CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BELSHAW

First Name/s:

Reginald Peter

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Service No/s:

1586544

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Navigator

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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28 Jan 1945

Promoted to Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) after this date and before 3 February 1945. Exact date TBC.

Lancaster

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

15 Jan 1945

PD232

UL-O2

Training

1335

1435

1h00

P1   Fg Off G.H. Paley
P2   
FE   Sgt R. Beales
AB   Flt Sgt R. Potter
NAV  Sgt R.P. Belshaw
WOp  Flt Sgt G.B. Burns
MUG  Sgt R. Black
RG   Fg Off F.A. West

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation

16 Jan 1945

PD363

UL-K2

ZEITZ – TROGLITZ

1730

0115

7h45

P1   Fg Off G.H. Paley
P2   
FE   Sgt R. Beales
AB   Flt Sgt R. Potter
NAV  Sgt R.P. Belshaw
WOp  Flt Sgt G.B. Burns
MUG  Sgt R. Black
RG   Sgt V.C. Mattocks

NOTES:

Braunkohle Benzin synthetic oil plant (low grade MT fuel) Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 12x 500lb bombs. Sighted Fw190 – no combat

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