CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
SOMERVILLE |
First Name/s: |
George Watt Henderson |
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Service No/s: |
2255039 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Gunner |
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Awards: |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Auto loaded with initial creation of profile |
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20 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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21 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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16 Sep 1945 |
Promoted to Flt Sgt and posted to 50 Squadron, RAF Sturgate |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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23 Mar 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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24 Mar 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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25 Mar 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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26 Mar 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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06 Apr 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Probably a 'Y' H2S cross-country navigation exercise (tbc) |
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09 Apr 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
KIEL |
1920 |
0200 |
6h40 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Target: Shipping, Deutsche-Werke U-Boat yard & industrial centre on the East side of Kiel harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. Aiming Point reached at 2254. The heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer was sunk at its dock during this attack. |
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10 Apr 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
PLAUEN |
1815 |
0320 |
9h05 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 10x 500lb bombs. |
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14 Apr 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
CUXHAVEN |
1945 |
0035 |
4h50 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Target: Harbour area. Flown as a diversion to the main attack on Potsdam. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. Bombed from 18000ft at 1236. |
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14 Apr 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Probably a low level cross-country map-reading exercise (tbc). |
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18 Apr 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
HELIGOLAND |
0940 |
1440 |
5h00 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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20 Apr 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Low level sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA. |
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20 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Low level sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA. |
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21 Apr 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Low level sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA. |
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27 Apr 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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29 Apr 1945 |
LM594 |
UL-A |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1150 |
1445 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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30 Apr 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
DELFT AIRFIELD |
1520 |
1815 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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01 May 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
ROTTERDAM |
1455 |
1830 |
3h35 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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02 May 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
ROTTERDAM |
1250 |
1600 |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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02 May 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
ROTTERDAM |
1250 |
1600 |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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03 May 1945 |
LM594 |
UL-A |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1025 |
1340 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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07 May 1945 |
LM594 |
UL-A |
ROTTERDAM |
1230 |
1545 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 blocks. |
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26 May 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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31 May 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Probably high level bombing (tbc). |
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25 Jun 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
FLENSBURG |
0645 |
1140 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM I - testing the German air defence network. |
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01 Jul 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
FLENSBURG |
1200 |
1745 |
5h45 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM III - testing the German air defence network. |
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04 Jul 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
FLENSBURG |
1250 |
1855 |
6h05 |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM 5 - testing the German air defence network. |
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07 Jul 1945 |
PA282 |
UL-C |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known. |
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24 Jul 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Bomb Disposal |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Gp Capt T.J. Arbuthnot |
NOTES: |
Probably disposal of incendiaries in the North Sea (tbc). Probably flown with the Titchener crew (Kesterton confirmed). |
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10 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
Training |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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13 Aug 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Bomb Disposal |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Disposal of incendiary bombs in Cardigan Bay (tbc) |
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16 Aug 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
FISKERTON TO POMIGLIANO |
0710 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Positioning flight to Italy to pick up Allied Servicemen for repatriation. Route: Base - Aylesbury - Selsey Bill - Poitiers - Toulouse - Corsica - Elba - Pomigliano |
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20 Aug 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Repatriating Allied Servicemen. 20 passengers. |
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20 Aug 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
GLATTON TO FISKERTON |
nk |
1650 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Return to base. |
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03 Sep 1945 |
HK759 |
UL-G2 tbc |
FISKERTON to WROUGHTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off G.A. Titchener |
NOTES: |
Delivering HK759 to 15 Maintenance Unit for scrapping. Crew to be confirmed - Titchener records the location as Aston Down but this is unlikely (aircraft records) |
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