hodge.
W/O. Groves.
Sgt. Pring.

[Underlined] STANDBY “B” [/underlined]

P/O. Stockwell.
Sgt. Kemp.
Sgt. Frost.
[Underlined] Sgt. Lumsden. [/underlined]
Sgt. Ball.
Sgt. Boland.
Sgt. Stocking.
=Sgt. Meakin.

[Underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]

[Underlined] F/O. McCallum.i/c. [/underlined]
[Underlined] F/S. McNally. [/underlined]
Sgt. King.
Sgt. McDonald.
F/S. Kay.

NOTE:- = Second Navigators.
+ Second Pilots.

BRIEFING:-
Navigators.
Specialists.
Captains.
Main.

Officer i/c. Night Flying. S/Ldr.Cockbain.DFC.
Duty Flight Engineer. Sgt. Pearce.
Duty Electricians. LACs. Roberts & Orr.
Duty Photos. Sgt. White.
Duty Sigs. LAC Moore & AC. Bird.
Duty Armr.NCOs. F/S. Pilkington & Cpl. Ebodes.
Duty Flight NCOs. Sgts. Brock & Lumsden.
Duty Clerk. LAC. Gumprich.
Duty Sigs.Officer. P/O.Dicken & F/S. Hussey.
Duty F/E.Officer. F/O. Bristow.
Duty Air Bomber Officer. [Underlined] P/O. Sumner.DFM. [/underlined]
Duty Gunner. P/O. Burden & W/O. Holland.
Duty Radar. FO. Reyland, F/O. Atwell.
P/O. Cooper – Fishpond.

[Signature] F/LT. for Squadron Leader, Commanding

NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON.