RAF 59 Squadron Aircrew - 1947 - Berlin Airlift

...::: 59 SQUADRON AIRCREW - ON REFORMATION 1947 - ORB :::...

Pilots	"A" Flight	"B" Flight
	Note: Under the Command of S/Ldr E.V. Best AFC (posted out 01/10/1949)
	F/Lt D. Brown (O/C Flight)	F/Lt S.N. Sloan DFC (O/C Flight)
	F/Lt J.J.B. Ryder DFC	F/Lt R.F. Jones
	F/Lt C.H. Easton DFC & Bar	F/Lt E.T. Ware DFC
	F/Lt C.M. Mears DFC	F/Lt F.C. Heavery AFC, DFM
	Capt. E.P.S Crampton DFC	F/O G.M. Dowling
	F/Lt J.H. Dowling DFC	F/Lt N.J. Churchill AFC
	F/Lt H.C.G. Wilcox	F/Lt W.M. Strathern DFC
	F/O H.C. Broadfield	F/Lt D.A. Cree
Co-pilots	F/Lt J. Johnson	P.II W.V. Nadin
	F/Lt J. Calver	P.IV K.A. Griffiths
	F/O J.H. Mitchell	P.IV E.C. Cook
	P.II E.R. Carlick	P.IV S.P. Smith
	P.II W.R. Armstrong
	P.II W.O. Lloyd
	P.II R.J. Callimore
Navigators	F/Lt P.S. Houles	F/O D.I. Jefferey (Navigation Ldr?)
	F/O J.R. Curtis	F/O D.H. Johnson
	F/Lt A.L. Matthew DFC	F/Lt K.G. Chamberlain DFC
	F/Lt Moorcroft	F/O E. Harris DFC
	F/O E.A.R. Page	F/Lt R. Bent
	N.II K.M. Armstrong	F/Lt J.M. Laing DFC
	F/Lt R.J. Williams	N.II G.E. Kelly
Signallers	F/O W. Magill	F/O J. Webb
	F/O J.M.R Jones	F/Lt R.J. Hannerford
	F/Lt P. Lacey	F/Lt L.A. Shawyer DFC (Signals Ldr?)
	F/Lt P.W. Marshall DFC	F/Lt Labelle
	F/O J. Hobson DFC	S.II S.W. Geater
	S.II A.R. Lyons	S.II J.A. Fulker
	S.II E. Ellison	S.II C.T. Holyoak
		S.I W.A. Lewton
Engineers	F/Lt R.J. Henderson DFM	F/Lt R.J. Dewey
	F/Lt E.E. Lake	F/Lt J.H. Jones
	F/Lt R.J. Surfleet DFM	E.II R.C. Flower
	F/O W.R. Walker	E.II J.A.C. Buchanan
	E.II M.J. Madden	E.II A. Martin
	F/Lt K.V. Ryall DFC (Engineer Ldr?)	F/O J.O. Gower DFM
	E.II A. Glass	E.II Doig
	E.II J.R. Bradbury AFM	E.II F.R. Woods
	F/Lt J.F. Walker	E.II C.G.F. Synington
	F/Lt R. Jodkins
Note: All the above are listed as crew on 01.12.1947 in the Squadron ORB (AIR27-2425-11)
Other ORB	Details - Other aircrew listed in the ORB, not shown above.
July 1948	F/Lt Coates - Pilot. Operational during Plainfare. July 1948
	F/Lt Waters - Pilot. Operational during Plainfare. July 1948
	F/Lt Barling - Pilot. Operational during Plainfare. July 1948
	F/Lt Young - Pilot. Operational during Plainfare. July 1948
June 1949
	F/Lt Spencer - Pilot - Flying June 1949
	F/Lt Gage - Pilot - Flying June 1949
	F/Lt Baldwin - Pilot - Flying June 1949 - Posted in 15/06/1949
	F/Lt Graham - Posted in 15/06/1949
	F/Lt Ferry - Posted in 15/06/1949
July 1949
Crew 1	P.II Hartley - Posted in July 1949 - From Coastal Command.
	N.II Errington - Posted in July 1949
	S.II Jerrod - Posted in July 1949
	E.II Watts - Posted in July 1949
Crew 2	P.I Parkington - Posted in July 1949 - From Coastal Command.
	N.III Sudbury - Posted in July 1949
	S.II Robertson - Posted in July 1949
	E.I Batten - Posted in July 1949
Crew 3	P.I Pleasance - Posted in July 1949 - From Coastal Command.
	N.III Cowlan - Posted in July 1949
	S.II Carter - Posted in July 1949
	E.II Horn - Posted in July 1949
	All three crews returned to Coastal Command after Operation Plainfare.
Other:	F/Lt Curtiss - Posted out July 1949 => 40 Sqdn.
	S.I Andrews - Posted out July 1949 => 40 Sqdn.
	S.II Wade - Posted out July 1949 => 40 Sqdn.
August 1949
Crew 1	F/O Dove - Posted in August 1949
	N.I Martin - Posted in August 1949
	S.II Craig - Posted in August 1949
	E.II Smith - Posted in August 1949
Crew 2	F/O Loughran - Posted in August 1949
	N.II Smith - Posted in August 1949
	S.II Shargool - Posted in August 1949
	E.II Jackson - Posted in August 1949
Crew 3	P.I Jude - Posted in August 1949
	N.III Taylor - Posted in August 1949
	S.II Thomson - Posted in August 1949
	E.II Overton - Posted in August 1949
Crew 4	P.II Howicker - Posted in August 1949
	N.II Jones - Posted in August 1949
	E.II Davies - Posted in August 1949
October 1949	*Post Berlin Airlift operations.*
	Note: Officer in Command S/Ldr E.V. Best AFC - Posted out 01/10/1949 => 38 Group.
	F/Lt J.W. Barling DSO assumed temporary command.

...::: 59 SQUADRON AIRCREW - NON ORB :::...

Name	Details
F/Lt H.W. Thomson +	Pilot on MW288 - Killed on operational duty. Wunstorf.
F/Lt G. Kell +	Co-pilot on MW288 - Killed on operational duty. Wunstorf.
F/Lt L.E.H Gilbert +	Navigator on MW288 - Killed on operational duty. Wunstorf.
S.II S.M.L Towersey +	Signaller on MW288 - Killed on operational duty. Wunstorf.
E.II E.W. Watson +	Engineer on MW288 - Killed on operational duty. Wunstorf.

F/Lt Richard Woods	Pilot - MW327 - crashed on landing - Ringway - No casualties.
F/Lt R. Mather	Pilot - Record for most flights undertaken (404) during Plainfare.
F/Lt Hathaway AFC	F/Lt R. Mather crew (navigator)
F/Lt Richardson	F/Lt R. Mather crew (engineer)
R.W. Marshall AFM	F/Lt R. Mather crew (signaller)
Below: Names sourced from crew images (not listed above)
EWART (Engineer)	Nothing more known.
ROFFEY (pilot)	Nothing more known.
BUTTLE (pilot)	Nothing more known.
BROOKS (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. Nothing more known.
BARTLEY (non pilot)	(possible) F/Lt. Posted out July 1949 => 40 Sqdn.
GWIN (non pilot)	N.II. Posted out July 1940 => 40 Sqdn.
HOWELLS (non pilot)	S.II. Posted out July 1940 => 40 Sqdn.
FARAR (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. Nothing more known.
GIBSON (non pilot)	Nothing more known.
COLLAR (officer)	E.I - Posted out July 1949 => 40 Sqdn.
CRAXTON (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. Nothing more known.
PADMORE (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. Nothing more known.
HOPKINS (pilot)	DFM. Nothing more known.
SPENCER (non pilot)	Crew with Preston (below)
PRESTON (pilot)	Possible crew with F/Lt Marshall (Sig') & J.R. Bradbury (Eng')
ANSTEE (non pilot)	E.I with F/Lt E.T. Ware DFC crew. Posted out July 1940 => 40 Sqdn.
DODIMEAD (non pilot)	Nothing more known. F/Lt E.T. Ware DFC crew.
BRAY (pilot)	Appears to have an award. Nothing more known.
MARSHALL (pilot)	BRAY crew.
ATYEO (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. BRAY crew.
SPRINGALL (non pilot)	Nothing more known.
BROWN (non pilot)	Appears to have an award. F/Lt D. Brown (O/C Flight) crew.
FARRELL (non pilot)	F/Lt D. Brown (O/C Flight) crew.
Note: All the above are listed as crew on sources other than the squadron ORB's on file (March 2020)

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