CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
BARTON |
First Name/s: |
G H |
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Service No/s: |
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Branch: |
Field Engineer |
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Awards: |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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Set Rank from Flight Record |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Auto loaded with upgrade to v1.0.07 |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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LL799 |
UL-N2 |
AULNOYE |
2350 |
0420 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
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NOTES: |
Target: Road and rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Low cloud obscured the Target Indicators however this crew successfully bombed at 0148 from 8,000 ft. Pickup: 'Uneventful'. |
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04 Jun 1944 |
ME811 |
UL-S2 |
Training |
2250 |
0225 |
3h35 |
P1 C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation |
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07 Jun 1944 |
ME800 |
UL-W2 |
Training |
1605 |
2000 |
3h55 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation. |
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09 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
FLERS |
0105 |
0630 |
5h25 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy airfield. Bombed at 0325 from 3,000 ft. Pickup described the raid as 'Uneventful' |
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11 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
Training |
1900 |
2105 |
2h05 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing; high-level bombing on the Lea Marsh Range. |
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12 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2300 |
0400 |
5h00 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Gelsenberg AG synthetic oil plant at Nordstern . Bombed at 0106 from 19,000 ft. Pickup: 'Medium & heavy flak. Bags of S/Ls (searchlights). No fighters seen. Good show!' |
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16 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
STERKRADE |
2325 |
0155 |
2h30 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten. Abortive and returned early nav equipment u/s. |
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17 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
AULNOYE |
2350 |
0420 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Road and rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Most crews returned with their bombs due to low cloud obscuring the Target Indicators, however this crew bombed successfully at 0148 from 8,000 ft. Pickup: 'Uneventful'. |
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22 Jun 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
MIMOYECQUES |
1410 |
1730 |
3h20 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V3 cannon construction site. Bombed at 1548 from 19,000 ft. Pickup: 'Bags of flak. No fighters. Otherwise uneventful'. |
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25 Jun 1944 |
ME735 |
U2 |
FLERS |
0145 |
0535 |
3h50 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. Bombed at 0320 from 15,000 ft. Pickup: 'S/L & flak. Fighters G/C (ground controlled?). Uneventful'. |
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27 Jun 1944 |
ME800 |
UL-W2 |
CHATEAU DE BERNAPRE |
0140 |
0540 |
4h00 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. Bombed at 0335 from 8,000 ft. Pickup: 'S/L & slight flak. 2 fighters evaded - unidentified twin engines'. |
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29 Jun 1944 |
ME735 |
U2 |
DOMLEGER |
1140 |
1515 |
3h35 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb storage and supply depot. Bombed at 1332 from 12,000 ft. Pickup: 'Sporadic heavy flak, otherwise uneventful'. |
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30 Jun 1944 |
ME735 |
U2 |
OISEMONT / NEUVILLE AU BOIS |
0605 |
1015 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Off C. Sawyer USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb site. Bombed at 0758 from 13,000 ft. Pickup: '10/10ths cloud. Uneventful. Slight heavy flak'. |
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29 Aug 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
STETTIN |
2110 |
0550 |
8h00 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Target: Port Area V1 Flying Bomb Launch Site Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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