CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

ASHCROFT

First Name/s:

Charles

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Service No/s:

1049509 151325

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Bomber

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
02 Jan 1922

Set Rank from Flight Record

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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23 Dec 1943

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

24 Dec 1943

DV333

UL-C2

BERLIN

0020

0810

7h50

P1   Flt Lt E.D. Smith
P2   
FE   Sgt B.W. Suffolk
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  WO1 F.A. Larsen RCAF
MUG  Flt Sgt A.R. McAlhone
RG   Sgt N.A. Dixon RCAF

NOTES:

Flown night of 23/24 Dec 43. Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

29 Dec 1943

DV333

UL-C2

BERLIN

1715

0005

6h50

P1   Flt Lt E.D. Smith
P2   
FE   Sgt B.W. Suffolk
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  WO1 F.A. Larsen RCAF
MUG  Flt Sgt A.R. McAlhone
RG   Sgt N.A. Dixon RCAF

NOTES:

Flown night of 29/30 Dec 43. Target: Built-up area. Load 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries

01 Jan 1944

DV333

UL-C2

BERLIN

0015

0820

8h05

P1   Flt Lt E.D. Smith
P2   
FE   Sgt B.W. Suffolk
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  WO1 F.A. Larsen RCAF
MUG  Flt Sgt A.R. McAlhone
RG   Sgt N.A. Dixon RCAF

NOTES:

Flown night of 31 Dec 43/01 Jan 44. Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1212x 4lb incendiaries.

02 Jan 1944

DV333

UL-C2

BERLIN

2330

0830

9h00

P1   Flt Lt E.D. Smith
P2   Sgt A.L. Puttock
FE   Sgt B.W. Suffolk
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  WO1 F.A. Larsen RCAF
MUG  Flt Sgt A.R. McAlhone
RG   Sgt N.A. Dixon RCAF

NOTES:

Flown night of 02/03 Jan 44. Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Diverted (airfield tbd).

15 Feb 1944

LL748

UL-A2

BERLIN

1725

0025

7h00

P1   Sqn Ldr D.D. Haig
P2   
FE   Sgt A.W. Knapp
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  Sgt B.J. Hudson
MUG  Sgt R.E. Leatham
RG   Sgt A.G. Wright

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area

19 Feb 1944

LL748

UL-A2

LEIPZIG

2350

0725

7h35

P1   Sqn Ldr D.D. Haig
P2   
FE   Sgt A.W. Knapp
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  Sgt B.J. Hudson
MUG  Sgt R.E. Leatham
RG   Sgt A.G. Wright

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area

24 Feb 1944

LL748

UL-A2

SCHWEINFURT

1820

0235

8h15

P1   Sqn Ldr D.D. Haig
P2   
FE   Sgt A.W. Knapp
AB   Fg Off C. Ashcroft
NAV  Fg Off M.L. Abramson RCAF
WOp  Sgt B.J. Hudson
MUG  Sgt R.E. Leatham
RG   Sgt A.G. Wright

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area. Combat - attacked 3 times - claimed one destroyed, one damaged

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