22765 F/Sgt. Andreas Petersen DFM.RCAF 166 Sqd. Danish air gunner Andreas Petersen, RCAF, served with 166th squadron in 1944. He was rear gunner on I. Item, and in 1985 he published a book -in danish - about his time in the RCAF, (Natbomber - ISBN 87-00-85782-3). Here's the list of the crew as taken from his book. (surnames missing for those of the crew he was no longer in touch with in 1985)
Pilot, Flying Officer W.I. Warmington, RAF;
Navigator, Flying Officer J.F. Clark, RAF;
Bomb aimer, Flight Sergeant Jack, RAAF;
Wireless operator, Sergeant Don, RAF;
Flight engineer, Eric, RAF;
Mid upper gunner, Bill, RAF;
Rear gunner, Flight Sergeant Andreas Petersen, RCAF
In 1985, W.I. Warmington was a flight instructor in Wanganui New Zealand, and John F. Clark a retired bank manager, (Midland bank) somewhere in Yorkshire.
Arrival date is listed as April 27th 1944. On June 7th, Andreas Petersen had one confirmed kill, an ME410 night
fighter shot down on an operation against the German supply lines near
Versailles. On August 1st, 1944, the crew finished their tour of operations, having narrowly avoided being transferred to a Pathfinder squadron. In November, 1944, the following medals were awarded to members of the crew:-
W.I. Warmington - DFC;
Jack F. Clark - DFC;
Andreas Petersen - DFM.
After the tour ended, Andreas Petersen was transferred to RCAF Mountain
View, where he served as an instructor for the air gunners who were to
go on in the post-war permanent RCAF staff. During his time there he was
promoted to Pilot Officer.
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