Pilot's Log Book
F.O. E.F.G. Burrowes D.F.C

INDEX

Time Line

• Cover
  
• Dec 22 1941 Learning To #2 Elementary Flying Training School New Plymouth New Zealand
  
• Jan 1942 Summary and Course sign off
  
• Apr 26 1942 #4 Standard Flying Training School Saskatoon Canada
  
• May 2 1942 Solo Certificate for Cessna Crane
  
• Jun 5 1942 Certificate Carrying of Passengers by Pupil Pilots
  
• Jul 8 1942 Solo Certificate for Cessna Crane 1A
  
• Jul 8 1942 Bailed out at 6000ft in Severe Electrical Storm; Saskatoon Canada
  
  Control of the aircraft was lost when it was sucked up into a large thunder storm cloud.
  Here are copies of the original crash reports.
  
• Sep 12 1942 #31 G.R.S. Charlottetown P.E.I. Canada
  
• Dec 6 1942 #32 Operational Training Unit Patricia Bay Canada
  
• Jan 2 1943 Sign off on Oxford
  
• Feb 16 1943 Sign off on Hampden
  
• Apr 3 1943 Course Summary
  
• June 18 1943 #9 Elementary Flying Training School Ansty Coventry England
  
• July 28 1943 #1 T.T.U Turnberry Ayrshire Scotland
  
• Sept 1 1943 No. 489 Squadron #3 A.P.C Wick
  
• Sept 10 1943 First patrol Hampden.
  
• Oct 12 1943 No. 489 Squadron Leuchars
  
• Oct 28 1943 Training flight in Beaufort.
  
• Nov 1943 Training flights in Oxford (1),Beaufort(1),Beaufighter (7),Hampden(2).
  
• Jan 27 1944 First patrol Beaufighter (7th sortie)
  
• Feb 18 1944 Escorted Damaged Sub
  The Subs Story
  
• Apr 17 1944 No. 489 Squadron Langham
  
• June 15 1944 attack
  News paper clipping and photo (108K)
  
• July 21 1944 attack
  News paper clipping and photos: 1 (78K) 2a (102K Blurry), 3 (78K very clear)
  
• Aug 8 ( News paper clipping (121K) and photo (78k) )
  and 10 attack ( News paper clipping (41K) and photo (107K) )
  
• Aug 29 attack
  photos
  News paper clipping
  
• Sept 8 1944 #1 T.T.U Turnberry Ayrshire Scotland
  Torpedo Refresher Course assessment graphs
  
• Oct 27 1944 No. 489 Squadron Dallachy
  
• Dec 28 1944 Last patrol (54th sortie)
  
• Summay of Flying and Assessments for 1 Sep 1943 to 1 Feb 1945
  
• Jul 18 1945 School of Navigational Reconnisance New Plymouth, New Zealand
  
• Jul 18 1945 Sign off on Avro Anson New Plymouth New Zealand
  
• Aug 1 1945 Certificate of Qualification as First Pilot
  
• Summary of Flying and Assessments to 1 Sep 1945
  
• Sep 4 1945 Instrument Flying School, Whenuapai, New Zealand
  
• Sept 13 1952 Flying Again, New Plymouth Aero CLub New Zealand
  

Photos

TigerMoth NZ775 Now resides at Motat in Auckland NZ. I think this was taken at Whenuapai. Train at Horne Payne station Canada (170k) Cessna Crane photo from log book Cessna Cranes over Canada(1942) Cessna Crane 7862 Taken in 1995. This aircraft is still in flying condition at the Canadian Warplane Heritage museum. Aboard Ship(48k) Hampden: Practice torpedo drop #32 O.T.U. Patricia Bay BC Canada 18 Mar 1943. Plan View and Elevation of 489 Sqn Hampden XAY (286k) Photo of 489 Sqn Hampden XAY (130k) Sqn Card Home for Xmas 1943 (129k) 489 Sqn Beaufighters on the Dallarchy Field (77k) June 15 1944 News paper clipping and photo (108K) July 21 1944 News paper clipping and photos: 1 (78K) 2a (102K Blurry), 3 (78K very clear) Aug 8 1944 News paper clipping (121K) and photo (78k) ) Aug 10 1944 ( News paper clipping (41K) and photo (107K) ) August 29th 1944 News paper clipping (96K jpg) and Photo(78K jpg) Beaufighter, pilot E.F.G.Burrowes with Mustang escort of the Polish Sqn. (135k) Ship in a fiord (75k) Best guess is the Hospital ship Meteor in Sydus Fiord on the 13th December 1944 (The photo is from 489Sqn Beaufighter M. This being the only sortie in the log book that would match). 489 Sqn 1943 (Hampden in Background) Photo1 (402K) Photo2 (451K) 489 Sqn 1944 Squadron Photo Leuchars (231K)

Misc

• Pilot's Notes for Beaufighter VI, TFX & XI (2nd Edition)
  

• Officers Record of Service
  
• Commission Certificate
• Notification of Commission sent to next-of-kin
• Congratulatory DFC Telegram to fiancee Thelma Richards from NZ Govt
• Notification of DFC by Letter to fiancee Thelma Richards
• DFC Record
• Medals (252K jpg)
• Caterpillar Club letter from Switlik Canadian Parachute Ltd.
  
• Caterpillar Club Certificate
  
• RNZAF Base Records, 416194, F.O. E.F.G. Burrowes D.F.C.
  
• ID Card (355K jpg)
  
• Douglas Young's Log Book. He was E.F.G.Burrowes' Beaufighter's navigator for most sorties
  Douglas Young also wrote an autobiography of his war years, called "The Dangerous Sea and The Sky".
  

No. 489 Squadron

• An Unofficial History of No.489 Torpedo Bomber Squadron RNZAF 1941 to 1945.

  Edited by David M Burrowes

  
  
• 489 Sqn 1943 (Hampden in Background) Photo1 (402K) Photo2 (451K)
  
• Squadron Photo Leuchars 1944 (231K)
• 489 Sqn Beaufighters on the Dallarchy Field (77k)
• Overview
  
• History
  
• Biographies
  
• Map of England and the west coast of Europe
  

Links

Beafighter Squadrons
RNZAF Museum Wigram, Christchurch, NZ
Phillip Treweek's Kiwi Aircraft Images
New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum