CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

OVERTON

First Name/s:

John

Service No/s:

(1382997) 122228

Service:

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

DFC
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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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05 Aug 1945

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21 Aug 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

13 Nov 1944

UL-?

Cross country

nk

nk

4h50

P1   Plt Off I.R. Carter RAAF
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Mayer
AB   Sgt C. Townsend
NAV  Sgt J. Overton
WOp  Sgt H.R. Wilson RAAF
MUG  Sgt F.J. Dray
RG   Sgt J.E. Davies

NOTES:

Possibly diverted to Grimsby

05 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO

0730

1355

6h25

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. Route:Base-Selsey Bill-Caen-Poitiers-Elba-Naples-Pomigliano Gee and HS2 failed at French coast

07 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

POMIGLIANO – GLATTON

nk

nk

6h35

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.

07 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

GLATTON - FISKERTON

1845

1900

0h15

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.

21 Aug 1945

NG418

UL-E2

FISKERTON - GLATTON - FISKERTON

nk

nk

0h50

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  Sgt J. Brown
RG   

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