CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

TAYLOR

First Name/s:

Alexander John

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Service No/s:

1366936

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Flight Engineer

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
17 Mar 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

03 Jul 1944

11 Base, Lindholme for Heavy Conversion Unit

04 Jul 1944

1662 Heavy Conversion Unit, Blyton Joined Clewley crew

Halifax
26 Aug 1944

1 Lancaster Finishing School, Hemswell

Lancaster
30 Aug 1944

Joined 576 Sqn, 'A' Flight, Elsham Wolds

Lancaster
07 Oct 1944

07 Oct 44: 166 Sqn, Kirmington with rest of the Clewley crew. Ops on:

23 Oct Essen

25 Oct Essen

28 Oct Cologne

30 Oct Cologne

09 Nov Wanne-Eickel

11 Nov Minelaying in Baltic – returned early (nav kit u/s)

16 Nov Duren

21 Nov Aschaffenburg

27 Nov Freiburg

29 Nov Dortmund Hit by flak over Cologne

04 Dec 44 - Lost in ME318 AS-E of 166 Sqn (Karlsruhe)Crew: G C Clewley (2)

166 Sqn, Kirmington

04 Dec 44 - Lost in ME318 AS-E of 166 Sqn (Karlsruhe), aged 39

Durnbach War Cemetery 4.F.23

“HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE”



Lancaster ME318 took off at 1402 hrs from Kirmington on a mission to Karlsruhe. There were 7 crew aboard, 6 died and the Pilot was taken prisoner, the cause of loss of the aircraft was never established.

Lancaster

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

17 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Plt Off A.J. Taylor
P2   Flt Sgt L.J. Collis
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation. Flt Sgt Collis (Pilot) accompanied the crew.

01 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

4h30

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known.

03 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

4h55

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known.

13 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Bombing practice. Aircraft and timings not known.

18 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

2h50

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known.

19 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

0h35

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation. Aircraft and timings not known.

21 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

2h15

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known.

22 Sep 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

2h20

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known.

28 Sep 1944

NF975

UL-J2

CALAIS

0800

1125

3h25

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Military installations to the south-east of the town. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The target was obscured by cloud so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return to base with their bombs.

03 Oct 1944

PD271

UL-T2

WESTKAPELLE

1310

1610

3h00

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Walcheren Island sea wall. Flown in support of Operation INFATUATE. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

04 Oct 1944

*

Training

nk

nk

3h45

P1   Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt A.J. Taylor
AB   Sgt E.F. Williams RCAF
NAV  Fg Off A.J. Reid RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J.A. Joyce RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt H.R. Thyret RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt R.J. Barr RCAF

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. This was the crew's last flight on 576 Squadron before being posted to 166 Squadron at Kirmington.

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