CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
LYNCH |
First Name/s: |
Martin Patrick James |
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Service No/s: |
1602632 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
NAV |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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01 Sep 1941 |
Enlisted at Oxford, Oxfordshire at some point after 1 September 1941. |
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01 Dec 1943 |
No.1 Central Navigation School (CNS), Rivers, Manitoba, Canada until April 1944. |
Anson |
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05 Apr 1944 |
Awarded Navigator Flying badge and promoted to Sergeant (Sgt). |
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01 Jul 1944 |
No. 2 Advanced Flying Unit (AFU) (O), Millom, Cumbria. Dates TBC. |
Anson |
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01 Sep 1944 |
No. 16 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. Armstrong crew formed. Exact dates TBC |
Wellington |
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01 Feb 1945 |
No. 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Sandtoft, Lincolnshire. Exact dates TBC. |
Lancaster |
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09 Mar 1945 |
No. 625 Squadron, Kelstern, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster |
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05 Apr 1945 |
Joined 576 Squadron, 'C' Flight at Fiskerton, Linconshire |
Lancaster |
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28 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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01 Jun 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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01 May 1947 |
No 10 Air Navigation School, ? Dates TBC. |
Anson |
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01 Aug 1947 |
No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), Lindholme, Lincolnshire. Course 27. |
Lancaster |
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01 Oct 1947 |
No. 90 Squadron, Blyton, Lincolnshire (until Apr 48). Exact dates TBC. |
Lincoln |
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01 Aug 1948 |
No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), Lindholme, Lincolnshire. Instructor. Exact dates TBC. |
Lancaster |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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09 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
KIEL |
1900 |
0150 |
6h50 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Shipping, the Deutsche-Werke U-Boat yard & the industrial centre of the east side of Kiel harbour. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. Admiral Scheer heavy cruiser sunk on this raid |
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10 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
PLAUEN |
1800 |
0305 |
9h05 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Marshalling Yards Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. |
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13 Apr 1945 |
PB574 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h40 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
MR (?) cross country, bombing. Landed Carnaby |
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13 Apr 1945 |
PB574 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Carnaby, Yorkshire to Fiskerton |
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14 Apr 1945 |
LM679 |
UL-D2 |
CUXHAVEN |
1930 |
0100 |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Harbour. Flown as a diversion to the main raid on Potsdam Load: B, C, G, N, X, K2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs |
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16 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
MR (?), cross country, air to sea firing. |
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18 Apr 1945 |
RF197 |
UL-F2 |
HELIGOLAND |
0955 |
1430 |
4h35 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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20 Apr 1945 |
ME502 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Sack dropping. Practice for Op Manna; dropped at 500ft |
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21 Apr 1945 |
PB574 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
MR (?) cross country |
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25 Apr 1945 |
PD376 |
UL-C2 |
BERCHTESGADEN |
0530 |
1345 |
8h15 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks Load: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs |
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04 May 1945 |
RF197 |
UL-F2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD, LEIDEN |
1430 |
1425 |
-1h55 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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04 May 1945 |
RF197 |
UL-F2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD, LEIDEN |
1430 |
1425 |
-1h55 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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05 May 1945 |
PB574 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Flt Lt H.E. Sedgwick |
NOTES: |
Air to sea firing, bombing. |
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07 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1205 |
1540 |
3h35 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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11 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
FISKERTON – BRUSSELS B58 |
1140 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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11 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
BRUSSELS B58 – FORD |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret. Load: 24 passengers |
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11 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
FORD – FISKERTON |
nk |
1720 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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16 May 1945 |
NG418 |
UL-E2 |
FISKERTON – BRUSSELS B58 |
0740 |
nk |
nk |
P1 J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, the crews carried only one Air Gunner who occupied the mid-upper turret. 21 aircraft were scheduled for this operation, but 10 were cancelled before briefing |
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16 May 1945 |
NG418 |
UL-E2 |
BRUSSELS B58 – WESTCOTT |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret. Load: 24 passengers. |
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16 May 1945 |
NG418 |
UL-E2 |
WESTCOTT – FISKERTON |
nk |
1345 |
nk |
P1 J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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19 May 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h10 |
P1 Fg Off J.O. Armstrong RAAF |
NOTES: |
Formation flying |
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28 May 1945 |
* |
Base to Hunsdon |
nk |
nk |
0h10 |
P1 Gp Capt T.J. Arbuthnot |
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NOTES: |
Base to Hunsdon as NAV to Group Captain Arbuthnot. 'K' Oxford. |
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28 May 1945 |
* |
Hunsdon to base |
nk |
nk |
0h45 |
P1 Gp Capt T.J. Arbuthnot |
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NOTES: |
Hunsdon to base as NAV to Group Captain Arbuthnot. 'K' Oxford. |
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01 Jun 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h00 |
P1 Plt Off J.W. Everitt |
NOTES: |
Cross country. Engine failure; returned on three engines. |
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01 Jun 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h00 |
P1 Plt Off J.W. Everitt |
NOTES: |
Cross country. Engine failure; returned on three engines. |
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12 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation and air-to-sea firing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Sgt M P J Lynch NAV has this in his logbook so replaced the usual NAVFlt Sgt J L Dawson RAAF. |
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13 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing. Flight cancelled after 35 mins - reason not known. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Dawson replaced by Lynch as above. |
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13 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing, air to sea firing.Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Dawson replaced by Lynch as above. |
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14 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
BOmbing, fighter affiliation. |
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