CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
TEMPLEMAN-ROOKE |
First Name/s: |
Basil Arthur "TR" |
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Service No/s: |
(1333694) 157102 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Pilot |
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Awards: |
AFC, DFC and Bar, DSO |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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Set Rank from Flight Record |
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05 Jul 1941 |
No.11 Initial Training Wing Scarborough |
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28 Aug 1941 |
No.4 Elementary Flying Training School, RAF Brough |
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03 Jan 1942 |
No.9 EFTS, RAF Ansty |
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20 Apr 1942 |
No.36 SFTS, RAF Penhold |
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06 Oct 1942 |
No.14 PAFU, RAF Ossington |
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01 Nov 1942 |
BAT Flight, RAF Holme on Spalding Moor |
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11 Nov 1942 |
No.14 PAFU, RAF Ossington |
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17 Nov 1942 |
No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Whitchurch |
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10 Mar 1943 |
PT Course, RAF Binbrook |
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19 Mar 1943 |
No.1662 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Blyton |
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15 Apr 1943 |
No.100 Squadron, RAF Waltham |
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26 Jun 1943 |
Appointed to acting rank of Warrant Officer |
Lancaster |
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15 Aug 1943 |
Appointed to commission as Plt Off on probation (emergency) in the RAFVR from Act. WO. Gazetted 26 Oct 43 p4722 |
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07 Sep 1943 |
No.28 Operational Training Unit, RAF Wymeswold |
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10 Sep 1943 |
No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock |
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16 Sep 1943 |
No.93 GSPS, RAF Church Broughton |
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23 Sep 1943 |
No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock |
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10 Nov 1943 |
No.3 FIS, RAF Lulsgate Bottom |
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08 Dec 1943 |
No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock |
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17 Dec 1943 |
No.93 GSPS, RAF Church Broughton |
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24 Dec 1943 |
No.81 Operational Training Unit, RAF Tilstock |
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03 Jan 1944 |
No.28 Operational Training Unit, RAF Wymeswold |
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15 Jan 1944 |
No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Faldingworth |
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15 Feb 1944 |
Promoted to Fg Off (war substantive) (Gazetted?) |
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18 Feb 1944 |
No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Sandtoft |
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06 May 1944 |
No.1 Lancaster Flying School, RAF Hemswell |
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09 May 1944 |
No.576 Squadron, RAF Elsham Wolds as OC ‘A’ Flight. No second dickie recorded due to his experience |
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10 May 1944 |
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22 May 1944 |
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12 Jun 1944 |
Promoted to Sqn Ldr (War Substantive) |
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01 Aug 1944 |
Promoted to Flt Lt (war substantive). Gazetted 27 Oct 44, p4919 |
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03 Aug 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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29 Aug 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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31 Aug 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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12 Dec 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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20 Feb 1945 |
No.170 Sqn, RAF Hemswell as Officer Commanding |
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20 May 1945 |
Promoted to Sqn Ldr (war substantive). Gazetted 29 Jun 45, p3400 |
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01 Sep 1945 |
Granted a permanent commission in the RAF as Flt Lt. Gazetted 02 Apr 46, p1626 |
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01 Sep 1945 |
Granted seniority in the substantive rank of Flt Lt. Gazetted 28 Feb 47, p974 |
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05 Sep 1945 |
Administration Course, RAF Digby |
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02 Oct 1945 |
No.170 Sqn, RAF Hemswell |
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03 Jan 1946 |
Administration Course, RAF Hereford |
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28 Jan 1946 |
No.1 Group Headquarters, RAF Bawtry |
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28 Mar 1946 |
South-East Asia Air Command |
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02 May 1946 |
Air Headquarters Malaya |
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08 Nov 1946 |
HMT Georgic |
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07 Dec 1946 |
Air Ministry, London |
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10 Jan 1947 |
No.91 Group Headquarters, RAF Abingdon |
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14 Apr 1947 |
No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hal |
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05 Jan 1948 |
School of Land and Air Warfare, Old Sarum |
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23 Jan 1948 |
No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hall |
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12 Apr 1948 |
No.1 (P) RFU, RAF Finningley |
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14 May 1948 |
No.21 Group Headquarters, RAF Morton Hall |
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31 May 1948 |
No.210 Squadron, RAF St. Eval as Officer Commanding |
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11 Sep 1948 |
JASS Londonderry |
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23 Oct 1948 |
No.210 Squadron, RAF St. Eval |
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13 Feb 1949 |
RAF Hospital, Ely |
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12 Mar 1949 |
Nos.210 & 217 Squadrons, St.Eval |
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17 Oct 1950 |
No.38 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta |
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18 Nov 1950 |
Headquarters, MEAF, RAF Ismailia (XXX?) |
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28 Nov 1950 |
No.38 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta |
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27 Jul 1951 |
No.37 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta, as Officer Commanding |
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14 Jan 1952 |
No.32 JUC Londonderry |
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20 Feb 1952 |
No.37 Squadron, RAF Luqa, Malta |
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15 Apr 1953 |
No.5 PDC Air Ministry |
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15 May 1953 |
RAF Trerew |
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01 Jan 1954 |
Promoted to Sqn Ldr. Gazetted 01 Jan 54, p64 |
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01 Jul 1954 |
RAF Comberton |
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29 Jul 1954 |
RAF Trerew |
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28 Apr 1955 |
RAF Treleaver |
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03 Aug 1955 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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10 Apr 1956 |
Air Ministry London |
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05 Jan 1959 |
OATS, RAF Bircham Newton |
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28 Feb 1959 |
Air Ministry, London |
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28 Feb 1959 |
Air Ministry, London |
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07 Apr 1959 |
HMT Empire, Fowey |
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30 Apr 1959 |
No.224 Group, RAF XXX |
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11 Jun 1959 |
MOTU, RAF Kinloss |
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06 Jul 1959 |
No.205 Squadron, RAF Changi, Singapore as Officer Commanding (Acting Wg Cdr) |
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12 Feb 1962 |
Air Ministry, London |
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11 Jan 1965 |
Ministry of Defence, London |
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03 May 1965 |
RAF Innsworth |
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27 Nov 1967 |
No.16 Group, RAF Mountbatten |
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13 Jun 1971 |
Retired retaining the rank of Wg Cdr Major in Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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10 May 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
1950 |
0025 |
4h35 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise |
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11 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
1450 |
1525 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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11 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
HASSELT |
2155 |
0200 |
4h05 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling Yards Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. Master Bomber was unable to identify the target visually and instructed all aircraft to return to base with their bombs. In typical fashion, the T-Rooke crew bombed the secondary target (Louvain). |
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13 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
1135 |
1215 |
0h40 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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13 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Training |
1435 |
1600 |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air to sea firing and fighter affiliation |
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14 May 1944 |
ND994 |
*UL-F2 |
Training |
1445 |
1700 |
2h15 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Bombing and fighter affiliation. Three Army Officers were taken along as passengers/observers. |
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15 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
nk |
nk |
uk |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Landed North Killingholme |
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16 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air Test |
1100 |
1215 |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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19 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
ORLEANS |
2150 |
0310 |
5h20 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Fleury-Les-Aubrais Marshalling Yards Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Landed Elsham Wolds (4 other Squadron aircraft were diverted). |
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21 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
1235 |
1345 |
1h10 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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21 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
DUISBERG |
2155 |
0310 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 204x 30lb incendiaries T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. Poor effort with cloud up to 20,000ft. No flak - quiet trip" |
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22 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
1510 |
1550 |
0h40 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test Passenger: Sqn Ldr Williams |
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22 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
DORTMUND |
2200 |
0305 |
5h05 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. A ‘wizard prang’ with many searchlights but no flak". |
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27 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air test |
1200 |
1235 |
0h35 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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27 May 1944 |
ND994 |
UL-F2 |
AACHEN |
2330 |
0435 |
5h05 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: the marshalling yards at Aachen East and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Hart |
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31 May 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Air test |
1500 |
1600 |
1h00 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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01 Jun 1944 |
LM294 |
*UL-G2 |
Air test |
1430 |
1515 |
0h45 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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04 Jun 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1500 |
1710 |
2h10 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise |
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05 Jun 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
CRISBECQ |
2100 |
0130 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal gun battery on the eve of D-Day Load: 18x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Archibald |
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08 Jun 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Air Test |
1830 |
1915 |
0h45 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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11 Jun 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1400 |
1600 |
2h00 |
P1 Flt Lt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air to air firing |
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12 Jun 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2230 |
0240 |
4h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant (Gelsenberg AG) Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs T-Rooke: "Bombed from 18000ft. A quiet trip with plenty of searchlights. The first markers were well off." |
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14 Jun 1944 |
ND994 |
UL-F2 |
Air Test |
1730 |
1745 |
0h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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25 Jun 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
FLERS |
0110 |
0445 |
3h35 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Linklater T-Rooke: "Bombed from 9,000 ft" |
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04 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
ul-g2 |
ORLEANS |
2145 |
0355 |
6h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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05 Jul 1944 |
UL-G2 |
DIJON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
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NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: |
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05 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
DIJON |
2055 |
0510 |
8h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 8x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs Landed Coningsby due to low cloud at base 'Second dickie' for Flt Sgt Greig |
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06 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Coningsby to Elsham Wolds |
0845 |
0905 |
0h20 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion |
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07 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
CAEN |
1910 |
2310 |
4h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy armour strongpoint and stores on the Northern outskirts of the town Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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10 Jul 1944 |
LM133 |
UL-H2 |
Air Test |
1000 |
1030 |
0h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test; landed at Sandtoft |
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11 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1325 |
1535 |
2h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise; landed Castle Donington |
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15 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Elsham Wolds to Stanton Harcourt to Elsham Wolds |
1130 |
1325 |
1h55 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Not known |
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18 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
ul-g2 |
SANNERVILLE |
0315 |
0710 |
3h55 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Area 'H'; fortified positions occupied by enemy Panzer regiments and flown in support of the British Second Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD. Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs The main force was given a strong fighter escort for this attack 'Second dickie' for Plt Off Linklater |
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20 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
WIZERNES |
1850 |
2300 |
4h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Construction site for a V2 rocket and bunker complex known as ‘La Coupole’ Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs The usual rear gunner would be Sgt F A Ward but this operation is not shown in his logbook. |
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24 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
STUTTGART |
2135 |
0545 |
8h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 2000lb bomb and 12x cluster bombs, each containing 14x 30lb 'J'-type incendiaries |
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26 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
BOIS DES JARDINS |
0055 |
0420 |
3h25 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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27 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1425 |
1715 |
2h50 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise Landed at Pershore Passenger Fg Off Goodwin (Nav) |
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03 Aug 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Air Test |
0945 |
1005 |
0h20 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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05 Aug 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
BLAYE |
1410 |
2210 |
8h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Oil storage depot Load: 9x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs Flew 3 attack runs on the target Given a Mosquito and Spitfire escort Landed Worksop |
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06 Aug 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
Worksop to Elsham Wolds |
1100 |
1115 |
0h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion |
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07 Aug 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Elsham Wolds to Waltham to Elsham Wolds |
1100 |
1230 |
1h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Ferry flight taking Fg Off F H Watts and his crew to Waltham to collect LM133, UL-H2 |
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10 Aug 1944 |
ME854 |
UL-D2 |
Elsham Wolds to Deanland |
1830 |
2000 |
1h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Purpose of flight not known Passenger Sgt R E (?) Edwards |
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10 Aug 1944 |
ME854 |
UL-D2 |
Deanland to Elsham Wolds |
2210 |
2320 |
1h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Return flight |
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13 Aug 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-E2 |
Air Test |
1825 |
1925 |
1h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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13 Aug 1944 |
ME854 |
UL-D2 |
FALAISE |
0020 |
0355 |
3h35 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy ground positions in the Falaise Gap Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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23 Aug 1944 |
ME854 |
UL-D2 |
Air Test |
1610 |
1710 |
1h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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25 Aug 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
RUSSELSHEIM |
1950 |
0420 |
8h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Opel factory manufacturing V1 wings and fuselages, and the built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 12x500 4lb incendiary clusters |
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27 Aug 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1355 |
1610 |
2h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise Landed at Pershore |
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29 Aug 1944 |
NF975 |
UL-J2 |
AIR TEST |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Air test via Elsham, Blyton, Finningley and back to Elsham. In Templeman-Rooke’s logbook but not Ireland’s. P2: Fg Offs W R Ireland & V Moss |
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29 Aug 1944 |
NF975 |
UL-J2 |
Air Test; Elsham Wolds to Blyton to Finningley to Elsham Wolds |
1415 |
1515 |
1h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test and cross-country Plt Off W R Ireland and Flt Lt V Moss taken as P2s |
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31 Aug 1944 |
* |
Killingholme to Elsham Wolds to Killingholme |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
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NOTES: |
Station Flight's Oxford T1338. Purpose of flight not known: Passenger was a Fg Off Yates (tbc). |
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03 Sep 1944 |
* |
Elsham Wolds to Ford to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
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NOTES: |
Station Flight's Oxford T1338. Purpose of flight not known: Passenger was a Fg Off Yates. |
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10 Sep 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
LE HAVRE |
1620 |
2000 |
3h40 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy strongpoint 1/2 mile SW of the Forêt de Montgeon Load: 13x1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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11 Sep 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-U2 |
Elsham Wolds to Dunsfold |
1100 |
1130 |
0h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Ferry flight taking D J Masters & crew to Dunsfold |
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11 Sep 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-U2 |
Dunsfold to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Return flight from Dunsfold Passenger H A W Rumbelow |
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11 Sep 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-U2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Dunsfold to Base |
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16 Sep 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
LEEUWARDEN |
0020 |
0350 |
3h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Luftwaffe airfield. Flown in support of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Load: 20x 500lb bombs. This was the crew's skipper, Clewley's, 'second dickie' flight. There is a conflict of information between Templeman-Rooke's logbook and the Squadron ORB. I have listed the crew as given by T-Rooke. The ORB gives the crew as: T-Rooke, Ashton, Strand, Sollis, Holmes, Boyd, and West; T-Rooke's regular 'crew'. Barr's logbook also supports T-Rooke's. |
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18 Sep 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1450 |
1640 |
1h50 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S radar) cross-country navigation exercise |
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22 Sep 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1330 |
1520 |
1h50 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Bombing at Alkborough Flats Range |
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27 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Elsham Wolds to Wakerley |
1030 |
1100 |
0h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Transit to Wakerley with Sqn Ldr S Slater (as P2) and crew, and to pick up LM651, UL-Z2 |
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27 Sep 1944 |
LM651 |
UL-Z2 |
Wakeley to Gatwick to Elsham Wolds |
1200 |
1355 |
1h55 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Transit back to Elsham Wolds via Gatwick |
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08 Oct 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1300 |
1600 |
3h00 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Bombing at Alkborough Flats Range |
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14 Oct 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
DUISBURG |
0640 |
1100 |
4h20 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: August Thyssen steelworks Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs One of three aircraft tasked to attack the steelworks; target bombed visually 'Second dickie' for Fg Off C A Rhude, RCAF |
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15 Oct 1944 |
PD309 |
UL-W2 |
WILHELMSHAFEN |
1720 |
2145 |
4h25 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area and submarine works Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off R S Bastick |
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17 Oct 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
Elsham Wolds to Manston to Elsham Wolds |
1215 |
1410 |
1h55 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Purpose of flight not known |
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27 Oct 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-A2 |
Air Test |
1210 |
1245 |
0h35 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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28 Oct 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
COLOGNE |
1305 |
1745 |
4h40 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Mulheim district of the city Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 2,332 4lb incendiaries Six aircraft were tasked to attack Mulheim first, followed by the rest attacking the SW part of the city 'Second dickie' for Flt Lt J W Acheson, RCAF |
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31 Oct 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton |
1600 |
1625 |
0h25 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Transit to Fiskerton, as the Squadron moved to their new home The Squadron's Flight Engineer Leader, Fg Off D S Richards flew as a passenger along with two groundcrew, 217 Hewitt and 106 Skitt |
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03 Nov 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
Air Test |
1250 |
1305 |
0h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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06 Nov 1944 |
PD363 |
UL-K2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
1140 |
1615 |
4h35 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 6x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs |
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20 Nov 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
FISKERTON TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
1600 |
1620 |
0h20 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
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21 Nov 1944 |
NN749 |
UL-G2 |
ASCHAFFENBURG |
1530 |
2140 |
6h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs |
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12 Dec 1944 |
NN749 |
UL-G2 |
ESSEN |
1600 |
2130 |
5h30 |
P1 Sgt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Krupp munitions factory and the rail centre at 5126.5N 00701E Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 500lb bombs |
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28 Dec 1944 |
NN749 |
UL-G2 |
BONN |
1515 |
2050 |
5h35 |
P1 Sgt B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Marshalling yards Load: A2, J2: 8x 1000lb, 8x 500lb All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs |
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12 Jan 1945 |
PB785 |
UL-L2 |
Training |
1420 |
1735 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off B.H. O'Neill RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise, dual check, circuits & landings. |
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