NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

P/O Nancarrow.J.W.

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 1.12.43. To ? No Listing.

Sgt Hughes.E.A

Flight Engineer

RAF

P/O Jacques.R

Navigator

RAF

Sgt Woolston.R

Bomb Aimer

RAF

Sgt Stone.E.A

Wireless Operator

RAF

P/O Reed.E.J.

Gunner MU

RAF

F/S Plute.K.P.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

21/22.1.44.

Magdeburg

JA973 JO.O.

Early return

P/O Nancarrow was posted to 467 on 28.7.43 at Bottesford, on his first cross country training flight he crashed. The crew parachuted to safety and Nancarro was injured. The 6 members of the crew were posted to 619 3q on 25.10.43. Nancarrow was listed posted to 619 Sq on 22.10.43.

When he was posted back to 467 Sq is not listed in ORBs. He was posted from 46 Sq to 463 Sq 1.12.43, The only op listed is as above which was aborted although the crew listed above were all experienced, not his original crew. ORBs do record that the A/C returned with one engine feathered.

There is no further mention of Nancarrow in ORBs.