Carpe Diem - 576 Squadron RAF

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Date	Event	Aircraft Flown
SERVICE RECORDS
13 Aug 1943 13 Aug 1943	No.1 Air Gunnery School, RAF Pembrey
12 Oct 1943 12 Oct 1943	No.27 Operational Training Unit, RAF Lichfield
31 May 1944 31 May 1944	No.1481 Target Towing and Gunnery Flight, RAF Ingham
10 Jun 1944 10 Jun 1944	No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Sandtoft
01 Jul 1944 01 Jul 1944	No.1 Lancaster Finishing School, RAF Hemswell
20 Jul 1944 20 Jul 1944	No. 576 Sqn, RAF Elsham Wolds
08 Sep 1944 08 Sep 1944	Set Rank from Flight Record

Date	Aircraft	Code	Flight Details	T/O	Land	Flt Time	Crew
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS
08 Sep 1944	NF975	UL-J²	LE HAVRE	0645	1025	3h40	P1 Plt Off N. Layden P2 FE Sgt S.B. Naftel AB Sgt J.M. Weir NAV Flt Sgt D.E. Wright RAAF WOp Flt Sgt H.J.G. Sibly RAAF MUG Plt Off H. Elliott RG Sgt E. Smith
NOTES:	Enemy strongpoints to N of the Town. 10 Aircraft allocated Aiming Point 12, 5 aircraft allocated Aiming Point 13 Master Bomber instructed crews who had not bombed to return with their bombs due to increasing low cloud cover.
16 Nov 1944	NF975	UL-J²	DUREN	1240	1735	4h55	P1 Fg Off N. Layden P2 Plt Off I.R. Carter RAAF FE Sgt S.B. Naftel AB WO J.R. Hutchinson RCAF NAV WO J.B. Lamprell RAAF WOp Flt Sgt H.J.G. Sibly RAAF MUG Sgt H. Elliott RG Sgt E. Smith
NOTES:	Enemy positions & lines of communication. Flown in close support of the American 1st & 9th Armies. On return FIDO in operation to assist in landing in poor visibility. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 7 or 6x 500lb bombs

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