CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
WORSDELL |
First Name/s: |
Ronald Frederick "Ron" |
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Service No/s: |
564897 and 51269 |
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RAF |
Branch: |
Pilot |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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16 Dec 1939 |
Target Towing Flight, Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire; attached to No.254 Squadron. |
Henley |
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19 Jan 1943 |
Discharged on appointment to commission. |
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20 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned as Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) (London Gazette 06 Apr 1943, p1573). |
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20 Jul 1943 |
Promoted to Flying Officer (war substantive) (London Gazette 20 Aug 43, p3735) |
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14 Jan 1944 |
Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 14 Jan 44, p295). |
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10 Oct 1944 |
tbc No.21 Operational Training Unit, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire. Worsdell crew formed. |
Wellington |
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20 Jan 1945 |
Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (war substantive) (London Gazette 16 Feb 1945, p923). |
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03 Mar 1945 |
tbc No.1651 Heavy Conversion Unit, Woolfox Lodge, Rutland. |
Lancaster |
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12 Apr 1945 |
No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Fiskerton, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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25 Jun 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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02 Aug 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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13 Nov 1958 |
Commission relinquished, retaining the rank of Flight Lieutenant (London Gazette, 06 Jan 59, p160) |
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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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02 May 1945 |
RA563 |
*UL-Q2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1315 |
1610 |
2h55 |
P1 Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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03 May 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1035 |
1325 |
2h50 |
P1 Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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05 May 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
ROTTERDAM |
0645 |
0955 |
3h10 |
P1 Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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07 May 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
ROTTERDAM |
1220 |
1600 |
3h40 |
P1 Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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26 May 1945 |
PA307 |
UL-W2 |
FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58 |
0840 |
1220 |
3h40 |
P1 Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS; the repatriation of Allied Prisoners of War. The port inner Constant Speed Unit (CSU) failed at 200ft on the approach to Brussels. An overshoot was executed and the aircraft flown directly back to Fiskerton. |
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25 Jun 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
FLENSBURG |
0655 |
1145 |
4h50 |
P1 R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM I Test of the enemy air defence network. |
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29 Jun 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
FLENSBURG |
1010 |
1545 |
5h35 |
P1 R.F. Worsdell |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM II; a test of the German air defence system |
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02 Aug 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
FISKERTON TO BARI |
0815 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Flt Lt W. Addison |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE; the repatriation of Allied troops and prisoners of war from Italy. Three Squadron aircraft were detailed for this first 'Dodge' operation from Fiskerton. The aircraft flew from Fiskerton to Bari empty and returned on 04 Aug with a load of 20 passengers to Tibenham where they disembarked and the aircraft returned to base. |
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04 Aug 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
BARI TO TIDENHAM |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Flt Lt W. Addison |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE 20 passengers |
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04 Aug 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
TIBENHAM TO FISKERTON |
nk |
1815 |
nk |
P1 Flt Lt W. Addison |
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Operation DODGE. Empty positioning flight back to base. |
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