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Chatterton, John. 44 Squadron operations order book
Description
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Collection consists of 521 items which are mostly Operations orders, aircraft load and weight tables and bomb aimers briefings for 44 Squadron operations between January 1944 and April 1945. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by M J Chatterton and catalogued by Nigel Huckins. <br /><br />This collection also contains items concerning Dewhurst Graaf and his crew, and Donald Neil McKechnie and his crew. Additional information on <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/109020/">Dewhurst Graaf</a> and <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/115642/">Donald Neil McKechnie</a> is available via the IBCC Losses Database.
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IBCC Digital Archive
Date
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2016-03-14
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Chatterton, J
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[Underlined] NO.44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 26th. APRIL, 1944. [/underlined]
OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 26/27.4.44. Serial No. 51/44. [/underlined]
[Underlined] ND.869.M. [/underlined]
F/L. Hildred.
Sgt. Bennett. (022)
F/O. Turner.
F/S. Parker.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Treloar. [/underlined blue] [tick]
F/O. Hourigan.
F/O. Bradshaw.
[Underlined] ND.517.U. [/underlined] [tick]
F/O. SMITH. [sic]
Sgt. Bennett.
F/S. Farren.
[underlined blue] F/O. McCullam. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Dack.
Sgt. Prowse.
Sgt. Hussey.
[Underlined] ND.578.Y. [/underlined]
F/S. Baxter.
Sgt. Betterton.
F/S. Rutherford.
[underlined blue] F/S. Young. [/underlined blue]
F/S. Scholes.
Sgt. Taylor.
Sgt. Whitfield.
[Underlined] ND.519.E. [/underlined]
P/O. Stratis.
Sgt. Hely.
P/O. Greenfield.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Hawkes. [/underlined blue]
F/S. Knight.
Sgt. Page.
Sgt. Roe.
[Underlined] ME.694.L. [/underlined]
P/O. Davey.
Sgt. Legge.
F/S. Foreman.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Jacobs. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Nutty.
Sgt. Kaye.
Sgt. Carter.
[Underlined] ND.751.J. [/underlined] [tick]
F/S. Aiken.
Sgt. Levarne.
F/S. Riddock.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Simmons. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Rawson.
Sgt. Hare.
Sgt. Lewis.
[Underlined] ME.743.G. [/underlined] [tick]
P/O. Merrick.
Sgt. Carling.
F/O. Poulter.
[underlined blue] F/O. Bartlett. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Dickenson.
Sgt. Warll.
Sgt. Thomas.
[Underlined] ND.552.X. [/underlined]
F/S. Ibbotson.
Sgt. Worrall.
F/S. Greatz.
[underlined blue] F/S. Murray. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Andrews.
Sgt. Whitehand.
Sgt. Wells.
[Underlined] ND.741.K. [/underlined] [tick]
S/L. Cockbain.
F/S. Bristow.
F/L. Waterkeyn.
[underlined blue] F/O. McKenzie. [/underlined blue]
F/L. Rademeyer.
F/S. Bracegirdle.
F/S. Dean.
[Underlined] WL.920.V. [/underlined]
F/O. Oldham.
Sgt. Walker.
F/S. McKerrow.
[underlined blue] F/O. Petts. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Williams.
Sgt. Frame.
Sgt. Whittles.
[Underlined] ME.634.P. [/underlined] [tick]
F/O. Stephenson.
Sgt. Langford.
F/S. Airey.
[underlined blue] F/S. Wilson. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Robinson.
F/S. Dooley.
P/O. White.
[Underlined] ND.689.O. [/underlined]
P/O. Hobbs.
Sgt. Hall.
Sgt. Fenwick.
[underlined blue] W/O. Scott. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Garnsey.
Sgt. Wright.
Sgt. Ingram.
[Underlined] ME.699.T. [/underlined]
F/O. Smith.
Sgt. Barber.
F/O. Calder.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Steele. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Bozier.
Sgt. Blackie.
Sgt. Brett.
[Underlined] ME.730.R. [/underlined]
F/S. Kewley.
Sgt. Booth.
F/S. Mitchell.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Reseigh. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Webber.
Sgt. Lees.
Sgt. Rutzki.
[Underlined] ND.698/G.Q. [/underlined]
F/S. Price.
Sgt. Newbiggin.
F/S. Stancer.
[underlined blue] Sgt. Nicholls. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Callander.
Sgt. Heald.
Sgt. Doyle.
[Underlined] STANDBY CREW. [/underlined] [handwritten] H [/handwritten] [tick]
P/O. Taylor.
Sgt. Aherene.
Sgt. Bushby.
[underlined blue] F/S. Sumner. [/underlined blue]
Sgt. Stauber.
F/S. Astle.
Sgt. Conquest.
[Underlined] DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
P/O. Chatterton.
Sgt. Letts.
F/O. Reyland.
F/S. Parker.
Sgt. Michie.
Sgt. Champion.
Sgt. Davidson.
[underlined] BRIEFING. [/underlined]
[handwritten] F.P. 1645 [/handwritten]
NAVIGATORS AND SPEC. [handwritten] 1745 [/handwritten]
CAPTAINS: [handwritten] 1815 [/handwritten]
MAIN: [handwritten] 1845 [/handwritten]
Officer i/c Night Flying: S/L. Hunter.
Duty Flight Engineer: Sgt. Cooper.
Duty Electricians: LAC. Meary. LAC. Braper.
Duty Photos: Sgt. White.
Duty Signals: Cpl. Curtin. AC. Bryar.
Duty Armourers: To be detailed.
Duty Flight N.C.O.s: Sgt. Ellersmith (B), Sgt. Brock. (A)
Duty Clerk: LAC. Beard.
[Signature] E O Collcutt [/signature]
F/Lt.
Wing Commander,
[Underlined] Commanding, No.44 (Rhodesia) Squadron. [/underlined]
[handwritten notes]
[circled] New TV. [/circled]
Force A [underlined] not to [/underlined] bomb on 1st run [tick]
Both. 20° either side of down wind [tick]
4000 lbs – 19000 – 21000 [tick]
416 SBC’s 14000 – 18000 [tick]
1800 – 1900 Height band [tick] very taboo
No [squared] W [/squared] Not to launch any kind of flares. There may be bombing [tick] with cascading greens.
Good dummy N. of target.
Brief strictly [underlined] NOT to bomb fires [/underlined]. Must bomb markers [tick]
[/handwritten]
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Title
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Operations order 26 April 1944
Operational and training detail for 26/27 April 1944 Serial 51/44
Description
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Lists crews and aircraft for operations 26/27 April 1944. Includes timings and duty personnel. One member of each crew underlined in blue, some are ticked. Handwritten note at the bottom.
Date
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1944-04-26
Language
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eng
Type
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Text
Text. Service material
Identifier
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SChattertonJ159568v10094
Coverage
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Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force. Bomber Command
Spatial Coverage
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Great Britain
England--Lincolnshire
Temporal Coverage
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1944-04-26
1944-04-27
Publisher
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IBCC Digital Archive
Rights
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This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.
Creator
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E O Collcutt
Great Britain. Royal Air Force
Contributor
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Angus Bustin
Format
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One-page typewritten document
44 Squadron
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pilot
RAF Dunholme Lodge
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