CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BAIN

First Name/s:

Gordon Alexander James

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Service No/s:

J24122

Service:

RCAF

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

Set Rank from Flight Record

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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27 May 1944

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

27 May 1944

ND859

UL-L2

AACHEN

2330

0400

4h30

P1   Plt Off K.C.G. Murray
P2   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
FE   Sgt K. McKenzie
AB   Sgt D.J. White
NAV  Flt Sgt H.S.T. Harris
WOp  Flt Sgt R.H.B. Luffman
MUG  Sgt E.G. Page
RG   Sgt H. Winn (Possible name change to Worthy)

NOTES:

Target: Aachen East & Rothe-Erde Railway Yards

28 May 1944

ND903

UL-R2

Training

nk

nk

0:45

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise - DNCO (reason unknown)

29 May 1944

LL799

UL-N2

Training

nk

nk

3:35

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise.

31 May 1944

ME811

UL-S2

Training

nk

nk

2h20

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   Plt Off W.R. Ireland
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

High-level bombing and fighter affiliation. (Sgts Huberman and Brain, gunners from Ireland’s crew also flew on board probably as observers)

02 Jun 1944

ME811

UL-S2

CALAIS

2255

0310

4h15

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Target: Coastal railway battery. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Most aircraft could not bomb due to cloud cover and brought their bombs back - it is not known if the Bain crew was one of those. Flight time in William's logbook stated as 3:35.

03 Jun 1944

ME811

UL-S2

WIMEREUX

2315

0325

4h10

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Target: Coastal gun battery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie' and 15 or 16 500lb bombs. Given as 'Boulogne' in Williams' logbook.

04 Jun 1944

ND903

*UL-R2

Training

nk

nk

2h20

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise.

05 Jun 1944

ME811

UL-S2

ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE

2145

0210

4h25

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Target: Coastal gun battery. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. Bombardment of the coastal batteries on the eve of the D-Day invasion of France.

06 Jun 1944

ME811

UL-S2

VIRE

2205

FTR

uk

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Bain RCAF
P2   
FE   Sgt W.E. Williams
AB   Sgt J. Conway
NAV  Flt Sgt J.J. Walkty RCAF
WOp  Sgt T.A. Mitchell
MUG  Sgt W. Charnock
RG   Sgt G. Humphreys

NOTES:

Target: Road/rail bridge (Western Aiming Point). Load: 18x 500lb bombs. Aircraft hit by cannon and machine gun from an enemy fighter. Caught fire but dropped its bombs before being forced to abandon shortly afterwards. The full story is detailed below. Sgt Humphreys was the only one who did not bail out and was killed. The other crew evaded but Flt Sgt Walkty was taken POW.

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