| No.218 Squadron Wing Commanders |
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| Wing Commander |
Montagu
Francis Baldwin READ |
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| Service No. |
33076 |
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RAF |
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Details |
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D.S.O |
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| Joined Squadron |
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D.F.C |
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| From |
No.1651
Conversion Unit |
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D.F.M |
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| Date |
September
2nd 1942 |
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MiD |
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Awarded With |
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| Assumed Command |
September
2nd 1942 |
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| Relinquished Command |
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Promotions |
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| Left Squadron |
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Pilot Officer |
15th January 1933 |
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Flying Officer |
15th January 1935 |
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Flight Lieutenant |
1st April 1939 |
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Squadron Leader |
1st June 1939 |
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A/Wing Commander |
1st June 1941 |
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Act Group Captain |
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| Additional Notes & Citation |
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Act Air Commandore |
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Group Captain |
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in Hull Province of Quebec, Canada. |
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| Posted
to No.99 (Bomber) Squadron September 27th 1933. Posted to the staff of No.10
Flying Training School in February 1936, from where |
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was posted as a flight commander to No.83 (Bomber) Squadron. |
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April 26th 1936 Flight Lieutenant Read was posted to the Electrical and
Wireless School, RAF Cranwell (Under instruction). On completion |
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his course he was posted on January 13th 1938 to Station HQ, RAF Aldergrove. |
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| On October 28th 1938 Flight Lieutenant Read
was again posted, this time to Admin Staff, HQ British Forces Aden (Steamer
Point, Aden) |
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personnel duties. He also served British Forces Cario, and was for a while
seconded to the American Legation (Admin) also based in Cairo, |
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| Operations
with No.218 Squadron |
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A/C Type |
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Details |
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| 2nd September
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Karlsruhr |
Stirling |
W.7475 |
HA-H |
2nd
pilot to S/Ldr Raymond |
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| 4th September
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Bremen |
Stirling |
W.7475 |
HA-H |
2nd
pilot to S/Ldr Raymond |
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| 1st October
1942 |
HEARNWYK |
Stirling |
W.7613 |
HA-N |
2nd pilot to F/Lt Du
Toit FTR |
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| DETAILS |
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| Date Lost |
Thursday
1st / Friday 2nd October 1942 |
Target |
HEARNWYK |
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| Fate |
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Bombload |
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| Buried |
Esbjerg
(Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark |
Crashed |
Juvre
Dyb, NW of Romo island |
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AIII9.21 |
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Take-Off |
19.48hrs |
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| Age |
30 |
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Crash Time |
01.40hrs |
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| Married |
To Nodja Ruby READ |
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Cause |
Hptm
Radusch, II.NJG3 |
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| From |
Hull, Province, Quebec,
Canada |
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Aircraft |
Short Stirling Mk.I |
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| P.O.W Camp |
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S/n & Codes |
W.7613 HA-N |
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| P.O.W No. |
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| Notes |
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| The body of Wing Commander Read was washed
ashore near the beach at Hviding, he was laid to rest on October 20th 1942. |
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Lieutenant Du Toit the 26-year-old South African pilot was on his 17th
operation when killed. |
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