CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BARROWS

First Name/s:

Sydney Walter "Syd"

Service No/s:

1580168

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Navigator

Awards:

Return

SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

15 Feb 1944

No.18 Operational Training Unit, Worksop, Nottinghamshire & Finningley, Yorkshire. Joins R W Brown crew.

Wellington

22 May 1944

No.1662 Heavy Conversion Unit, Blyton, Lincolnshire.

Lancaster

08 Jul 1944

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

Lancaster

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

23 Jul 1944

ME800

UL-W2

KIEL

2250

0415

5h25

P1   Plt Off R.W. Brown RAAF
P2   
FE   Sgt D.R. Northcote
AB   Fg Off R.S. McGibbon RCAF
NAV  Sgt S.W. Barrows
WOp  Flt Sgt R.J.L. McStay RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt S.A. Smith RAAF
RG   Flt Sgt R. Weekes RAAF

NOTES:

Target: German Naval Base, canal, and harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 8x 500lb bombs, and 5x 500lb 'J' Type incendiary cluster, or 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs, tbc.

24 Jul 1944

ME800

UL-W2

STUTTGART

2130

0635

9h05

P1   Plt Off R.W. Brown RAAF
P2   
FE   Sgt D.R. Northcote
AB   Fg Off R.S. McGibbon RCAF
NAV  Sgt S.W. Barrows
WOp  Flt Sgt R.J.L. McStay RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt S.A. Smith RAAF
RG   Flt Sgt R. Weekes RAAF

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 2000lb bomb, 12x clusters, each containing 14x 30lb 'J' Type incendiaries.

28 Jul 1944

LL799

UL-N2

STUTTGART

2135

FTR

nk

P1   Fg Off R.W. Brown RAAF
P2   
FE   Sgt D.R. Northcote
AB   Fg Off R.S. McGibbon RCAF
NAV  Sgt S.W. Barrows
WOp  Flt Sgt R.J.L. McStay RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt S.A. Smith RAAF
RG   Flt Sgt R. Weekes RAAF

NOTES:

Target: Engineering workshops. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 11x 500lb bombs.

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