CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
BEESON |
First Name/s: |
Joseph |
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Service No/s: |
1594564 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Field Engineer |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Auto loaded with upgrade to v1.0.07 |
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14 Oct 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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15 Oct 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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06 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
LE HAVRE |
1700 |
2035 |
3h35 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Enemy strongpoints. R/T failure – unable to bomb – could notidentify target |
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10 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
LE HAVRE |
1630 |
2020 |
3h50 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Enemy strongpoint ½ mile SW of the Forêt de Montgeon |
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19 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
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20 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
CALAIS (SANGATTE) |
1500 |
1820 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Coastal guns & defences |
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23 Sep 1944 |
* |
NEUSS |
1830 |
2345 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
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NOTES: |
Marshalling yards |
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25 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
CALAIS |
0720 |
1020 |
3h00 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Enemy troops and gun positions. Master Bomber instructed crews to RTB with bombs due cloud cover over target area Unable to bomb due to cloud cover - bombs brought back. ORB shows Pym as AB (but likely wrong) as Weir has this in his logbook |
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26 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
CAP GRIS-NEZ |
1055 |
1400 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
6” Coastal Gun Battery |
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28 Sep 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Figet affiliation |
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05 Oct 1944 |
ME801 |
U2 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
1815 |
0100 |
6h45 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Marshalling yards. Aircraft diverted on the return due to fog at base. Diverted Wratting Common Landed on 3 engines – aircraft left there for repair. Crew returned to base with Trent crew in LM227 on 6 Oct 44. |
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11 Oct 1944 |
PB635 |
UL-N2 |
FORT FREDERIK HENDRIK, BRESKENS |
1520 |
1845 |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Second Wave – Battle Order ‘B’ – 5 aircraft - Second aiming point. |
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12 Oct 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h00 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Hemswell and return |
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14 Oct 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
DUISBERG |
0645 |
0920 |
2h35 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Operation HURRICANE – 3 aircraft detailed to attack August Thyssen Steelworks (C2, G2, M2), rest detailed to attack 4 APs (mines and coke ovens) in the Hamborn area (19 a/c). Thyseen steelworks. Instructed to bomb visually. C2,G2,M2: 13x 1000lb, 4x500lb bombs |
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14 Oct 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
DUISBERG |
2230 |
0105 |
2h35 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Built up area to N of docks B2,K2,M2: 1x 4000lb, 2,732x 4lb incendiaries. Returned early - engine failure on take off. All other a/c: 12x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs. |
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15 Oct 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
WILHELMSHAFEN |
1720 |
2155 |
4h35 |
P1 Fg Off J. MacDonald |
NOTES: |
Built-up Area and Submarine Industry. |
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02 Nov 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
DUSSELDORF N |
1600 |
FTR |
uk |
P1 Fg Off J.J. Mulrooney |
NOTES: |
Target: Northern built-up area of the city. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. A report by a Missing Research and Enquiry team stated that the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. It exploded on impact at Langenfeld, approximately 15 kms southeast of Dusseldorf. Six of the crew members were killed and the captain Mulrooney was taken Prisoner of War. Flt Sgt Anthony is buried with five of his crewmetes at Rheinburg Cemetery, Plot 6 Grave 3. |
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