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NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

F/O Sweeney.M.F. DFC

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 463 Sq 22.6.44. Tour Ex 14.12.44.

Sgt Carpenter.H.R.

Engineer

RAF

 

F/S Murtha.R.H.

Navigator

RAAF

 

F/O Gill.G.T.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

 

P/O Russ.S.A.

Wireless Operator

RAAF

 

F/S Palmer.R.W.

Gunner MU

RAAF

 

F/S Robinson.W.N.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

 

 

DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

23/24.6.44

 Limoges  

F/O Sweeney.M.F. 2nd pilot with F/O Sanders.N.

29.6.44

Beauvoir

LL844 JO.R

 

4/5.7.44

St Leu-d'Esserent

LL844 JO.R

 

7/8.7.44

St Leu-d'Esserent

LL844 JO.R

 

12/13.7.44

Culmont Chalindrey

LL844 JO.R

 

24/25.7.44

Stuttgart

LM223 JO.P

 

26/27.7.44

Givors

ME615 JO.T

 

28/29.7.44

Stuttgart

ED611 JO.U

 

30.7.44

Cahagnes

LM309 LO.R

 

31.7.44

Rilley Montagne

LL844 JO.R

 

2.8.44

Bois De Cassan

LL844 JO.R

 

3.8.44

Trossy St Maximum

LL844 JO.R

 

5.8.44

St Leu-d’Esserent

LL844 JO.R

 

7/8.8.44

Secqueville

LL844 JO.R

 

9/10.8.44

Chatellerault

LL844 JO.R

 

11/12.8.44

Givors

LL844 JO.R

 

12/13.8.44

Russelsheim

LL844 JO.R

 

14.8.44

Brest

DV374 JO.B

 

16/17.8.44

Stettin

ED611 JO.U

 

18.8.44

L’Isle Adam

LM587 JO.L

 

25/26.8.44

Darmstadt

LL844 JO.R

 

26/27.8.44

Konigsberg

LL844 JO.R

 

29/30.8.44

Konigsburg

LL844 JO.R

 

31.8.44

Rollencourt

LL844 JO.R

 

11/12.9.44

Darmstadt

LL844 JO.R

 

12/13.9.44

Stuttgart

LL844 JO.R

 

17.9.44

Boulogne

LL844 JO.R

 

18/19.9.44

Bremerhaven

LL844 JO.R

 

19/20.9.44

Rheydt

LL844 JO.R

 

23/24.9.44

Dortmund Ems

LL844 JO.R

 

27/28.9.44

Kaiserlautern

LL844 JO.R

Crash Landed Waddington

5.9.44

Wilhelmshaven

PD392

 

14/15.10.44

Brunswick

PD203 JO.W

 

19/20.10.44

Nurnberg

NE133 JO.X

 

1.11.44.

Homberg

PB695 JO.R

 

24/25.7.44. F/O Sweeney.M.F and crew flying LM223 JO.P to Stuttgart was shot up by heavy flak. The tail wheel and an elevator were shot of, and the rear gunner was slightly wounded. They made an excellent landing minus the tail wheel.

27/28.9.44. They were shot up in LL844 JO.R but this time there were no wheels, so a wheels up landing had to be made at Waddington. This was perfectly carried out although they were aware that at least one 2000 lb H.E bomb was hung up in the bomb bay. F/O Sweeney earned a DFC for this. There is a picture of the aircraft in the pictures and scans page two. Click here

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