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NAME	POSITION	AIR-FORCE	COMMENTS
P/O Godwin.G.P. DFC.	Pilot	RAAF	Posted to 467 Sq 4.5.43. KIA 23.10.43.
Sgt Thornhill.W.H.	Engineer	RAF	Missing 23.10.43
Sgt Newman.A.J.	Engineer	RAF	27/28.9.43
Sgt Luckett.B.M.	Engineer	RAF	1/2.10.43
P/O Cox.J.E.	Navigator	RAF	Missing 23.10.43
F/S Telford.H.	Bomb Aimer	RAF	Missing 23.10.43
Sgt Craik.M.C.	Bomb Aimer	RCAF	23/24.8.43
F/S Kennedy.J.	Bomb Aimer	RAAF	1.9.43
Sgt Bloomfield.F.H.	Wireless Operator	?	Missing 23.10.43
Sgt Blake-Hales.G	Gunner MU	RAF	Missing 23.10.43
F/S King.A.A.	Gunner Tail	RAF	Missing 23.10.43

DATE	TARGET FOR TONIGHT	AIRCRAFT	COMMENTS
13/14.5.43	Pilsen		P/O Godwin.G.P. Was 2nd pilot with F/S Wilson.W.L.
23/24.5.43	Dortmund	ED541
25/26.5.43	Dusseldorf	W5003
27/28.5.43	Essen	ED543
29/30.5.43	Wuppertal	ED543
25/26.6.43	Gelsenkirchen	W5003
28/29.6.43	Cologne	W5003
3/4.7.43	Cologne	W5003
8/9.7.43	Cologne	W5003
12/13.7.43	Turin	W5003
24/25.7.43	Hamburg	W5003
25/26.7.43	Essen	ED737 PO.P
29/30.7.43	Hamburg	EE135 PO.V
30/31.7.43	Remcheld	ED546 PO.W	Fighter Attack
2/3.8.43	Hamburg	ED532 PO.H
15/16.8.43	Milan	DV226	Engine Failure
23/24.8.43	Berlin	DV226
31/8.1/9.43	Berlin	DV226
5/6.9.43	Mannheim	JB121
23/24.9.43	Mannheim	DV226
27/28.9.43	Hanover	DV226
29.30.9.43	Bochum	DV226
1/2.10.43	Hagen	DV226
7/8.10.43	Stuttgart	DV226
18/19.10.43	Hanover	DV226
20/21.10.43	Leipzig	DV226
22/23.10.43	Kassel	DV226
Gerald Patrick Godwin A401845 and crew posted to 467 Sq 4.5.43, gazetted DFC 19.10.43. KIA after 27 ops 23.10.43.
During the attack on Remscheld 30/31.7.43 they were attacked by a night fighter and the A/C sustained severe damage before the gunners drove it off. They continued the attack and obtained an excellent bombing photo.
Attacking Milan 15/16.8.43 1 engine failed and it was necessary to drop part of the load to obtain height to cross the alps, with great courage the crew completed the attack.