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NAME |
POSITION |
AIR-FORCE |
COMMENTS |
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F/L Buckham.B DSO,DFC. |
Pilot |
RAAF |
Posted to 463 18.3.44 |
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P/O Sinclair.W |
Flight Engineer |
RAF |
Scotsman |
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F/O Broad.R.W. DFC & Bar |
Navigator |
RAAF |
Posted in 17.3.44 |
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F/O Manning.L.J. DFC. |
Bomb Aimer |
RAAF |
Posted in 17.3.44 |
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F/O HoldenE.J. DFC |
Wireless Operator |
RAAF |
Posted in 17.3.44 |
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F/O Muddle.J.W. DFC |
Gunner MU |
RAAF |
17.3.44 to 19.6.44 |
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F/O Proctor D.W.A DFC |
Gunner MU |
RAAF |
19.6.44 to 23.1.45 |
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Sgt Burton.F. |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
Original crew. No further listing. |
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Sgt Moorhead. |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
24/25.3.44 |
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Sgt Pitzall |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
25/26.3,44 |
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F/S McDonald.J.K. |
Gunner Tail |
RAAF |
26/27.3.44 |
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Sgt Humphries.G. |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
30/31.3.44, 5/6.4.44 |
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F/S Pike.G.R. |
Gunner Tail |
RAF |
18.8.44 |
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F/L Giersch.E DFC |
Gunner Tail |
RAAF |
12.4.44 to 11.2.45 |
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F/L Loftus.J.A. (Camera Op) |
Camera Operator |
RCAF |
5.9.44 to 22.2.45 |
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F/O Rodgers, |
Camera Operator |
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F/S Buckland, |
Camera Operator |
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Sgt Chattergee. |
Camera Operator |
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DATE |
TARGET FOR TONIGHT |
AIRCRAFT |
COMMENTS |
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24/25.3.44 |
Berlin |
ED611 |
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25/26.3.44 |
Aulnoye |
LL795 |
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26/27.3.44, |
Essen |
ME701 JO-F |
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30/31.3.41 |
Nuremberg |
ME701 JO-F |
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5/6.4.44 |
Toulouse |
ME701 JO-F |
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18/19.4.44 |
Juvisy |
ME701 JO-F |
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20/21.4.44 |
La Chappelle |
ME701 JO-F |
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22/23.4.44 |
Brunswick |
ME701 JO-F |
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3/4.5.44 |
Mailly |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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6/7.5.44. |
Sables |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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8/9.5.44. |
Brest |
HK536 |
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10/11.5.44 |
Lille |
ME701 JO-F |
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11/12.5.44 |
Bourg Leopold |
ME701 JO-F |
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19/20.5.44 |
Tours |
ME701 JO-F |
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21/22.5.44 |
Duisburg |
ME701 JO-F |
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22/23.5.44 |
Brunswick |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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24/25.5.44 |
Eindhoven |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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27/28.5.44 |
Nantes |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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31/5-1/6.44 |
Saumur |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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5/6.6.41 |
St Pierre Du Mont |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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6/7.6.44. |
Argentan |
LM574 |
|
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19/20.6.44 |
Watten |
ME701 JO-F |
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21/22.6.44 |
Gelsenkirchen |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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23/24.6.44 |
Limoges |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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24/25.6.44 |
Prouville |
ME701 JO-F |
View the story of the raid in the True Tales Section. The V1 Menace. |
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29.6.44. |
Beauvoir |
ME701 JO-F |
|
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4/5.7.44. |
St Leu D’Esserent |
LL847 JO-P |
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18.7.44 |
Caen |
LL795 |
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20/21.7.44 |
Courtrai |
LL795 |
|
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1.8.44. |
Sirocourt |
LL847 JO-P |
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2.8.44. |
Bois De Casson |
LM242 JO-F |
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5.8.44. |
St Leu D’Esserent |
LM242 JO-F |
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11/12.8.44 |
Givors |
LM242 JO-F |
|
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14.8.44. |
Quesnay |
LL844 JO-R |
|
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18.8.44. |
L’sle Adam |
LM242 JO-F |
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19.8.44. |
La Pallice |
LM242 JO-F |
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5.9.44. |
Brest |
RF175 |
Day,Photo |
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13.9.44 |
Yagonvick, |
LM587 JO-L |
Photo |
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15.9.44. |
Yagonvick |
LM587 JO-L |
Photo |
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20.9.44. |
Calais |
LM587 JO-L |
Photo |
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11.10.44. |
Flushing |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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14.10.44. |
Duisburg |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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14/15.l0.44 |
Brunswick |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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29.10.44. |
Tromso |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo TIRPITZ |
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12.11.44 |
Tromso |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo TIRPITZ This flight was 15.5 hours |
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4/5.12.44. |
Heilbron |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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8.12.44. |
Urft Dam |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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22/23.1.45 |
Gelsenkirchen |
PD329 JO-Y |
Photo |
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F/L Buckham B. DSO, DFC, and crew carried on and flew a second tour flying the camera A/c for 463 Sqdn. They flew to Yagonvick Russia and Tromso Norway filming the attacks and the sinking of the German Battle Ship Tirpitz. Besides the camera crew listed they carried British war correspondents Mr Guy Byams and Mr W.E.West. View the story by Bruce in the true tales section, "Sink The Tirpitz". |
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