CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

SHEWAN

First Name/s:

Harry Thornton

Service No/s:

1377494 158664

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Wireless Operator

Awards:

DFC
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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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30 Jan 1944

31 Oct 1944

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03 Apr 1945

Set Rank from Flight Record

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

30 Jan 1944

ND402

UL-R2

BERLIN

1655

2355

7h00

P1   Flt Lt C.A.B. Johnson
P2   
FE   Sgt G.B. Valentine
AB   Fg Off H. Gerus RCAF
NAV  Fg Off W. Woodfine
WOp  Plt Off H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt P.T. Lalor TBC
RG   Sgt J.P. Duns RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 56x 30lb and 762x 4lb incendiaries.

31 Oct 1944

NE115

UL-A2

Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton

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P1   Fg Off J.J. Mulrooney
P2   
FE   Sgt B. Beale
AB   Fg Off C.W.P. Mortal RAAF
NAV  WO J.N. Casey RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.J.L. Paton RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt C.R. Anthony
RG   Fg Off E. Parker
PAX   Flt Lt H.T. Shewan

NOTES:

Transit to the Squadron's new home at Fiskerton, coming under No.1 Group's 15 Base. Flt Lt Shewan (Signals Leader), 322 Thomas (FMA) and 012 McLure (FME) were carried as passengers.

03 Apr 1945

PB753

UL-X2

Training

1540

2100

5h20

P1   Plt Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise and practice bombing on the range.

03 Apr 1945

PB753

UL-X2

Training

1540

2100

5h20

P1   Plt Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise and practice bombing on the range.

06 Apr 1945

NG273

UL-Y

Training

1240

1535

2h55

P1   Plt Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

High level practice bombing on the range and air-to-sea firing.

07 Apr 1945

UL-B

Training

1425

1520

0h55

P1   Plt Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation.

18 Apr 1945

ME801

UL-N

HELIGOLAND

1015

1455

4h40

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

20 Apr 1945

NN806

UL-M

Training

1420

1450

0h30

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Practice sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA, the provision by air of supplies for the starving Dutch population.

05 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO

0730

1355

6h25

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. Route:Base-Selsey Bill-Caen-Poitiers-Elba-Naples-Pomigliano Gee and HS2 failed at French coast

07 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

POMIGLIANO – GLATTON

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6h35

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.

07 Aug 1945

RF213

UL-B2

GLATTON - FISKERTON

1845

1900

0h15

P1   Sqn Ldr J. Overton
P2   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
FE   Plt Off R.G. Andrews
AB   
NAV  Flt Lt H.S. Smith
WOp  Flt Lt H.T. Shewan
MUG  Fg Off E.T. Duckett
RG   

NOTES:

Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.

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