Flying Log of W/O J. L. Gilbert RNZAF (navigator)

215 Squadron

1945

Date

Hour

Ac. Type and No.

Pilot

Duty and Remarks

Hrs. (day)

Hrs. (night)

Mar. 31

1400

Liberator BZ960 Q

Lt. Criteon 'B'

C&B D.C.O.

2.00

 

Apr. 2

1010

EW151 U

F/S Brooks 'B'

Rlwy Yards Keng Goi N.E.N. Bangkok D.C.O. N/E

7.55

5.50

Apr. 5

0800

KH118 G

W/O Combe 'A'

Victoria Dumps Rangoon D.C.O. Cloud

8.15

 

Apr. 6

1405

KH275 T

W/O Harvey 'B'

Fighter Control & Vector Bg.

3.35

 

Apr. 8

0555

KH320 D

F/LT Finch 'A'

Bridges Nr Moulmein (Nth) D.N.C.O Bridge Standing

10.40

 

Apr. 17

1041

Dakota IV FD930

F/LT Moodie NZ

C&B D.C.O.

.40

 

Apr. 20

0940

FL637 G

F/LT Finch 'A'

C&B D.C.O.

1.25

 

Apr. 24

 

324

F/Lt Finch

Dum Dum Return (Passengers) D.C.O. Transport

1.20

 

Apr. 26

0900

KK127 W

G/Capt. Dickson

Base - Allahabad (landed) -Delhi (Passengers) D.C.O. Transport

5.10

 

Apr. 27

1030

KK127 W

F/S Dineen

Delhi - Agra - Gaya - Base D.C.O. Transport

4.50

 

Apr. 28

0835

KN440

F/LT Finch

Base - Dum Dum (freight) - Jessore - Silchar - Khirbhirgram (landed a/c wx) - Tulihall D.C.O. Transport

4.00

 

Apr. 29

1050

KN440

F/LT Finch

Tulihall - Silchar - Base (freight) D.C.O. Transport

2.25

 

Apr. 30

1000

 

F/LT Finch

Base - Barrackdore (unload & reload) - Tulinall - Base D.C.O. Transport

5.00

 

May 2

0620

KN390

F/LT Finch

Freight Base - Silchar - Talihall & Return D.C.O. Transport

5.00

 

May 4

 

KN390

F/LT Finch

Freight Base - Silchar - Kumbhirgram (landed) -Tawhal - Return D.C.O. Transport

5.45

 

May 5

 

KN390

F/LT Finch

F/LT Jenkins to Dum Dum Return Empty D.C.O. Transport

1.10

 

May 6

 

KK211

F/LT Finch

Pass. & Freight Base - Tulihal D.C.O. Transport

2.00

 

May 7

 

KN127 W

F/LT Finch

Paa. Pilot & B/A Base - Silchar - Akyab (landed) - Mawnyobin (landed) D.C.O. Transport

2.50

 

May 8

 

KN127 W

G/C Dickson F/LT Finch

Pass. To Tulihal Mawnyobin - Myingyan - Tulihal D.C.O. Transport

2.45

 

May 9

0615

KN421 L

F/LT Finch

Freight Base - Shwebo (landed) - Base - Meiktila (landed) - Base D.C.O. Transport

7.00

 

May 11

0558

KN421 L

F/LT Finch

Base - Meiktila - Base - Ywataung - Base

9.25

 

May 13

0630

KN421 L

F/LT Finch

Base - Myingyan - Meiktila (Bogged. Hydraulic Conn Snapped) D.C.O. Transport

2.35

 

May 13

0440

KK130 B

P/O Russell

Meiktila - Base D.C.O. Transport

2.05

 

May 17

0550

KN421 L

F/LT Finch

Base - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

3.30

 

May 17

1100

KN421 L

F/S Hill

Base - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

3.30

 

May 18

1300

KJ993 R

F/S Brooks

Base - Sylhet D.C.O. Transport

.55

 

May 31

1500

P

P/O Appleby

Sylhet - Base D.C.O. Transport

1.00

 

June

0530

 

F/LT Finch

Passengers Base - Allahabad -Lahore - Basal D.C.O. Transport

11.00

 

June

 

 

F/LT Finch

Nil Basal - Lahore -Allahabad D.C.O. Transport

5.00

 

June

 

 

F/LT Finch

Nil Allahabad - Tulihall D.C.O. Transport

5.25

 

June 17

 

 

F/LT Finch

Passengers Base - Allahabad

5.15

 

June 18

 

 

F/LT Finch

Passengers Allahabad - Delhi - Basal D.C.O. Transport

6.20

 

July 4

0645

KN294 T

F/S Brooks

Passengers Basal - Allahabad -Comilla - Chittagong D.C.O. Transport

12.05

 

July 9

1135

KK130 B

F/S Dineen

Passengers Base - Dum Dum u/s D.C.O. Transport

1.30

 

July 13

1030

KN391 D

F/O Wilson

Passengers Dum Dum - Base D.C.O. Transport

1.35

 

July 16

0745

KN391 D

F/S Dineen

Nil Base - Allahabad - Basal D.C.O. Transport

10.30

 

July 17

1145

KN391 D

F/S Dineen

Passengers Basal - Allahabad D.C.O. Transport

5.30

 

July 18

0900

KN391 D

F/S Dineen

Passengers Allahabad - Chittagong (Base) D.C.O. Transport

5.05

 

July 20

0525

KN280 H

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingaladon - Kyaukpyu - Akyab - Cox Bazaar - Base D.C.O. Transport

7.25

 

July 22

0540

KN579 U

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Magwe - Base - Toungoo -Kyaukpyu - Base D.C.O. Transport

11.00

 

July 26

0620

KK211 C

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingaladon - Base D.N.C.O. o/a wx Transport

4.00

 

July 28

0515

KJ993 R

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingaladon - Base D.C.O. Transport

11.00

 

July 30

0525

KN421 L

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Myingyan - Base - Toungoo - Base D.C.O. Transport

10.10

 

Aug 1

0555

KN390 F

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Myingyan (Pass) to Base (V. Bad wx) D.C.O. Transport

8.45

 

Aug 4

0530

KK125 G

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingaladon - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

8.55

 

Aug 5

0525

KN684 Z

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Toungoo - Base - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

10.05

 

Aug 7

0525

KN421 L

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Toungoo - Base - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

10.45

 

Aug 10

0515

KN622 O

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Myingyan - Base - Myingyan - Base D.C.O. Transport

9.50

 

Aug 12

0525

KN617 K

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingaladon s/c Base returned Mingaladon a/c Bad Weather (Cb) - Base D.C.O. Transport

10.40

 

Aug 14

0525

KN617 K

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Toungoo - Base D.C.O. Transport

5.50

 

Aug 18

1015

KN978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Mingladon - Base D.C.O. Transport

8.20

 

Aug 19

0600

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight & Pass Chittagong - Hmawbi D.C.O. Transport

3.35

 

Aug 24

0550

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Akyab - Mingaladon -Base D.C.O. Transport

6.30

 

Aug 26

0540

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Akyab - Mingaladon -Base D.C.O. Transport

5.35

 

Sept 3

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight & Pass Base - Bangkok Base D.C.O. Transport

5.45

 

Sept 4

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Pass & POW's Base - Bangkok - Mingaladon - Base D.C.O. Transport

5.30

 

Sept 6

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Pass & POW's Base - Bangkok - Base D.C.O. Transport

6.50

 

Sept 8

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Air Test

.20

 

Sept 11

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Base - Bangkok - Saigon D.C.O. Transport

6.00

 

Sept 12

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Dineen

Freight Saigon - Bangkok - Base D.C.O. Transport

6.20

 

Sept 15

 

KN622 O

F/S Southwell

Freight Base - Bangkok - Base D.C.O. Transport

6.50

 

Sept 16

 

KN622 O

F/S Southwell

Freight Base - Bangkok - Base D.C.O. Transport

7.05

 

Sept 20

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Southwell

Passengers Base Bangkok D.C.O. Transport

2.50

 

Sept 21

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Southwell

Passengers Bangkok - Penang D.C.O. Transport

4.20

 

Sept 23

 

KJ978 Q

F/S Southwell

Empty Penang - Base D.C.O. Transport

5.25

 

Sept 25

 

FZ612 W

F/S Southwell

Empty Base - Chittagong - Base Load Back D.C.O. Transport

6.25

 

Sept 26

 

FZ612 W

F/S Southwell

Freight Base - Saigon D.C.O. Transport

6.10

 

Sept 27

 

FZ612 W

F/S Southwell

Empty Saigon - Base D.C.O. Transport

5.45

 

Sept 28

 

KJ824 L

F/S Southwell

Freight Base - Bangkok - Base D.C.O. Transport

6.50

 

Sept 29

 

KJ887 J

F/S Southwell

Freight Base Chittagong D.C.O. Transport

3.40

 

Sept 30

 

KJ887 J

F/S Southwell

Freight Chittagong - Base D.C.O. Transport

3.00

 

 

Transcribed by R. Quirk 9/19/98