ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCEFLYING LOG BOOK
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| R.C.A.F. EAST MOOR 415 SQUADRON OCT 1/44 | TIME CARRIED FORWARD:- | 161:45 | 96:45 | ||||
| DATE | HOUR | AIRCRAFT TYPE AND NO. | PILOT | DUTY | REMARKS (Including results of bombing, gunnery, exercises, etc) | DAY | NIGHT |
| 2/10/44 | HALIFAX III Y | S/L FRANKLINS | BOMB AIMER | DUAL CIRCUITS & LANDINGS | :45 | ||
| 3/10/44 | Z | S/L HOVEY | BOMB AIMER | CIRCUITS & LANDINGS | 1:15 | ||
| 3/10/44 | Z | F/L MEARS | " | Circuits & Landings | :50 | ||
| 5/11/44 | A | F/L MEARS | " | bombing Air/Air | 2:05 | ||
| 5/10/44 | A | F/L MEARS | " | Cross Country | 3:06 | ||
| 8/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | bombing & Air/Air | 3:45 | ||
| 10/10/44 | C | F/L MEARS | " | X Country | 3:10 | ||
| 14/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" DUISBURG | 5:35 | ||
| 17/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | SEA SEARCH Landed Coltishall | 4:30 | ||
| 18/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | COLTISHALL - BASE | 1:15 | ||
| 23/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" ESSEN | 6:20 | ||
| 25/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | AIR BOMBER | "OPS" HOMBERG | 5:15 | ||
| 27/10/44 | Y | F/L MEARS | " | LOCAL FLYING | :55 | ||
| 28/10/44 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" COLOGNE "FLAK HITS" | 5:45 | ||
| 29/10/44 | 15:32 | G | F/L MEARS | " | FIGHTER AFFIL. AIR/AIR - bombing | 1:30 | |
| 30/10/44 | 17:32 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" COLOGNE EARLY RETURN LANDED WOODBRIDGE (Returned by train thru London) | 3:20 | |
| Nov 2 | U | F/L MEARS | BOMB AIMER | "OPS" DUSSELDORF | 5:20 | ||
| Nov 4 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" BOCHUM | 5:20 | ||
| Nov 6 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" GELSENKIRCHEN | 4:45 | ||
| Nov 7 | M | F/L MEARS | " | bombing H2S RUNS | 2:00 | ||
| Nov 8 | D | F/L MEARS | " | AIR/AIR BOMBING | 1:45 | ||
| Nov 21 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" CASTROP RAUXEL LANDED AT WOMBLETON-Returned by truck | 7:15 | ||
| Nov 23 | Z | F/L MEARS | " | AIR/AIR BOMBING | 1:25 | ||
| Nov 26 | I | F/L MEARS | " | AIR/AIR FIGHTER AFFIL LANDED AT CROFT | 1:55 | ||
| Nov 27 | I | F/L MEARS | " | CROFT TO BASE | :15 | ||
| 27 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" NEUSS (fighter attack) | 5:30 | ||
| Nov 28 | M | F/L MEARS | " | H2S RUNS | 1:45 | ||
| Nov 30 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" DUISBURG | 6:20 | ||
| 2/12/44 | 19:10 | K | F/L MEARS | AIR BOMBER | X-COUNTRY & BOMBING | 4:35 | |
| 4/12/44 | 19:37 | R | F/L MEARS | " | X-COUNTRY | 3:00 | |
| 5/12/44 | 17.42 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" SOEST | 6:45 | |
| 6/12/44 | 16.46 | E | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" OSNABRUCK | 5:55 | |
| 9/12/44 | 13.33 | K | F/L MEARS | " | TRAINING GAGGLE | 2:10 | |
| 12/12/44 | 14:27 | P | F/L MEARS | " | X COUNTRY & BOMBING | 2:45 | |
| 18/12/44 | 02:29 | M | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" DUISBURG Landed at Waddington | 6:25 | |
| 18/12/44 | 14:18 | M | F/L MEARS | " | RETURNED FROM WADDINGTON | :25 | |
| 24/12/44 | 11:57 | Y | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" DUSSELDORF AIRFIELD (Flak holes nose-hood & tail) Landed at Foulsam | 4:25 | |
| 27/12/44 | Y | F/L MEARS | " | RETURNED TO BASE | :55 | ||
| 27/12/44 | 03:10 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" (Opladen?) 4 FIGHTER ATTACKS-ME 109 & TWIN OVER TARGET | 5:50 | |
| 30/12/44 | 6U.T | F/O QUISTON | B.A. | "OPS" COLOGNE | 6:15 | ||
| 13/1/45 | G | F/L MEARS | A/B | "OPS" (3) SAARBRUCKEN | 7:00 | ||
| 14/1/45 | G | F/L MEARS | A/B | "OPS" (3) GREVENBROICH | 6:25 | ||
| 16/1/45 | G | " | A/B | "OPS" MAGDEBURG | 6:55 | ||
| 28/1/45 | G | " | " | "OPS" STUTTGART (My best friend's mum was a young girl living here at the time) Diverted to Grafton Underwood to refuel | 7:10 | ||
| 29/1/45 | G | " | " | GRAFTON UNDERWOOD - BASE | :45 | ||
| 1/2/45 | G | F/L MEARS | A/B | "OPS" MAINZ | 6:35 | ||
| 2/2/45 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" WANNE EICKEL | 6:15 | ||
| 4/2/45 | G | F/L MEARS | " | "OPS" OSTERFELD | 5:55 | ||
| 8/2/45 | C | " | " | "OPS" WANNE EICKLE | 6:10 | ||
| 10/2/45 | Q | " | A/B | F/A. A/S. BOMB(5) | 1:50 | ||
| 16/2/45 | H | " | A/B | "OPS" BOHLEN (LEIPZIG) LANDED FARMLINGHAM | 8:30 | ||
| 16/2/45 | H | " | " | FARMLINGHAM - BASE | :45 | ||
| 17/2/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" WESEL LANDED THORNABY | 5:50 | ||
| 18/2/45 | N | " | " | THORNABY - BASE | :30 | ||
| MAR 2 | N | F/L MEARS | B/A | "OPS" COLOGNE | 5:50 | ||
| 3/3/45 | A | F/L MEARS | " | H2S BOMBING | 2:20 | ||
| 5/3/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" CHEMNITZ (Dad's Birthday) LANDED THORNEY ISLAND | 9:10 | ||
| 6/3/45 | N | " | " | THORNEY ISLAND - BASE | 1:15 | ||
| 7/3/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" HEMMINGSTEDT NORTH SEA ROUTE | 6:00 | ||
| 8/3/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" HAMBURG "FLAK HITS" | 6:05 | ||
| 11/3/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" ESSEN | 5:55 | ||
| 12/3/45 | N | " | " | "OPS" DORTMUND | 6:35 | ||
| 13/3/45 | R | " | " | "OPS" WUPPERTAL | 5:40 | ||
| 14/3/45 | W | " | " | "OPS" ZWIEBRUCKEN | 6:40 | ||
| 15/3/45 | W | " | " | "OPS" CASTROP RAUXEL | 6:20 | ||
| Total Time.... | 259:55 | ||||||
| Total Time.... | 273:20 | ||||||
| GRAND TOTAL OP HRS (1st Tour Completed) | 221:20 | ||||||
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