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NAME

POSITION

AIR FORCE

COMMENTS

F/L Cowan.R.R. DFC.

Pilot

RAAF

To 467 Sq 18.2.44 KIA. 25.6.44

Sgt Feltham.H.K.

Engineer

RAF

 

F/S West.A.L.

Navigator

RAAF

 

F/S 0’Connell.P.F.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

 

F/S Brown.H.B.

Wireless Operator

RAAF

 

Sgt Sheffield.J.

Gunner MU

RAF

 
F/S Summers. A.A.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

 

 

OP’s DATE

TARGET FOR TONIGHT

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

25/26 .2.44

Augsburg

EE 143 PO.J

 

1/2.3.44

Stuttgart

LM338 PO.K

 

15/16.3.44

Stuttgart

ME615

 

18/19.3.44

Frankfurt

ND729 PO.L

 

22/23.3.44

Frankfurt

ND729 PO.L

 

24/25.3.44

Berlin

ND729 PO.L

 

26/27.3.44

Essen

ND729 PO.L

 

30/31.3.44

Nurnberg

ND729 PO.L

 

5/6.4.44

Toulouse

ND729 PO.L

 

10/11.4.44

Tours

ND729 PO.L

 

11/12.4.44

Aachen

ND729 PO.L

 

18/19.4.44

Juvisey

ND729 PO.L

 

20/21.4.44

La Chappelle

ND729 PO.L

 

22/23 .4.44

Brunswick

ND729 PO.L

 

24/25.4.44

Munich

LM450 PO.K

 

26/27.4.44

Schweinfurt

ND729 PO.L

 

28/29.4.44.

St Medard En Jalles

ND729 PO.L

Missing

10/11.5.44

Lille

ND729 PO.L

 

11/12.5.44

Bourg Leopold

ND729 PO.L

 

19/20.5.44

Tours

ND729 PO.L

 

21/22.5.44

Duisburg

ND729 PO.L

 

22/23.5.44

Brunswick

ND729 PO.L

 

24/25.5.44

Eindhoven

ND729 PO.L

 

27/28.5.44

Nantes

ND729 PO.L

 

31/5..1/6.44

Saumur

ND729 PO.L

 

3/4.6.44.

Ferme D,Orville

ND729 PO.L

 

5/6.6.44.

St Pierre Du Mont

ND729 PO.L

 

6/7.6.44

Argetan

ND729 PO.L

 

8/9.6.44

Rennes

ND729 PO.L

 

10/11.6.44

Orleans

ND729 PO.L

 

21/22.6 .44

Gelsenkirchen

ND729 PO.L

 

23/24.6.44

Limoges

ND729 PO.L

 

24/25.6 .44

Prouville

ND729 PO.L

The complete story of the raid is in the True Tales Section. The V1 Menace.

Roland Reginald Cowan A425278 and crew posted to 467 Sq 18.2.44. KIA. 25.6.44 on their 33rd and last op Prouville, 467 and 463 Sq lost 5 A/C with 35 men from a force of 34 A/C and 238 men in a op that took 3 hrs 20 minutes from base to return

F/L Cowan gazetted DFC 25.1.46 with effect from 24.6 .44.

20/21.2.44. F/S.Cowan. R.R.2nd Pilot to Stuttgart with F/L Symonds.D.S.

24/25.2.44. F/S.Cowan. R.R.2nd Pilot to Schweinfurt with S/L Smith.D.P.

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