CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

WALMSLEY

First Name/s:

Kenneth James

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Service No/s:

1624801 - 201975

Service:

RAF

Branch:

Wireless Operator

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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25 Apr 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

22 Apr 1945

PA307

UL-W2

BREMEN

1525

2040

5h15

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Target: Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and enemy troop concentrations. Flown in support of the British XXX Corps attacking the city. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber aborted the attack due to extensive cloud cover which obscured the target. Crews were instructed to bring their bombs back, but the less experienced crews jettisoned their bombload at sea.

24 Apr 1945

RF197

UL-F2

Training

1410

1730

3h20

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Low-level map-reading cross-country navigation exercise.

25 Apr 1945

PB753

UL-X

BERCHTESGARTEN

0535

1350

8h15

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Target: Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs.

29 Apr 1945

PA175

UL-K2

VALKENBURG AIRFIELD

1155

1500

3h05

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'.

30 Apr 1945

RA594

UL-V

DELFT AIRFIELD

1505

1820

3h15

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'.

02 May 1945

PA307

UL-W2

ROTTERDAM

1310

1605

2h55

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

03 May 1945

PA307

UL-W2

VALKENBURG AIRFIELD

1030

1330

3h00

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

05 May 1945

RA514

UL-R

ROTTERDAM

0655

0935

2h40

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Fg Off D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

08 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

ROTTERDAM

1215

1520

3h05

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'.

11 May 1945

PB753

UL-X

FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58

1150

1335

1h45

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS: positioning flight to Brussels Melsbroek B58. *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret.

11 May 1945

PB753

UL-X

BRUSSELS B58 – FORD

nk

nk

1h15

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flighths, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret Load: 24 passengers

11 May 1945

PB753

UL-X

FORD – FISKERTON

1705

1755

0h50

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret

17 May 1945

PB753

UL-X

Training

nk

nk

2h10

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) simulated bombing attacks on Leicester.

19 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Three-aircraft formation flying.

26 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58

0840

1020

1h40

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS. Positioning flight to Brussels Melsbroek B58 aerodrome. *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret; this time it was the Mid-Upper Gunner.

26 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

BRUSSELS B58 TO OAKLEY

nk

nk

1h55

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS. Repatriating 20+ allied PoWs back home. The crew experienced a burst tyre but it is not known if this happened in Brussels or on landing at Oakley.

26 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

OAKLEY TO FISKERTON

1730

1805

0h35

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS. Return to base.

29 May 1945

RA594

UL-V

Training

2200

0150

3h50

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise.

11 Jun 1945

RA594

UL-V

Training

0020

0145

1h25

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Practice high-level bombing at the Lee Marsh Range.

12 Jun 1945

RA594

UL-V

Training

2100

0440

7h40

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise.

14 Jun 1945

RA594

UL-V

Training

2300

0315

4h15

P1   Fg Off K. Fry
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt H.W. Parkins
AB   Flt Sgt H. Woodliff
NAV  Flt Sgt D.G. Smith
WOp  Flt Sgt K.J. Walmsley
MUG  Sgt A.G. Younger
RG   Flt Sgt J.N. Watkins

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise.

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