CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

SHAW

First Name/s:

Albert

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Service No/s:

1521810

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Bomber

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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25 Jun 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

25 Jun 1945

PA307

UL-W

FLENSBURG

0700

1150

4h50

P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   Flt Lt J. Jack
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   Flt Sgt Smith (air gunner)

NOTES:

Exercise POST MORTEM I; a test of the German air defence system.

29 Jun 1945

PA307

UL-W

FLENSBURG

1010

1545

5h35

P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   Flt Lt J. Jack
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   Flt Sgt Smith (air gunner)

NOTES:

Exercise POST MORTEM II - a test of the German air defence system

04 Jul 1945

PA307

UL-W

FLENSBURG

1305

1840

5h35

P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   Flt Lt J. Jack
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   Flt Sgt Smith (air gunner)

NOTES:

Exercise PORT MORTEM 5 - a test of the German air defence system

02 Aug 1945

LM294

UL-P

FISKERTON TO BARI

0815

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P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE; the repatriation of Allied troops and prisoners of war from Italy. Three Squadron aircraft were detailed for this first 'Dodge' operation from Fiskerton. The aircraft flew from Fiskerton to Bari empty and returned on 04 Aug with a load of 20 passengers to Tibenham where they disembarked and the aircraft returned to base.

04 Aug 1945

LM294

UL-P

BARI TO TIDENHAM

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P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE 20 passengers

04 Aug 1945

LM294

UL-P

TIBENHAM TO FISKERTON

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1815

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P1   Flt Lt W. Addison
P2   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
FE   Fg Off G. Payne
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt A.R. Witty
WOp  Flt Sgt R.L. Blake
MUG  Flt Sgt A. Shaw
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE. Empty positioning flight back to base.

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