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Pilot Officer S. Roy Whipple - DFC

Roy Whipple served as a navigator with 102 Squadron from the 19th July 1941 to 31st July 1942, completing 28 missions. He flew with several different pilots, we have listed them all below. We have a copy of ALL of Roy's log book, which details his time before and after his tour with 102 Squadron.

S/L Eric Verdon-Roe:
20/07/1941 (Cologne),
23/07/1941 (La Pallice) (S/L Verdon-Roe would be KIA on the 26/07/1941)
Sgt. E.P. Pike:
25/07/1941 (Hannover),
29/08/1941 (Frankfurt),
21/08/1941 (Essen),
02/09/1941 (Frankfurt),
06/09/1941 (Huls),
08/09/1941 (Kassel),
12/09/1941 (Frankfurt),
22/10/1943 (Mannheim),
01/11/1941 (Kiel),
07/11/1941 (Berlin)
P/O Wisken:
03/08/1941 (Frankfurt)
Sgt Bernardson:
05/08/1941 (Frankfurt)
Sgt J. Reid:
07/08/1941 (Dortmund),
14/08/1941 (Hannover),
Sgt Philiip Colmer Eyre:
26/08/1941 (Le Havre) (Sgt Eyre would be KIA on the 7th Sep 1941)
Sgt Tackley:
15/09/1943 (Le Havre),
Sgt Wickham:
26/09/1943 (Mannheim)
S/L P. B. Robinson DFC:
30/05/1942 (Cologne) (This was the first 1000 bomber raid)
F/L Welch:
01/06/1942 (Essen)
F/S Boothright:
25/06/1942 (Bremen)
W/C Sydney Bruce Bintley DSO:
29/06/1942 (Bremen),
29/07/1942 (Saarbrucken) (Wing Commander Bintley would be KIA on the 24/10/1942 in a horrible accident at Holme on Spalding Moor)
F/L Hamilton:
02/07/1942 (Bremen),
26/07/1942 (Hamburg)
31/07/1942 (Dusseldorf)

Before coming to 102 Squadron at Topcliffe, Roy trained at the following bases:

Air Obs Nav Course - No 6 AONS Staverton, Gloucester: 02/11/1940 to 01/02/1941
No 5 B & G School, Jurby, Isle Of Man: 22/02/1941 to 19/04/1941
19 OTU Kinloss: 25/05/1941 to 25/06/1941
P.T.S. Ringway: 09/07/1941 to 15/07/1941.

We think the photo below if from AONC at Staverton, but if you know differently, please do say. Click to make it enlarge.

 

 

What's most amazing is we can tell you who everone was.

Back Row - Sgt Healey, Morgan, Mountain, Pilkington, Porrett, Richardson, Robertson, Shepherd, Taylor, Thomson, Trehearn, Trethewy, Walker, Whipple, Willians, Wyn-Evans.
Middle Row - Clarke, Conry, Haddon, Hardcastle, Hill, Irwin, Jones 989, Jones 569, Lies, McCready, McMullen, McGuffin.
Front Row - Anne, Banks, Billet, Booth, Boyle, Bradley, Brearby, Brogan, Bruce, Caird, Chapman, Chown.

 

After completing 28 operations with 102 Squadron Roy was posted to RAF Riccall, where he became Bombing Leader, training the Bomb Aimers.

After 12 months at Riccall, he moved to Driffield and became a Base Navigational Officer, covering 3 stations.

Listen to Roy tell the story in the video above.

To the right, a cartoon drawn of Roy in 1944

MUCH, much more to come as I get around to editing 2 hours of video.