Operations order 22 February 1944

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Operations order 22 February 1944
Operational and training detail for 22/23 February 1944 Serial No. 19/44

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Lists crews and aircraft for operations on 22/23 February 1944. Fourth member of each crew is underlined and ticked. Includes briefing times and duty personnel. On the bottom some handwritten notes and calculations.

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1944-02-22

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SChattertonJ159568v10748

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[Underlined] NO. 44 (RHODESIA) SQUADRON. 22ND FEBRUARY, 1944. [/underlined]

[Underlined] OPERATIONAL AND TRAINING DETAIL FOR 22/23RD FEBRUARY, 1944.

SERIAL NO. 19/44. [/underlined]

[Underlined] OPERATIONAL. [/underlined] The following crews and aircraft are hereby detailed for operational flying on 22/23rd February, 1944.

[Underlined] EE.185.K.(III). [/underlined]

S/Ldr. Hunter.
Sgt. Cooper.
F/O. Greenwood.
[Underlined] F/O. Willis. [/underlined]
Sgt. Salmon.
Sgt. [unreadable]es.
Sgt. Alexander.

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

F/Lt. Dorehill. DFC.
Sgt. Bennett. (622)
F/S. Wright.
[Underlined] F/S. Deacon [/underlined]
F/S. Gurr.
F/S. Curtis.
F/S. Mullett.

[Underlined] ND.565.C.(III). [/underlined]

Sgt. Levy.
Sgt. Groom.
F/O. Fox.
[Underlined] Sgt. Peck. [/underlined]
Sgt. McGuire.
Sgt. McNally.
Sgt. Thomas.

[Underlined] ND.576.M.(III). [/underlined]

F/O. Fynn.
Sgt. Plant.
Sgt. Adder.
[Underlined] Sgt. Clarke.
Sgt. Johnson.
Sgt. Jac k [sic].
Sgt, Sagar.

[Underlined] ND.574.J.(III) [inserted] M [/inserted] [/underlined]

P.O. Higgs.
Sgt. C owan. [sic]
P.O.Black.
[Underlined] P.O. Would. [/underlined]
P.O. Williams.
F/S. Tiller.
Sgt. Chalmers.

[Underlined] ND.538.T.(III).

P.O. Charlesworth.
Sgt. Jeffrey.
Sgt. Hill.
[Underlined] Sgt. Fedoruck. [/underlined]
Sgt. Myles.
W/O. Thomas.
Sgt. Evans.

[Underlined] ND.518.D.(III). [/underlined]

P.O. Porter.
Sgt. Waugh.
F/S. Davies.
[Underlined] Sgt. Lander. [/underlined]
F/S. Barclay.
W/O. Pass.
Sgt. Bowen.

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

P.O. Smith.
Sgt. Bennett.
F/S. Farren.
[Underlined] F/O. Dutton. [/underlined]
Sgt. Hussey.
Sgt. Booth.
Sgt. Dack.

[Underlined] ME.634.P.(I). [/underlined]

F/Lt. Mercer. DFC.
Sgt. Capps.
F/O. Young.
[Underlined] F/Sgt. Barker. [/underlined]
P/O. Baker.
F/Sgt. Pratt.
W/O. Wilkie.

[Underlined] ND.517.U.(III). [/underlined]

P/O. Bradburn.
F/Sgt. Blundell.
Sgt. Norman.
[Underlined] F/Sgt. Gillard. [/underlined]
Sgt. Woolley.
F/Lt. McCurdy. DFC.
F/Sgt. Lloyd.

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

P/O. Chatterton.
Sgt. Letts.
F/O. Reyland.
[Underlined] F/Sgt. Scott. [/underlined]
Sgt. Michie.
Sgt. Champion.
Sgt. Davidson.

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

W/O. Barton.
Sgt. Thompson.
Sgt. Taylor.
[Underlined] Sgt. Barnes. [/underlined]
Sgt. Willett.
Sgt. Joy.
Sgt. Hummell.

[Underlined] ND.525.Q.(III). [/underlined]

P.O. Manning.
Sgt. Wren.
Sgt. Woodwards.
[Underlined] F/S. Roberts. [/underlined]
Sgt. Davidson.
Sgt. Hed [unreadable].
Sgt. Murray.

[Underlined] ND.515.Z.(III). [/underlined]

F/Lt. Wiggin.
Sgt. Evans.
F/O. Maury.
[Underlined] F/O. Rogers. [/underlined]
Sgt. Dicken.
F/O. Rimmer.
W/O. Dowling,

[Underlined] ME.629.R.(I). [/underlined]

F/O. Stephenson.
Sgt. Langford.
F/Sgt. Airey.
[Underlined] Sgt. Wilson. [/underlined]
Sgt. Robinson.
F/S. Burden.
F/S. Hall.

[Underlined] ND.573.S.(III). [/underlined] [Inserted] M [/inserted]

F/Sgt. Haynes.
Sgt. Bennett.
Sgt. Halliday.
[Underlined] F/S. Bergland. [/underlined]
Sgt. Weddle.
Sgt. Openshaw.
Sgt. Nicolson.

DUTY CREW: P/O. Frost. Sgt. Stanton. F/Sgt. Ashton. F/O. Devon. F/Lt. Phillips.
Sgt. Johnson.Sgt. Carr.
F/O. Gourlay.Sgt. Taylor. P/O. Bennett.

BRIEFING: NAVIGATORS: 13.15 hrs. [Underlined] SPEC.: 13.45 HRS. main: 14.10 hrs. [/underlined]

Nav. Bus will leave Sgts. Mess at 12.55 hrs & Officers Mess at 13.00 hrs. 1 bus will leave Sgts. Mess at 13.20 hrs. & 1 bus will leave Off. Mess 13.20 hrs.

Officer i/c Night Flying: S/Ldr. Cockbain. Duty F/Eng. : Sgt. Orme.
Duty Electitians [sic]: LAC s. Saunders & Spittle. Duty Photos: Sgt. White & LAC Ellison.
Duty Sigs.: Sgt. O’Meara & Cpl, Bullivant. Duty Armr. NC Os.: W/O. Lowe, Sgt. Layland & Cpl. Lomax.
Duty Flt.NCO’s: Sgts. Fagan & Arrowsmith.
Duty Clerk: L.A.C. Gumprich.
Duty F/E. Officer: F/Lt. Burrows. DFC. Duty A/B.: F/Lt. Lowry.
Duty Sigs. Officer: P.O. Roberts.

[Signature]

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

[Deleted] Y + J + [/deleted] 240

J Z Y – 1850

YJ – Backers up load

[underlined] Main [/underlined]

[underlined] H2S [/underlined]

[Calculations]

Citation

E O Collcutt and Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Operations order 22 February 1944,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7899.

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