Place	Date	Time	Summary of Events	References to Appendices
EAST MOOR	16/7/42	.	Conversion Flight a/c crashed at 11.35 hrs. Cornborough D/Farm, nr. Sherif Hutton. All members of crew killed. P/O. Craig P/O. Withy W/O. Williamson Sgt. Place Sgt. Dunn Cpt. Plt.u/t " F/Eng. " acting as rear gunner. Weather:- Cloudy with intermittent rain. Vis.:- 1-3 miles with local patches 1000-3000 yds. improving slowly to 2-6 miles.	.
	17/7/42	.	Weather:- Continuous rain all day. Unfit all flying.
	18/7/42	.	Weather:- Occlusion. Unfit flying all day.
	19/7/42	.	Called 7 ops. main. Six a/c attacked. Two missing. 1. "S" W1179 P/O. Skelly Sgt. Smith Sgt. Simkins Sgt. Paton Sgt. Rennie F/Sgt. McLachlan Sgt. Gillings Cpt. A/Obs. A/Bmb. W/Op. M/U/G. R/Gnr. F/Eng. Nothing heard since taking off. 2. Sgt. Dillon Sgt. Watkins Sgt. Redler Sgt. Seymour * Sgt. Godfrey Sgt. Forgie Sgt.Rogers Cpt. A/Obs. A/Bmb. W/Op. M/U/G. R/Gnr. F/Eng. Q.D.M. given at 03.55 hrs. 264 Sea search 20th and 21st. See ops diary raid nos. .. Total op. hours flown 18.12 N.F.T's and local 6 hrs. 10 min. Weather:- 10/10th cloud all day.
	20/7/42	.	Ops. called but scrubbed 16.05 hrs. P/O Withy's and W/O Williamson's funeral at Newton Church. Funeral arranged perfectly Stn. Adjutant, Linton. Pall bearers from 158 Sqdn. Sgt North, Sgt Laws, Sgt Oliver, Sgt Pridden, S/Ldr Wilkerson, F/Lt Somerville, P/O Brown and F/O Watson attended. Full service honours were awarded. Party at Aldwark Manor. Nearly everyone in Squadron attended. 1 hour 15 min. local flying. 16 Group searched for Sgt Dillon. No luck. Weather:- 10/10ths all day at 2000 ft. Vis.:- u/s at night.
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