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NAME	POSITION	AIR-FORCE	COMMENTS
F/L Foster.T.J.	Pilot	RAAF	Posted to 463 Sq 24.11.43. Tour Ex 9.5.44.
Sgt Houghton.R.	Engineer	RAF
Sgt Sykes.D.C.	Engineer	RAF	27/28.1.44
F/O Falgate.D.	Bomb Aimer	RAF
Sgt Watson.E.J.	Bomb Aimer		20/21.2.44
F/O Burton.A.C.	Navigator
Sgt Jones.P.S.M.	Wireless Operator	RAF	KIA with F/L Smith E.A.L 22.6.44
Sgt Wing.A.V.	Gunner MU	RCAF	Posted 27 OTU 8.5.44
F/O Kirkpatrick.L	Gunner Tail		Posted to East Kirby
F/O Williams.H.E.	Gunner Tail	RAAF	KIA with F/O G.Fryer 4.5.44
F/S Childs.J.L.	Gunner Tail	RNZAF	KIA with F/O J.Roberts 15/16.3.44
Sgt Humphries.E.	Gunner Tail		9/10.3.44

DATE	TARGET FOR TONIGHT	AIRCRAFT	COMMENTS
16/17.12.43	Berlin	DV229 JO.P
5/6.1.44	Stettin	DV229 JO.P
14/15.1.44	Brunswick	DV229 JO.P
27/28.1.44	Berlin	ME580 JO.Q
2 8/29.1.44	Berlin	DV229 JO.P
30/31.1.44	Berlin	DV229 JO.P
15/16.2.44	Berlin	DV229 JO.P
19/20.2.44	Leipzig	DV229 JO.P
20/21.2.44	Stuttgart	DV229 JO.P
2A/25.2.44	Schweinfurt	DV229 JO.P
1/2.3.44	Stuttgart	DV229 JO.P
9/10.3.44	Marignane	DV229 JO.P
15/16.3.44	Stuttgart	DV229 JO.P
22/23.3.44	Frankfurt	DV229 JO.P
24/25.3.44	Berlin	DV229 JO.P
30/31.3.44	Nuremberg	DV280 JO.S
10/11.4.44	Tours	ME615 JO.T
11/12.4.44	Aachen	DV280 JO.S
18/19.4.44	Juvisy	DV229 JO.P
20/21.4.44	La Chappelle	DV229 JO.P
22/23.4.44	Brunswick	DV229 JO.P
24/25.4.44	Munich	DV229 JO.P
26/27.4.44	Schweinfurt	DV229 JO.P
F/L Joe Foster and crew flew most of their ops in DV229 JO.P. An A/C with more than 540 hours flying some of it in the middle east. It was always very slow and required endless maintenance, finally shot down by the ROYAL NAVY crossing the channel in the attack on Orleans 10/11.6.44 in what was termed friendly gunfire by P/O Fletcher.
They took part in the attack on Nuremberg 30/31.3.44 in Harry Eastgate's old DV280 JO.S an A/C with over 100 ops it was also very slow and they were in difficulties all the way.
They were one of the first crews to complete a tour of ops in 463 Sq.