NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

W/C Kemp.K.M. DFC

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 Sq 17.1.45.

Sgt Maxwell.A.N.

Engineer

RAF

F/S Friend.J.A.

Nvigator

RAAF

F/S MacGillivray.L.A.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

F/S Punster.G.C.

Wireless Operator

RAAF

F/S Goddard.G.R.

Gunner MU

RAAF

W/O Dale.P.K.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

1.2.45

W/C Kemp.K.M. 2nd pilot with S/L Radford.B.

19/20.2.45

Bohlen

NG401 JO.G

24.2.45

Ladbergen

NN804 JO.B

7/8.3.45

Harburg

NN804 JO.B

11.3.45

Essen

PB845 JO.C

16/17.3.45

Wurzburg

NN804 JO.B

4.3.45

Nordhausen

PD337 JO.L

9.4.45

Hamburg

RF177 JO.F

16/17.4.45

Pilsen

RA576

23.4.45

Flensburg

RF141 JO.U

W/C Keith Kemp was posted to 463 as C/O to succeed Bill Forbes 17.1.45 after Bill Forbes was KIA. He took over and carried on till 30.7.45.

After taking over command of 463 Sq on 22.2.45 Keith Kemp led several raids over Germany, the most notable was the daylight raid on Hamburg 9.4.45 in which the enemy used a strong force of ME262 Jet fighters

His first and second tours were with and in command of No 2 SQ and No 13 SQ operating from Darwin with Hudson A/C

He was awarded an immediate DFC for leading the attack on DOBO in the Aru group on 3.3.43. He later shot down a Japanese A/C with the front guns of his Hudson bomber.

He later commanded the reformed No 13 Sq at Cooktown North Queensland flying Ventura bombers.