Vickers Wellington X

HE389 HD-U
 
 
One of 672 Vickers Wellington X's delivered from Vickers-Armstrong Hawarden between November 1942 and May 1943.
               
    Pilot Bomb Aimer Navigator Wireless Operator Rear Gunner 2nd Pilot
               
28/11/1942 Delivered to 466 Squadron          
               
20/12/1942 Acceptance Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
21/12/1942 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
22/12/1942 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
24/12/1942 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
29/12/1942 Transit to Base D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
30/12/1942 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
31/12/1942 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
               
02/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
03/01/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
08/01/1943 Training R A Illingworth ?? D Durham ?? ??  
13/01/1943 Terschelling R E Bailey F C Holland W S Gaunt D E Midgley A H P Scale A A MacFarlane
14/01/1943 Ameland D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd W F Temlett
15/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
15/01/1943 Lorient D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd E R Culff
21/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
21/01/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd L F Axby
21/01/1943 Terschelling L F Axby J H A Beath D Durham W Jackson T G Watson  
23/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
23/01/1943 Training D F Bateman ?? ?? ?? ??  
26/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd R A Illingworth
26/01/1943 Lorient D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
28/01/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
29/01/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd Cpl Simpson (fitter)
30/01/1943 Emden D F Bateman B G Roe J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
               
02/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
03/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
04/02/1943 Air Test T Sampson ?? ?? K S Murphy ??  
04/02/1943 Lorient J S Belton P Smiddy D W Griffiths R M Jackson K E Rimington  
06/02/1943 Brest D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
07/02/1943 Lorient T Sampson J F Cahill C W Jones K S Murphy R J T Lester H S R Lloyd
11/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
13/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
13/02/1943 Lorient D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
14/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
14/02/1943 Cologne D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
16/02/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
16/02/1943 Lorient D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
18/02/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
19/02/1943 Wilhelmshaven T Sampson J F Cahill C W Jones K S Murphy R J T Lester  
26/02/1943 Air Test R A L Young ?? ?? ?? J F Munnoch  
26/02/1943 Cologne R A L Young D Bryant R L Young L J Cunningham J F Munnoch  
               
03/03/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
03/03/1943 Hamburg D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd L O H Upjohn
05/03/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
05/03/1943 Essen D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
09/03/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
09/03/1943 Heligoland Bight R A Illingworth T H Sproulle M S Roberts R M Jackson F A R Hay  
10/03/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
11/03/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
12/03/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
12/03/1943 Essen F E Booy J R G Calvert D F Gage D W Williams J G Morgan  
14/03/1943 Ameland R V Rosser J R G Calvert P G Conwell D C Grocock H Wilcock  
18/03/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
20/03/1943 Ferry Flight D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
               
04/04/1943 Kiel L O H Upjohn W V Garfield J Paterson R A Napier F Hay  
08/04/1943 Duisburg J W Edmonds P V Cook C Halliday F H Levi P P G O'Brien  
10/04/1943 Frankfurt D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
14/04/1943 Stuttgart L O H Upjohn W V Garfield J Paterson R A Napier F Hay  
16/04/1943 Air Test R A L Young ?? ?? ?? J F Munnoch  
16/04/1943 Mannheim R A L Young D Bryant R L Young L J Cunningham J F Munnoch  
17/04/1943 Brest L F James R L Lutton R E Dolby J R Baxter F G Latham  
19/04/1943 Air Test R A L Young ?? ?? ?? J F Munnoch  
24/04/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
26/04/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
26/04/1943 Duisburg D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
29/04/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
               
01/05/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
04/05/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
04/05/1943 Dortmund D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
07/05/1943 Training D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
11/05/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
12/05/1943 Duisburg D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
13/05/1943 Bochum D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
16/05/1943 Air Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
16/05/1943 Brest D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
17/05/1943 Transit to Base D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
21/05/1943 Schiermonnikoog F W R Green A S Jones K E Fletcher E D Miliken J F Mell  
23/05/1943 Dortmund W G Baldwin M R Sparrow J H Bransgrove J T Gilchrist F Rushworth  
25/05/1943 Dusseldorf W G Baldwin M R Sparrow J Paterson J T Gilchrist F Rushworth  
               
03/06/1943 Sent out for repairs          
               
10/07/1943 Returned from repairs          
23/07/1943 Acceptance Test D F Bateman R S Bue J Cummin A W Coxall E M Tidd  
               
Also served with 23 OTU and 22 OTU.
Bellylanded in field near Oldborough, Warwickshire 27/05/1944.
815.15 flying hours