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I joined 295 Squadron in Novemeber 1943 at Hurn. Switched to 570 in December 1943, when 570 was formed.

2) Won my wings at Moncton, N.B., #8 S.F.T.S. Did my 1st O.T.U. at the RAF Station at Pennfield Ridge, N.B. and Yarmouth N.S., at #34 O.T.U. on Venturas. Did a 2nd  O.T.U. at #42 Ashbourne, Derbyshire.

3) 1st.  crew...Gil Clotworthy  WAG New Zealand - Garth Tubman A G Moosamin Sask., P/O  Brown Nav England, Sgt.Cuthbert B/A, Windsor Ontario

Operational Trips

1. Feb. 3/44  Albemarle    SOE   France                     2. Mar. 31/44 Albemarle   SOE  France     

3. Jun. 5/44  Albemarle    D Day   France                   4. Jul. 8/44  Albemarle    SOE France   

5. Aug. 1/44   Stirling       SOE  France                        6. Aug. 7/44    Stirling     SOE France

7. Aug.24/44  Stirling        SOE France                        8. Aug.25/44   Stirling       SOE France

9. Sep.11/44  Stirling        SOE  France                      10.Sep.17/44    Stirling  Arnhem with Glider

11.Sep.18/44  Stirling  Arnhem with Glider                 12.Sep.19/44   Stirling Arnhem Resupply

13.Sep.20/44 Stirling  Arnhem Resupply                       14.Oct.31/44  Stirling  SOE  Holland

15.Nov.  8/44 Stirling  SOE  Holland                             16.Dec.23/44   Stirling  SOE  Norway

17.Feb.7/45  Stirling  Bombing Udem Germany           18.Mar.24/45Stirling Varsity The Rhine19

19.Mar.30/45 Stirling  SOE   Holland                             20.Apr.18/45 Stirling   SOE  Hanover

21.  Apr.20/45  Stirling Rheine/Brussels/Win  SOE = "Special  Operation Executive", which was to drop operators into enemy territory.  We  took extra aircrew along for experience on 1 or 2 occasions and of course also  carried 2 army service chaps with us on the resupply trips to Arnhem.

3a)Cuthbert was replaced by Ed Dunn after 2 missions. Had several different  navigators after Brownie became ill (too bad as he was a gem) not to say that his replacements were not, as each excellent. One for a short time was Foster. I am ashamed to say I can't recall the names of the others but I have snaps and  hope that you can help identify them for me. Tubby was replaced by Hildebrand when his tour was up and was replaced by McCaulay. Ron Ambrose joined us as our engineer. Our last crew had only Ed Dunn and myself as Canadians plus four English lads. We only had one man in all those chaps who didn't  work out. We all seemed to fit together and work as an efficient team and I believe a happy kite.

Actually my 1st Nav. was an Aussie Sgt. (Basher White) Gil, Tubby, and Sgt.  White joined me at Pennfield and we were to join a Ventura Squadron but lucky for us Vents were taken off ops just before we arrived in the UK. Apparently White got into some kind of trouble and we never saw him again.