NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

F/L Bowman.A.R.S. DFC

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 Sq from 467 Sq 25.11.43.

Sgt Clarke.R.E.

Engineer

RAF

Sgt Steels.

Engineer

?

Sgt Houghton.

Engineer

?

Sgt Ball.D.

Navigator

RAF

W/O Seton.L.R.

Navigator

RAAF

F/S Barber.M.C. DFM

Bomb Aimer

RAF

F/S Eastgate.L.F.

Wireless Operator

RAF

Sgt Wilson.A.C.

Gunner MU

RAF

Sgt Dobson.F.

Gunner Tail

RAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

16/17.12.43

Berlin

DV374 JO.B

20/21.12.43

Frankfurt

DV374 JO.B

23/24.12.43

Berlin

DV374 JO.B

14/15.1.44

Brunswick

ME580 JO.Q

20.21.1.44

Berlin

ED949 JO.A

21/22.1.44

Magdeburg

HK536

27/28.1.44

Berlin

HK536

18/19.1.44

Berlin

HK536

15/16.2.44

Berlin

ME573

19/20.2.44

Leipzig

MB573

20/21.2.44

Stuttgart

ME573

24/25.2.44

Schweinfurt

ME573

1/2.3.44

Stuttgart

ME573

9/10.3.44

Marignane

ME573

18/19.3.44

Frankfurt

ME573

22/23.3.44

Frankfurt

HK536

26/27.3.44

Essen

LL882

30/31.3.44

Nuremberg

LL882

10/11.4.44

Tours

LL882

11/12.4.44

Aachen

ME7O1 JO.F

18/19.4.44

Juvisy

LL882

20/21.4.44

La Chappelle

LL882

22/23.4.44

Brunswick

LL882

24/25.4.44

Munich

LL882

26/27.4.44

Schweinfurt

LL882

28/29.4.44

St Medard en Jalles

LL882

29/30.4.44

St Medard en Jalles

LL882

6/7.5.44

Sables

LL882

8/9.5.44

Brest

LL882

19/20.5.44

Tours

LL847 JO.D

6/7.6.44

Argentan

LL882

F/L Bowman.A.R.S. DFC did his 2nd pilot trips on 467 Squadron and then joined joined 463 Sq on formation.

F/L Arthur Bowman and crew had completed their tour and after spending 14 days leave they returned to the station to find the invasion of the continent imminent. They volunteered to do the op in support of the invasion, their 32nd op in a very difficult tour.