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Date	Event	Aircraft Flown
SERVICE RECORDS
10 Mar 1945 10 Mar 1945	No.1668 Heavy Conversion Unit, Bottesford	Lancaster
22 Apr 1945 22 Apr 1945	Joined 576 Sqn 'C' Flight at Fiskerton, Linconshire	Lancaster

Date	Aircraft	Code	Flight Details	T/O	Land	Flt Time	Crew
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS
25 Apr 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test and training	nk	nk	5h40	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country, high level bombing, and air to air firing. 400 rounds fired.
26 Apr 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	5h18	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Low level cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
27 Apr 1945	RF213	UL-B²	Training	nk	nk	1h31	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Practice supply dropping, and air-to-sea firing (300 rounds).
30 Apr 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	0h42	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1510	1835	3h25	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
02 May 1945	PD376	*UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1310	1610	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
03 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	VALKENBURG AIRFIELD OPERATION MANNA	1030	1330	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
05 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	nk	nk	nk	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
07 May 1945	NG273	IL-I²	Air test, air to sea firing	nk	nk	2h30	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	500 round fired. Landed Sandtoft
08 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1210	1520	3h10	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	On the way back there was a loud bang and several pieces of aluminium were seen to fall from beneath the starboard wing. After an uneventful landing it was discovered that all the skin at the end of the end of the starboard outer engine nacelle had ripped off. V Newman may have replaced Wiseman as WOp
18 May 1945	ME862	UL-J²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	'Y' Cross country
19 May 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	2h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 200 rounds fired.
28 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country
01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Air test	nk	nk	1h01	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h12	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country
04 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h44	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
18 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h33	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
19 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Cook's Tour	nk	nk	5h11	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fiskerton - Emden - Wilhelmshaven - Bremen - Hannover - Munster - Essen - Eindhoven - Fiskerton
20 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	CCG?	nk	nk	0h30	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Two magazines fired.
21 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	FLENSBURG EXERCISE POST MORTEM	1205	1800	5h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
09 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F	Training	nk	nk	0h50	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
12 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
13 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country
16 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	7h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country - France and Belgium. Crew (other than Fleming and Brown) assumed.
18 Jul 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	1h16	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew assumed (other than Feling and Brown)
20 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew other than Fleming and Brown assumed.
23 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt F.C. Newbold MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
24 Jul 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	1h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
02 Aug 1945	PA175	UL-K	Training	nk	nk	1h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing
03 Aug 1945	NG273	UL-I²	Training	nk	nk	1h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air-to-sea firing (500 rounds) and circuits and landings.
04 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h00	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal Cardigan Bay
03 Sep 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Scampton - Fiskerton, air test
04 Sep 1945	NG418	UK-E²	OPERATION DODGE FISKERTON-POMIGLIANO	0715	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order
07 Sep 1945	NG418	UL-E²	OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order
07 Sep 1945	NG418	UL-E²	OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order

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LOCKTON

First Name/s:

James Edward

Service No/s:

1853390

Air Gunner