CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

TEMPLEMAN-ROOKE

First Name/s:

Basil Arthur "TR"

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Service No/s:

(1333694) 157102

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

AFC, DFC and Bar, DSO

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

Set Rank from Flight Record

05 Jul 1941

No.11 Initial Training Wing Scarborough

28 Aug 1941

No.4 Elementary Flying Training School, RAF Brough

03 Jan 1942

No.9 EFTS, RAF Ansty

20 Apr 1942

No.36 SFTS, RAF Penhold

06 Oct 1942

No.14 PAFU, RAF Ossington

01 Nov 1942

BAT Flight, RAF Holme on Spalding Moor

11 Nov 1942

No.14 PAFU, RAF Ossington

17 Nov 1942

No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Whitchurch

10 Mar 1943

PT Course, RAF Binbrook

19 Mar 1943

No.1662 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Blyton

15 Apr 1943

No.100 Squadron, RAF Waltham

26 Jun 1943

Appointed to acting rank of Warrant Officer

Lancaster

15 Aug 1943

Appointed to commission as Plt Off on probation (emergency) in the RAFVR from Act. WO. Gazetted 26 Oct 43 p4722

07 Sep 1943

No.28 Operational Training Unit, RAF Wymeswold

10 Sep 1943

No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock

16 Sep 1943

No.93 GSPS, RAF Church Broughton

23 Sep 1943

No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock

10 Nov 1943

No.3 FIS, RAF Lulsgate Bottom

08 Dec 1943

No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock

17 Dec 1943

No.93 GSPS, RAF Church Broughton

24 Dec 1943

No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock

03 Jan 1944

No.28 Operational Training Unit, RAF Wymeswold

15 Jan 1944

No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Faldingworth

15 Feb 1944

Promoted to Fg Off (war substantive) (Gazetted?)

18 Feb 1944

No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Sandtoft

06 May 1944

No.1 Lancaster Flying School, RAF Hemswell

09 May 1944

No.576 Squadron, RAF Elsham Wolds as OC ‘A’ Flight. No second dickie recorded due to his experience

10 May 1944

22 May 1944

12 Jun 1944

Promoted to Sqn Ldr (War Substantive)

01 Aug 1944

Promoted to Flt Lt (war substantive). Gazetted 27 Oct 44, p4919

03 Aug 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

29 Aug 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

31 Aug 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

12 Dec 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

20 Feb 1945

No.170 Sqn, RAF Hemswell as Officer Commanding

20 May 1945

Promoted to Sqn Ldr (war substantive). Gazetted 29 Jun 45, p3400

01 Sep 1945

Granted a permanent commission in the RAF as Flt Lt. Gazetted 02 Apr 46, p1626

01 Sep 1945

Granted seniority in the substantive rank of Flt Lt. Gazetted 28 Feb 47, p974

05 Sep 1945

Administration Course, RAF Digby

02 Oct 1945

No.170 Sqn, RAF Hemswell

03 Jan 1946

Administration Course, RAF Hereford

28 Jan 1946

No.1 Group Headquarters, RAF Bawtry

28 Mar 1946

South-East Asia Air Command

02 May 1946

Air Headquarters Malaya

08 Nov 1946

HMT Georgic

07 Dec 1946

Air Ministry, London

10 Jan 1947

No.91 Group Headquarters, RAF Abingdon

14 Apr 1947

No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hal

05 Jan 1948

School of Land and Air Warfare, Old Sarum

23 Jan 1948

No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hall

12 Apr 1948

No.1 (P) RFU, RAF Finningley

14 May 1948

No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hall

31 May 1948

No.210 Squadron, RAF St. Eval as Officer Commanding

11 Sep 1948

JASS Londonderry

23 Oct 1948

No.210 Squadron, RAF St. Eval

13 Feb 1949

RAF Hospital, Ely

12 Mar 1949

Nos.210 & 217 Squadrons, St.Eval

17 Oct 1950

No.38 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta

18 Nov 1950

Headquarters, MEAF, RAF Ismailia (XXX?)

28 Nov 1950

No.38 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta

27 Jul 1951

No.37 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta, as Officer Commanding

14 Jan 1952

No.32 JUC Londonderry

20 Feb 1952

No.37 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta

15 Apr 1953

No.5 PDC Air Ministry

15 May 1953

RAF Trerew

01 Jan 1954

Promoted to Sqn Ldr. Gazetted 01 Jan 54, p64

01 Jul 1954

RAF Comberton

29 Jul 1954

RAF Trerew

28 Apr 1955

RAF Treleaver

03 Aug 1955

Set Rank from Flight Record

10 Apr 1956

Air Ministry London

05 Jan 1959

OATS, RAF Bircham Newton

28 Feb 1959

Air Ministry, London

28 Feb 1959

Air Ministry, London

07 Apr 1959

HMT Empire, Fowey

30 Apr 1959

No.224 Group, RAF XXX

11 Jun 1959

MOTU, RAF Kinloss

06 Jul 1959

No.205 Squadron, RAF Changi, Singapore as Officer Commanding (Acting Wg Cdr)

12 Feb 1962

Air Ministry, London

11 Jan 1965

Ministry of Defence, London

03 May 1965

RAF Innsworth

27 Nov 1967

No.16 Group, RAF Mountbatten

13 Jun 1971

Retired retaining the rank of Wg Cdr Major in Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC)

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

10 May 1944

JA868

UL-J2

Training

1950

0025

4h35

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise

11 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1450

1525

0h35

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

11 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

HASSELT

2155

0200

4h05

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling Yards Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. Master Bomber was unable to identify the target visually and instructed all aircraft to return to base with their bombs. In typical fashion, the T-Rooke crew bombed the secondary target (Louvain).

13 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1135

1215

0h40

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

13 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Training

1435

1600

1h25

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Plt Off H. Jolly
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air to sea firing and fighter affiliation

14 May 1944

ND994

*UL-F2

Training

1445

1700

2h15

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Bombing and fighter affiliation. Three Army Officers were taken along as passengers/observers.

15 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

nk

nk

uk

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   

NOTES:

Landed North Killingholme

16 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air Test

1100

1215

1h15

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

19 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

ORLEANS

2150

0310

5h20

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Fleury-Les-Aubrais Marshalling Yards Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Landed Elsham Wolds (4 other Squadron aircraft were diverted).

21 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1235

1345

1h10

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

21 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

DUISBERG

2155

0310

5h15

P1   Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 204x 30lb incendiaries T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. Poor effort with cloud up to 20,000ft. No flak - quiet trip"

22 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1510

1550

0h40

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test Passenger: Sqn Ldr Williams

22 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

DORTMUND

2200

0305

5h05

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. A ‘wizard prang’ with many searchlights but no flak".

27 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1200

1235

0h35

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

27 May 1944

ND994

UL-F2

AACHEN

2330

0435

5h05

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off C. Hart
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: the marshalling yards at Aachen East and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Hart

31 May 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Air test

1500

1600

1h00

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

01 Jun 1944

LM294

*UL-G2

Air test

1430

1515

0h45

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

04 Jun 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Training

1500

1710

2h10

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise

05 Jun 1944

LM594

UL-G2

CRISBECQ

2100

0130

4h30

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off J. Archibald RNZAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Coastal gun battery on the eve of D-Day Load: 18x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Archibald

08 Jun 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air Test

1830

1915

0h45

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

11 Jun 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Training

1400

1600

2h00

P1   Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air to air firing

12 Jun 1944

LM594

UL-G2

GELSENKIRCHEN

2230

0240

4h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant (Gelsenberg AG) Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. A quiet trip with plenty of searchlights. The first markers were well off."

14 Jun 1944

ND994

UL-F2

Air Test

1730

1745

0h15

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

25 Jun 1944

LM594

UL-G2

FLERS

0110

0445

3h35

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off R.E. Linklater RCAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: V1 flying bomb launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Linklater T-Rooke: "Bombed from 9,000 ft"

04 Jul 1944

LM594

ul-g2

ORLEANS

2145

0355

6h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Load: 18x 500lb bombs

05 Jul 1944

UL-G2

DIJON

nk

nk

nk

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Load:

05 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

DIJON

2055

0510

8h15

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Flt Sgt A.d.L. Greig
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Load: 8x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs Landed Coningsby due to low cloud at base 'Second dickie' for Flt Sgt Greig

06 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Coningsby to Elsham Wolds

0845

0905

0h20

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Flt Sgt A.d.L. Greig
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Return from diversion

07 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

CAEN

1910

2310

4h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Enemy armour strongpoint and stores on the Northern outskirts of the town Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs

10 Jul 1944

LM133

UL-H2

Air Test

1000

1030

0h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test; landed at Sandtoft

11 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Training

1325

1535

2h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise; landed Castle Donington

15 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Elsham Wolds to Stanton Harcourt to Elsham Wolds

1130

1325

1h55

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Not known

18 Jul 1944

LM594

ul-g2

SANNERVILLE

0315

0710

3h55

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off J.A. Linklater RCAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Area 'H'; fortified positions occupied by enemy Panzer regiments and flown in support of the British Second Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD. Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs The main force was given a strong fighter escort for this attack 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Linklater

20 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

WIZERNES

1850

2300

4h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off J.E. Brown
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   

NOTES:

Construction site for a V2 rocket and bunker complex known as ‘La Coupole’ Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs The usual rear gunner would be Sgt F A Ward but this operation is not shown in his logbook.

24 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

STUTTGART

2135

0545

8h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 2000lb bomb and 12x cluster bombs, each containing 14x 30lb 'J'-type incendiaries

26 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

BOIS DES JARDINS

0055

0420

3h25

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs

27 Jul 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Training

1425

1715

2h50

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Fg Off J.A. Goodwin

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise Landed at Pershore Passenger Fg Off Goodwin (Nav)

03 Aug 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Air Test

0945

1005

0h20

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

05 Aug 1944

LM594

UL-G2

BLAYE

1410

2210

8h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Oil storage depot Load: 9x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs Flew 3 attack runs on the target Given a Mosquito and Spitfire escort Landed Worksop

06 Aug 1944

LM594

UL-G2

Worksop to Elsham Wolds

1100

1115

0h15

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Return from diversion

07 Aug 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Elsham Wolds to Waltham to Elsham Wolds

1100

1230

1h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Ferry flight taking Fg Off F H Watts and his crew to Waltham to collect LM133, UL-H2

10 Aug 1944

ME854

UL-D2

Elsham Wolds to Deanland

1830

2000

1h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Sgt R.E. Edwards

NOTES:

Purpose of flight not known Passenger Sgt R E (?) Edwards

10 Aug 1944

ME854

UL-D2

Deanland to Elsham Wolds

2210

2320

1h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Flt Sgt S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Return flight

13 Aug 1944

LM439

UL-E2

Air Test

1825

1925

1h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

13 Aug 1944

ME854

UL-D2

FALAISE

0020

0355

3h35

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Enemy ground positions in the Falaise Gap Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs

23 Aug 1944

ME854

UL-D2

Air Test

1610

1710

1h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

25 Aug 1944

LM294

UL-G2

RUSSELSHEIM

1950

0420

8h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Opel factory manufacturing V1 wings and fuselages, and the built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 12x500 4lb incendiary clusters

27 Aug 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Training

1355

1610

2h15

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise Landed at Pershore

29 Aug 1944

NF975

UL-J2

AIR TEST

nk

nk

nk

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off W.R. Ireland
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   

NOTES:

Target: Air test via Elsham, Blyton, Finningley and back to Elsham. In Templeman-Rooke’s logbook but not Ireland’s. P2: Fg Offs W R Ireland & V Moss

29 Aug 1944

NF975

UL-J2

Air Test; Elsham Wolds to Blyton to Finningley to Elsham Wolds

1415

1515

1h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off W.R. Ireland
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Flt Lt V. Moss

NOTES:

Air test and cross-country Plt Off W R Ireland and Flt Lt V Moss taken as P2s

31 Aug 1944

*

Killingholme to Elsham Wolds to Killingholme

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nk

nk

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Fg Off A.J. Aldridge
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   

NOTES:

Station Flight's Oxford T1338. Purpose of flight not known: Passenger was a Fg Off Yates (tbc).

03 Sep 1944

*

Elsham Wolds to Ford to Elsham Wolds

nk

nk

nk

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Fg Off A.J. Aldridge
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   

NOTES:

Station Flight's Oxford T1338. Purpose of flight not known: Passenger was a Fg Off Yates.

10 Sep 1944

LM294

UL-G2

LE HAVRE

1620

2000

3h40

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Enemy strongpoint 1/2 mile SW of the Forêt de Montgeon Load: 13x1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs

11 Sep 1944

NG119

UL-U2

Elsham Wolds to Dunsfold

1100

1130

0h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt D.K. Cleaver
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Ferry flight taking D J Masters & crew to Dunsfold

11 Sep 1944

NG119

UL-U2

Dunsfold to Elsham Wolds

nk

nk

0h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt D.K. Cleaver
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Fg Off H.A.W. Rumbelow

NOTES:

Return flight from Dunsfold Passenger H A W Rumbelow

11 Sep 1944

NG119

UL-U2

Training

nk

nk

1h25

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2    J.R. Stedman
FE   Sgt D.K. Cleaver
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Fg Off H.A.W. Rumbelow

NOTES:

Dunsfold to Base

16 Sep 1944

LM294

UL-G2

LEEUWARDEN

0020

0350

3h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Sgt N. Costigan
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Luftwaffe airfield. Flown in support of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Load: 20x 500lb bombs. This was the crew's skipper, Clewley's, 'second dickie' flight. There is a conflict of information between Templeman-Rooke's logbook and the Squadron ORB. I have listed the crew as given by T-Rooke. The ORB gives the crew as: T-Rooke, Ashton, Strand, Sollis, Holmes, Boyd, and West; T-Rooke's regular 'crew'. Barr's logbook also supports T-Rooke's.

18 Sep 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Training

1450

1640

1h50

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise

22 Sep 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Training

1330

1520

1h50

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Bombing at Alkborough Flats Range

27 Sep 1944

ME801

UL-C2

Elsham Wolds to Wakerley

1030

1100

0h30

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Sqn Ldr S. Slater
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Transit to Wakerley with Sqn Ldr S Slater (as P2) and crew, and to pick up LM651, UL-Z2

27 Sep 1944

LM651

UL-Z2

Wakeley to Gatwick to Elsham Wolds

1200

1355

1h55

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Transit back to Elsham Wolds via Gatwick

08 Oct 1944

LM294

UL-G2

Training

1300

1600

3h00

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Bombing at Alkborough Flats Range

14 Oct 1944

LM294

UL-G2

DUISBURG

0640

1100

4h20

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Fg Off C.A. Rhude RCAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: August Thyssen steelworks Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs One of three aircraft tasked to attack the steelworks; target bombed visually 'Second dickie' for Fg Off C A Rhude, RCAF

15 Oct 1944

PD309

UL-W2

WILHELMSHAFEN

1720

2145

4h25

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Plt Off R.S. Bastick
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area and submarine works Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off R S Bastick

17 Oct 1944

PA173

UL-G2

Elsham Wolds to Manston to Elsham Wolds

1215

1410

1h55

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Purpose of flight not known

27 Oct 1944

LM594

UL-A2

Air Test

1210

1245

0h35

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

28 Oct 1944

PA173

UL-G2

COLOGNE

1305

1745

4h40

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Flt Lt J.W. Acheson RCAF
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Mulheim district of the city Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 2,332 4lb incendiaries Six aircraft were tasked to attack Mulheim first, followed by the rest attacking the SW part of the city 'Second dickie' for Flt Lt J W Acheson, RCAF

31 Oct 1944

PA173

UL-G2

Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton

1600

1625

0h25

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West
PAX   Fg Off D.S. Richards

NOTES:

Transit to Fiskerton, as the Squadron moved to their new home The Squadron's Flight Engineer Leader, Fg Off D S Richards flew as a passenger along with two groundcrew, 217 Hewitt and 106 Skitt

03 Nov 1944

PA173

UL-G2

Air Test

1250

1305

0h15

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Air test

06 Nov 1944

PD363

UL-K2

GELSENKIRCHEN

1140

1615

4h35

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 6x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs

20 Nov 1944

PA173

UL-G2

FISKERTON TO ELSHAM WOLDS

1600

1620

0h20

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   Fg Off K.A. Moore
FE   Sgt J. Grindlay
AB   Sgt S.T. Hammond
NAV  Flt Sgt I. Miller RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt R.C. Goodes RAAF
MUG  Sgt F. Harvey
RG   Sgt A.H. Watson
PAX   Sgt G.H. Paley

NOTES:

21 Nov 1944

NN749

UL-G2

ASCHAFFENBURG

1530

2140

6h10

P1   Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt F.N. Ashton
AB   Plt Off S.R. Strand
NAV  Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Sgt J. Boyd
RG   Flt Sgt F.A. West

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs

12 Dec 1944

NN749

UL-G2

ESSEN

1600

2130

5h30

P1   Sgt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2   
FE   Sgt R.F.H. Wilshire
AB   WO A. Fisher RAAF
NAV  Sgt G.W. French
WOp  Flt Sgt B.G. Holmes
MUG  Flt Sgt F.A. West
RG   Fg Off M.A. Frost

NOTES:

Target: Krupp munitions factory and the rail centre at 5126.5N 00701E Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs

28 Dec 1944

NN749

UL-G2

BONN

1515

2050

5h35

P1   Sgt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
P2    B.H. O'Neill RCAF
FE   Sgt H. Hislop
AB   WO A. Fisher RAAF
NAV  Sgt G.W. French
WOp  Flt Sgt R.G. Watson RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt N. Ferguson RAAF
RG   Fg Off M.A. Frost

NOTES:

Marshalling yards Load: A2, J2: 8x 1000lb, 8x 500lb All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs

12 Jan 1945

PB785

UL-L2

Training

1420

1735

3h15

P1   Fg Off B.H. O'Neill RCAF
P2   Sgt B.A. Templeman-Rooke
FE   Plt Off R.J. Durran
AB   Fg Off S.W. Haakstad RCAF
NAV  Sgt J.G. Ogilvie
WOp  Sgt F.C. Smith
MUG  Sgt A.J.W. George RCAF
RG   Sgt D. Ranchuk RCAF

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise, dual check, circuits & landings.

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