Operations order 10 August 1944

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Title

Operations order 10 August 1944
Operational and training detail for night 10/11 August 1944 Serial 145/44

Description

Lisr crews and aircraft for operations on nigh 10/11 August 1944. Includes four standby crews and duty personnel. The fourth member of each crew is underlined and some crews are ticked.

Date

1944-08-10

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One-page typewritten document

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SChattertonJ159568v10495

Transcription

[underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON: [/underlined] [underlined] 10th AUGUST. 1944: [/underlined]

[underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR NIGHT OF
10/11TH AUGUST, 1944: SERIAL NO:145/44: [/underlined]

[underlined] PD 222 U (III) [/underlined]
F/Lt Newmarch
Sgt Appleton
F/O Biggs
[underlined] Sgt Handley [/underlined]
Sgt Launder
Sgt McCarthy
Sgt Nicholls
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[underlined] PB 283/G Q (III) [/underlined]
F/O Gilchrist
Sgt Webb
Sgt Maguire
[underlined] F/O McAuley [/underlined]
F/O Mercer
F/S McNeilage
F/S Mcleod
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] PB 251/G O (III) [/underlined]
F/O Freestone
Sgt Post
F/S Gage
[underlined] F/O Woollam [/underlined]
Sgt Taylor
Sgt Bullivant
Sgt Henders

[underlined] LM 650 T (III) [/underlined]
F/O Lewis
Sgt Neilans
F/S Shearman
[underlined] Sgt King [/underlined]
F/S Mills
Sgt Spence
W/O Suckling
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[underlined] LM 625 H (III) [/underlined]
F/O Westgate
Sgt Fisher
F/O Turner
[underlined] Sgt Thompson [/underlined]
Sgt Randall
Sgt Murphy
Sgt Gee
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[underlined] LM 645 P (III) [/underlined]
F/O Hart
Sgt Smith
Sgt Green
[underlined] F/S Bell [/underlined]
Sgt Codrai
Sgt Speirs
F/S Lillywhite
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] LM 654 L (III) [/underlined]
F/O Davey F G
Sgt Legge
F/S Forman
[underlined] F/S Jacobs [/underlined]
Sgt Nutty
P/O Pass
F/S Routledge

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] PB 235 G (III) [/underlined]
F/O Evans
Sgt Snoxell
F/S Hunter
[underlined] F/S Harper [/underlined]
Sgt Fearn
Sgt Vause
Sgt Cahill

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] ND 869/G M (III) [/underlined]
F/O Good
Sgt Holmes
F/S Hooke
[underlined] F/O Presnail [/underlined]
Sgt Meredith
Sgt Chapman
Sgt Holland

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] PB 190/G J (III) [/underlined]
F/O Cartwright
Sgt Mitchell
F/O Olsen
[underlined] F/O Beaton [/underlined]
Sgt Davison
F/S Hargreaves
F/S Simpson

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] LM 192 K (I) [/underlined]
F/O Anning
Sgt Snedker
F/S Cardwell
[underlined] F/O Valentine [/underlined]
P/O Slater
Sgt Vance
Sgt Retter

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] ND 631 B (III) [/underlined]
F/O Stockwell
Sgt Bender
Sgt Frost
[underlined] F/S Treloar [/underlined]
Sgt Ball
F/S Boland
F/S Stocking

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] STANDBY ‘A’ [/underlined]
F/O Oxborrow
Sgt Cotter
F/S Hamilton
[underlined] F/S Murphy [/underlined]
Sgt Mitchell
Sgt Penton
Sgt Halliwell

[underlined] STANDBY ‘F’ [/underlined]
F/L Dobson
Sgt McKenzie
F/S Knight
[underlined] F/S Johnstone [/underlined]
F/S Edge
F/S Snape
F/S Dry

[inserted] [tick] [/inserted]
[underlined] STANDBY ‘Z’ [/underlined]
S/L White
Sgt. Rickeard
F/S Jones
[underlined] F/S Jenkins [/underlined]
P/O Marston
F/S Burnett
F/S Watts

[underlined] STANDBY ‘S’ [/underlined]
F/O Boswell
Sgt Loynd
Sgt Meakin
[underlined] F/O Creed [/underlined]
F/S Hunt
Sgt Wilton
F/S Leslie
[crossed through with a diagonal line]

[underlined] DUTY CREW [/underlined]
[underlined] P/O McCallum DFC [/underlined]
Sgt Pearce
Sgt Nicholson
Sgt Jobe
Sgt Levings
Sgt Hague

[underlined] THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL ARE TO ATTEND BRIEFING: [/underlined]
F/O Hourigan;
F/S Bent;
P/O Parker;

BRIEFING:
NAVIGATORS:
SPECIALISTS:
CAPTAINS:
MAIN:

Officer i/c Night Flying – S/Ldr Hildred
Duty Engineer – To be detailed
Duty Electricians – LACs Clare & Ramsden
Duty Photos – Sgt White
Duty Sigs – LAC Moore & AC Bird
Duty Armr NCOs – F/S Pilkington & Cpl Soden
Duty Flight NCO’s – Sgts Green & Twells
Duty Clerk – LAC Gumprich
Duty Sigs Officer – F/Lt Hughes:
Duty F/E Officer – F/Lt Hayward:
Duty A/B Officer – F/Lt Lowry
Duty Gunnery – F/Lt Clarke DFC:
Duty Radar – F/Lt Savage DFC; Sgt Edwards: P/O Cooper:

[signature]
Flight Lieutenant,
for Wing Commander,
Commanding’
[underlined] NO 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON: [/underlined]

Citation

E O Collcutt and Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Operations order 10 August 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7585.

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