Personnel Index - Detail
Ron's crew were generally as follows with his main aircraft ME 322.
Pilot: Flying Officer O R.Williams
(The son of the owner of Tulimore whiskey distillery, Ireland)
Flight Engineer: Sgt JL Aspy
Navigator: Flying Officer JR Moore
Bomb Aimer: Sergeant GA Crann
Mid Upper: Sergeant WA Crawshaw
Rear Gunner: Sergeant Sgt J Anderson
Other aircraft flown were:
PB 374
PB 370
PB349
PB 844
PB373
Ron also flew 3 or 4 flights with a Flight Lieutenant Philipson Stow. These were in addition to those shown in Squadron record book (which gives him credit for 26 operations).
Ron claimed a couple more than this and it may be more than 28 at the end of hostilities.
Ron trained at 1661 HCU and 5LFS
OTU training was with 14 or 85 OTUs at Market Harborough and Husbands Bosworth.