sandersnw

NAME	POSITION	AIR-FORCE	COMMENTS
F/O Sanders.N.W. DFC.	Pilot	RAAF	Posted to 463 Sq 12.4.33. Tour Ex 1.9.44.
F/O Brett.D.A.	Engineer	RAF
F/S Greacen.M.B.	Navigator	RAAF
F/O Rosenfeld.E.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF
P/O Davis.C.O.	Wireless Operator	RAAF
F/L Swindells.G.H.	Gunner MU	RAAF
F/S Elliott.D.	Gunner Tail	RAF

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

22/23.4.44

Brunswick

ME571 JO.P

28/29.44

St Medard En Jalles

ED611 JO.U

1/2.5.44

Toulouse

ED611 JO.U

3/4,5.44

Mailly

ED611 JO.U

6/7.5.44

Sables

LL790 JO.D

19/20.5.44

Tours

ME615 JO.T

21/22.5.44

Duisburg

ME615 JO.T

22/23.5.44

Brunswick

ME615 JO.T

24/25.5.44

Eindhoven

ME615 JO.T

27/28.5.44

Nantes

ME615 JO.T

31/5.1/6.44

Saumur

ME615 JO.T

8/9.6.44

Rennes

ME615 JO.T

Blew a tyre on takeoff.

10/11.6.44

Orleans

NE133 JO.X

12/13.6..44

Poitiers

NE133 JO.X

1/15.6.44

Aunay Sur Odon

ED611 JO.U

15/16.6.44

Chatellerault

ED611 JO.U

21/22.6.44

Gelsenkirchen

ED611 JO.U

23/24,6.4

Limoges

ED611 JO.U

25/26.6.44

Prouville

ED611 JO.U

7/8.7.44

St Leu D'Esserant

ED611 JO.U

12/13.7.44

Culimont Chalindrey

ED611 JO.U

15/16.7.44

Nevers

ED611 JO.U

19.7.44

Thiverny

ED611 JO.U

20/21.7.44

Courtrai

ED611 JO.U

26/27.7.44

Givors

ED611 JO.U

30.7.44

Cahagnes

LM233 JO.P

31.7.44

Rilley Montagne

ED611 JO.U

1.8.44

Mont Candon

ED611 JO.U

3.8.44

Trossy St Maxim

ED611 JO.U

6.8.44

Bois De Cassan

ED611 JO.U

9/10.8.44

Chatellerault

ED611 JO.U

11/12.8.44

Givors

ED611 JO.U

25/26.8.44

Darmstadt

ED611 JO.U

29/30.8.44

Konigsburg

PD203 JO.W

F/O Sanders.N.W was posted to No 5 L.F.S. 1.9.44 with 35 ops to his tour.

8/9.6.44. On the op to Rennes ED611 JO.U blew a tyre on take off and caused Noel Sanders and crew a few moments of anxiety before they became airborne.

According to Noel Sanders DFC….. Noel tells us that it was more than a few moments of anxiety.

He had to jump the A/C over the fence to get airborne because if he had of gone in he would have blown half of Waddington away.

Then over the target "Rennes" they had difficulty in locating the aiming point and were hit by flak with fairly extensive damage (43 holes in the A/C including a punctured main petrol tank). The navigator was narrowly missed by flak. The flak passed through the floor cutting the navs right shoe, cutting his trousers and passing out through the top of the fuselage. On return there was poor visibility at Waddington and they were diverted to Carmody crash airdrome. With good crew work they were able to make a landing on one wheel without further damage or injuries. It took a week of work for the maintenance section to get JO.U back in action. Awarded the DFC on completion of tour.