Carpe Diem - 576 Squadron RAF

CREW MEMBER PROFILE
Surname:	BROWN		First Name/s:	Jeffrey "Jeff"

Service No/s:	2205595	Service:	RAFVR	Branch:	Air Gunner

Awards:	France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal

Return

Date	Event	Aircraft Flown
SERVICE RECORDS
10 Jan 1944 10 Jan 1944	Enlisted, Air Crew Reception Centre, St John's Wood, London, as AC2
19 Jan 1944 19 Jan 1944	No.70 Initial Training Wing, Bridlington
30 Jan 1944 30 Jan 1944	No.20 Initial Training Wing, Usworth
17 Jun 1944 17 Jun 1944	No.81 Initial Training Wing, Bridgnorth
04 Aug 1944 04 Aug 1944	No.2 Air Gunnery School, 91 Course, Dalcross	Anson
29 Sep 1944 29 Sep 1944	Awarded Air Gunner's Flying Badge and promoted to Sgt
31 Oct 1944 31 Oct 1944	No.11 Operational Training Unit, 108 Course, Oakley and Westcott. Fleming crew formed	Wellington
28 Feb 1945 28 Feb 1945	No.1 Air Crew School, Sturgate
10 Mar 1945 10 Mar 1945	No.1668 Heavy Conversion Unit, Bottesford	Lancaster
22 Apr 1945 22 Apr 1945	No. 576 Squadron, 'C' Flight, Fiskerton	Lancaster
21 May 1945 21 May 1945	HQ No.72 Wing, Bonn, Germany
18 Sep 1945 18 Sep 1945	No.10 Air Crew Holding Unit, Catterick and Burn
11 Nov 1945 11 Nov 1945	Traffic Control Training, Blackbushe
07 Mar 1946 07 Mar 1946	No.10 School of Technical and Armament Training, Kirkham
12 Apr 1946 12 Apr 1946	No.5 Personnel Despatch Centre, Burtonwood
03 May 1946 03 May 1946	No.33 Personnel Despatch Centre, Hornchurch
01 Jun 1946 01 Jun 1946	HQ Central Germany Gee Chain (CGGC), Winterberg, Germany
13 Mar 1947 13 Mar 1947	Air Ministry Experimental Station (AMES) 7924, Wasserkuppe, Germany
11 Jan 1948 11 Jan 1948	Air Ministry Experimental Station (AMES) 7925, Adenau, Germany
21 Apr 1949 21 Apr 1949	No.10 School of Technical and Armament Training, Kirkham
27 Jun 1950 27 Jun 1950	School of Photography, Wellesbourne Mountford	Anson
01 Aug 1950 01 Aug 1950	Air Crew Transit Unit, Driffield
18 Aug 1950 18 Aug 1950	149 Squadron, Marham	Washington
20 Oct 1950 20 Oct 1950	149 Squadron, Coningsby	Washington
11 Jan 1952 11 Jan 1952	Air Crew Transit Unit, Driffield
17 Jan 1952 17 Jan 1952	No.1 Initial Training School, Jurby – Officer Training
20 May 1952 20 May 1952	Discharged on appointment to commission
21 May 1952 21 May 1952	Commissioned as Act Plt Off on probation, short service. Period of service to count from 16 Jan 1952. Cadet Pilot (LG 05 Aug 52, p4188)
01 Jun 1952 01 Jun 1952	RCAF Station London, ON, Canada
23 Jun 1952 23 Jun 1952	No.3 Flying Training School, Claresholm, AB, Canada	Harvard
27 Feb 1953 27 Feb 1953	Awarded Pilot's Flying Badge and promoted to Plt Off (LG 19 May 53, p2774)
19 Mar 1953 19 Mar 1953	RCAF Station Lachine, QC, Canada
12 Apr 1953 12 Apr 1953	No.6 Flight Training School, Ternhill	Harvard
27 May 1953 27 May 1953	No.211 Advanced Flying School, Worksop	Meteor 7, Meteor 8
04 Jan 1954 04 Jan 1954	No.3 Flight Training School, Feltwell (probably holding)
10 Jan 1954 10 Jan 1954	Aircrew Allocation Unit, Alverston
20 Jan 1954 20 Jan 1954	Assistant station adjutant, RAF Station Yeadon
29 Jan 1954 29 Jan 1954	Aircrew Allocation Unit, Alverston, for discharge
13 Mar 1954 13 Mar 1954	Commission as Plt Off terminated and discharged from the Service (LG 16 Mar 54, p1606)

Date	Aircraft	Code	Flight Details	T/O	Land	Flt Time	Crew
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS
25 Apr 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test and training	nk	nk	5h40	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country, high level bombing, and air to air firing. 400 rounds fired.
26 Apr 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	5h18	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Low level cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
27 Apr 1945	RF213	UL-B²	Training	nk	nk	1h31	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Practice supply dropping, and air-to-sea firing (300 rounds).
30 Apr 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	0h42	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1510	1835	3h25	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
02 May 1945	PD376	*UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1310	1610	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
03 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	VALKENBURG AIRFIELD OPERATION MANNA	1030	1330	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
05 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	nk	nk	nk	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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07 May 1945	NG273	IL-I²	Air test, air to sea firing	nk	nk	2h30	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	500 round fired. Landed Sandtoft
08 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1210	1520	3h10	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	On the way back there was a loud bang and several pieces of aluminium were seen to fall from beneath the starboard wing. After an uneventful landing it was discovered that all the skin at the end of the end of the starboard outer engine nacelle had ripped off. V Newman may have replaced Wiseman as WOp
18 May 1945	ME862	UL-J²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	'Y' Cross country
19 May 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	2h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 200 rounds fired.
26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	FISKERTON – BRUSSELS OPERATION EXODUS	0840	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	BRUSSELS - OAKLEY OPERATION	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OAKLEY - FISKERTON OPERATION EXODUS	nk	1545	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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28 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country
01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Air test	nk	nk	1h01	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h12	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country
04 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h44	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
18 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h33	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
19 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Cook's Tour	nk	nk	5h11	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fiskerton - Emden - Wilhelmshaven - Bremen - Hannover - Munster - Essen - Eindhoven - Fiskerton
20 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	CCG?	nk	nk	0h30	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Two magazines fired.
21 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	FLENSBURG EXERCISE POST MORTEM	1205	1800	5h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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09 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F	Training	nk	nk	0h50	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
12 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
13 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country
16 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	7h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country - France and Belgium. Crew (other than Fleming and Brown) assumed.
18 Jul 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	1h16	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew assumed (other than Feling and Brown)
20 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew other than Fleming and Brown assumed.
23 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt F.C. Newbold MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
24 Jul 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	1h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
02 Aug 1945	PA175	UL-K	Training	nk	nk	1h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing
03 Aug 1945	NG273	UL-I²	Training	nk	nk	1h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air-to-sea firing (500 rounds) and circuits and landings.
04 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h00	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal Cardigan Bay
21 Aug 1945	NG418	UL-E²	FISKERTON - GLATTON - FISKERTON	nk	nk	0h50	P1 Sqn Ldr J. Overton P2 FE AB NAV WOp MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:
25 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE FISKERTON -POMIGLIANO	0715	1350	6h39	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:	Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.
28 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:
28 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON	nk	1345	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:
01 Sep 1945	RA563	UL-Q²	Fiskerton - Woodbridge - Fiskerton	nk	nk	1h25	P1 Fg Off G.M. Henderson RNZAF P2 FE AB NAV WOp MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:
03 Sep 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Scampton - Fiskerton, air test

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