19 OTU, RAF Forres, Log Book extract, Harold Olorenshaw, Bomb Aimer.

Logbook extract from Harold Olorenshaw, Bomb Aimer. His hours on No. 19 OTU,
RAF Kinloss & Forres (Balnageith)

Date	Hour	Aircraft Type and No.	Pilot	Duty	REMARKS Including results of bombing, gunnery, exercises, etc	Hours day	Hours night
3/3/43	1440	Anson 298 F	P/O Brunskill	Air Bomber	Cross country - map reading	2.30
7/3/43	1045	Whitley 841 V	Sgt West	Air Bomber	Cross country - map reading	6.00
11/3/43	1445	Whitley 1410	F/Sgt Gibson		Air to air firing (500 rounds fired)	1.35
12/3/43	1000	Whitley 5062	Sgt McEgan		Air to air firing (500 rounds fired)	1.20
					Total hours "F" flight 2.55
					signed - G H Hanelment F/Lt O/C 'F' Flight
15/3/43	1350	Anson	F/Lt Hodgson	Air Bomber	KA 7.	3.20
19/3/43	1025	Anson N9593	F/Lt Baldwin	Air Bomber	KA 13. 5. Sim bombing	3.00
21/3/43	1000	Anson 298 F	F/Lt Baldwin	Air Bomber	KA 15. 1 Sim bombing	3.25
23/3/43	1135	Whitley 836 D	F/O Fitz	Air Bomber	KW 7. 8 practice bombs - Burghead (50 yds error) Sim bombing. 2 S.L.O's. 30 mins at controls	4.00
24/3/43	1050	Whitley 836 D	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	KW17. Sim bombing - Air firing 45 mins at controls	4.20
27/3/43	1130	Whitley 847	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	KW11. Bombing Tain - 8 practice bombs Air firing. 30 mins at controls	5.50
30/3/43	1130	Whitley 847	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	KW11. No bombing or photography Recalled on account of weather. At controls 2 hrs	4.00
31/3/43	1620	Whitley 836 D	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Low level bombing Burghead. 8 bombs (20 yds error)	0.55
3/4/43	1620	Whitley 836 D	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	No Bombing carried out - 1 F.L.O.	1.20
4/4/43	2130	Anson 298	S/L McWatters	Air Bomber	Base-Keith-St.Abbs-Perth-Inverurie-base		3.00
9/4/43	2130	Anson 298	F/Sgt Grain	Air Bomber	Base-Callander-Hawick-Callander-Keith-Base I.R. Keith		3.00
11/4/43	0400	Anson 298	F/Sgt Graham	Air Bomber	KA3.		2.40
14/4/43	1830	Whitley 367	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Bombing Clunas. 8 practice bombs.	1.40
15/4/43	1300	Whitley 836	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Bombing Clunas. 8 practice bombs.	1.30
15/4/43	2200	Whitley 836	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	X-country. KW3. - Infra red @ Keith 1 P.flash - 8 practice bombs @ Burghead		4.35
16/4/43	2205	Whitley 709	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	X-country. KW12. No bombing or Infra red 1 Hr at controls.		5.00
18/4/43	0105	Whitley 346	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	X-country. KW12. Infra red @Keith No bombing 1.30 at controls		5.00
20/4/43	1000	Whitley 936	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Live bombing. 2 x 250lb and bursts photographed practice bombing Clunas. 8 bombs dropped.	2.30
20/4/43	2200	Whitley 792	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	X-country. KW12. No infra red. 8practice bombs Clunas		6.00
21/4/43	2210	Whitley 841	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	X-country. KW9. Infra red Keith. 8 practice bombs. Burghead		4.45
22/4/43	1500	Whitley 792	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Formation Flying	1.55
24/4/43	0930	Whitley 841	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Formation Flying	1.30
26/4/43	1130	Whitley 367	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Flight Commanders Test	1.10
26/4/43	2230	Whitley 367	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Practice Bombing - Clunas. 8 Bombs		1.05
27/4/43	1515	Whitley 846	P/O Wheeler	Air Bomber	Formation Flying	1.30
					Total Flying at 19 O.T.U
					Time at controls	3.45	3.00
					Time as Bomb Aimer	49.35	32.05
					Total Flying at 19 O.T.U	53.20	35.05
					Grand Total	143.20	35.05
					Signed J C McWatters S/Ldr O/C 'C' Flight 19 OTU Signed J M Reuy W/Cmdr O/C Training Wing 19 OTU Kinloss

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