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ROWE, Albert Dennis

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rank: W/O
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 1096084 )
born: Hull United Kingdom

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Arrived at Foggia main 17th December 1943.
73 squadron

"Yorkie" Rowe from Hull.

Awarded D.F.C.
Warrant Officer Rowe has completed a very large number of sorties including many attacks on enemy road and rail communications and numerous o'ther targets on the ground. He has displayed a high standard of skill and tenacity, qualities which have been well reflected in the successes he has obtained. Warrant Officer Rowe has most effectively attacked 27 locomotives and a large number of mechanical vehicles; he has also shot down an enemy aircraft. London Gazette No. 36899, Dated 1945-01-19

Squadrons:

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AirforceSqdrnDate
RAF 73 1943-12-01

Aircraft:

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JK970 Local flying practice 1943-12-19
MA484 Airborne with F/Sgt Micklethwaite 16 M.T's & 1 car destroyed in the Athens area. 1945-01-01
PT671 Airborne with Lt Van Der Bergh, Patrolling bomb line N. & W. of Athens. 2 M.T's destroyed. 1945-01-03
MJ629 Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer, patrolled bomb line destroyed 6 M.T's. 1945-01-05
NH271 Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer sweep N. Athens bomb line. Destroyed 2 M.T's 1945-01-05
MJ629 Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer, recce Kifisia & area Destroyed 7 M.T's plus 1 coach. 1945-01-07
NH464 Airborne with P/O Gilchrist, escort armoured column at Koropi. 1945-01-07
MA464 Top cover to armoured column, no incidents. 1945-01-07
MH607 Air test 1945-01-11
MA464 Airborne with F/Sgt Pratt recce & Message dropping in areas of R.A.F P.O.W's, but not seen. 1945-01-13
PT671 Practice flying 1945-01-24
PT671 Airborne with Lt Westbrook, practice flying. 1945-01-25
PT671 Air test 1945-01-27
The Greek campaign finished 73 squadron returned to Canne (Foggia) to resume offensive sweeps over Yugoslavia. 1945-01-27
PT671 Airborne from Hassani to Brindisi 1230 to 1430 1945-01-31
PT671 Brindisi to base (Foggia, Canne) 1505 to 1605 1945-01-31
MK113 Air test 1945-02-08
MK113 Air test 1945-02-08
MK113 Air test 1945-02-11
We lost two of our DFC holders today on completion of their tours. F/Lt Martin DFC (Bar) & W/O Rowe DFC 1945-02-21

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