CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

MULHOLLAND

First Name/s:

Leonard James "Jim"

Service No/s:

1812954

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Gunner

Awards:

1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star & Clasp, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 Service Medal
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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
21 Dec 1942

No.1 Air Crew Reception Centre, St John’s Wood, London; for basic training

01 Jan 1943

No.14 Initial Training Wing, Bridlington, Yorkshire

03 Apr 1943

No.7 Air Gunners School (AGS), Stormy Down, Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales

Whitley, Defiant
15 May 1943

Qualified as an Air Gunner, awarded AG Flying Badge, and promoted to Sergeant

18 May 1943

No.28 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Wymeswold, Leicestershire; joining the H M C Thomas crew

Wellington
03 Jun 1943

Continued training at No.28 Operational Training Unit (OTU), at Ossington, Nottinghamshire.
Here, the crew flew their first operation on 08 July 1943; a 'Nickel' (pamphlet dropping) sortie over France. They were coned by searchlights and badly shot up by flak over Boulogne, but managed to land safely at Manston.

Wellington
04 Aug 1943

No.1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire; to commence groundschool

14 Aug 1943

No.1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight, Binbrook, Lincolnshire; attending an air gunner's course

Wellington
24 Aug 1943

Returned to 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire, commencing flying training

Lancaster
06 Oct 1943

Aircrew Pool, Hemswell, Lincolnshire

08 Oct 1943

No.103 Squadron, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire
Four operations with H M C Thomas crew:
03 Nov 43 – Dusseldorf
18 Nov 43 – Berlin
22 Nov 43 – Berlin
26 Nov 43 – Berlin; landed Scorton

Lancaster
26 Nov 1943

No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire

Lancaster
07 Jun 1944

No.18 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Finningley, Yorkshire, as an instructor

Wellington
15 Jul 1944

No.28 Operational Training Unit, Wymeswold, Leicestershire; Group Gunnery Course

28 Jul 1944

Returned to No.18 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Finningley, Yorkshire

Wellington
30 Sep 1944

No.1 Empire Air Armament School (EAAS), 60 Air Gunner Instructor (AGI) course, Manby, Lincolnshire

Wellington
18 Nov 1944

Qualified as an Air Gunner Instructor, Category 'A'

01 Dec 1944

Returned to No.18 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Wellington
18 Dec 1944

Recalled for a second tour of operations

29 Dec 1944

No.1659 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Topcliffe, Yorkshire, joining the F C H Lewin crew

Halifax
28 Feb 1945

No.192 (Special) Squadron, Foulsham, Norfolk, flying eleven operations with the F C H Lewin crew:
20 Mar 45 – Special Patrol, North Sea; search for possible enemy navigational aids believed to be used in the launching of flying bombs
22 Mar 45 – Special Patrol, North Sea; searchfor possible enemy navigational aids believed to be used in the launching of flying bombs
27 Mar 45 – Bremerhaven; accompanied the Main Force
04 Apr 44 – Harburg; accompanied the Main Force to carry out a ‘centimetre investigation’
08 Apr 45 – Special duties; patrolled off W Coast of France down to Spain to establish the enemy radar coverage in the areas still occupied; diverted Tangmere due weather at base
10 Apr 45 – Dessau; accompanied Main Force to search for new type of enemy ground-to-air communication system
14 Apr 45 – Berlin; accompanied Main Force to Potsdam to search for enemy airborne transmissions
16 Apr 45 – Schwandorf; accompanied Main Force to search for enemy airborne transmissions
18 Apr 45 – Schleissheim; accompanied Main Force to search for enemy airborne radar
19 Apr 45 – Schleiswig Aerodrome; accompanied Main Force to search for ground-to-air teleprinter communication channels
02 May 45 – Flensburg

Halifax
06 Mar 1945

Central Fighter Establishment, Great Massingham, Norfolk, for a three-day night vision course

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

02 Dec 1943

ED767

UL-T2

BERLIN

1705

0005

7h00

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. 576 Sqn’s first operation. Heavy flak encountered.

04 Dec 1943

*

LEIPZIG

DNTO

nk

N/A

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Did not take off - Reason and aircraft not known. Possibly P2 according to Arlott logbook

11 Dec 1943

ED713

UL-W2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Practice bombing.

12 Dec 1943

JA957

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

0h35

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter Affiliation

16 Dec 1943

ED913

UL-U2

Air Test

nk

nk

0h30

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test.

16 Dec 1943

ED913

UL-U2

BERLIN

DNTO

nk

N/A

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt J.P. Gray
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Buit-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x4lb incendiaries Did not take off due to engine problems. Aircraft was probably ED913, but not confirmed.

29 Dec 1943

ND362

UL-Q2

BERLIN

1700

2345

6h45

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt K.W. Taylor
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb, 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries.

30 Dec 1943

ND385

UL-W2

Air Test

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test. Probable crew listed.

01 Jan 1944

ND402

UL-R2

BERLIN

0020

0750

0h00

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Sgt F.B. Gipson
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt P.W. Green TBC
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1212x 4lb incendiaries Attacked by Fw-190 at 0311 on the bombing run which hit the starboard fuel tank; the rear gunner returned fire but no hits were seen. The Lancaster was attacked twice more at 0331 by another Fw-190 just after leaving the target area. All three gunners opened up but no damage was seen to the enemy aircraft. Wandered off track and ran into heavy flak over Frankfurt. Sgt F B Gipson's 'second dickie' trip. The two combat reports will be attached below soon.

05 Jan 1944

ND386

UL-P2

STETTIN

2350

0220

2h30

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt K.R. Sumner
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Abortive - returned early due to faulty EDP & rear turret unserviceable.

06 Jan 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Air Test

nk

nk

0h30

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test. Not shown in Arlott logbook

14 Jan 1944

ND386

UL-P2

BRUNSWICK

1645

2215

5h30

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Sgt A E Danslow joins the crew as their new Air Bomber, replacing Sgt P W Green.

20 Jan 1944

ND386

UL-P2

BERLIN

1600

2320

7h20

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. ND386 was the last aircraft to bomb due to overshooting the target until well past zero hour. A Ju88 was sighted and evasive action taken, but no attack was made.

21 Jan 1944

ND386

UL-P2

MAGDEBURG

1940

0220

6h40

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

03 Feb 1944

ND402

UL-R2

Air Test

nk

nk

1h50

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test

04 Feb 1944

JA868

UL-Y2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Monica 'special training'.

05 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training and air test

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Flt Sgt 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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test and fighter affiliation.

12 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Sgt A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt N.S. Cassidy
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Low level bombing at 3,000 ft.

12 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off H. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland
PAX   Sgt W. Bird

NOTES:

Local flying and Visual Monica training. Sgt W Bird came along, probably as an observer WOp.

15 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

BERLIN

1715

2355

6h40

P1   Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Fg Off G A J Wood's 'second dickie' operation.

19 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

LEIPZIG

2310

0655

7h45

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

20 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

STUTTGART

2340

0730

7h50

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

24 Feb 1944

LL796

UL-T2

SCHWEINFURT

1805

0205

8h00

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

25 Feb 1944

*

AUGSBURG

1830

0210

7h40

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Aircraft factories. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Attacked three times by an Me-110. 'Violent' evasive action was taken but the Lancaster was badly damaged and entered an uncontrolled dive from 23,000ft, pulling out eventually at 10,000ft. The rear turret was shot up but none of the crew were injured. Aircraft not known; although recorded in the Squadron ORB as Lancaster MkI, LL796 UL-T2, it is listed specifically as Lancaster MkIII, 'I', in Mulholland's and Arlott's logbooks, so possibly PM-I, borrowed from 103 Sqn. Combat report will be attached below soon.

01 Mar 1944

ME703

UL-N2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Plt Off C.C. Rollins
P2   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation. Crew not known but Mulholland was rear gunner.

02 Mar 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

Training

nk

nk

1h15

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Plt Off C.C. Rollins
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt L.S. Sumak RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland
PAX   Sgt W.M. Boston

NOTES:

Fighter Affiliation Shown in Boston logbook

03 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h35

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air to sea firing and practice bombing.

14 Mar 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

Training

nk

nk

0h30

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

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation and bomber. No fighter and bomb sight unserviceable. FE not Arlott

15 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

STUTTGART

1905

2240

3h35

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Sgt D.G.C. Thorpe
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb and 750x 4lb incendiaries. Abortive and returned early due to starboard inner engine failure. Sgt D G C Thorpe's 'second dickie' operation.

17 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Plt Off A.J. Taylor
P2   Flt Sgt L.J. Collis
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation. Flt Sgt Collis (Pilot) accompanied the crew.

17 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Flt Sgt L.J. Collis
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation

24 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

BERLIN

1845

0220

7h35

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 E.G. Page
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 924x 4lb incendiaries. Diverted to Enstone, Oxfordshire.

25 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Enstone to Elsham Wolds

nk

nk

1h10

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 E.G. Page
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Return from diversion.

26 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

ESSEN

1940

0110

5h30

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 H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Mulholland noted in his logbook, 'Very heavy flak. Great number of searchlights. Window used to good effect'.

30 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

NUREMBURG

2140

0600

8h20

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1020x 4lb incendiaries

01 Apr 1944

ME703

UL-N2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Plt Off C.C. Rollins
P2   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation. C C Rollins and H M C Thomas. Crew unknown however shown in Mulholland logbook.

07 Apr 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Base to West Malling

07 Apr 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

1h00

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

West Malling to Base

16 Apr 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Training

nk

nk

0h50

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Bombing, local flying

17 Apr 1944

ME703

UL-N2

nk

nk

0h50

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Bombing

26 Apr 1944

LL796

UL-T2

ESSEN

2220

0325

nk

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Built-up area and Krupps works. RUHR Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries

30 Apr 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Air test

nk

nk

0h45

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air Test

01 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Air test

nk

nk

0h20

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test

01 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

LYON

2115

0415

7h00

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Soc. Berliet motor works Load: H2S Aircraft: 11x 1000lb and 1x 500lb bombs (these appear to be the Lancaster Mk Is at this stage) (B2, F2, K2, S2, T2) MkIII Aircraft: 11x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs (C2, R2)

03 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

MAILLY LE CAMP

nk

nk

nk

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Military depot & tank training centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs ‘Swarms of fighters’ - Mulholland

07 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

RENNES

2135

0240

5h05

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield & ammunition dump Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs

11 May 1944

ED888

UL-M2

Mission Range

nk

nk

2h10

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air to sea firing, high level bombing

12 May 1944

ME800

UL-W2

Air test

nk

nk

0h30

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test. New aircraft

13 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

Air test

nk

nk

0h20

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air test. Not RG Mulholland

18 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

nk

nk

1h15

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Air to sea firing, local flying. Not RG Mulholland

19 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

ORLEANS

2150

0240

4h50

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   Flt Lt W.A. Rainey
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs.

21 May 1944

LL796

UL-T2

DUISBURG

2205

0300

4h55

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 H.L. Morrison RCAF
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Built-up area RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 204x 30lb incendiaries Tour completed. Crew screened.

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