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| DATE | FLEW WITH |
OPERATION |
HOURS | COUNTRY | COMMENTS |
| 5-4-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Footman 32 | 6:30 | France | No signals received |
| 11-4-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Trainer 175 | 7:30 | France | Standard load dropped |
| 6-6-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Tonga | 3:10 | France | Horsa-Glider short on target |
| 6-6-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Mallard | 3:05 | France | D-Day Hamilcar on target |
| 17-6-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Bullbasket 6 | 5:40 | France | Signal received-good drop |
| 6-7-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Digger 25 | 5:45 | France | Good reception found |
| 11-7-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Dick 89 | 4:25 | France | Supplies dropped on DZ |
| 17-7-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Footman 45 | 6:55 | France | Fighter attack- no reception |
| 20-7-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Digger 40 | 5:40 | France | Incorrect signal received |
| 1-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Footman 35 | 5:50 | France | Good reception at DZ |
| 5-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Freelance 5 | 5:20 | France | After drop-Hydraulic problem |
| 11-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Hippodrome | 3:35 | France | Standard load dropped |
| 20-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Hardy 6 | 5:20 | France | DZ found in rain-15 con-3 para's |
| 24-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Pimento 68 | 6:25 | France | 15 con-3 pkgs dropped |
| 27-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Actor 19 | 6:05 | France | 2nd run Eureka DZ-15 con, 2 pkgs |
| 31-8-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Houndsworth 62B | 5:20 | France | Gee Homing-15 con. dropped |
| 9-9-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Brutus 5 | 4:45 | France | Jeep, 16 cont/3par/2 pans on DZ |
| 15-9-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Brutus 8C | 4:35 | France | No reception, RTB |
| 17-9-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Market I | 5:35 | Holland | Horsa Glider to Arnhem |
| 21-9-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Houndsworth 79 | 4:30 | France | 15 cont. dropped on DZ |
| 24-9-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Poolex 3 | 4:55 | Holland | 15 containers dropped |
| 4-11-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Rummy 16 | 6:15 | Holland | 15 containers, 2 packages |
| 30-12-44 | Nickel, W.H. | Curb 5 | 10:30 | Norway | No rec-flak-no damage |
| 28-1-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Modrath | 5:00 | Germany | 13-500lbs bombs dropped |
| 13-2-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Isselburgh | 5:10 | Germany | 12-500lbs bombs-1 hang up |
| 22-2-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Curb 1 | 10:10 | Norway | Std. load dropped-to Millton |
| 25-2-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Curb 14 | 10:00 | Norway | Completed-1 hang up |
| 24-3-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Varsity | 5:30 | Germany | Trailer & 1 motorcycle |
| 20-4-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Stirrup 7 | 8:20 | Norway | 13 cont-3 pkgs dropped |
| 22-4-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Draughts 7 | 5:00 | Holland | 18 cont-3 pkgs dropped |
| WAR OVER | |||||
| 12-5-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Doomsday III | Norway | 1 Jeep and 4 troops | |
| 18-5-45 | Nickel, W.H. | Doomsday IV | Norway | Transport to Gardemoen | |
