CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BELL

First Name/s:

James Buchanan

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Service No/s:

(1239949) 175720

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

DFC
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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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25 Sep 1944

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09 Oct 1944

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

25 Sep 1944

PD271

UL-T2

Training

1505

1645

1h40

P1   Fg Off G.H. Hardman RAAF
P2   Fg Off J.B. Bell
FE   Sgt E.W. Murphy
AB   Fg Off A.L. Cooper RAAF
NAV  Flt Sgt L.W. Burnett RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.G. Williams RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt A.N. Johnson RAAF
RG   Flt Sgt L.C. O’Brien RAAF

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation and air-to-air firing.

28 Sep 1944

ME735

UL-P2

Elsham Wolds to Binbrook

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0h25

P1   Fg Off J.B. Bell
P2   Fg Off D.C. Smith RAAF
FE   Sgt K. Warner
AB   Flt Sgt R.G. Collins RAAF
NAV  Flt Sgt D.K.E. Anderson RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt D.K. Rowe RAAF
MUG  Sgt C.G.R. Jones
RG   

NOTES:

Transporting J B Bell (and crew tbd) to Binbrook to pick up their aircraft. Sgt Lloyd was replaced on this trip by another air gunner tbd.

09 Oct 1944

NG119

UL-D2

Base-Wratting Common

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0h50

P1   Plt Off K.A. Moore
P2   Plt Off J.B. Bell
FE   
AB   
NAV  
WOp  
MUG  
RG   

NOTES:

Base-Wratting Common P2 J B Bell and crew as passengers. Not shown in Goodes or Miller logbooks.

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