Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Air Force Observer’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log Books pertaining to Flight Sergeant H. J. Sishton, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force, who was shot down and taken Prisoner of War during a raid on Stuttgart on the night of 15-16 March 1944.

Two Log Books, the first covering the period 29 December 1942 to 15 March 1944, well annotated with details of all operational sorties undertaken; the second the recipient’s post-War Flying Log Book covering the period 12 October 1947 to 25 April 1950, some pages slightly loose, otherwise good condition (2) £200-£240

Hubert John Sishton, a native of Cannock, Staffordshire, was born on 23 December 1923 and enlisted in the Royal Air Force in September 1941. Posted to 12 Squadron (Lancasters) as a Wireless Operator in January 1944, based at R.A.F. Wickenby, his first operational sortie was a raid on Brunswick on 14 January 1944. Over the next two months he flew further raids to Berlin (four times), Magdeburg, Leipzig, Stuttgart (twice), Schweinfurt, and Augsburg. He was shot down on his twelfth raid, to Stuttgart, on the night of 15-16 March 1944, and was captured and taken Prisoner of War at Mulhausen. He was held at Stalag 357 at Thorn, Poland, but on 14 April 1945 escaped from a column on the march with three comrades. Recaptured by the 11th Armoured Division, Munster Lager on 16 April, he was soon repatriated, his M.I.9 Debriefing Questionnaire dated 22 April 1945. Pot-War he flew a variety of aircraft as a Wireless Operator with both 51 and 83 Squadrons.

Sold with details of the recipient’s operational sorties, taken from the Squadron Operations Book; and copied M.I.9 Debriefing Questionnaire.