Personnel Index - Detail
Flew one operation 20th June 1943 to Friedrichshaven with this special crew shown below and Group Captain Slee acting as the Master Bomber.
Further details from John Ward (Association President )
W/C Slee the former CO was now station commander at Dunholme and as such a Group Captain.
This was the first 'shuttle' ie bomb a southern German target then fly on and land in Africa, bomb up and attack another target on the way home.
Slee came back to his old squadron to be Master Bomber on the raid.
The crew was put together especially for the occasion.
G E Fawke (Pilot)
No flight Engineer
St Claire-Millar (Navigator)
C K Astbury (Bomb Aimer)
J M Stewart (W/Op)
W P Mullock (Major shown in MUG position)
H W Mills (Rear Gunner)
L C Slee (Master Bomber)