1944 Combat Archive

The following aircrews were engaged in combat with Luftwaffe fighters, details include date, target, enemy a/c type. Also if damage to either a/c, or claim then it will specify. (Reference Jpg/Tiff #)

Crew # / Pilot / Air-Gunners

 56 - P/O D.C. Evans; Sgt. R.E. Ballentine, P/O J.S. Sleigher

       19 Feb. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

 59 - Sgt. F.W. Johnson; Sgt. W.G. Whitton (MU-AG), Sgt. D.M. Tofflemire (R-AG).

       10 Apr. 1944 - Target: Ghent, Enemy a/c: Two Ju-88's.

 68 - Sgt. H..J. Hawley; Sgt. A.F. Forsyth, Sgt. R. Bannister.

       19 Feb. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

 72 - P/O E.A. Vigor; P/O D.A. Pastorius (MU-AG), F/Sgt. C.H. Havil (R-AG).

       9 Apr. 1944 - Target: Lille,  Enemy a/c: Ju-88.

       (2nd combat, same night)  Enemy a/c: Me-109.

 79 - P/O W.E. Wood; Sgt. G.M. Nordin, Sgt. J.R. Petsche.

       11 Mar. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

 81 - F/O W.G. Wright; Sgt. J.C.B. Foster (R-AG), P/O D. Gray (MU-AG).

       27 Apr. 1944 - Target: Montzen, Enemy a/c: Ju-88 destroyed, Bomber damaged.

 85 -  P/O A.J. Doran; P/O G.I.T. Dunlop (MU-AG), P/O J.H.Y. Nowlan (R-AG).

       23 Apr. 1944 - Target: Keil Bay,  Enemy a/c: Ju-88 was destroyed,

 86 - P/O R.B. McCullough; Sgt. H. Stevenson (MU-AG), Sgt. R. Davies (R-AG). 

       9 Apr. 1944 - Target: Lille, Enemy a/c: Twin-engine was destroyed.

       1 May 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

 88 - WO M. Laffin; P/O C. Soderstrom (MU-AG), P/O C. Wentworth (R-AG).

       18/19 Apr. 1944 - Target: Kiel Bay, Enemy a/c: 3 ME-109's.

 93 - B.S. Imrie; Sgt. D.A. Hache, Sgt. A.C. Pepperall.

       12 Aug. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

109 - F/L L.D. Boyle; Sgt. G.J. Phelps (R-AG), Sgt.W.B.J. Cook (MU-AG)

        4 Nov.1944 - Target: Bochum, Enemy a/c: Ju-88 was damaged.

111 - P/O J.E. Moffat; Sgt. D.N. Shultz.

        15 Sept. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c:

115 - F/O J. Wagman; Sgt J.D. Burke (MU-AG), Sgt J.M. Archibald (R-AG).

        4 Nov. 1944 - Target: Bochum, Enemy a/c: unidentified, 

        18 Dec. 1944 - Target: Duisberg, Enemy a/c: ME-109 was destroyed.

129 - F/O R.J. Henry DFC; Sgt. Ron Pyves (R-AG), Sgt. A.W. Thomson (MU-AG). 

        27 Nov. 1944 - Target: Neuse, Enemy a/c: ME-109.

        2 Dec. 1944 - Target: Hagen, Enemy a/c: single engine.

130 - F/L C.H. Porter; P/O C.F. Barlow (MU-AG), Sgt. G.S. Otto (R-AG).

        21 Nov. 1944 - Target: Castrop-?  Enemy a/c: Twin-engine.

134 - F/O V.L. Barr; Sgt. W.L. Sheffield (MU-AG) P/O G. Behan (R-AG).

        2 Nov. 1944 - Target: Dusseldorf, Enemy a/c: Me-109.

        4 Nov. 1944 - Target: Bochum, Enemy a/c: FW-190.

135 - F/O P.E. Burden; F/Sgt. N.E. Tomlinson (R-AG), F/O W.J. Grismer (MU-AG).

        4 Nov. 1944 - Target: Bochum, Enemy a/c: ME-110 was damaged.

137 - F/O I.J.W. Andres; Sgt P.W. Dallner, Sgt J.S. Boucher

        18 Dec. 1944 - Target: Duisberg, Enemy a/c: FW-190.

139 - F/L Jack W. Rothenbush; F/Sgt. K. Golinsky (R-AG),  P/O H. Saul (MU-AG).

        2 Dec. 1944 - Target: Hagan, Enemy a/c: Twin-engine.

143 - F/O J.M. Hall; Sgt V. Smith (R-AG).

        4 Dec. 1944 - Target: Kar1srhur?, Enemy a/c: ME-109.

175? - F/O H. Kaguk; Sgt. J.C. McDonald,

        15 Sept. 1944 - Target:  Enemy a/c: