NAME

POSITION

AIR-FORCE

COMMENTS

F/O Dearnaley.E.V. DFC.

Pilot

RAAF

Posted to 467 3.2.44.KIA 22.6.44.

F/S Breedon.D.

Engineer

RAF

F/S Acourt.G.A.

Navigator

RAAF

KIA 22.6.44.

F/S Hill.R.M.

Bomb Aimer

RAAF

KIA 22.6.44.

Sgt Emmet.J.E.

Wireless Operator

RAF

Sgt Trevethan.R.

Gunner MU

RAF

F/S Carlill.R.J.

Gunner Tail

RAAF

KIA 22.6.44.

DATE

TARGET FOR TONITE

AIRCRAFT

COMMENTS

15/16.2.44

F/O Dearnaley was 2nd pilot with F/O Harvey D.G.

19/20.2.44

F/O Dearnaley was 2nd pilot with F/O Crouch. H.S.L.

20/21.2.44

Stuttgart

R5485

24/25.2 .44

Schweinfurt

R5485

25/26.2.44

Augsburg

R5485

1/2.3.44

Stuttgart

R5485

26/27.3.44

Essen

LM440 PO.A

5/6.4.44

Toulouse

LL788 PO.P

15/16.3.44

Stuttgart

R5485

18/19.3.44

Frankfurt

ED 538 PO.O

22/23.3.44

Frankfurt

ED 532 PO.M

24/25.3.44

Berlin

LM440 PO.A

30/31.3.44

Nurnberg

LM440 PO.A

10/12.4 .44

Tours

ED 532 PO.M

11/12.4.44

Aachen

ED 532 PO.M

18/19.4.44

Juvisey

ED 532 PO.M

20/21.4.44

La Chappelle

ED 532 PO.M

22/23.4.44

Brunswick

ED 532 PO.M

24/25.4.44

Munich

ED 532 PO.M

26/27.4.44

Schweinfurt

ED 532 PO.M

8/9.5.44

Brest

ED 532 PO.M

10/11.5.44

Lille

ED 532 PO.M

11/12.5.44

Bourg Leopold

ED 532 PO.M

19/20.5.44

Tours

ED 532 PO.M

21/22.5.44

Duisburg

ED 532 PO.M

22/23.5.44

Brunswick

LM552

24/25.5.44

Eindhoven

LMIO1

27/28.5.44

Nantes

ED 532 PO.M

28/29.5.44

Varrevilles

ND729

31/5.1/6.44

Saumur

ED 532 PO.M

12/13.6.44

Poitiers

ED 532 PO.M

14/15.6.44

Aunay Sur Odon

ED 532 PO.M

15/16.6.44

Chaterlerault

ED 532 PO.M

19/20.6.44

Watten

ED 532 PO.M

21/22.6.44

Gelsenkirchen

ED 532 PO.M

22/23.5.44 in the attack on Brunswick LM552 was badly damaged in a determined fighter attack. Concentrated fire from the gunners and evasive action enabled them to escape. 2 engines on the one side were put out of action and they had a difficult return journey.

A414341 Edgar Vincent Dearnaley. Gazetted DFC 5.6.44. Posted to 467 Sq 3.2.44. 35 ops to 22.6.44. KIA 22.6.44