Personnel Index - Detail
Awarded the DFC and the DFC & Bar.
Flew a total of 9 operations as both mid upper and rear gunner.
The Association archivist has supplied the following information.
Operations:
7/8-7-44 ST. LIEU D'ESSERENT (CREIL) as rear gunner
LM 191 with S/L Lace G.P
Bombed from 13000 ft at 0120.
Combat at 0127. Port outer engine on fire, landed at Woodbridge.
Sortie completed.
15/16-7-44 NEVERS as rear gunner
ND 512 with S/L Lace
Bombed two red spot fires 0202. 3500 ft, 1st wave. T.I's becoming obscured by smoke at the time of bombing. Two big explosions at 0200 and 0209. Tail trace attachment good.
Seen all the way down. Route quiet. Attack should have done some damage in
target area.
26/27-7-44 GIVORS as rear gunner
ND 957 with F/L Botting.
Bombed at 0220, 7000 ft, 1st wave.
Weather conditions very bad at target, but the G.T.I's were finally bombed.
They seemed to be accurately placed. No opposition of any kind.
12/13-8-44 BRUNSWICK as rear gunner
PB 308 with W/C Twiggs
Bombed at 0006, 19200 ft, 1st wave on ETA. Bombing appeared scattered in general.
We bombed the biggest concentration visible.
Appearance of fires suggest a built up area.
14-8-44 QUESNAY as mid-upper gunner
ND 957 with F/L Botting,
Bombed at 14211/2, 8000 ft, main force.
Bomb aimer claimed a direct hit on yellow T.I.
Gaggle was very spread. Pall of smoke rising to 6000 ft from target.
Bombing very concentrated. A highly successful raid.
17-9-44 BOULOGNE as rear gunner
PB 300 with F/LHay,
Bombed 7700 ft at 0834. Bombs were dropped on red T.I. markers.
5-10-44 WILHELMSHAVEN as mid-upper gunner
PB 504 with F/L Hay,
Bombed from 15600 ft at 1108. Visual identification not possible, but convinced that with the good H2S picture obtained, bombs went on southern part of town. Successful sortie.
11-10-44 VEERE as mid-upper gunner
PB 519 F/L Botting
Own bombs seen on aiming point. Other sticks seen to straddle wall.
Bombed at 1450 from 7500 ft. Successfule sortie.
14/15-10-44 BRUNSWICK as mid-upper gunner
PB 519 with F/L Botting,
Bombed from 17500 ft at 0232. Markers seemed to be in position and sector attack successful.
Considered successful sortie.
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2286 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 19 MAY, 1944
Promotion.
Flg. Off. to be Flt. Lt. (war subs.)
1st May 1944.
A. E. W. WYNYARD, DFC (122981)
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413 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 16 JANUARY, 1945
Air Ministry,16th January, 1945.
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards:
Bar to Distinguished Flying Cross.
Flight Lieutenant.
Anthony Edward William WYNYARD, DFC
(122981), R.A.F.V.R., 49 Sqn
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652 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 27 JANUARY, 1948
ROYAL AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER RESERVE.
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
The undermentioned are granted the substantive rank of Flight Lieutenant,
1st Nov. 1947, with seniorities stated:-
A E W. WYNYARD, D F C (122981) 1st Nov 1945
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2754 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 4 MAY, 1948
Commission resigned.
Flight Lieutenant A. E. W. WYNYARD, D.F.C.
(122981). 13th Apr. 1948
"Posted out" May 1964.