Abbreviations

A/B

A/C

B/A

Cont

DZ

Eng

Fus

H/F

L

L/F

LZ

Posn

RTB

u/s

Airborne

Aircraft

Bomb Aimer
Container

Drop Zone

Engineer

Fuselage

Heavy Flak

Light

Light Flak

Landing Zone

Position

Returned to Base

Unserviceable

 

 

Month and year: September 1944

 

16th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

4 new crews on practice X - C with Horsa.  2 air tests.  Camp sealed and briefing 13.30 for major operation.  Mission to put 1st. A/B Division down near "Arnhein" Holland.  A/C marshalled before dusk for take-off.

 

17th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

1st. lift Stirling/Horsa combination.  22 combinations.  Successfully reached L.Z.  1 rope broke over sea and 1 after crossing Dutch coast.  No tug losses.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ894.  Crew: W/C M.W.L. BAKER (P), F/O G.W. FAIRHALL (N), F/S A. EVANS (A/B), F/S R. BUTLER (W/AIR), SGT R.S. MORGAN (F/ENG), F/SGT J.R. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  10.40.  Time Down:  16.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ836.  Crew: F/L S.C. ASKEW (P), F/S J.A. THOMPSON (N), F/O R.G. TAYLOR (A/B), P/O A. MACFADDEN (W/A), F/S M.C. WESTBROOK (F/ENG), F/S J.R. GORDON (A/B).  Time Up:  11.05.  Time Down:  16.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF234.  Crew: F/O P.T. POWELL (P), F/S C.R. HOLMES (N), F/S L.P. PENN (A/B), F/S W.T. POWELL (W/A), F/L FISH (F/E), W/O MCGOVERN (A/G).  Time Up:  10.40.  Time Down:  16.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK505.  Crew: F/S J.W. HILL (P), P/O C.G. VALENTINE (N), F/S I.P. JONES (A/B), F/S W.N.B. COOPER (W/A), F/S H.C.F. STANSBRIDGE (F/E), W/O E. HOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  16.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ988.  Crew: W/O W.R. TAIT (P), F/S C. MABBOTT (N), W/O E.W. BANCROFT (A/B), F/S T.B. CRAGG (W/A), F/S A.J. MURPHY (F/E), F/S D.J. BENNING (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  15.45.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ505.  Crew: P/O H. HOYSTED (P), F/S J.C. BARKER (N), SGT R.A. OWEN (A/B), F/S M.D. STIMSON (W/A), SGT W. GARRETTS (F/E), SGT J.E. COOK (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  16.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK556.  Crew: F/L D. MEREDITH (P), F/O T.C. OLSEN (N), F/O T.E. WELSH (A/B), F/S V. SAVAGE (W/A), SGT S.H. TARRANT (F/E), F/S G.P. LEGG (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  14.45.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Unsuccessful. Rope broke. Glider ditched. Crew seen to be picked up by A.S.R.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ851.  Crew: W/O G.R. OLIVER (P), F/S J. OATES (N), F/O C.H. HENDERSON (A/B), W/O F.L. STEELE (W/A), F/S D.E. ROYSTON (F/E), W/O L.G. GELINAS (A/G).  Time Up:  10.50.  Time Down:  16.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ888.  Crew: P/O W.L. MARSHALL (P), F/S B.A. BEESON (N), P/O G.H. TOLE (A/B), W/O J.F. MCCARTHY (W/A), SGT W. PYATT (F/E), F/S F.L. HATCHETT (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  15.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip. Nothing to report. L/F little damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ926.  Crew: F/O B.F. ARNOLD (P), F/O W.M. PURSER (N), P/O J.D HIBBS (A/B), F/O K.W. NUTTALL (W/A), SGT J.F. HAYWOOD (F/E), F/O K. NICHOLSON (A/G).  Time Up:  10.45.  Time Down:  15.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip. Nothing to report. L/F little damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ949.  Crew: F/L H.P. VANRENEN (P), W/O R.B. TAMMAS (N), W/O D. HANDLEY (A/B), F/S J.E. CHALK (W/A), F/S J. HOLMES (F/E), W/O J.L. JONES (A/G).  Time Up:  10.50.  Time Down:  16.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip. Nothing to report. L/F little damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: P/O R.G. TICKNER (P), W/O R.W. MANN (N), F/O J.H. CALDWELL (A/B), W/O J.D. STEVENSON (W/A), SGT J.A. HUMPHREY (F/E), F/S E.S. QUIRK (A/G).  Time Up:  10.50.  Time Down:  16.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip. Nothing to report. L/F little damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ848.  Crew: S/L G.F.A. BROWN (P), F/O I.G. POLLOCK (N), F/S G.L. BANFIELD (A/B), F/S J. HARVE (W/A), SGT A.F. LEWIN (F/E), SGT P.A. STOTT (A/G).  Time Up:  10.50.  Time Down:  15.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Not successful.  Rope broke.  Glider made safe landing at 51.39N 04.23E.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ925.  Crew: F/O L.J. JAMES (P), F/O T.W. COTTLE (N), F/S B. STEVENS (A/B), W/O G. BARTHOLOMEW (W/A), SGT H.E. GEESON (F/E), F/S J.E. JUDD (A/G).  Time Up:  10.50.  Time Down:  15.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ440.  Crew: P/O C.W. KING (P), F/S A. TEBAY (N), F/S B.W. CURRAN (A/B), F/S D.G. HUNT (W/A), SGT J.R. MCGHEE (F/E), SGT J. HESLOP (A/G).  Time Up:  10.54.  Time Down:  16.14.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK557.  Crew: W/O M. AZOUZ (P), F/S G.D. GREENWELL (N), F/S D. HARTMAN (A/B), F/S J. MCQUIGGAN (W/A), SGT H.A. TURNER (F/E), F/S P.H. BODE (A/G).  Time Up:  10.55.  Time Down:  16.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK510.  Crew: F/O R.d'E. MINCHIN (P), F/S K.R. UDEN (N), W/O D.J. GOLDBERG (A/B), W/O C.W.G. SOMMER (W/A), F/S L.A. SCOREY (F/E), F/S B.G. FISHER (A/G).  Time Up:  10.55.  Time Down:  16.30.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EP272.  Crew: F/S R.E.G. WALTRICH (P), F/S R.W. FORREST (N), F/S S.A.L. TOWNSEND (A/B), F/S F. ORMSON (W/A), SGT L.V. RATCLIFFE (F/E), F/S S.J. POOLE (A/G).  Time Up:  10.55.  Time Down:  15.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F encountered no damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ954.  Crew: F/S D.P. FORDHAM (P), F/S R.H. BINGHAM (N), SGT H.T. GLADWYN (A/B), F/S D. ROBSON (W/A), SGT E.H. SMITH (F/E), SGT E.J. PARTLETON (A/G).  Time Up:  11.00.  Time Down:  12.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Unsuccessful.  Rope broke.  Glider landed Hosfield.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ937.  Crew: F/S R.A. HANCOCK (P), F/S G.H. WRIGHT (N), F/O C.E. BASSETT (A/B), F/S R.H. KAY (W/A), F/S J. MURRAY (F/E), F/S R.C. FURZE (A/G).  Time Up:  11.00.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ583.  Crew: P/O N. CARROLL (P), F/S G. HUGHES (N), F/S H.J.K. CAYLEY (A/B), W/O J. GRAIN (W/A), SGT A.O. BENNETT (F/E), F/S R.E. MARSHALL (A/G).  Time Up:  11.00.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ928.  Crew: F/S R.W. SARGANT (P), F/S C. WESTOBY (N), W/O S.G. BAKOGEORGE (A/B), SGT S. HYNES (W/A), SGT P.C. ALCOCK (F/E), F/S S.V. CARNE (A/G).  Time Up:  11.00.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ843.  Crew: F/S C.R. GREEN (P), F/S R.G. PHILLIPS (N), F/S L. MARSH (A/B), F/S B. COWAN (W/A), F/S D.J. ALLOWAY (F/E), F/S D.H. GRANT (A/G).  Time Up:  11.00.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Unsuccessful.  Rope broke.  Glider made safe landing at 51.39N 05.04E.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EP429.  Crew: F/S C. CAMPBELL (P), F/S K.W. LINNEY (N), F/S F.W. MATTHEWS (A/B), F/S G.G. ALLMAN (W/A), SGT F.C. BRENNER (F/E), SGT E.G. LLOYD (A/G).  Time Up:  11.05.  Time Down:  16.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ837.  Crew: W/O J.L. BREED (P), F/S R.C. IMPETT (N), W/O H.J. KILDAY (A/B), F/S D. WELSH (W/A), SGT L.J.D. GILYEAD (F/E), F/S H.A. BELL (A/G).  Time Up:  11.05.  Time Down:  16.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

18th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

2nd lift Stirling/Horsa combination, successfully.  Two failed to reach enemy coast due to Horsa trouble.  Reserve A/C was taken when F/O Light had engine trouble at take-off.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ894.  Crew: W/C M.W.L. BAKER (P), F/O G.W. FAIRHALL (N), F/S A. EVANS (A/B), F/S R. BUTLER (W/AIR), SGT H.S. MORGAN (F/ENG), F/SGT J.R. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  11.45.  Time Down:  17.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ810.  Crew: F/O L.J.G. JAMES (P), F/O T.W. COTTLE (N), F/S B. STEVENS (A/B), W/O BARTHOLOMEW (W/A), SGT H.E. GEESON (F/E), F/S H.E. JUDD (A/G).  Time Up:  11.45.  Time Down:  17.30.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Rope broke about 10 miles from D.Z.  Glider made safe landing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ848.  Crew: S/L C.F.A. BROWN (P), F/O I.G. POLLOCK (N), F/S G.L. BANFIELD (A/B), F/S J. JARVEY (W/A), SGT A.F. LEWIN (F/E), F/S P.A. STOTT (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  15.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good straightforward trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ937.  Crew: F/S R.A. HANCOCK (P), F/S G.H. WRIGHT (N), F/O C.E. BASSETT (A/B), F/S R.H. KAY (W/A), F/S J. MURRAY (F/E), F/S R.C. FURZE (A/G).  Time Up:  11.45.  Time Down:  16.45.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good  trip.  L/F encountered but no damage to A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF318.  Crew: F/L H.P. VANRENEN (P), W/O R.B. TAMMAS (N), W/O D. HANDLEY (A/B), F/S J.E. CHALK (W/A), F/S J. HOLMES (F/E), W/O J.L. JONES (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: P/O R.G. TICKNER (P), W/O R.W. MANN (N), F/O J.H. CALDWELL (A/B), W/O J.D. STEVENSON (W/A), SGT G.A. HUMPHREY (F/E), F/S E.S. QUIRK (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK556.  Crew: F/L J.D. MEREDITH (P), F/O T.C. OLSEN (N), F/O T.E. WELSH (A/B), F/S V. SAVAGE (W/A), SGT S.H. TARRANT (F/E), F/S G.P. LEGG (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ851.  Crew: W/O G.R. OLIVER (P), F/S J. OATES (N), F/O C.H. HENDERSON (A/B), W/O F.L. STEELE (W/A), F/S D.E. ROYSTON (F/E), W/O J.B. MCGOVERN (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF276.  Crew: P/O W.L. MARSHALL (P), F/S L.A. BEESON (N), P/O G.H. TOLE (A/B), W/O J.F. MCCARTHY (W/A), SGT W. PYATT (F/E), F/S F.L. HATCHETT (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  17.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ840.  Crew: F/S J.P. AVERILL (P), F/S D.B. STEVENS (N), F/S J.H. DOWBETT (A/B), F/S A.E. YELLAND (W/A), SGT E. CHANDLER (F/E), F/S L.N. HAYWOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ837.  Crew: W/O J.L. BREED (P), F/S R.C. IMPETT (N), W/O H.J. KILDAY (A/B), F/S D. WELSH (W/A), SGT L.J.D. GILYEAD (F/E), F/S H.A. BELL (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  17.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK146.  Crew: F/O A.G. JONES (P), F/S J.H. WHITE (N), F/O J. GIBSON (A/B), F/O G.A. HAYES (W/A), SGT E. CROSSLEY (F/E), W/O J.T. HAMILTON (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  17.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division. Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ440.  Crew: P/O C.W. KING (P), F/S A. TEBAY (N), F/S B.W. CURRAN (A/B), F/S D.G. HUNT (W/A), F/S J.R. MCGHEE (F/E), SGT J. HESLOP (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  17.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip.  Some L/F.  2 hits on A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK557.  Crew: W/O M. AZOUZ (P), F/S G.D. GREENWELL (N), F/S L. HARTMAN (A/B), F/S J. MCQUIGGAN (W/A), SGT H.A. TURNER (F/E), F/S P.M. BODE (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Successful.  Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EP429.  Crew: F/S C. CAMPBELL (P), F/S K.W. LINNEY (N), F/S F.W. MATTHEWS (A/B), F/S G.G. ALLMAN (W/A), SGT F.C. BRENNER (F/E), SGT E.S. LLOYD (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  17.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Straightforward trip.  No trouble.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ843.  Crew: F/S C.R. GREEN (P), F/S R.G. PHILLIPS (N), F/S L. MARSH (A/B), F/S R. COWAN (W/A), F/S D.J. ALLAWAY (F/E), F/S D.H. GRANT (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  13.45.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Unsuccessful.  Glider pulled off and landed in England.  52.05N 01.10E.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ928.  Crew: F/S R.W. SARGANT (P), F/S C. WESTOBY (N), W/O S.G. BAKOGEORGE (A/B), SGT S. HYNES (W/A), SGT P.C. ALCOCK (F/E), F/S S.V. CARNE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  17.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF234.  Crew: F/O P.T. POWELL (P), F/S C.R. HOLMES (N), F/S L.F. PENN (A/B), F/S W.T. POWELL (W/A), F/L A.W. FISH (F/E), F/S E.P. KINGSLEY (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ846.  Crew: F/O W.S. MCCOMBIE (P), F/O J.L. PATERSON (N), F/O G.M. CAIRNS (A/B), F/S R. BROOKS (W/A), SGT D.N. CLOUGH (F/E), F/O G.F. TALBOT (A/G).  Time Up:  11.50.  Time Down:  17.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ954.  Crew: F/S D.P. FORDHAM (P), F/S R.H. BINGHAM (N), SGT H.T. GLADWYN (A/B), F/S D. ROBSON (W/A), SGT E.H. SMITH (F/E), SGT E.J. PARTLETON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  17.30.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF248.  Crew: W.O. K. PROWD (P), P/O G.H. POWDERHILL (N), F/O R.C. GIBBS (A/B), P/O J.J. WHERRY (W/A), SGT D.A. MATTHEWS (F/E), F/S J.A. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  15.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Unsuccessful.  Glider got badly out of posn, and had to be pulled off.  Appeared to blow up on hitting water.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ505.  Crew: P/O H. HOYSTED (P), F/S J.C. BARKER (N), SGT R.A. OWEN (A/B), F/S M.D. STIMSON (W/A), SGT W. GARRETS (F/E), SGT J.F. COOK (A/G).  Time Up:  12.10.  Time Down:  17.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market II.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

19th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

3rd lift and resupply.  A bad day for glider towing.  Weather caused gliders to cast off.  Only 5 of the 9 to take off reached L.Z.  One Horsa in sea, 2 tugs down in England with engine trouble and one returned early with engine trouble.  Resupply.  15 A/C took off.  14 returned to base, most of which had holes in, due to mixed flak at TRV and DZ.  W/O Proud and crew and F/O Chalkley missing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ926.  Crew: F/O B.F. ARNOLD (P), F/O W.M. PURSER (N), P/O J.D HIBBS (A/B), F/O K.W. NUTTALL (W/A), SGT J.F. HAYWOOD (F/E), F/O K. NICHOLSON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.20.  Time Down:  17.50.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Light and heavy flak at T.R.V. and L.Z.  One hole in port side of fus.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ846.  Crew: W/O J.L. BREED (P), F/S R.C. IMPETT (N), W/O H.J. KILDAY (A/B), F/S D. WELCH (W/A), SGT L.J.D. GILYEAD (F/E), F/S H. ABELL (A/G).  Time Up:  12.10.  Time Down:  17.40.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Several hits by heavy and L/F over D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK505.  Crew: F/S J.W. HILL (P), P/O C.G. VALENTINE (N), F/S I.P. JONES (A/B), F/S W.N.B. COOPER (W/A), F/S H.C.F. STANSBRIDGE (F/E), W/O E. HOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  12.20.  Time Down:  16.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  Unsuccessful.  Rope broke at 5118N 0322E.  Glider not seen to land.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ989.  Crew: W/O W.R. TAIT (P), F/S C. MABBOTT (N), W/O E.W. BANCROFT (A/B), F/S T.B. CRAGG (W/A), F/S A.J. MURPHY (F/E), F/S D.J. BENNING (A/G).  Time Up:  12.25.  Time Down:  17.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip.  Encountered L/F but no damage to A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK142.  Crew: F/S R.E.G. WALTRICH (P), F/S R.W. FORREST (N), F/S S.A.L. TOWNSEND (A/B), F/S F. ORMSON (W/A), SGT L.V. RATCLIFFE (F/E), F/S S.J. POOLE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.20.  Time Down:  17.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Good trip.  B/A wounded in leg.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ846.  Crew: F/O S.W. MCCOMBIE (P), F/O J.L. PATERSON (N), F/O G.M. CAIRNS (A/B), F/S R. BROOKS (W/A), SGT D.N. CLOUGH (F/E), F/O G.F. TALBOT (A/G).  Time Up:  12.20.  Time Down:  13.40.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  Unsuccessful.  Mission abandoned due to eng. seizure.  Glider cast off at 00.39W 51.38N.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ840.  Crew: F/S J.P. AVERILL (P), F/S D.B. STEVENS (N), F/S J.H. DOWSETT (A/B), F/S A.E. YELLAND (W/A), SGT E. CHANDLER (F/E), F/S L.N. HAYWOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  12.25.  Time Down:  17.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK146.  Crew: F/O A.G. JONES (P), F/S J.H. WHITE (N), F/O J. GIBSON (A/B), F/O G.A. HAYES (W/A), SGT E. CROSSLEY (F/E), W/O J.T. HAMILTON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.25.  Time Down:  14.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Unsuccessful.  Market 111.  Arnhem.  1st A/B Division.  S/O eng. stuck at -2 boost.  Mission abandoned and glider brought back to base.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ843.  Crew: F/S C.R. GREEN (P), F/S R.G. PHILLIPS (N), F/S L. MARSH (A/B), F/S R. COWAN (W/A), F/S D.J. ALLAWAY (F/E), F/S D.H. GRANT (A/G).  Time Up:  12.25.  Time Down:  13.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  1 horsa.  1st A/B Division.  Aircraft went u/s.  Glider and tug landed Benson.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ894.  Crew: W/C M.W.L. BAKER (P), F/O G.W. FAIRHALL (N), F/S A. EVANS (A/B), F/S R. BUTLER (W/AIR), SGT H.S. MORGAN (F/ENG), F/SGT J.R. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  13.02.  Time Down:  18.03.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  2 small holes at T.R.V.  Good trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ836.  Crew: F/L S.C. ASKEW (P), F/S J.A. THOMPSON (N), F/O R.G. TAYLOR (A/B), P/O A. MACFADDEN (W/A), F/S M.C. WESTBROOK (F/ENG), F/S C.W. LEE (A/B).  Time Up:  13.07.  Time Down:  18.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  L and H/F over D.Z.  No damage to A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK510.  Crew: F/O R.d'E. MINCHIN (P), F/S K.R. UDEN (N), W/O D.J. GOLDBERG (A/B), W/O C.W.G. SOMMER (W/A), F/S L.A. SCOREY (F/E), F/S B.G. FISHER (A/G).  Time Up:  13.00.  Time Down:  18.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  No damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: P/O R.G. TICKNER (P), W/O R.W. MANN (N), F/O J.H. CALDWELL (A/B), W/O J.D. STEVENSON (W/A), SGT G.A. HUMPHREY (F/E), F/S E.S. QUIRK (A/G).  Time Up:  13.05.  Time Down:  18.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  L and H/F over D.Z.  No damage to A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ848.  Crew: S/L C.F.A. BROWN (P), F/O I.G. POLLOCK (N), F/S G.L. BANFIELD (A/B), F/S J. HARVEY (W/A), SGT A.F. LEWIN (F/E), F/S P.A. STOTT (A/G).  Time Up:  13.05.  Time Down:  18.12.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  H/F encountered.  Several strikes on A/C.  Tyre burst on landing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EP249.  Crew: F/S C. CAMPBELL (P), F/S K.W. LINNEY (N), F/S F.W. MATTHEWS (A/B), F/S G.G. ALLMAN (W/A), SGT F.C. BRENNER (F/E), SGT E.S. LLOYD (A/G).  Time Up:  13.10.  Time Down:  18.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  H/F encountered.  Several strikes on A/C.  Tyre burst on landing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ502.  Crew: P/O J.F. ELLIS (P), F/L A.E.W. LABAND (N), F/S W.J. SMITH (A/B), F/S P.F.J. BARNARD (W/A), SGT D. NOBLE (F/E), W/O H.B. TALBOT (A/G).  Time Up:  13.05.  Time Down:  18.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Several hits by L 7 HF over D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF318.  Crew: F/L H.P. VANRENEN (P), W/O R.B. TAMMAS (N), W/O D. HANDLEY (A/B), F/S J.E. CHALK (W/A), F/S J. HOLMES (F/E), W/O J.L. JONES (A/G).  Time Up:  13.07.  Time Down:  18.22.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  1 & H/F over D.Z.  No damage A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ922.  Crew: P/O H. HOYSTED (P), F/S J.C. BARKER (N), SGT R.A. OWEN (A/B), F/S M.D. STIMSON (W/A), SGT W. GARRETS (F/E), SGT J.F. COOK (A/G).  Time Up:  13.07.  Time Down:  18.22.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  1 & H/F over D.Z.  No damage A/C.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK556.  Crew: F/L J.D. MEREDITH (P), F/O T.C. OLSEN (N), F/O T.E. WELSH (A/B), F/S V. SAVAGE (W/A), SGT S.H. TARRANT (F/E), F/S G.P. LEGG (A/G).  Time Up:  13.05.  Time Down:  18.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Small arms fire at D.Z.  One small hole in fuselage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number:    .  Crew: F/S I.J. PYVIS (P), SGT B.J. CALLAWAY (N), F/S. B.O. BURGESS (A/B), SGT D.C. BALDERAMOS (W/A), SGT J.R. MACKAY (F/E), SGT P.W. POLLARD (A/G).  Time Up:  13.15.  Time Down:  18.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Many hits by L/F at DZ Army despatcher injured.  Tyre burst on landing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF248.  Crew: W.O. K. PROWD (P), P/O G.H. POWDERHILL (N), F/O R.C. GIBBS (A/B), P/O J.J. WHERRY (W/A), SGT D.A. MATTHEWS (F/E), F/S J.A. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  .  Time Down:  .  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  MISSING.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF276.  Crew: P/O N. CARROLL (P), F/S G. HUGHES (N), F/S H.J.K. KAYLEY (A/B), W/O J. GRAIN (W/A), SGT A.O. BENNETT (F/E), F/S R.E. MARSHALL (A/G).  Time Up:  13.10.  Time Down:  18.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  L/F at D.Z. intercom. and trim tabs shot away.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK557.  Crew: W/O M. AZOUZ (P), F/S G.D. GREENWELL (N), F/S L. HARTMAN (A/B), F/S J. MCQUIGGAN (W/A), SGT H.A. TURNER (F/E), F/S P.H. BODE (A/G).  Time Up:  13.15.  Time Down:  18.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Damaged by L and H/F at T.R.V. and D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF234.  Crew: F/O F.T. POWELL (P), F/S C.R. HOLMES (N), F/S L.F. PENN (A/B), F/S W.T. POWELL (W/A), F/S J. GILLESPIE (F/E), F/S E.P. KINGSLEY (A/G).  Time Up:  13.10.  Time Down:  18.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Damaged by L and H/F at T.R.V. and D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ954.  Crew: F/S D.P. FORDHAM (P), F/S R.H. BINGHAM (N), SGT M.T. GLADWYN (A/B), F/S D. ROBSON (W/A), SGT E.H. SMITH (F/E), SGT E.J. PARTLETON (A/G).  Time Up:  13.12.  Time Down:  18.12.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 111.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Good trip.  No damage.

 

20th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

2nd re-supply.  This was an expensive day for the squadron both in A/C and crews.  7 crews out of 17 who took off, failed to return to base.  The A/C which did were all holed.  P/O King landed at Woodbridge with wounded B/A.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK146.  Crew: F/O B.F. ARNOLD (P), F/O C.W.M. PURSER (N), P/O J.D HIBBS (A/B), F/O K.W. NUTTALL (W/A), SGT J.F. HAYWOOD (F/E), F/O K. NICHOLSON (A/G).  Time Up:  15.25.  Time Down:  19.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Did whole trip with one other aircraft.  L/F over D.Z.  No damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ853.  Crew: P/O N. CARROLL (P), F/S G. HUGHES (N), F/S H.J.K. CAYLEY (A/B), W/O J. GRAIN (W/A), SGT A.O. BENNETT (F/E), F/S R.E. MARSHALL (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  16.30.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Good trip.  9 containers hung up.  L/F damage in 5 main plane.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ505.  Crew: F/S J.W. HILL (P), P/O C.G. VALENTINE (N), F/S I.P. JONES (A/B), F/S W.N.B. COOPER (W/A), F/S H.C.F. STANSBRIDGE (F/E), W/O E. HOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  16.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Satisfactory trip.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ988.  Crew: W/O W.R. TAIT (P), F/S C. MABBOTT (N), W/O E.W. BANCROFT (A/B), F/S T.B. CRAGG (W/A), F/S A.J. MURPHY (F/E), F/S D.G. BENNING (A/G).  Time Up:  .  Time Down:  .  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  MISSING.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ928.  Crew: F/S R.W. SARGANT (P), F/S C. WESTOBY (N), W/O S.G. BAKOGEORGE (A/B), SGT S. HYNES (W/A), SGT P.C. ALCOCK (F/E), F/S S.V. CARNE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.40.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F damage in fuselage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: F/L S.C. ASKEW (P), F/S J.A. THOMPSON (N), F/O R.G. TAYLOR (A/B), P/O A. MACFADDEN (W/A), F/S M.C. WESTBROOK (F/ENG), F/S C.W. LEE (A/B).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.40.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F damage in fuselage and wings.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: P/O J.F. ELLIS (P), F/L A.E.W. LABAND (N), F/S W.J. SMITH (A/B), F/S P.F.J. BARNARD (W/A), SGT D. NOBLE (F/E), W/O H.B. TALBOT (A/G).  Time Up:  .  Time Down:  .  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Pilot injured and aircraft badly damaged but successful crash landing was made.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF272.  Crew: F/O A.G. JONES (P), F/S J.H. WHITE (N), F/O J. GIBSON (A/B), F/O G.A. HAYES (W/A), SGT E. CROSSLEY (F/E), W/O J.T. HAMILTON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  S.O. Eng. hit over D.Z. and had to be feathered.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ810.  Crew: F/S R.A. HANCOCK (P), F/S J.H. WRIGHT (N), F/O C.E. BASSETT (A/B), F/S R.H. KAY (W/A), F/S J. MURRAY (F/E), F/S R.C. FURZE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F damage in port wing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ894.  Crew: W/C M.W.L. BAKER (P), F/O G.W. FAIRHALL (N), F/S A. EVANS (A/B), F/S R. BUTLER (W/AIR), SGT H.S. MORGAN (F/ENG), F/S J.R. GORDON (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.35.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.  1 container hung up.  L/F damage in fuselage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ851.  Crew: W/O G.R. OLIVER (P), F/S J. OATES (N), F/O C.H. HENDERSON (A/B), W/O F.L. STEELE (W/A), F/S D.E. ROYSTON (F/E), W/O L.G. GELINAS (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  14.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Unsuccessful.  Crash land.  Eindhoven.  Shot down before reaching D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ925.  Crew: F/O L.J.G. JAMES (P), F/O T.W. COTTLE (N), F/S B. STEVENS (A/B), W/O G. BARTHOLOMEW (W/A), SGT H.E. GEESON (F/E), F/S H.E. JUDD (A/G).  Time Up:  12.05.  Time Down:  16.45.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F encountered.  Damage in P & S inner engs.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ840.  Crew: F/S J.P. AVERILL (P), F/S D.B. STEVENS (N), F/S J.H. DOWSETT (A/B), F/S A.E. YELLAND (W/A), SGT E. CHANDLER (F/E), SGT L.N. HAYWOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  14.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Baled out.  6 containers hung up.  A/C badly hit and burning over D.Z.  Crew baled out successfully.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK510.  Crew: F/O R.d'E. MINCHIN (P), F/S K.R. UDEN (N), W/O D.J. GOLDBERG (A/B), W/O C.W.G. SOMMER (W/A), F/S L.A. SCORREY (F/E), SGT B.G. FISHER (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  17.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satifactory trip.  L/F damage in fuselage and both wings.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK556.  Crew: F/O J.W. MCOMBIE (P), F/O J.L. PATERSON (N), F/O G.M. CAIRNS (A/B), F/S R. BROOKS (W/A), SGT D.N. CLOUGH (F/E), F/O G.F. TALBOT (A/G).  Time Up:  .  Time Down:  .  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Unsuccessful.  Aircraft badly damaged over T.R.V. making crash landing necessary.  Eng. and two despatchers baled out.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF318.  Crew: P/O C.W. KING (P), F/S A. TEBAY (N), F/S B.W. CURRAN (A/B), F/S D.G. HUNT (W/A), F/S J.R. MCGHEE (F/E), SGT J. HESLOP (A/G).  Time Up:  12.10.  Time Down:  16.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Forced landed Woodbridge.  15 hang ups due to flak damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ947.  Crew: P/O W.L. MARSHALL (P), F/S L.A. BEESON (N), P/O G.H. TOLE (A/B), W/O J.F. MCCARTHY (W/A), SGT W. PYATT (F/E), F/S F.L. HATCHETT (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  14.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market 1V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Crash landed near Brussels.  B/A and Pilot injured.  Both port engs. u/s.

 

21st September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

10 crews on operations.  P/O Haysted turned back.  R/G u/s.  Unmanageable.  6 successful.  3 missing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ502.  Crew: S/L C.F.A. BROWN (P), F/O I.G. POLLOCK (N), F/S G.L. BANFIELD (A/B), F/S J. HARVEY (W/A), SGT A.F. LEWIN (F/E), F/S P.A. STOTT (A/G).  Time Up:  11.40.  Time Down:  16.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.  Hit by falling parachute over D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ810.  Crew: W/O M. AZOUZ (P), F/S G.D. GREENWELL (N), F/S L. HARTMAN (A/B), F/S J. MCQUIGGAN (W/A), SGT H.A. TURNER (F/E), F/S P.H. BODE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  14.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Hit by L/F at T.R.V.  Carried on and dropped conts.  Was then attacked by 3 to 5 F.W.190s and badly damaged.  All baled out except pilot and R.G.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ949.  Crew: F/L H.P. VANRENEN (P), W/O R.B. TAMMAS (N), W/O D. HANDLEY (A/B), F/S J.E. CHALK (W/A), F/S J. JOLMES (F/E), W/O J.L. JONES (A/G).  Time Up:  11.53.  Time Down:  16.23.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  1 hang up.  No damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ502.  Crew: P/O H. HOSTED (P), F/S J.C. BARKER (N), SGT R.A. OWEN (A/B), F/S M.D. STIMSON (W/A), SGT W. GARRETTS (F/E), SGT J.F. COOK (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  14.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Unsuccessful.  R/G collapsed before crossing English coast so R.T.B.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ843.  Crew: F/S C.R. GREEN (P), F/S R.G. PHILLIPS (N), F/S L. MARSH (A/B), F/S R. COWAN (W/A), F/S D.J. ALLAWAY (F/E), F/S D.H. GRANT (A/G).  Time Up:  .  Time Down:  .  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  MISSING.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ928.  Crew: F/S R.E.G. WALTRICH (P), F/S R.W. FORREST (N), F/S S.A.L. TOWNSEND (A/B), F/S F. ORMSON (W/A), SGT L.V. RATCLIFFE (F/E), F/S S.J. POOLE (A/G).  Time Up:  12.00.  Time Down:  14.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  MISSING.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK583.  Crew: F/S D.P. FORDHAM (P), F/S R.H. BINGHAM (N), SGT H.T. GLADWYN (A/B), F/S D. ROBSON (W/A), SGT E.H. SMITH (F/E), SGT E.J. PARTLETON (A/G).  Time Up:  11.45.  Time Down:  16.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.  No damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK505.  Crew: F/S C. CAMPBELL (P), F/S K.W. LINNEY (N), F/S F.W. MATTHEWS (A/B), F/S G.G. ALLMAN (W/A), SGT F.C. BRENNER (F/E), SGT E.S. LLOYD (A/G).  Time Up:  11.55.  Time Down:  16.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  Some L/F over D.Z. but only one small hole in P wing.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF272.  Crew: W/O J.L. BREED (P), F/S R.C. IMPETT (N), W/O H.J. KILDAY (A/B), F/S D. WELCH (W/A), SGT L.J.D. GILYEAD (F/E), F/S H.A. BELL (A/G).  Time Up:  11.45.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  1 cont. hung up and 1 pannier not dropped.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ945.  Crew: P/O R.G. TICKNER (P), W/O R.W. MANN (N), F/O J.H. CALDWELL (A/B), W/O J.D. STEVENSON (W/A), SGT J.A. HUMPHREY (F/E), F/S E.S. QUIRK (A/G).  Time Up:  11.40.  Time Down:  16.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F over D.Z.  No damage.

 

22nd September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

13 A/C loaded and marshalled, but did not take off.  4 members of P/O Marshall's crew arrived back, having crash landed north of Brussels.  F/L Laband and 3 members of P/O Ellis crew also arrived back having crash landed North of Brussels.  W/O Oliver, crew and despatchers arrived by Anson from Brussels.  Crash landed just South of Eindhoven, on 20.9.44.

 

23rd September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

13 crews on re-supply, four new crews - replacements "B" Flight, taking part.  First flying these crews have done with Squadron.  F/O Norton (New Crew) landed "Manston".  Engineer injured.  A/C cat. A - C.  Remainder of crew O.K.  F/O B. Sparks (New Crew) missing.  F/O Codden (New crew) B/A injured.  Landed base.  All A/C completed successful mission.  S/Ldr. Brown to Wethersfield A/D to inspect same.  P/O King flew Oxford to Wroughton to collect P/O Marshall who was discharged from Hospital after crash landing in Belgium.  F/S Averill and crew collected from Broadwell were landed on return from Brussels.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ583.  Crew: F/L J.D. MEREDITH (P), F/O T.C. OLSEN (N), F/O T.E. WELSH (A/B), F/S V. SAVAGE (W/A), SGT S.H. TARRANT (F/E), F/S G.P. LEGG (A/G).  Time Up:  14.00.  Time Down:  19.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  Small arms fire damage in S. Mainplane over D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK146.  Crew: F/O H.E. JONES (P), F/S J.H. WHITE (N), F/O J. GIBSON (A/B), F/O G.A. HAYES (W/A), SGT E. CROSSLEY (F/E), W/O J.T. HAMILTON (A/G).  Time Up:  14.00.  Time Down:  19.05.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  2 chutes did not open and 1 pannier dropped in river.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK193.  Crew: F/O T.L. HOGG (P), F/S T.G. MOUSER (N), F/O E.M. MCALLISTER (A/B), F/S A.H. PURCELL (W/A), SGT D.E. JUDD (F/E), F/L J.W. BUCKLER (A/G).  Time Up:  14.00.  Time Down:  19.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  L/F damage.  1 cont. hung up and dropped 10 miles from D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ926.  Crew: F/O D.F. ARNOLD (P), F/O C.W.M. PURSER (N), P/O J.D HIBBS (A/B), F/O K.W. NUTTALL (W/A), SGT J.F. HAYWOOD (F/E), F/O K. NICHOLSON (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  18.55.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.  Small arms fire damage over D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ894.  Crew: F/O F.T. POWELL (P), F/O C.R. HOLMES (N), F/S L.F. PENN (A/B), F/S W.T. POWELL (W/A), F/S J. GILLESPIE (F/E), F/S F.P. KINGSLEY (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  19.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  L/F damage at D.Z.  Port tyre punctured.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK557.  Crew: F/S J.W. HILL (P), P/O C.G. VALENTINE (N), F/S I.P. JONES (A/B), F/S W.N.B. COOPER (W/A), F/S H.C.F. STANSBRIDGE (F/E), W/O E. HOOD (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  19.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Damage in bomb doors.  Two panniers jammed and were dropped wide of D.Z.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK147.  Crew: F/O J.A. NORTON (P), F/O D.W. EAVES (N), F/S H. RUSTON (A/B), SGT J.W. THOMPSON (W/A), SGT F. GILL (F/E), SGT M.A. GOULT (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  19.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Landed Manston.  Hit by flak over D.Z.  F/E injured.  P/O prop. flew off.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ925.  Crew: F/O D.R. CAMPBELL (P), F/O P. BODDINGTON (N), F/O TAYLOR (A/B), F/S S. MCQUILLAN (W/A), SGT E. DODDS (F/E), W/O J.B. MCGOVERN (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  19.15.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Damage from L/F.  3 containers hung up and brought back.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ949.  Crew: F/O W.A. SPARKS (P), F/S BARR (N), F/S R.N. WILSON (A/B), F/S J.E. HERRING (W/A), SGT F.G. WATSON (F/E), P/O D.S. LEECH (A/G).  Time Up:  14.10.  Time Down:  17.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Crash landed Leende.  Pilot and W/Op injured (Flak).

 

Aircraft Type & Number: EF272.  Crew: P/O G.R. GODDEN (P), F/O E. LEVITAN (N), W/O A.R. STEINHAUER (A/B), SGT W.F.M. SPILLER (W/A), SGT W.W. WINTERS (F/E), SGT B.A. MASON (A/G).  Time Up:  14.10.  Time Down:  19.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  B/A injured.  Flak damage in nose and mid fuselage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ502.  Crew: F/O R.d'E. MINCHIN (P), F/S K.R. UDEN (N), W/O D.J. GOLDBERG (A/B), W/O C.W.G. SOMMER (W/A), F/S L.A. SCOREY (F/E), SGT B.G. FISHER (A/G).  Time Up:  14.05.  Time Down:  19.20.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Satisfactory trip.  No damage.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ923.  Crew: P/O H. HOYSTED (P), F/S J.C. BARKER (N), SGT R.A. OWEN (A/B), F/S M.D. STIMSON (W/A), SGT W. GARRETTS (F/E), F/S J.H. BOOKER (A/G).  Time Up:  14.10.  Time Down:  19.00.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  Strikes from L/F in fuselage.  2 containers hung up.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ036.  Crew: F/S R.W. SARGANT (P), F/S C. WESTOBY (N), W/O S.G. BAKOGEORGE (A/B), SGT S. HYNES (W/A), SGT P.C. ALCOCK (F/E), F/S S.V. CARNE (A/G).  Time Up:  14.10.  Time Down:  19.25.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Good trip.  1 container hung up.

 

24th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

F/O Norton returned from Manston.  This morning the crews who landed or baled out the other side of the Channel, told the remaining crews their experiences and reasons for their actions in an informal lecture.  P/O King, F/L Laband for P/O Ellis, W/O Oliver, F/Sgt. Averill, and W/O McCarthy, for P/O Marshall.  Operations.  3 laid on.  New Crews.  1 failed to take off.  A/C u/s.  1 missing - F.Sgt. Draper.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LJ835.  Crew: F/O E.J. STAINER (P), F/S W.E. JONES (N), F/S S.J.V. PHILO (A/B), W/O D.E. KENNEDY (W/A), SGT G.R. SOUTHGATE (F/E), F/L W.R. MASON-TULBY (A/G).  Time Up:  21.10.  Time Down:  02.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Successful.  Located D.Z.  Weather O.K.  Many lights in area.

 

Aircraft Type & Number: LK142.  Crew: F/S D. DRAPER (P), F/S D. CRAMPSON (N), F/S C.A. WILLIAMSON (A/B), SGT G.D.F. KEETON (W/A), SGT J.C. TURREFF (F/E), F/S J.H. MCWILLIAMS (A/G).  Time Up:  21.10.  Time Down:  02.10.  Details of Sortie or Flight: Market V1.  Arnhem.  24 containers.  4 panniers.  Crashed into high ground close to D.Z.  B/A W/Op F/E were killed.  Nav. injured.  Pilot Nav and R/G brought back in a Dakota.

 

25th September 1944

Place: Keevil

 

1 new crew on X country.  3 air tests. A/C and crew ferried to Great Dunmow to retrieve A/C "K" which had been forced down there with engine trouble.