CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BRAITHWAITE

First Name/s:

Sidney Herbert

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Service No/s:

(1165803) 182634

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Gunner

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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16 Mar 1945

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

16 Mar 1945

*

NUREMBURG

1730

0200

8h30

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Built-up area

18 Mar 1945

*

HANAU

0110

0820

7h10

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Built-up Area

22 Mar 1945

*

HILDESHEIM

1135

1645

5h10

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Railway Yards

24 Mar 1945

*

DORTMUND / HARPENERWEG

1300

1825

5h25

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Harpenerweg Oil Refinery

27 Mar 1945

*

PADERBORN

1450

1950

5h00

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Built-up area & troop positions (in support of US Army surrounding the "Ruhr pocket"

03 Apr 1945

NN806

UL-M2

NORDHAUSEN

1325

1940

6h15

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

SS Barracks, bridges and V2 rocket factory

04 Apr 1945

NN806

UL-M2

LUTZKENDORF

1325

1940

6h15

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery

09 Apr 1945

RA587

UL-U

KIEL

1905

0150

6h45

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Shipping, Deutsche-Werke U-boat yard & industrial centre on the E side of Kiel Harbour

10 Apr 1945

UL-B

PLAUEN

1805

0245

8h40

P1   Flt Sgt G.A. Abercrombie
P2   
FE   Sgt R.R. Ewart
AB   Sgt W. Milburn
NAV  Sgt R.J. Gratton
WOp  Sgt V. Sergas
MUG  Sgt R.W. Weston
RG   Plt Off S.H. Braithwaite

NOTES:

Marshalling yards

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