Date of birth:

November 28th, 1916

Date of death:

October 9th, 1944

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves Jesmond Road General Cemetery
Plot: Sec E. Row: Uncons. Grave: 191.

Service number:

1255783 (NCO)/145171 (Officer)

Nationality:

British

Navigator No.'s 104 and 608 Sqdn

Oswald Sweetman was Navigator on Mosquito B mk XX KB261 coded 6T-D, which returned from a successful mission to Wilhelmshaven but crashed into the ground at its Downham Market base from about 1000 ft. Sweetman and the Pilot F/O Reginald George Gardner 68776 were killed.

Promotions:
? Sergeant
? Flight Sergeant
10 April, 1943: Pilot Officer on Probation (emergency)
10 October, 1943: Flying Officer on Probation (war sub)

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Sergeant

Unit:

No. 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force

Awarded on:

February 5th, 1943

Citation:
"Sergeant Sweetman has completed a tour of operational duty with No. 104 Squadron lasting over six months during which time he has operated against the enemy 33 times and flown 221.40 hours. A Navigator of outstanding skill, his courage under fire has inspired all who have flown with him and the results he got have been an example to the other Navigators in the squadron which had materially raised the standard of bombing in the unit.
Flying during the intensive operations during our last withdrawal, he showed outstanding skill and determination in seeking out the enemy in the battle area and bombing his transport and tank concentrations with an accuracy which resulted in fires in many cases. The complete set over a wide variety of targets can be summed up as completely satisfactory."

• - Page 654 | Supplement 35891, 2 February 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Page 2822 | Supplement 36063, 18 June 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Page 2822 | Supplement 36063, 18 June 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Page 4567 | Supplement 36211, 12 October 1943 | London Gazette | The Gazette
  - Flight Magazine, March 4th, 1943
  - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
  - http://www.aircrewremembered.com
  

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