Operations order 23 July 1944

Operations order 23 July 1944

Operational and training detail for night of 23/24 July 1944 Serial 128/44

Lists crews and aircraft for operations on night 23/24 July 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined. Includes duty presonnel.

1944-07-23

One-page typewritten document

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[underlined] NO.44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 23RD. JULY, 1944 [/underlined]

OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR NIGHT OF 23/24TH. JULY, 1944. SERIAL NO. 128/44

[underlined] PB.192/G.F.(III) PB.190/G.J.(III) LM.625.H.(III) ND.631.B.(III) [/underlined]
F/L. Dobson. F/O. Mitchell. F/O. Slade. F/O. Stockwell.
Sgt. McKenzie. Sgt. Jobe. Sgt. Crammond. Sgt. Buchanan.
Sgt. Knight. Sgt. Bent. F/S. Henderson. Sgt. Frost.
[underlined] F/S. Johnstone. Sgt. Williams. F/O. Shute. Sgt. Trelear. [/underlined]
F/S. Edge. Sgt. Lovings. Sgt. Bishop. Sgt. Ball.
Sgt. Snape. Sgt. Hague. Sgt. Beechey. Sgt. Boland.
Sgt. Dry. Sgt. Froud. Sgt. Spankie. Sgt. Stocking.

[underlined] LM.192.K(I) PB.235.G.(III) LM.170.E.(I) ME.694.L.(I) [/underlined]
F/S. Binion. F/O. Evans. F/O. Cartwright. F/O. Ibbotson.
Sgt. Bender. Sgt. Snoxell. Sgt. Mitchell Sgt. Worrall.
Sgt. Kennedy. Sgt. Hunter. F/O. Olson. F/S. Greatz.
[underlined] W/O. Gebhard. Sgt. Harper. F/O. Beaton. F/S. Murray. [/underlined]
Sgt. Stroud. Sgt. Fearn. Sgt. Davidson. Sgt. Andrews.
Sgt. Micalchuk. Sgt. Vause. F/S. Hargreaves. Sgt. Whitehand.
Sgt. Knox. Sgt. Cahill. Sgt. Simpson. Sgt. Wells.

[underlined] PB.189/G.A.(III) ND.578.X.(III) NE.138.Z.(III) LL.965.V.(I) [/underlined]
F/O. Oxborrow. F/O. Davey. S/L. White. F/L.Belasco.
Sgt. Cotter. Sgt. Rawcliffe. Sgt. Rickeard. Sgt. Alexander.
Sgt. Hamilton. F/L. Grant. F/S. Jones. F/L. Watson.
[underlined] F/O. Clegg. F/O. Roddie. F/S. Jemkins. F/O. Wilson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Mitchell. Sgt. Oliphant. P/O. Marsden. W/O. Cameron.
Sgt. Penton. F/S. Arnold. Sgt. Burnett. F/S. Parmer.
Sgt. Halliwell. Sgt. Morley. F/S. Watts. + F/O. Gale. Sgt. Howes.

[underlined] LM.650.T.(III) PB.283/G.Q.(III) PB.251/G.O.(III) PB.266/G.S.(III) [/underlined]
F/O. Lewis. F/O. Phillips. F/S. Heath. F/S. Duncan.
Sgt. Neilans. Sgt. Hickey. Sgt. Smith. Sgt. Waters.
F/S. [undecipherable]. [underlined] Sgt. Cameron. [/underlined] Sgt. Bennett. Sgt. Dransfield.
[underlined] Sgt. King. [/underlined] F/S. Cockburn. [underlined] F/S. Laferest. Sgt. Kneil. [/underlined]
F/S. Mills. [undecipherable]. Sgt. Parkinson. F/S. Nolan.
W/O. Suckling. Sgt. Robertson. [undecipherable]. F/S. Walker.

[underlined] LM.645.P.(III) DUTY CREW. [/underlined]
F/S. Westgate. F/O. Hourigan. BRIEFING:-
Sgt. Fisher. Sgt. Patterson. NAVIGATORS :
F/L. Edwards. Sgt. Irwin. SPECIALISTS :
[underlined] Sgt. Thompson. [/underlined] W/O. Brosnanhan. CAPTAINS :
Sgt. Randall. Sgt. Marshall. MAIN :
Sgt. Murphy. Sgt. Fardoe.
Sgt. Gee. NOTE:- + Second Pilot.

Officer i/c.Night Flying – S/Ldr.Mildred; Duty Flight Engineer – To be detailed; Duty Electricians – LACs. Sauders[sic] & Ramsden; Duty Photos – Sgt.White; Duty Sigs – Cpl.Perry and LAC. Maclay; Duty Armr.NCOs. Cpl.Wilson; Duty FlightnNCO’s [sic] – Sgts. Jordon & Wawn. Duty Clerk – LAC. Beard; Duty Signals Officer – To be detailed; Duty Flight Engineer Officer – P/O.Bristow; Duty Air Bomber – F/Lt. Lawry; Duty Gunnery – F/Lt.Clarke; Duty Radar – F/O.Atwell, P/O.Cooper; F/S.Stancer;

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