CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
ACASTER |
First Name/s: |
Dennis Falkingham "Den" |
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Service No/s: |
1439002 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Gunner |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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Enlisted probably at Cardington |
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10 Mar 1944 |
No.514 Squadron, Waterbeach/Oakington (29 Ops) |
Lancaster |
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24 Jul 1945 |
No.576 Squadron, Fiskerton |
Lancaster |
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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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24 Jul 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
Bomb Disposal - Incendiary dumping |
1355 |
1525 |
2h30 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Disposing of unused incendiaries in the North Sea. |
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25 Jul 1945 |
ME801 |
UL-N |
Bomb Disposal - Incendiary dumping |
1820 |
1945 |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Disposing of unused incendiaries in the North Sea. |
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25 Jul 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
Bomb Disposal - Incendiary dumping |
1125 |
1250 |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Disposing of unused incendiaries in the North Sea. |
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26 Jul 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
Training |
1150 |
1410 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
‘Y’ (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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26 Jul 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
Training |
1620 |
1730 |
1h10 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Practice bombing from 6000ft. |
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27 Jul 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
Training |
1345 |
1700 |
4h15 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation and ‘Y’ (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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01 Aug 1945 |
ME801 |
UL-N |
Bomb Disposal - Incendiary dumping |
1125 |
1510 |
4h45 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation and disposal of unused incendiaries in Cardigan Bay. |
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04 Aug 1945 |
PD271 |
UL-T |
Bomb Disposal - Incendiary dumping |
1500 |
1650 |
1h50 |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Disposal of unused incendiaries. Location not known but presume N Sea due to the flight time. |
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22 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
FISKERTON TO POMIGLIANO |
0750 |
nk |
uk |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Positioning flight to Italy. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
uk |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Carrying up to 22 Allied servicemen from Italy back to the UK |
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24 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
GLATTON TO FISKERTON |
1835 |
nk |
uk |
P1 Fg Off R. Thackray |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE. Return flight to base |
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