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I have obtained an aircraft loss card (Lancaster ND389) which shows several of what I think are navigational 'way points' which may indicate the route taken on a bombing raid to Aachen in April 1944. This was from RAF Wyton (83 Sqdn Pathfinder Base), to the Dutch coast, towards Cologne and then south past Aachen, swinging round to the south of the town and approaching it from the East.  At this point bombs would have been dropped and the aircraft would return towards the Dutch coast only to be shot down near Antwerp. 

The above is the result of a very rudimentary plot of the course.  Tthe internet based maps are of varying scales and multiple sheets which makes the gaining of an overall picture something of an impossibility.  In any event the 'way points' are few in number which leaves scope for much guesswork.  So far I've not been able to obtain a map of a reasonable scale such that a single sheet would cover the area I need - most cover way too far to the east

Full navigational details would have been given at operation briefing, but I wonder if there are any maps, official or otherwise, showing some of the more common routes taken?  Places to avoid would have been generally known by mid 1944, so there may have been some commonality to the routes which together with the loss card data might enable me to build up a clearer picture of the route taken in this case. 

Any information on how navigation worked would be appreciated.  My Grammar School maths teacher was a navigator with Bomber Command but like many who went through it, he said very little.

Co-ordinates on the loss card are not clear but my interpretation is:

Base   5242N  00:5W  (RAF Wyton Nr Huntingdon Cambs)
5200N 0330E
5044N  0610E
5200N  0330E
5100N   0620E

Aachen  LAT 50.766  LNG  06.0831

I have managed to find what appears to be a page from a record book which details all of the Ops that Bomber Command engaged in during WW2. 

Unfortunately this page has no attribution or any indication as to whether it is an official document or perhaps more likely one collated by a researcher.

It is a very long shot, but does anyone who may have carried out research into Bomber Command recognise it and could give me details of author/title/location etc?

Due to the forum file size limits a better quality copy may be viewed here:

https://ln5.sync.com/dl/34e6ecd90/8qcuqrvg-ivpms6zq-6pd2mwg2-wvfef9g3

Many thanks for any help.

I have discovered that I am distantly related to a Richard Walker born in Mirfield in 1793.  His father is also Richard Walker.

Further researches have shown that Richard Walker is extremely common in that part of Yorkshire and that around 1900 or so there were more people with the surname Walker in the Wakefield area than any other part of the country.

The original Richard Walker was a Cordwainer, so there may be some apprenticeship papers hidden away somewhere but it's a long shot.  Migration would be common at that time.

A bit like searching for "Smith" or "Jones" but how have others managed to sort out the problem of repeat names across the generations, especially when the most common, and often the only source, is the Parish Register? 

I have a record of a transfer from one Squadron to another in WW2 as this:
"Posted from 61 Squadron w.e.f. 30.1.44 reported unit on 10.2.44 on ceasing to be attached to P.F.F.  N.T.U."

What was P.F.F.  N.T.U.?  P.F.F. would be the Pathfinder Force of Bomber Command, but N.T.U.?

I have obtained a copy of the Letters of Administration- dated 1936 - for someone and having described the Widow/administrator, there is at the bottom of the page, "Extracted by......"  The name is given with an address in Grays Inn - partially indecipherable.

Is the person who extraced the information someone acting on behalf of the Court which granted the Admon, or is this possibly a solicitor who is acting on behalf of the Widow/Administrator?