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| DATE | FLEW WITH |
OPERATION |
HOURS | COUNTRY | COMMENTS |
| 5-4-44 | Wells, S.T. | Footman 29 | 6:30 | France | No signal received |
| 11-4-44 | Wells, S.T. | Footman 14 | 6:00 | France | Correct signal found |
| 29-4-44 | Wells, S.T. | Peter 26 | 6:05 | France | Poor visibility, very cloudy |
| 6-5-44 | Wells, S.T. | Bob 177 | 5:35 | France | Std. load dropped on DZ |
| 6-6-44 | Wells, S.T. | Tonga | 4:00 | France | Horsa glider-on target |
| 13-6-44 | Wells, S.T. | Sunflower 7 | 3:00 | France | Standard supply dropped |
| 6-7-44 | Wells, S.T. | No Code | 3:00 | France | Electrical storm in area |
| 14-7-44 | Wells, S.T. | No Code | 5:50 | France | Signals received-load dropped |
| 18-7-44 | Wells, S.T. | No Code | 5:15 | France | No signals received |
| 22-7-44 | Wells, S.T. | No Code | 5:00 | France | Proper signal received |
| 28-7-44 | Wells, S.T. | No Code | 5:30 | France | DZ found by Rebecca |
| 4-8-44 | Wells, S.T. | Pimento 65 | 6:20 | France | No signal seen at target area |
| 9-8-44 | Wells, S.T. | Ian 6 | 4:30 | France | Std. load and 2 pkgs dropped |
| 24-8-44 | Wells, S.T. | John 66 | 6:55 | France | No signal at drop zone |
| 25-8-44 | Wells, S.T. | Bob 199 | 6:30 | France | No reception found |
| 31-8-44 | Wells, S.T. | Hardy 15 | 5:25 | France | standard load released on DZ |
| 6-9-44 | Wells, S.T. | Osric 128 | 6:00 | France | No reception found |
| 13-9-44 | Wells, S.T. | Donald 121 | 4:05 | France | Trip uneventful-proper signal |
| 17-9-44 | Wells, S.T. | Market I | 5:40 | Holland | Horsa glider dropped |
| 19-9-44 | Wells, S.T. | Market III | 5:30 | Holland | Horsa glider dropped-flak |
| 5-10-44 | Wells, S.T. | Brutus | 4:45 | Holland | No reception found |
| 10-11-44 | Wells, S.T. | Rummy 18 | 5:00 | Holland | 15 cont-2 pkgs-1 troops-by Gee |
| 28-1-45 | Wells, S.T. | Modrath | 5:00 | Germany | 13x500lb dropped on target |
| 7-2-45 | Wells, S.T. | Weeze | 4:50 | Germany | Bombs dropped thru. cloud |
| 20-2-45 | Wells, S.T. | Crupper 16 | 10:29 | Norway | Completed-8 hang-up-door |
| 22-2-45 | Wells, S.T. | Crop 13 | 9:00 | Norway | Completed-landed Milltown |
| 2-3-45 | Wells, S.T. | Ears 2 | ????? | Norway | Missing into sea at 3:21am |
| This crew was one of the first crews that started 644 squadron Mar/44. They had completed 28 operations before ditching on return from Norway. Air/Sea rescue crews from 644 & 298 plus other Squadrons on 38 group continued for several days to find them but we searched in vain. Missing crew commemorated at Royal air Force Runnymede Memorial in Surrey England. | |||||
