CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
BRADSHAW - ISHERWOOD |
First Name/s: |
Thomas |
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Service No/s: |
(1238713) 159141 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Bomber |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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01 Apr 1940 |
Probably enlisted Cardington as AC2 |
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23 Oct 1943 |
Commissioned as Plt Off on probation (emergency) from LAC (LG 18 Jan 44, p351) |
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01 Mar 1944 |
Date? - 83 OTU, Peplow (Harvey crew formed) |
Wellington |
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05 Apr 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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23 Apr 1944 |
23 Apr 44 - Promoted to Fg Off (war substantive) (LG 12 May 44, p2179) |
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01 Sep 1944 |
? Sep 44 - 1667 HCU, ‘B’ Flt, Sandtoft |
Halifax |
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27 Nov 1944 |
27 Nov 44 - 1667 HCU ‘D’ Flt (LFS), Sandtoft |
Lancaster |
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08 Dec 1944 |
625 Sqn, ‘C’ Flt, Kelstern |
Lancaster |
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05 Apr 1945 |
576 Sqn, ‘C’ Flt, Fiskerton |
Lancaster |
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26 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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29 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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05 May 1945 |
Tour expired - date unknown. The rest of the crew were screened (tour completed) on this date (Bradshaw-Isherton was replaced by N Fisher as air bomber). |
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23 Oct 1945 |
Promoted to Flt Lt (war substantive) (LG 16 Nov 45, p5589) |
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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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05 Apr 1944 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
Kelstern to Fiskerton |
nk |
nk |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Positioning flight to Fiskerton to form the new 'C' Flight of 576 Squadron. |
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09 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
KIEL |
1855 |
0120 |
6h25 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Shipping, the Deutsche-Werke U-boat yard & the industrial centre on the East side of Kiel Harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. The German heavy cruiser 'Admiral Scheer' was sunk at her moorings on this attack. |
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10 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
PLAUEN |
1805 |
0240 |
8h35 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 10x 500lb bombs. |
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12 Apr 1945 |
NG418 |
Ul-E2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h05 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Low level map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. |
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14 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
*UL-J2 |
CUXHAVEN |
1930 |
0045 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Harbour area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs Flown as a diversion for the Main Force attack on Potsdam. |
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26 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 F. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Practice sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA. |
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26 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Sack dropping. Practice for Operation MANNA. |
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29 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1145 |
1425 |
2h40 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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30 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
DELFT AIRFIELD |
1455 |
1820 |
3h25 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 3 'blocks' |
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02 May 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1255 |
1535 |
2h40 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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03 May 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1015 |
1310 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. The aircraft's tailplane damaged when dropping the blocks - a not uncommon occurrence. |
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