CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
TAYLOR |
First Name/s: |
Edmund Arthur James "Lofty" |
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Service No/s: |
1622426 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
NAV |
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Awards: |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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01 Oct 1941 |
Enlisted Cardington at some point after 1 October 1941. |
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01 Aug 1943 |
Embarked UK |
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01 Sep 1943 |
No. 48 Air School, Woodbridge, East London, South Africa - Elementary Air Navigation school |
Tiger Moth |
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01 Jul 1944 |
No. 7 Observer (O) Advanced Flying Unit (AFU), Bishops Court, Northern Ireland. |
Anson |
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01 Nov 1944 |
No. 12 Operational Traininng Unit (OTU), Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire: Hood crew formed. |
Wellington |
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01 Jan 1945 |
No. 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Swinderby, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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01 Mar 1945 |
Joined No. 576 Squadron at Fiskerton, Lincolnshire. Date TBC. |
Lancaster |
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18 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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22 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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25 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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29 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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30 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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01 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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03 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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05 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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07 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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22 Aug 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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24 Aug 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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09 Sep 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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12 Sep 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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16 Sep 1945 |
No. 50 Squadron, Sturgate, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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19 Nov 1945 |
No. 16 Ferry Unit, Dunkeswell, Devon. |
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01 Feb 1946 |
Embarked UK. Date TBC |
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10 Feb 1946 |
Disembarked Egypt. |
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15 Feb 1946 |
No. 2 Personnel Transit Centre, Almaza, Cairo, Egypt. |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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18 Apr 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
HELIGOLAND |
1005 |
1450 |
4h45 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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22 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
BREMEN |
1525 |
2045 |
5h20 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
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Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and enemy troop concentrations. Flown in support of the British XXX Corps attacking the city. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs Master Bomber abandoned attack due to cloud cover over target and instructed crews to bring bombs back. The less experienced crews jettisoned their bombload. |
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25 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
BERCHTESGADEN |
0530 |
1340 |
8h10 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks Load: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs |
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29 Apr 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
VALKENBURG-LEIDEN AIRFIELD |
1145 |
1440 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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30 Apr 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
THE HAGUE - DELFT AIRFIELD |
1505 |
1810 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: G, K, Q, U, D2, K2: 3 blocks All other aircraft: 4 blocks |
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01 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
ROTTERDAM |
1505 |
1825 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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03 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
VALKENBURG / LEIDEN AIRFIELD |
1025 |
1320 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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05 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
ROTTERDAM |
0640 |
0945 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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07 May 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
ROTTERDAM |
1215 |
1555 |
3h40 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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22 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO |
0735 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
GLATTON – FISKERTON |
nk |
1820 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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09 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO |
0755 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
12 Sep 1945 Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
GLATTON - FISKERTON |
nk |
1655 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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