findlayac

NAME	POSITION	AIR-FORCE	COMMENTS
F/O Findlay.A.C.	Pilot	RAAF	Posted to 467 Sq 14.9.44. 13 ops to 8.5.45.
Sgt Burton.D.H.F	Engineer	RAF	1st Crew
Sgt Fawcett.G.S	Engineer	RAF	2nd Crew
F/S Hemingway.H.N.	Navigator	RAF	1st Crew
F/S Kenward.S.W.D	Navigator	RAF	2nd Crew
F/S Ayling-Rouse.D.K.	Navigator	RAF	1/2.2.45 6 ops to 19/20.2.45
W/O Irving.W.	Navigator	?	6.4.45 and 8/9.4.45
F/L Nawell.D.C.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF	23.2.45
F/S Larkin.C .F.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF	1st Crew missing 20.9.44 POW
F/S Quealey.K.J.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF	2nd Crew
P/O Walter.D.C.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF	6.4.45
F/O Thomas.R.H.	Bomb Aimer	?	8.9.45
F/S Embrose.R.K.	Wireless Operator	RAAF	1st Crew missing 20.9.44 POW
F/O Seeber.G.E	Wireless Operator	RAAF	2nd Crew
F/O Woods.W.J	Gunner MU	RAAF	1st Crew KIA 20.9.44
F/S Lovell.G.J.	Gunner MU	RAAF	2nd Crew
Sgt Watson.C.A.G.	Gunner MU	RAF
F/S Willington.N.	Gunner Tail	RAAF	1st Crew Missing 20.9.44 POW
Sgt Whitmore.J.W.	Gunner Tail	RAF

DATE	TARGET FOR TONIGHT	AIRCRAFT	COMMENTS
18/19.9.44	Bremerhaven		F/O Findlay 2nd pilot with F/L D.F.McLauchlan.
17.9.44	Boulogne	NF910 PO.S
19/20.9.44	Rheydt	PB299	Missing..Pilot and 3 crew evaded and returned to Waddington
26/27.11.44	Munich	PB398 PO.Q	Crash landed Brieulles France. Crew OK.
1/2.2.45	Seigen	PA187 PO.F
2/3,2.45	Karlsruhe	PA187 PO.F
8/9.2.45	Politz	NG196 PO.R
13/14.2.45	Dresden	LM642 PO.K
14/15.2.45	Rositz	NG196 PO.R
19/20.2.45	Bohlen	PD362 PO.Y	Crash landed Friston. Crew OK.
6.4.45	Limiuden	PA187 PO.F
8/9.4.45	Lutzendorf	RE134
23.4.45	Flensburg	RE134
F/O Alec Findlay and crew posted to 467 Sq 14.9.44. On their 3rd op, 2nd solo to Rheydt, there is no clear picture in Orbs just A/C missing. The later information gives the A/C as crashing near Vouzieurs. Alec Findlay and at least 3 crew returned to Waddington, 3 are listed POW and 1 KIA
F/O Findlay was posted to 51 base 20.10.44, for recrewing. Reposted to 467 Sq 20.11.44 with 2nd crew 26/27.11.44. On the op to Munich, the navigator was airsick and after leaving the target was constantly vomiting and with his oxygen mask off passed out for lack of oxygen. They were lost in 10/10ths cloud and ran out of petrol and crash landed at Brieulles France, in occupied territory. They were flown back to the UK in a Dakota by Lt Ranson USAF 1.12.44.
19/20.2.45. In the op to Bohlen, the navigation equipment failed. They returned and reached Friston and whilst attempting to land in poor visibility wrecked the A/C but the crew were OK.