After pre-aircrew flying, he was posted to 12 Squadron for operations in 1942. After completing his first tour of 30 operations posted to 1667 Conversion Unit, then No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School. In November 1944 posted to 153 Squadron for 2nd tour. Post war posting to 50 Squadron and attachment to 57 Squadron.

Served at RAF Penrhos, RAF Wickenby, RAF Faldingworth, RAF Hemswell, RAF Scampton, RAF Sturgate, Raf Waddington.

Aircraft flown were Avro Tutor, Fairey Battle, Whitley, Anson, Lancaster, Halifax.

He flew 33 night bombing and mining operations with 12 Squadron as Flight Engineer to targets including La Rochelle, North Frisian Islands, Essen, Berlin, Dusseldorf, Turin, Lorient, Milan, Bremen, Nuremberg, Saint-Nazaire, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Spezia, Stuttgart, Gulf of Danzig, Bay of Biscay, Mulheim, Wuppertal and Cologne. His pilots in 12 Squadron were Wing Commander Villiers and Squadron Leader Slade.

With 153 Squadron he flew 3 night and 1 day bombing operations to Wanne-Eickel, Bonn, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and Paderborn. Also 3 Operation Manna, 2 Operation Dodge and one Cook’s Tour. In 153 Squadron his pilots were Flying Officers White, Bolton, Searle, Freeborn, Squadron Leader Rippingale, Flight Lieutenant Ramsden and Wing Commanders Rodney and Villiers.

Also two Operation Dodge with 50 Squadron. Flight Lieutenant Lundy was his pilot in 50 Squadron.

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Reuter]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Pending text-based transcription]]> eng]]> Text]]> Civilian]]> Egypt]]> Egypt--Cairo]]> Egypt--Alexandria]]> 1945-11-02]]> On the reverse 'Bari Italy 6/11/45 Bill Connelly, Red Moore and I'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Italy]]> Italy--Bari]]> 1945-11-06]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Foskett, William. Udine-Campoformido airfield]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Italy]]> Italy--Udine]]> 1945-11-14]]> On the reverse ' "On the [indecipherable]" Note Beer Barrels Campoformido Aerodrome Udine, Italy 22/11/45'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> Foskett, William. Udine-Campoformido airfield]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Italy]]> Italy--Udine]]> 1945-11-22]]> On the reverse 'Transville Roof (Bari - Italy) Adriatic Sea - Background Nov '45'.]]> IBCC Digital Archive]]> eng]]> Photograph]]> Royal Air Force]]> Italy]]> Italy--Bari]]> 1945-11]]>
The donor kindly provided this additional information. 'My father recounted a number of anecdotes about his service and one concerns the entry on his service record where you will see it just says Cheddington. As you will be aware RAF Cheddington was at that time a USAAF base. I cannot verify this it is only what my father told me. The reason for the week at Cheddington was due to a dispute between Bomber Command and USAAF around the turn around time of the four engined heavies. The RAF said the Americans were taking too long compared to the RAF for engine servicing or replacements, not sure exactly but it resulted in a group of RAF personnel going to Cheddington to show them how the RAF did it. As I recall father said he was somewhat surprised to find rows of USAAF service personnel sitting on chairs in front of the aircraft while the RAF changed all four engines and brought the aircraft back on line.
He also told me about being on crash duty for the returning aircraft and of one instance when the airfield was attacked and having to run for the shelters.
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