waughjw

NAME	POSITION	AIR-FORCE	COMMENTS
F/O Waugh.J.W. DFC	Pilot	RAAF	Posted to 467 Sq 26.4.44. Tour Ex 31.8.44.
Sgt Peacock.F.	Engineer	RAF
F/O Southgate.J.	Navigator	RAAF
F/O Semple.S.A. DFC	Bomb Aimer	RAAF
P/O Thurecht.C.	Wireless Operator	RAAF
F/S Wilcock.F.	Gunner MU	RAF
F/S Brown.B.	Gunner Tail	RAF
F/Sgt Shafto.A.R.G.	Gunner Tail	RAF	6/7.8/9. 10/11.11/12. 5.44

DATE	TARGET FOR TONIGHT	AIRCRAFT	COMMENTS
28/29.4.44	St Medard En Jalles		P/O Waugh.J.W. 2nd pilot with F/O McManus.J.
29/30.4.44	St Medard En Jalles	DV277 PO.W
1/2.5.44	Toulouse	DV277 PO.W
3/4.5.44	Mailly	DV277 PO.W
6/7.5.44	Sable Sur Sarth	DV373 PO.R
8/9.5.44	Brest	DV277 PO.W
10/11.5.44	Lille	DV277 PO.W
11/12.5.44	Bourg Leopold	DV277 PO.W	Combat with fighter. Crew bailed out over Waddington.
22/23.5.44	Brunswick	LM583 PO.O	Hit by flak.
27/28.5.44	Nantes	LM583 PO.O
28/29.5.44	Varrevillies	LM583 PO.O
31/5.1/6.44	Saumur	LM583 PO.O
5/6.6.44	St Piere Du Mont	LM583 PO.O
8/9.6.44	Argentan	LM583 PO.O
10/11.6.44	Orleans	LM583 PO.O
12/13.6.44	Poitiers	LM583 PO.O
14/15.6.44	Aunay Sur Odon	LM583 PO.O
15/16.6.44	Chatellerault	LM583 PO.O
19/20.6.44	Watton	LM583 PO.O
21/22.6	Gelsenkirchen	LM583 PO.O
23/24.6.44	Limoges	LM583 PO.O
24/25.6.44	Prouville	LM583 PO.O	View the story of this raid in the true tales section. The V1 Menance.
27/28.6.44	Vitry	LM583 PO.O
29.6.44	Beauvoir	LM583 PO.O
12/13.7.44	Culmont Chalindry	LL789 PO.P
15/16.7.44	Nevers	LM583 PO.O
18.7.44	Caen	LM583 PO.O
20/21 .7.44	Courtrai	LM583 PO.O
24/25.7.44	Stuttgart	LM583 PO.O
25.7.44	St Cyr	LM583 PO.O
30.7.44	Cahagnes	LM583 PO.O
31.7.44	Joigny Lahroche	LM583 PO.O
2.8.44	Bois De Cassan	LM583 PO.O	Damaged by flak.
5.8.44	St Leu-d’Esserent	LM583 PO.O
14.8.44	Quesnay	LM583 PO.O
A420725 F/O John Wright Waugh DFC and crew posted to 467 Sq 26.4.44. Tour expired and posted to 1654 CU 31.8.44.
11/12.5.44. Attacking Burg Leopold, the crew had a brisk combat with a fighter and the A/C was badly damaged and the bomb load couldn’t be released. They reached England and 5 of the crew bailed out over Colby near Waddington and the pilot and engineer then landed the Lancaster with most of the bomb load still on.
22/23.5.44 Attacking Brunswick the A/C was hit by heavy flak and P/O Thurecht was wounded.
2.8.44. Their A/C was again hit by flak and damaged.