CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

SLEIGHT

First Name/s:

Peter

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Service No/s:

(1214518) 123017

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Pilot

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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01 Mar 1945

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02 Mar 1945

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03 Mar 1945

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07 Mar 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

01 Mar 1945

JB410

UL-G2

MANNHEIM

1155

1830

6h35

P1   Flt Lt P. Sleight
P2   
FE   Fg Off V.B. Hazell
AB   Plt Off C. Hathaway
NAV  Flt Lt S.G. Dyson
WOp  Fg Off J. Hatchard
MUG  Flt Sgt B.R. Phillips
RG   Flt Sgt F.H. Taylor

NOTES:

Built-up area Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb, 1770x 4lb incendiaries. Bombed at 16,000 feet. Different load given in logbook: 1 x 4000lb, 11 x 250lb.

02 Mar 1945

ME801

UL-N2

COLOGNE

0715

1220

5h05

P1   Flt Lt P. Sleight
P2   
FE   Fg Off V.B. Hazell
AB   Plt Off C. Hathaway
NAV  Flt Lt S.G. Dyson
WOp  Fg Off J. Hatchard
MUG  Flt Sgt B.R. Phillips
RG   Flt Sgt F.H. Taylor

NOTES:

Roads to West of the Rhine leading to Hohenzollern Bridge. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 10x 500lb, 2x 500lb, and 4x 250lb bombs. Bombed at 14,500ft.

03 Mar 1945

NG273

*UL-I2

Training

nk

nk

2h40

P1   Flt Lt P. Sleight
P2   
FE   Fg Off V.B. Hazell
AB   Plt Off C. Hathaway
NAV  Flt Lt S.G. Dyson
WOp  Fg Off J. Hatchard
MUG  Flt Sgt B.R. Phillips
RG   Flt Sgt F.H. Taylor

NOTES:

'Y' cross country at 10,000ft

07 Mar 1945

ME492

UL-J2

DESSAU

1700

0235

9h35

P1   Flt Lt P. Sleight
P2   
FE   Fg Off V.B. Hazell
AB   Plt Off C. Hathaway
NAV  Flt Lt S.G. Dyson
WOp  Fg Off J. Hatchard
MUG  Flt Sgt B.R. Phillips
RG   Flt Sgt F.H. Taylor

NOTES:

Built-up area Load: D, G, H, K, L, M, N, W, X, Z: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 1170x 4lb incendiaries All other aircraft: 1x 2000lb, 1650x 4lb incendiaries Bombed at 19,000ft.

08 Mar 1945

PD271

UL-T2

KASSEL

1715

0040

7h25

P1   Flt Lt P. Sleight
P2   
FE   Fg Off V.B. Hazell
AB   Plt Off C. Hathaway
NAV  Flt Lt S.G. Dyson
WOp  Fg Off J. Hatchard
MUG  Flt Sgt B.R. Phillips
RG   Flt Sgt F.H. Taylor

NOTES:

Built-Up Area Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 1470x 4lb incendiaries.

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