NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 Sq 9.4.44. Tour Ex 23.8.44.

Sgt Hornby.B.K.

Engineer

RAF

F/S Hind.M.C.

Navigator

RAAF

F/O Earl.J.G.

Navigator

RAAF

F/O Frost.K.

Navigator

RAAF

F/S Cave.T.H.

Navigator

RAF

F/O Papworth.C

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

F/O Needham.B.

Wireless Operator

RAAF

S/LD Schmerll.K.S.

Gunner MU

RAAF

Sgt Dever.W.K.

Gunner Tail

RAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

18/19.4.44

F/O Purdy.B.K was 2nd pilot with F/L Vowels.

22/23.4.41

Brunswick

HK536 JO.H

24/25.4.44

Munich

ME701 JO.F

26/27.4.44

Schweinfurt

LL881

28/29.4.44

St Medard En Jalles

ME701 JO.F

10/11.5.44

Lille

DV374 JO.B

11/12.5.44

Bourg Leopold

DV374 JO.B

19/20.5.44

Tours

LM551 JO.G

21/22.5.44

Duisburg

LM551 JO.G

22/23.5.44

Brunswick

LM551 JO.G

24/25.5.44

Eindhoven

LM551 JO.G

27/28.5.44

Nantes

LM551 JO.G

3/4.6.44

Ferme D'Urville

LM551 JO.G

5/6.6.44

Pierre Du Mont

LM551 JO.G

6/7.6.44

Argentan

LM551 JO.G

8/9.6.44

Rennes

LM551 JO.G

10/11.6.44

Orleans

ME701 JO.F

12/13.6.44

Poitiers

LM551 JO.G

14/15.6.44

Aunay Sur Odon

LM551 JO.G

15/16.6.44

Chatellerault

LM551 JO.G

27/28.6.44

Vitry

LM551 JO.G

29.6.44

Beauvoir

LM551 JO.G

7/8.7.44

St Leu-d’Esserent

LM551 JO.G

12/13.7.44

Culmont Chalindry

LM551 JO.G

15/16.7.44

Nevers

LM217 JO.E

18.7.44

Caen

LM551 JO.G

20/21.7.44

Courtrai

PB264 JO.H

24/25.7.44

Stuttgart

ME701 JO.F

25.7.44

St Cyr

LL795

26/27.7.44

Givors

LM217 JO.E

30/7/44

Cahagnes

DV171 JO.O

11/12.7.44

Givors

DV171 JO.O

12/13.7.44

Russelsheim

DV171 JO.O

15.8.44

Gilze Rijen

PD259

16/17.8.44

Stettin

PD259

18.8.44

L'Isle Adam

PD259

F/L Purdy.B.K DFC and crew completed 36 ops. They had a good tour with only minor damage to their A/C. He had a difficult takeoff on the op to Bourg Leopold 11/12.5.44 when the port outer engine of DV374 JO.B failed and they only managed to get airborne at the last second. This meant a 3 engine trip out to the wash to jettison the bombs and to land again.