CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
WILLIS |
First Name/s: |
Leslie Robert |
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Service No/s: |
1604003 |
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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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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14 Mar 1944 |
LM469 |
UL-E2 |
Training |
1030 |
1500 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise and high level bombing |
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16 Mar 1944 |
LM469 |
UL-E2 |
Training |
1920 |
2350 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Exercise 'Bullseye' (target not known) |
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17 Mar 1944 |
LL748 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
1530 |
1630 |
1h00 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
High level bombing |
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19 Mar 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-Z2 |
Air Test |
1420 |
1500 |
0h40 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Air Test |
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19 Mar 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-Z2 |
Training |
1745 |
2200 |
4h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise with high level bombing Passenger: AC2 Clayton |
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24 Mar 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
BERLIN |
1900 |
0330 |
8h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000 lb 'Cookie', 108x 30 lb and 1924 x 4 lb incendiaries J W Carter: 'Plenty of combats' Due to poor visibility back at base, the crew diverted to Enstone |
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25 Mar 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
Enstone-Base |
1430 |
1600 |
1h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion |
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26 Mar 1944 |
ED888 |
UL-M2 |
ESSEN |
2000 |
0115 |
5h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries On the way to the target, over the sea, the starboard inner engine failed but the attack was pressed with three engines at 18,000 ft. Attacked by two Ju-88s to the south of Lille but suffered no damage On the way home, a second engine failed. The crew picked up a Mosquito escort, who saw them safely to their diversion of West Malling, landing on the two remaining engines. A safe landing was made with no injuries to any of the crew |
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07 Apr 1944 |
JA715 |
UL-W2 |
Training |
1500 |
1625 |
1h25 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Low level map-reading cross-country navigation exercise Passenger: Aircraftman (AC) Lawson |
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09 Apr 1944 |
LL748 |
UL-A2 |
VILLENEUVE-ST-GEORGES |
2100 |
0220 |
5h20 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 12x 1,000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Bombed at 10,000 ft |
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10 Apr 1944 |
LM532 |
UL-A2 |
AULNOYE |
2330 |
0435 |
5h05 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards near Paris Load: 12x 1,000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Bombed at 10,000 ft |
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14 Apr 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-Y2 |
Air Test |
1530 |
1600 |
0h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Ait test |
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18 Apr 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
ROUEN |
2115 |
0255 |
5h40 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards (there were two Aiming Points) Load: 12x 1,000lb and 4x500lb bombs Bombed at 10,000 ft |
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26 Apr 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
ESSEN |
2240 |
0335 |
4h55 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area and the Krupps works Load: 1x 4,000ln 'Cookie', 180x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Bombed at 20,000 ft |
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27 Apr 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
2135 |
0620 |
8h45 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries Bombed at 20,000 ft |
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30 Apr 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
MAINTENON |
2145 |
0230 |
4h45 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Ammunition dump Load: 12x 1,000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Bombed at 7,000 ft and described by Carter as a 'good prang' |
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01 May 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
Training |
1430 |
1540 |
1h10 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing |
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02 May 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
1350 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Air-sea firing |
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03 May 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
MAILLY |
2200 |
0415 |
6h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Military depot and Panzer training centre Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 1,000lb bombs Bombed at 8,000 ft Carter writes, 'Full moon - lots of enemy fighters' |
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24 May 1944 |
ND994 |
UL-F2 |
AACHEN |
2340 |
0430 |
4h50 |
P1 Plt Off C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards at Aachen West and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1,000lb and 5x500lb bombs Bombed at 10,000 ft |
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26 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
1440 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Plt Off C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation and air-to-sea firing |
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27 May 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
AACHEN |
DNTO |
nk |
N/A |
P1 Plt Off C.G. Wearmouth |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards at Aachen East and Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1,000lb and 4x500lb bombs Did not take off due to a burst tyre just prior to take-off |
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