CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
THOMAS |
First Name/s: |
William Douglas Daniel "Taffy" |
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Service No/s: |
1653586 |
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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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
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29 May 1945 |
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31 May 1945 |
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25 Jun 1945 |
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12 Jul 1945 |
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24 Jul 1945 |
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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 Apr 1945 |
PA318 |
UL-E2 |
Training |
1500 |
1750 |
2h50 |
P1 Plt Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Low-level cross-country navigation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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30 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h05 |
P1 Plt Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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02 May 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
Training |
1530 |
2005 |
4h35 |
P1 Plt Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation and practice bombing with war load. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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03 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1040 |
1320 |
2h40 |
P1 Plt Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of supplies to the starving Dutch population. |
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13 May 1945 |
NF976 |
UL-Z |
Training |
1400 |
1515 |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Circuits and landings. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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14 May 1945 |
LM679 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
1030 |
1125 |
0h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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19 May 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
1430 |
1750 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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28 May 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Training |
1145 |
1015 |
22h30 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross country navigation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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29 May 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
1015 |
1155 |
1h40 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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31 May 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
Training |
0950 |
1140 |
1h50 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
High-level practice bombing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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01 Jun 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h10 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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11 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h50 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation and air-to-air firing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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12 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation and air-to-sea firing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Sgt M P J Lynch NAV has this in his logbook so replaced the usual NAVFlt Sgt J L Dawson RAAF. |
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13 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing. Flight cancelled after 35 mins - reason not known. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Dawson replaced by Lynch as above. |
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13 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing, air to sea firing.Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. Dawson replaced by Lynch as above. |
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14 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
BOmbing, fighter affiliation. |
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15 Jun 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h15 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Cooks Tour' of 'Happy Valley' (the Ruhr). Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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18 Jun 1945 |
PA282 |
UL-C |
Training |
nk |
nk |
5h00 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Night Exercise 'Bullseye'. Target Oxford. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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19 Jun 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h45 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Night practice bombing and fighter affiliation. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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25 Jun 1945 |
PA282 |
UL-C |
FLENSBURG |
0645 |
1140 |
4h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Test of the German air defence network. |
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25 Jun 1945 |
PA282 |
UL-C |
FLENSBURG |
0645 |
1140 |
4h55 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Test of the German air defence network. |
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12 Jul 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h05 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation and practice bombing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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18 Jul 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation with air-to-air and air-to-sea firing. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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23 Jul 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Disposal of 5 tons of incendiaries in the North Sea. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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23 Jul 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Second trip of the day disposing of 5 tons of incendiaries in the North Sea. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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24 Jul 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h20 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Disposal of 5 tons of incendiaries in the North Sea. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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24 Jul 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h20 |
P1 Fg Off A.F. Atkins |
NOTES: |
Second trip of the day disposing of 5 tons of incendiaries in the North Sea. Note: this is the probable crew - Atkins and Hoeg confirmed. |
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