Austin was posted to No. 1699 Training Flight, Oulton, in January 1945. He carried out a conversion course on Flying Fortresses, and returned to operational flying when he was posted to 214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron (Flying Fortresses), Oulton, in February 1945. The Squadron was part of No. 100 (Bomber Support) Group, and was employed on radio counter-measures, detecting and jamming enemy radio and radar equipment. Austin flew in 20 operational sorties with the Squadron (the vast majority being ‘Window Stooge’s’), including: Bonn; Dortmund; Munchen Gladbach (2); Neuss; Sylt; Freiburg; Delmonhurst; Chemnitz, 5 February 1945, ‘Circled target 15 mins. No opposition. Fighter interception en route. Evasive successful. V.H.F. Jostle.’ (Ibid) ; Fehmarn Island; Munster; Wurzburg; Hanau; Halle; Stade; Lubeck; Plauen; Kiel; Pilsen and Komotau.
Sold with the following related documentation: Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book (18 February 1942 - 18 April 1945); named D.F.C. enclosure slip; Second War campaign medal enclosure slip; letter of congratulation to recipient from Air Vice-Marshal E. A. B. Rice, C.B., C.B.E., M.C., dated 13 February 1944; 17 operational photographs, two group photographs and copied research including a typed statement supposedly from the recipient in later life.
