Personnel Index - Detail
Flew 20 operations with 49Sqn (x13 Hampden as 2nd pilot-navigator, x3 Manchester as 2nd pilot, and x4 as 2nd pilot in the Lancaster).
On his first flight as first pilot, on the 7th February 1942, flying Hampden L4125 he hit a large snow-bank and crashed.
He took part in the first '1000 Bomber Raid' on the 30th May 1942 against Cologne as part of P/O Farrington's crew.
His last flight with 49 Squadron was on the 25th September 1942.
Image courtesy of his daughter, Paula Reid.
We believe he was then transferred to the Aircrew Reception Wing in Brighton prior to returning to a RNZAF squadron.
We have received information from Graham Bould (son of Navigator, P/O Roy Bould) that F/Sgt Bruce (later promoted to P/O) was eventually posted to fly the Ventura with 9 RNZAF Squadron in the Pacific campaign.
In April and May 1945 he completed 27 operations in the Pacific as 1st pilot.
26x out of Emirau and 1x out of Fiji, in a PV1 Ventura.
A selection of the 9Sqn Nominal Roll
A Ventura of 9 Squadron RNZAF
A typical page from P/O Bould's logbook showing the pilot P/O Reid (later F/O)
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The above images are courtesy of Graham Bould (son of P/O Roy Bould) and via Ashley Hales