Bomber Command lookup request for Nanny Jan

[nanny jan]

Does anyone have copies of 149 Sqn ORB's for Nov 1943 to June 1943?
JATCC2

Are the dates Nov 1942 to June 1943   or   Nov 1943 to June 1944?


Nanny Jan

[jatcc2]

sorry got it all wrong  dates are as follows
First Op with 149 was 16/11/42 last op with 149 was 19/6/1943
then crew posted 617 of which i have full details its 149 thats proving the problem my man very sparse with what he wrote in his flying log
many tks for quick reply sri to have got it wrong in the first place

[nanny jan]

Hi,

The only mention of 149 Squadron during those dates is 28/29 November 1942, a raid on Turin. A Stirling was hit over Turin and again over France, crashed into the sea.  5 men bailed out but 3 were still in the plane.  Flight Sergeant RH Middleton awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

No mention of Flt Lt  Kellaway in the book.

16/11/1942:   raid on Genoa, 3 small German towns bombed.

19-20/6/1943:  raid on Le Creusot


Sorry......no much info there for you   


Nanny Jan

[jatcc2]

many tks for effort looks like a trip to Kew is in the offing.
The Crew flew a total of 29 ops plus one abort plus one major crash with 617.
jatcc2

[kyt]

Just one note...Kellaway was never awarded the DFC. He was awarded a DSO (with 149 Squadron in 1943), and Bar (with 630 Squadron in 1944) and a postwar AFC.

It maybe worthwhile asking over on http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/index.php as someone may already have the ORB.

K

[149Nut]

Hi There,

I have a lot of the 149 Sqdn ORBs, so will look for you if required.

Alan F
149 Sqn Historian
http://www.mildenhallregister.stirlingpilot.org.uk
http://www.stirlingpilot.org.uk