CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

WRIGHT

First Name/s:

Arthur George

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Service No/s:

1439962

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Gunner

Awards:

DFM

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

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

18 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

FRANKFURT

1855

0105

6h10

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Flt Sgt D.G.C. Thorpe
FE   Sgt A.W. Knapp
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt A.G. Wright

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and1062x 4lb incendiaries. Neither Sgt Mulholland nor Sgt Arlott were on this operation and were replaced respectively by Sgt A G Wright (probably) and Sgt A W Knapp. Flt Sgt D G C Thorpe accompanied the crew on his second 'second dickie' operation.

22 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

FRANKFURT

1850

0105

6h15

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt R.E. Leatham
RG   Sgt A.G. Wright

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1062x 4lb incendiaries. Normal gunners Sgts Morrison and Mulholland were replaced by Sgts E R Leatham and A G Wright (reason unknown).

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