CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
TEMPLETON |
First Name/s: |
Leslie Ronald Stephen |
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Service No/s: |
1099268 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Flight Engineer |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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19 Nov 1943 |
1667 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Faldingworth TBC |
Halifax |
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27 Dec 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Lancaster |
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28 Jan 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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15 Feb 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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18 Mar 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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22 Mar 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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24 Mar 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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26 Mar 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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18 Apr 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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24 Apr 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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26 Apr 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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27 Dec 1943 |
n/k |
Training |
2215 |
0115 |
3h00 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise. Returned early due to a failure of the oxygen system |
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06 Jan 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
2100 |
0150 |
4h50 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. Not in Sgt J Brown logbook. |
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08 Jan 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
1100 |
1310 |
2h10 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Air firing. |
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10 Jan 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
1115 |
1300 |
1h45 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Air firing. |
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27 Jan 1944 |
ME586 |
UL-B2 |
BERLIN |
1730 |
0155 |
8h25 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries. Returned on 3 engines. |
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28 Jan 1944 |
ME586 |
UL-B2 |
BERLIN |
nk |
nk |
0h00 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries. Did not take off due to an unserviceability on the aircraft. |
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30 Jan 1944 |
ME586 |
UL-B2 |
BERLIN |
1650 |
0000 |
7h10 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 762x 4lb incendiaries. |
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09 Feb 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
1200 |
1300 |
1h00 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Local flying. |
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12 Feb 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
1545 |
1625 |
0h40 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Flying Instruction. |
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15 Feb 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-F2 |
BERLIN |
1720 |
0030 |
7h10 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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19 Feb 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-F2 |
LEIPZIG |
2330 |
0715 |
7h45 |
P1 Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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20 Feb 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-F2 |
STUTTGART |
2330 |
0730 |
8h00 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. It appears that, for some reason, that the Puttock crew did not fly again as a crew until 18 April. |
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18 Mar 1944 |
LL794 |
UL-H2 |
FRANKFURT |
1915 |
0120 |
6h05 |
P1 Flt Sgt D.W. McIvor RCAF |
NOTES: |
Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb incendiaries,1062x 4lb incendiaries |
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22 Mar 1944 |
LL748 |
UL-A2 |
FRANKFURT |
1905 |
0110 |
6h05 |
P1 Flt Sgt D.W. McIvor RCAF |
NOTES: |
Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb incendiaries,1062x 4lb incendiaries |
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24 Mar 1944 |
LM470 |
UL-U2 |
BERLIN |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Flt Lt P.E. Underwood |
NOTES: |
Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb, 108x 30lb incendiaries, 924x 4lb incendiaries Returned early – engine failure The two crash landings – one was Cat B, one Cat E. Many aircraft diverted to Enstone due visibility at base. |
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26 Mar 1944 |
LM470 |
UL-U2 |
ESSEN |
2010 |
0125 |
5h15 |
P1 Flt Lt P.E. Underwood |
NOTES: |
Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries |
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18 Apr 1944 |
n/k |
Training |
1640 |
1750 |
1h10 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Air-to-air firing |
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20 Apr 1944 |
ME586 |
UL-B2 |
COLOGNE |
2345 |
0430 |
4h45 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Not in J Brown's logbook. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
LL794 |
UL-H2 |
DUSSELDORF |
nk |
nk |
0h00 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area to the North of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Burst a tyre taxying out; the port undercarriage collapsed and the port outer engine caught fire. None of the crew were injured. |
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24 Apr 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
KARLSRUHE |
2140 |
0430 |
6h50 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1170 x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 84x 30lb incendiaries, 1170x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1050x 4lb incendiaries Supporters: 6x 2000lb bombs. |
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26 Apr 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
ESSEN |
2230 |
0330 |
5h00 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Built-up area and Krupps works. RUHR Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries |
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27 Apr 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
2130 |
0610 |
8h40 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Marshalling yards Load: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries One (unidentified – possiblyT2?) aircraft lost an engine in the target area due to flak – target still attacked. |
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30 Apr 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
MAINTENON |
2140 |
0220 |
4h40 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Ammunition Dump Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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01 May 1944 |
UL-? |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h30 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Air to air firing. |
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03 May 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
2130 |
0410 |
6h40 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Military depot & tank training centre. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. |
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07 May 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
RENNES (ST JAQUES) |
2130 |
0230 |
5h00 |
P1 WO A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield & ammunition dump Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs |
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10 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
DIEPPE |
2225 |
0130 |
3h05 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Railway Yards & Howitzer Battery Load: N/K |
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14 May 1944 |
UL-? |
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nk |
nk |
2h40 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
'Y' cross country; fighter affiliation. |
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15 May 1944 |
UL- ? |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h10 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Bombing; air to air firing. |
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17 May 1944 |
UL-? |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h40 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
'Y' cross country. |
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19 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
ORLEANS |
2200 |
0300 |
5h00 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs 4 aircraft diverted – not yet identified but included Puttock crew (Ludford Magna). |
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21 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
DUISBURG |
2215 |
0315 |
5h00 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Built-up area RUHR. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 204x 30lb incendiaries. |
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21 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
LUDFORD MAGNA TO BASE |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion prior to Duisberg raid. |
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22 May 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-J2 |
DORTMUND |
2215 |
0315 |
5h00 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Built-up area RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
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24 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
AACHEN |
2335 |
0415 |
4h40 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
The marshalling yhards at Aachen West and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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27 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
AACHEN |
2350 |
0420 |
4h30 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
The marshalling yards at Aachen East and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x500lb bombs. Navigator injured by flak - Sgt J Brown logbook. |
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05 Jun 1944 |
PA997 |
UL-D2 |
ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE & CRISBECQ |
2110 |
0125 |
4h15 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Coastal gun batteries (2 targets) Load: 18x 500lb bombs. Rainey states 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb Sqn aircraft were split between the two targets – not known fully which was which (Puttock crew - target Crisbecq). Confirmation of target taken from logbook entries. Bombardment of the coastal batteries on the eve of the D-Day invasion of France. |
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13 Jun 1944 |
UL-? |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h10 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
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NOTES: |
Bombing; air to sea firing. |
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14 Jun 1944 |
PA997 |
UL-D2 |
LE HAVRE |
2020 |
2350 |
3h30 |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Docks, E-boat pens and light naval forces which were harassing the Normandy beachheads. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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16 Jun 1944 |
PA997 |
UL-D2 |
STERKRADE (HOLTEN) |
2255 |
FTR |
uk |
P1 Plt Off A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs 8 crews from 576 and 103 engaged in COMBATS. There are conflicting reports as to what caused the loss. Originally it was attributed to flak but later claimed by Fw Herbert Puchner 6/NJG1 - 5km South West of Lembeck (North of Dorsten): 5,300m at 01:38 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft broke up in the air and crashed Rhade 9km NNW from the centre of Dorsten. Plt Off A L Puttock - killed Sgt L S R Templeton PoW Flt Sgt J Brown - killed Flt Sgt T Jefferson - killed Flt Sgt D W G Warr PoW Flt Sgt H E Lillicrap - killed Flt Sgt C Philp - killed |
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