RAF Spilsby
44 Squadron Operations 1942

Squadron Code KM-
Aircraft Serial followed by individual code letter,
and pilot.


3/3/42
First Ops of Lancasters
- Mining, Heligoland

L7546/J, S/Ldr Nettleton; L7547/D, W/O Lamb;
L7563/W, F Lt Sandford; L7549/Q, W/O Crum

10/3/42
Took part in first Lanc raid on Germany (Essen)
KM-H first Lanc bloodied by flak

L7536/H F/O Ball;
L7566/?, F/O Wilkins

13/3/42
Cologne

L7548/T, Sgt Dusty Rhodes
o/s on landing

24/3/42
Mining, Lorient

R5493/M, 1st Op, 1st lost Lanc
R5484/K, W/O Osborn c/l St Eval

25/3/42

3 a/c to Essen

8/4/42
Hamburg

R5508/B
W.Stott

10/4/42
Essen

KM-A + 4 from B Flight.

17/4/42
Daylight ops.

B - Sgt Nettleton; R5510/A - F/O Garwell; L7536/H - Rhodes;
R5506/P - F/Lt Sandford; L7548/T - WO Crum; L7565/V - WO Becket. 7 out of 12 lost.

27/4/42
Tirpitz

a/c to Lossiemouth

28/4/42
Tirpitz

a/c to Lossiemouth



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