Operations order 16 June 1944

Operations order 16 June 1944

Operational and training detail for night 16/17 June 1944 Serial No. 97/44

Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 16/17 June 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. One crew, top row right, is struck through. Four crew are annotated as 'no camera lecture'. Includes duty personnel.

1944-06-16

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[Underlined] NO.44 (RHODESIA)SQUADRON 16TH JUNE, 1944. [/underlined]

[Underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR NIGHT 16/17TH JUNE, 1944. SERIAL NO. 97/44. [/underlined]

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

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

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

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

[Underlined] ND.552.X.(III). [/underlined]

F/O. Smith.
Sgt. Barber.
F/O. Calder
[Underlined] Sgt. Steele. [/underlined]
Sgt. Bezier.
Sgt. Blackie.
Sgt. Brett.

[Underlined] LL.938.S.(I). [/underlined]

P/O. Graaf.
Sgt. Critchley.
F/O. Purvis.DFC.
[Underlined] Sgt. Gibberson. [/underlined]
F/O. Hodge.
W/O. Groves.
W/O. Holland.

[Diagonal line through this crew]

[Underlined] ME.804.O.(I). [/underlined]

P/O. Richards.
Sgt. Thompson.
Sgt. Fazackerly.
[Underlined] Sgt. Buckby. [/underlined]
Sgt. Purseglove.
Sgt. Spinks.
Sgt. Greenfield.

[Underlined] ME.628.V.(I). [/underlined]

F/S. Oswald.
Sgt. Hurley.
W/O. Shoebottom.
[Underlined] F/S. White. [/underlined]
W/O. Richardson.
Sgt. Hutchinson.
Sgt. Sargent.

[Underlined] LM.592.Q.(III). [/underlined]

F/S. Canty.
Sgt. Clay.
F/S. Cole.
[Underlined] Sgt. Norris. [/underlined]
P/O. Crook.
Sgt. Scott.
Sgt. Powell.

[Underlined] LM.171.R.(III). [/underlined]

F/O. Carnegie.
Sgt. Burnham.
Sgt. Pryer.
[Underlined] Sgt. Holt. [underlined] NO CAMERA LECTURE.
F/S. Lillywhite.
Sgt. Dare.
Sgt. Fenney.

[Underlined] ND.578.[deleted] Y [/deleted] [inserted] S [/inserted].(III). [/underlined]

P/O. Wood.
Sgt. Such.
W/O. Sargeant.
[Underlined] F/S. Leonard. [/underlined]
Sgt. Martin.
F/S. Phillips.
Sgt. McKenzie.

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

F/Lt. Dobson.
Sgt. McKenzie.
Sgt. Knight.
[Underlined] F/S. Johnstone. [/underlined]
F/S. Edge.
Sgt. Snape.
Sgt. Dry.

[Underlined] ND.973.A.(III). [/underlined]

P/O. Baxter.
Sgt. Betterton.
W/O. Rutherford.
[Underlined] W/O. Young. [/underlined]
W/O. Scholes.
Sgt. Taylor.
Sgt. Whitfield.

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

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

[Underlined] ND.869.M.(III). [/underlined]
P/O. Mitchell.
Sgt. Jobe.
Sgt. Bent.
[Underlined] Sgt. Williams. [/underlined] NO CAMERA LECTURE
Sgt. Levings.
Sgt. Hague.
Sgt. Froud.

[Underlined] ND.751.J.(III). [/underlined]

F/S. Slade.
Sgt. Crammond.
F/S. Henderson.
[Underlined] F/O. Shute. [/underlined]
Sgt. Bishop. NO CAMERA LECTURE
Sgt. Beechley.
Sgt. Spankie.

[Underlined] ND.631.B.(III). [/underlined]

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

[Underlined] LM.434.F.(III). [/underlined]

P/O. Scholtz.
Sgt. Wainwright.
F/S. Tobin.
[Underlined] Sgt. Willson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Preston.
Sgt. Pring.
Sgt. Barnett.

[Underlined] ME.743.G.(I). [/underlined]

P/O. Oxborrow.
Sgt. Cotter.
Sgt. Hamilton.
[Underlined] F/S. Murphy. [/underlined]
Sgt. Mitchell. NO CAMERA LECTURE
Sgt. Ponton.
Sgt. Halliwell.

[Underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]

F/O. Bradshaw. i/c.
Sgt. Bender.
F/S. Trloar.
F/s. Parker.
F/S. Page.
Sgt. Lewis.

[Underlined] BRIEFING [/underlined]

NAVIGATORS:

SPEC:

CAPTAINS:

MAIN:

Y

W/C THOMPSON
F/O CLEGG

Officer i/c Night Flying: S/Ldr. Hildred. Duty F/Eng.: Sgt. Moore.
Duty Electricians: ACs. Coates & Draper. Duty Photos: Sgt. White.
Duty Sigs.: Cpl. Perry & AC. Evans.
Duty Armr. NCO’s.: F/S. Pilkington & Cpl. Bower.
Duty Flight NCO’s: Sgts. Brock & Twells. Duty Clerk: L.A.C. Wyle.
Duty Sigs. Officer: F/O. Roberts.DFC. & Sgt. Ford. Duty F/E. Officer: F/Lt. Burrows.DFC.
Duty Radar Officer: P/O. Atwell. Duty Air Bomber: To be detailed. P/O McCallum & F/S McNally.
Duty Gunnery Officer: To be detailed.

[Signature]

Flight Lieutenant,

for Wing Commander,

Commanding,

[Underlined] No.44(Rhodesia)Squadron. [/underlined]