Roy Calvert DFC and Two Bars, mid

Operational Record - Second Tour
No. 630 Squadron, RAF

 

The following record comes directly from the Pilot's Flying Logbook of the late Roy Calvert. It has been transcribed by Dave Homewood, with kind permission of Roy's widow, the late May Calvert . Should you find any errors in this transcription, or you have any additional information, the author would appreciate hearing from you by emailing dave_daasnz@hotmail.com

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Second Operational Tour
No 630 Squadron, RAF
(Aircraft Code LE)


Op No.

Date Aircraft Target Crew Position Bomb Load and Comments
34 27 Jan 1944 Lancaster
JB666 “O” 		Berlin Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 11,400lbs (Cookie and incendiary bombs) dropped from 20.000ft
        Flt/Lt Falara    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
35 24 Feb 1944 Lancaster
527 “O”		 Schweinfurt Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 20.000ft
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
36 1 Mar 1944 Lancaster
527 "O" 		Stuttgart Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 20.000ft
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
37 10 Mar 1944 Lancaster
685 "O" 		Clermont Ferrand Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 64,000lbs of bombs, 11 x 1000lb, dropped from 5,000ft over target (most of flight at 6,000ft)
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
38 15 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Stuttgart Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombsdropped from 20.000ft
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
39 18 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 “R” 		Frankfurt Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 20.000ft
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
40 22 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 “R” 		Frankfurt Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 20.000ft. 1x2000lb bomb and 10 x 1000lb bombs included
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
41 24 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Berlin Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 22.000ft
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
42 26 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R"		 Essen Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombs dropped from 21.000ft including 13,400lbs Cookie and incendiaries
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
43 30 Mar 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Nuremberg Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombsdropped from 19.000ft, including 9 x 1000lb and 1 x 500lb bombs. 96 aircraft were lost – a record sofar in the war
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
44 5 Apr 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Toulouse Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 65,000lbs of bombsdropped from 7.400ft onto the Montaudran aircraft factory. Load 1 x 4,000lb bomb, 10 x 500lb, and 30 x 8 incendiary. “Place Wiped Out”
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
45 9 Apr 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Konigsberg Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, across Sweden, 5 mines “uneventful trip”
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
46 20 Apr 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Paris Roy Calvert Captain Night raid on La Chappelle Railway yards. 64,500lbs dropped (13 x 1,000lbs included) “Uneventful”
        Sgt Hogg    
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
47 22 Apr 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Brunswick Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 60,500lbs of bombs dropped all up from 17.000ft, including 1 x 2,000lb and 12 cans of incendiary (new type). Shot up by fighter on way in, not seen – too dark. A/c Cat A/c 2-3 cannon shells in starboard wingtip
        P/O Watt 2 nd Pilot  
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/Sgt Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
48 24 Apr1944 Lancaster
ME729 “T” 		Munich Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 12 cans incendiaries 4lb. Coned going through target & coming back south. Probably damaged ME109 fighter. “A Good Prang”
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
49 26 Apr1944 Lancaster
ND949 "Z" 		Schweinfert Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 17,350ft. Lost starboard inner engine on way back, flak in RAD
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
50 29 Apr1944 Lancaster
ND949 "Z" 		Clermont Ferrand Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 7,100ft Aiming Point 1 x 4,000lb bomb and 12 cans of 30lb incendiaries
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        W/O Cruickshank    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
51 3 May1944 Lancaster
ME737 "S" 		Mailly Le Camp Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 5,600ft, 1 x 4,000lb bomb and 15 x 500lbs
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
       

P/O Cansell

   
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
52 7 May1944 Lancaster
ND949 "Z" 		Tours “Airfield” Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, “A Good Prang” (Aiming Point)” 1 x 4,000lb bomb and F/O Beaudoin 16 x 500lb bombs, 64,500lbs total dropped from 5,600ft
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
53 19 May 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		Amiens railway yards Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 6,350ft, 63,500lbs that included 11 x 1,000lb bombs and 4 x 500lb bombs. Instructed to return to base with bombs on as target could not be marked
        F/O Beaudoin    
        F/O Timmins    
        P/O Connor    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
54 21 May 1944 Lancaster
ND688 “R” 		Kiel Bay Roy Calvert Captain Night mission mining Kiel Bay at a height of 14,600ft. 6 mines
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
55 12 June 1944 Lancaster
LL972 “T” 		Caen bridges Roy Calvert Captain Night raid, 5,800ft, 64,000lbs that included 13 x 1,000lb bombs
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Dawson    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
56 4 July 1944 Lancaster
ND688 "R" 		St Leu D'esserent Roy Calvert Captain Night mission, “Flying Bomb Dump” 11 x 1,000lb. 4 x5 00lb, 17,600ft 64,400lbs
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Dawson    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
57 25 July1944 Lancaster
PB344 "R" 		Stuttgart Roy Calvert Captain Night mission, 1 x 2,000lb, 12 x cluster incendiaries, 19,700ft, 64,500lbs
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Dawson    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
58 28 July 1944 Lancaster
PB344 "R" 		Stuttgart Roy Calvert Captain Night mission, 1 x 2,000lb, 12 xcans of “J” incendiary, 16,300ft 64,500lbs
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
59 31 July 1944 Lancaster
PB344 "R" 		Stuttgart Roy Calvert Captain Daylight mission, 13 x 1,000lb, 6,300ft , 60,500lbs. Abortive trip 10/10 cloud cover
        F/O Beaudoin    
        P/O Connor    
        P/O Cansell    
        F/Sgt Mooney    
        F/S Freeman    
        Sgt Hogg    
             

 

 

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