CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

CLAYTON

First Name/s:

Gareth Thomas Butler "Tubby"

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Service No/s:

37624

Service:

RAF RAFO

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

DFC and Bar

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

29 Dec 1943

ND385

UL-W2

BERLIN

1700

2345

6h45

P1   Plt Off R.J. Edie
P2   Wg Cdr G.T.B. Clayton RAF RAFO
FE   Sgt E.S. Boorman TBC
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off E.H.J. Suarez RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt A.W. Jones TBC
MUG  Sgt E.C. Benham
RG   Sgt S.D. Clewer TBC

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area

05 Feb 1944

LL794

UL-D2

TRAINING

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0h45

P1   Wg Cdr G.T.B. Clayton RAF RAFO
P2   Plt Off A.J. Bodger
FE   Sgt R.P. Lloyd
AB   Sgt S.G. Barnes
NAV  Sgt W. Scott
WOp  Sgt K. Watkins TBC
MUG  Sgt P.W. Robert
RG   Sgt J.A. Russell

NOTES:

Target: Local flying

15 Feb 1944

JA868

UL-Y2

BERLIN

1705

2355

6h50

P1   Sqn Ldr M.R. Attwater
P2   Wg Cdr G.T.B. Clayton RAF RAFO
FE   Sgt A. Burgess
AB   Flt Sgt M.A. Grace RCAF
NAV  Plt Off D.S.S. Potter
WOp  Sgt K.W. Taylor
MUG  Sgt K.W. Harris
RG   Flt Sgt A.F. Lock

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area

26 May 1944

NE115

UL-B2

Air test

1600

1700

1h00

P1   Wg Cdr G.T.B. Clayton RAF RAFO
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 Jun 1944

ND903

*UL-R2

ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE & CRISBECQ

2110

0130

4h20

P1   Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood
P2   Wg Cdr G.T.B. Clayton RAF RAFO
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Flt Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt E. Conner
RG   Plt Off F.D.A. Basebe

NOTES:

Target: Crisbecq coastal gun batteries. The Squadron was given two targets, half the aircraft attacking each. The other target was gun batteries at St Martin de Varreville.

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