CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
BARR |
First Name/s: |
Robert James |
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Service No/s: |
R251406 |
Service: |
RCAF |
Branch: |
Air Gunner |
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Awards: |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
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01 Sep 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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01 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h30 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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03 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h55 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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13 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h30 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Bombing practice. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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16 Sep 1944 |
LM294 |
UL-G2 |
LEEUWARDEN |
0020 |
0350 |
3h30 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
NOTES: |
Target: Luftwaffe airfield. Flown in support of Operation MARKET GARDEN. Load: 20x 500lb bombs. This was the crew's skipper, Clewley's, 'second dickie' flight. There is a conflict of information between Templeman-Rooke's logbook and the Squadron ORB. I have listed the crew as given by T-Rooke. The ORB gives the crew as: T-Rooke, Ashton, Strand, Sollis, Holmes, Boyd, and West; T-Rooke's regular 'crew'. Barr's logbook also supports T-Rooke's. |
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18 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h50 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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19 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h35 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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21 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h15 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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22 Sep 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h20 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. |
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28 Sep 1944 |
NF975 |
UL-J2 |
CALAIS |
0800 |
1125 |
3h25 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Military installations to the south-east of the town. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The target was obscured by cloud so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return to base with their bombs. |
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03 Oct 1944 |
PD271 |
UL-T2 |
WESTKAPELLE |
1310 |
1610 |
3h00 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Walcheren Island sea wall. Flown in support of Operation INFATUATE. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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04 Oct 1944 |
* |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h45 |
P1 Plt Off G.C. Clewley RCAF |
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NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft and timings not known. This was the crew's last flight on 576 Squadron before being posted to 166 Squadron at Kirmington. |
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