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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEVIL. | 1st. | 3. Crews 13. Flight injured in Traffic Accident. Detained in Hospital. | |
| 5. Crews from IX T.C.C. Airfields. (Previously Posted 15th. August 1944). | |||
| No.952832. S/Sgt. White. R. awarded D.C.M. for conspicious gallantry on | |||
| Operation 'NEPTUNE' on 'D' Day. Major Lyne O/C 'D'. Squadron & Officers & Men | |||
| of the Squadron acknowledged their pleasure on a special squadron order. | |||
| Loading commenced. | |||
| 2nd. | 1000 | 4. Crews from Depot under Capt. O'Malley attached pending posting. 1 Crew | |
| to Capt. Morrison Blakehill Farm. Main Briefing 16.00hrs - postponed 12 hours. | |||
| 3rd. | 0030 | Stand Down. | |
| 17.00 | Squadron Commander & I.O. to HARWELL. | ||
| 22.30 | Warning order for new operation, | ||
| 4th, | 00.30 | Operation cancelled. Normal Training | |
| 5th. | Normal Training. | ||
| 6th, | Squadron Commander & I.O. to HARWELL. Orders for Operation 'COMET' | ||
| 7th. | 1100 | Squadron Briefed for Operation 'COMET' 90. Crews. Take off 04.05hrs | |
| 8th September 1944. 5. Crews from BRIZE NORTON. 1. Remained. 4 sent to | |||
| TARRANT RUSHTON. | |||
| 2300 | Take off postponed 24 hours. | ||
| 8th. | 21.15 | Take off postponed 24 hours | |
| 9th | 18.00 | Take off postpone 48 hours. | |
| 19.3 | Unloading Comenced | ||
| 10th. | Stand Down. | ||
| 11th. | Normal Training. | ||
| 12th. | Normal Training. | ||
| 13th. | 1600 | Squadron I.O. to HARWELL. Lt/col. I. A. Murray & Padre visited Squadron. | |
| 14th. | 1200 | Preliminary orders for Operation 'MARKET' 4. Crews from 5. Flight, | |
| BLAKEHILL FARM to form Composite Flight for 3rd. Lift. Loading commenced 1st. Lift. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEVIL. | 15th. | 1100 | 8. Crews from 'A'. Squadron under Lieut. Taylor. Composite Flight of 15. |
| Crews for 3rd. Lift. 2nd. Lift Loading commenced. | |||
| 16th. | 13.00 | Base Camp Sealed. All Crews Briefing 14.30hrs. | |
| 17th. | 10.16. | Capt. Ogilvie & Squadron H.Q. with 21 & 13 Flights under Capt. Barclay & | |
| Capt. Cairns took-off with 50 Crews on 1st. Lift L.Z. "Z". All landed on | |||
| L.Z. except Chalk No.389. No.878764 S/Sgt. Gardner & No.953786 Sgt. Fraser. R.A. | |||
| crashed near RADSTOCK - both killed. | |||
| Chalk No.385. S/Sgt. Smith & Sgt. Morgan forced landed at SANDRIDGE took-off | |||
| 2nd. Lift. | |||
| Chalk No.399. S/Sgt. Legge & Sgt. Pinnock forced landed at AMERSHAM, | |||
| Chalk No.457. Lieut. Adams & Sgt. Waterman. Did not take-off. | |||
| Chalk No.462. S/Sgt. Board & Sgt. Tapping 'Ditched' off HOLLAND Crew safe | |||
| returned to U.K. same day. | |||
| Chalk No.468. S/Sgt. Edwards & Sgt. Oram, Forced landed near ANTWERP. | |||
| Chalk No.474. S/Sgt. Ramsbottom & Sgt. Harvey forced landed at GOSFIELD | |||
| AERODROME. Took-off next day. | |||
| Chalk. No.478. S/Sgt. Cram & Sgt. Whiteheed forced landed near ANTWERP. | |||
| 1600 | Sgt. D'Eath wounded on Operation 'NEPTUNE' returned to Squadron. | ||
| 18th. | 11.26 | 2nd. Lift 8 & 22 Flights under Capt. Murdoch & Capt. Muir with 40 Crews | |
| with 4 Crows residues from 1st. Lift took-off. All landed on L.Z. 'X' | |||
| with the following exceptions:- | |||
| Chalk No.956. S/Sgt. Black & Sgt. Hudson Cast off over Dutch Islands - | |||
| Slipstream trouble. | |||
| Chalk No. 964. S/Sgt. Coombs & Sgt. Knowles - landed on U.S.A.A.F. L.Z. Tug.Hit. | |||
| Chalk No. 1011. S/Sgt. Stevenson & Lieut. Moorwood - Rope broke 10 miles from | |||
| L.Z. - Glider seen to land O.K. | |||
| Chalk No.1026. S/Sgt. Stocker & Sgt. Allen was forced landed MARTLESHAM HEATH | |||
| crew took-off on 3rd. Lift. | |||
| 5. Flight took-off from BLAKEHILL FARM under Capt. Morrison - 22 Crews | |||
| all landed on L.Z with the following exception:- | |||
| Chalk No. 773. S/Sgt. Browne & Sgt. Auty - took-off 2nd lift reached L.Z. O.K. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEEVIL. | 18th. | Residues landed on L.Z. 'X' excepting:- | |
| Chalk No.457. Lieut, Adams & Sgt. Waterman - landed in sea - all saved | |||
| excepting Lieut. Adams that Missing - presumed drowned. | |||
| 19th. | 12.10. | 3rd. Lift, Corposite Flight under Lieut. Taylor 'A' Squadron - 15 Crews | |
| & 1. Crew residue from 2nd. Lift. All reached L.Z. 'L' excepting:- | |||
| Chalk No. 144 S/Sgt. Blake & Sgt. Lee 'A'. Squadron - cast off near OSTEND | |||
| - rope broke | |||
| Chalk No.149 S/Sgt. Blake & Sgt Garratt ('B' Squadron & 'E'. Squadron) | |||
| down in sea - returned to U. K. next day. | |||
| Chalk No.152 S/Sgt. Aldridge & Sgt. Wright - forced landed at LITTLE MARLOW. | |||
| S/Sgt. Aldridge in TAPLOW HOSPITAL with broken leg and ankle. | |||
| Chalk No.154 S/Sgt. Howard ('B' Squadron) & Sgt. Davy ('D' Squadron) | |||
| returned to Base - Tug U/S. | |||
| Chalk No. 1026. S/Sgt. Stocker & Sgt. Allen - forced landed at MANSTON - | |||
| crew O.K. | |||
| 20th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 21st. | 1000 | Camp Unsealed. S/Sgt. Coombs & Sgt. Knowles returned to U.K. from HOLLAND | |
| de-briefed at MOOR PARK. | |||
| 22nd. | Leave for Admin started. S/Sgt. Baake & Sgt. Davy returned to Squadron. | ||
| 1. Crew returned to 'B' Squadron. 1. Crew to 'A'. Squadron - residues from | |||
| MARKET'. Warning order for move to WETHERSFIELD. | |||
| 23rd. | Normal Routine. Funeral of S/Sgt. Gardner & Sgt. Fraser at WESTON-super-MARE. | ||
| Regiment Represented. | |||
| 24th | Lieut. Moorwood & S/Sgt. Stepenson returned from BRUSSELS. | ||
| 25th. | Normal Routine. | ||
| 26th | Normal Routine. 4. Stand-by Crews to TARRANT RUSHTON | ||
| 27th. | Advance Party to WETHERSFIELD under Lieut. Moorwood. | ||
| 21 | Capt. Murdoch S/Sgt's. Bridgewater - Robertson - Neilson returned from | ||
| Operation 'MARKET' as advance party. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENVIL. | 28th. | Reception prepared for Crews from Operation 'MARKET' | |
| 29th, | 1800 | Capt's Barclay - Cairns - Lieuts. Strathern - Smith. E. J.A - Steedman | |
| 2130 | D'. Squadron Crews returned from 'MARKET' Fed - Housed - Bathed by 23.30hrs | ||
| 30th. | Operational Crews de-briefed - clothed - paid & sent on leave (14 days) by | ||
| 17.00hrs. | |||
| Total returned safe - 115 Officer - S/Sgt's - Sgt's - & Tprs. | |||
| Evacuated wounded - 2. Sgts (believed in BRUSSELS). | |||
| Wounded - believed P.O.W. in R.A.P. ARNHEM - 31 (including Lieut. Scott. P.T.). | |||
| Missing - 75. (including Capt. Ogilvie Squadron Commander, - Capt. Mair. - | |||
| Capt. Morrison - Capt. O'Malley - Lieut. Kershaw - Lieut. Mills - | |||
| Lieut. Taylor ('A' Squadron) | |||
| Killed - 9. (including Lieut, Adams - Lieut. Chittleburgh and Lieut. Smith S. R.). | |||
| Hospital - 1 S/Sgt. |
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