Carpe Diem - 576 Squadron RAF

CREW MEMBER PROFILE
Surname:	BASTICK		First Name/s:	Richard Stanley "Dick"

Service No/s:	1324663 184678	Service:	RAFVR	Branch:	Pilot

Awards:	Not known at present

Return

Date	Event	Aircraft Flown
SERVICE RECORDS
14 Sep 1941 14 Sep 1941	Enlisted in Oxford as AC2
15 Sep 1941 15 Sep 1941	Transferred to the Reserve
02 Mar 1942 02 Mar 1942	1 Air Crew Receiving Centre, St John’s Wood, London
13 Apr 1942 13 Apr 1942	Embarked UK Date? - Disembarked S Africa (prob Durban via New York)
21 May 1942 21 May 1942	8(?) Initial Training Wing, Hillside, Bulawayo, Rhodesia
22 Oct 1942 22 Oct 1942	2? Elementary Flying Training School, (NOT 22 EFTS) - Location not clear	Tiger Moth, Cornell
17 Jan 1943 17 Jan 1943	22 Service Flying Training School, Thornhill, Gwelo, Rhodesia and promoted to Acting Sergeant Unpaid (A/S/U)	Oxford
04 Jun 1943 04 Jun 1943	Awarded Pilot’s Flying Badge and promoted to Sgt
25 Jul 1943 25 Jul 1943	Home Embarkation (?) – XXX Date? - Embarked S Africa (prob. Durban or Cape Town)
12 Aug 1943 12 Aug 1943	Disembarked UK
13 Aug 1943 13 Aug 1943	7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate
14 Sep 1943 14 Sep 1943	9 Elementary Flying Training School, Ansty	Tiger Moth
01 Oct 1943 01 Oct 1943	7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate
10 Oct 1943 10 Oct 1943	Air Crew NCO’s School, Whitley Bay
27 Oct 1943 27 Oct 1943	7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate
11 Jan 1944 11 Jan 1944	6 (P) Advanced Flying Unit, Little Rissington / Chipping Norton	Oxford
14 Mar 1944 14 Mar 1944	1516 Beam Approach Training Flight, Llanbedr	Oxford tbc
21 Mar 1944 21 Mar 1944	6 (P) Advanced Flying Unit, Little Rissington / Chipping Norton	Oxford
04 Jun 1944 04 Jun 1944	Promoted to Flt Sgt	Wellington
10 Aug 1944 10 Aug 1944	11 Base, Lindholme, for 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit, Lindholme	Halifax
19 Sep 1944 19 Sep 1944	Commissioned as Plt Off on probation (emerg.) (LG 24 Oct 44, p 4856)
15 Oct 1944 15 Oct 1944	Second dickie with B A T-Rooke	Lancaster
16 Nov 1944 16 Nov 1944	Promoted to Acting Fg Off	Lancaster
21 Feb 1945 21 Feb 1945	Lost in NF975 UL-J2 (Dortmund), aged 24 Runnymede, panel 266	Lancaster

Date	Aircraft	Code	Flight Details	T/O	Land	Flt Time	Crew
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS
15 Oct 1944	PD309	UL-W²	WILHELMSHAFEN	1720	2145	4h25	P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke P2 Plt Off R.S. Bastick FE Sgt F.N. Ashton AB Plt Off S.R. Strand NAV Flt Sgt W.E. Sollis WOp Sgt B.G. Holmes MUG Sgt J. Boyd RG Flt Sgt F.A. West
NOTES:	Target: Built-up area and submarine works Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs 'Second dickie' for Plt Off R S Bastick
29 Oct 1944	NG119	UL-D²	Training	1435	1935	5h00	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Pre-operational cross-country exercise.
31 Oct 1944	NG119	UL-D²	Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton	nk	nk	0h20 tbc	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Transit to Squadron's new home at Fiskerton. Two groundcrew were carried as passengers; 1245903 James Leslie Brentnall (Airframe mechanic) and 613 Elson (Engine mechanic).
03 Nov 1944	JB410	UL-H²	Training	1610	2025	4h15	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Cross-country navigation exercise.
04 Nov 1944	PD309	UL-W²	BOCHUM	1730	2220	4h50	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Built-up area. Bombed at 17,000ft. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs
06 Nov 1944	NF976	UL-Q²	GELSENKIRCHEN	1200	1610	4h10	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Nortstern synthetic oil plant. Bombed at 17,000 ft. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 7x 500lb bombs
09 Nov 1944	NG119	UL-D²	WANNE-EICKEL	0830	1310	4h40	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Synthetic oil plant. Bombed at 20,000 ft. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs
10 Nov 1944	PD309	UL-W²	Training	1500	1655	1h55	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Practice bombing and fighter affiliation.
11 Nov 1944	ME317	UL-C²	DORTMUND	1605	2135	5h30	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Hoesch Benzin GmbH synthetic oil plant. Damaged by flak. Bombed at 16,000 ft. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs.
13 Nov 1944	ME317	UL-C²	Training	1430	1630	2h00	P1 Plt Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Cross-country navigation exercise.
16 Nov 1944	ME317	UL-C²	DUREN	1255	1725	4h30	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Enemy positions & lines of communication. Damaged by light flak. Flown in support of American 1st & 9th Armies. Bombed at 10,000ft. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 7x 500lb bombs.
21 Nov 1944	ME317	UL-C²	ASCHAFFENBURG	1605	2215	6h10	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt J.L.M. McTernaghan AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Marshalling yards. Bombed at 12,500 ft. Load: 1x 4000lb, 16x 500lb bombs.
25 Nov 1944	ME735	UL-P²	Training	1425	1550	1h25	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Practice bombing.
29 Nov 1944	NG119	UL-D²	DORTMUND	1225	1735	5h10	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Industrial and rail targets within the built-up area. Bombed at 14,000 ft. Hit by heavy flak which damaged the port inner engine. The shell burst between the port inner and the fuselage, which rendered the WOp, Sgt Gould, unconscious and causing severe ear damage for which he was was subsequently grounded. The port inner and one other engine had to be shut down and the aircraft was forced to return to Fiskerton on the remaining two engines. Load 1x 4000lb, 5x 1000lb, 7x 500lb bombs.
30 Nov 1944	ME317	UL-C²	Training	1625	1930	3h05	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt D.S. Gould MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise.
29 Dec 1944	NF975	UL-J²	SCHOLVEN / BUER	1515	2100	5h45	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Sgt E. Johnson MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Hydeierwerke Scholven synthetic oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb, 16x 500lb bombs.
01 Jan 1945	ME317	UL-C²	Training	nk	nk	2h10	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	'Y' (H2S) simulated bombing runs, practice bombing and fighter affiliation.
05 Jan 1945	NF975	UL-J²	ROYAN	0205	0905	7h00	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Enemy garrison & supply depot. Flown in support of the Free French forces besieging the town. Load: 1x 4000lb, 16x 500lb bombs.
14 Jan 1945	NF975	UL-J²	MERSEBURG / LEUNA	1915	0325	8h10	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: IG Farbenindustrie synthetic oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 12x 500lb bombs
16 Jan 1945	NF975	UL-J²	ZEITZ - TROGLITZ	1735	0120	7h45	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin synthetic oil plant (low grade MT fuel). Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 12x 500lb bombs.
22 Jan 1945	NF975	UL-J²	DUISBERG	1655	2155	5h00	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Steelwork coking ovens & rolling mills in the Hamborn area of the city and a benzol plant in Bruckhausen. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs
27 Jan 1945	NF975	UL-J²	Training	nk	nk	3h00	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	High-level bombing, 'Y' (H2S) simulated bombing runs, air-to-sea firing
01 Feb 1945	NF975	UL-J²	LUDWIGSHAFEN	1605	2255	6h50	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Marshalling yards, factories and enemy troop positions. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 1620x 4lb incendiaries
03 Feb 1945	NF975	UL-J²	BOTTROP	1615	2200	5h45	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Prosper coking plant & benzol refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs
06 Feb 1945	NF975	UL-J²	Training	nk	nk	1h20	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Practice bombing.
15 Feb 1945	PD363	UL-K²	Training	nk	nk	2h55	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer PAX Flt Sgt D.S. Gould
NOTES:	Practice bombing, air-to-sea firing, and 'Y' (H2S) simulated bombing runs. Flt Sgt Gould, having recovered from his ear problem, appears on the trip too: probably under supervision on his first trip back.
20 Feb 1945	NF975	UL-J²	DORTMUND	2140	FTR	nk	P1 Fg Off R.S. Bastick P2 FE Sgt F.G.J. Martin AB Flt Sgt W.V. Bibby NAV Flt Sgt W.G. Frost RAAF WOp Flt Sgt J. Coates MUG Sgt H.A. Sargent RG Sgt R.L. Swaffer
NOTES:	Target: Rhenania Ossag oil refinery, in the Reisholz district of the city. Load: 1x 2000lb, 2100x 4lb incendiaries. The fate of NF975 may never be known, as the aircraft and her crew disappeared with out trace, nothing being heard from the crew after take-off from Fiskerton at 2141. The crew are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial, on Panels 266, 270, 276, 277 and 284.

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