CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

ABELL

First Name/s:

Reginald Bertram "Reg"

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Service No/s:

1582781

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Navigator

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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26 May 1945

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

26 May 1945

PA176

UL-H2

FISKERTON - BRUSSELS

0845

0000

15h15

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  
RG   Sgt U.R. Rance

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OPERATION EXODUS

26 May 1945

PA176

UL-H2

BRUSSELS - OAKLEY

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nk

uk

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  
RG   Sgt U.R. Rance

NOTES:

OPERATION EXODUS

26 May 1945

PA176

UL-H2

OAKLEY - FISKERTON

0000

1615

16h15

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  
RG   Sgt U.R. Rance

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OPERATION EXODUS

01 Jul 1945

ME862

UL-J2

FLENSBURG

1235

1800

6h25

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   Sgt Haywood

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OPERATION POST MORTEM

25 Aug 1945

UL-G2

FISKERTON - POMIGLIANO

0725

0000

16h35

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

28 Aug 1945

ME862

UL-J2

POMIGLIANO - GLATTON

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nk

uk

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

28 Aug 1945

ME862

UL-J2

GLATTON - FISKERTON

0000

1350

13h50

P1   Flt Sgt W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

01 Sep 1945

ME862

UL-J2

FISKERTON - POMIGLIANO

0905

0000

14h55

P1   WO W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

03 Sep 1945

ME862

UL-J2

POMIGLIANO - GLATTON

nk

nk

uk

P1   WO W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

03 Sep 1945

UL-W

GLATTON - FISKERTON

0000

1655

16h55

P1   WO W.J. Hole
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt F.P. Hughes
AB   Sgt C.E. Connell
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Abell
WOp  Flt Sgt R.P.(.R.P. Wipani (aka Herbert) RNZAF
MUG  Sgt U.R. Rance
RG   

NOTES:

OPERATION DODGE

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