Personnel Index - Detail
Name
EYLES
First Names
Douglas George
Rank
Sgt
Service
RAF
Service Number
1179051
Crew Position
Flight Engineer
Posting In
Posted in 11/43 and posted out 5/44
Known as 'Tubby'.
Flew 21 operations with 49Sqn.
Pilot........P/O T Jones
F/E.........Sgt D G Eyles
Nav.........F/Sgt J Holmes
W/OP......Sgt R Knowles
AB..........Sgt A B Harbottle
MuG.......Sgt A Goodwin
RG.........Sgt E T Jennings
Their last operation was on 26th April 1944 to Schweinfurt.
Bebriefing 21st February 1944 following a raid on Stuggart.
Sgt Eyles (possibly identified on the RHS, writing) in the debriefing room with P/O Tudor Jones (facing the camera)
A combat report from the 25th February 1944.
"Posted out"......February 1985.