CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
SMITH |
First Name/s: |
Basil Gordon Francis |
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Service No/s: |
1604456 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Field Engineer |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
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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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18 Mar 1944 |
LL830 |
UL-R2 |
FRANKFURT |
1910 |
0130 |
6h20 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1062x 4lb incendiaries |
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22 Mar 1944 |
ND385 |
UL-N2 |
FRANKFURT |
1910 |
0140 |
6h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1062x 4lb incendiaries. |
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24 Mar 1944 |
ND385 |
UL-N2 |
BERLIN |
1900 |
0305 |
8h05 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 924x 4lb incendiaries. Intercepted by an Me109 in the target area. The starboard mainplane and starboard inner engine were badly damaged. The port inner engine was also hit and the port mainwheel punctured. The aircraft was also hit by flak at some stage. The rear gunner, Sgt Parkins, opened fire but no claim was made. The aircraft made it back as far as Wittering where it suffered a crash landing and listed as Category B. None of the crew were injured. The combat report is reproduced below. |
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26 Mar 1944 |
UL-U2 |
ESSEN |
nk |
nk |
0h00 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
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NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Did not take off due to a burst tyre. Aircraft not known. |
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30 Mar 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
NUREMBURG |
2200 |
0600 |
8h00 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1020x 4lb incendiaries. |
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10 Apr 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
AULNOYE |
2330 |
0450 |
5h20 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb |
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20 Apr 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
COLOGNE |
2345 |
0500 |
5h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1062x 4lb incendiaries. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
DUSSELDORF |
nk |
nk |
0h00 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area to the North of the city centre. Load: Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Did not take off. Aircraft swung on take-off and collided with ED767 UL-G2. No injuries to the crew. |
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24 Apr 1944 |
LL796 |
UL-T2 |
KARLSRUHE |
2135 |
0355 |
6h20 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: Not established. |
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26 Apr 1944 |
ME703 |
UL-N2 |
ESSEN |
2235 |
0345 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load not yet determined. |
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03 May 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
2155 |
0345 |
5h50 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Military depot and tank training centre. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs. |
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11 May 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
HASSELT |
2150 |
0150 |
4h00 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber was unable to identify the target visually and instructed all aircraft to return to base with their bombs. |
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02 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
CALAIS |
2240 |
0150 |
3h10 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal railway battery. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Most aircraft could not bomb due to cloud cover and brought their bombs back - it is not known what this crew did. |
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03 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
WIMEREUX |
2300 |
0250 |
3h50 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Coastal gun battery. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 15x 500lb bombs. |
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05 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE AND CRISBECQ |
2130 |
0130 |
4h00 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal gun batteries. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. This was the bombardment of the coastal defence guns on the eve of D-Day. It is not known which one of the two batteries was attacked by the Young crew. |
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06 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
VIRE |
2145 |
0300 |
5h15 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Two aiming points: a road/rail bridge, and the marshalling yards. It is not known which target was designated for the Young crew. |
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10 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
FLERS |
0005 |
0520 |
5h15 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Luftwaffe airfield. Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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12 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2235 |
0255 |
4h20 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: The Nordstern synthetic oil plant (Gelsenberg AG). Load: 1,4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs. |
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14 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
LE HAVRE |
2020 |
0020 |
4h00 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Docks and E-boat pens. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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16 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
STERKRADE |
2255 |
0325 |
4h30 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: The Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs. |
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17 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-R2 |
AULNOYE |
2330 |
0450 |
5h20 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Road/rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber told crews to bomb the TI’s if visible through the low cloud, and if not, to go home. Most crews returned with bombload intact. It is not known if the Young crew dropped their bombs or not. |
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22 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
MIMOYECQUES |
1350 |
1710 |
3h20 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: V3 cannon launch site. Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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23 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
SAINTES |
2140 |
0515 |
7h35 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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25 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
FLERS |
0125 |
0505 |
3h40 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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27 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
CHATEAU DE BERNAPRE |
0110 |
0500 |
3h50 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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29 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
DOMLEGER |
1120 |
1425 |
3h05 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' storage and supply depot. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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30 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
OISEMONT / NEUVILLE AU BOIS |
0530 |
0930 |
4h00 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
V1 'flying bomb' launch site. Load: 11x 1,000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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02 Jul 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
DOMLEGER |
1150 |
1535 |
3h45 |
P1 WO A.H. Young |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' storage and supply depot. Load: 7x 1,000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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