CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
CAMBRIN |
First Name/s: |
Archibald Mario Riva |
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Service No/s: |
R149078 J88533 |
Service: |
RCAF |
Branch: |
Navigator |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Auto loaded with upgrade to v1.0.07 |
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21 Feb 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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23 Jun 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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25 Jun 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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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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21 Feb 1944 |
LL794 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h55 |
P1 Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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23 Feb 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-F2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h50 |
P1 Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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25 Feb 1944 |
LM438 |
UL-C2 |
AUGSBURG |
1830 |
0245 |
8h15 |
P1 Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Aircraft factories. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb, 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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02 Mar 1944 |
LM471 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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10 Mar 1944 |
ME586 |
UL-B2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation (Did not complete operation). With Hordal crew |
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11 Mar 1944 |
LM469 |
UL-E2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt A.L. Puttock |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation; high level bombing. With Hordal crew? Possibly Sgt F B Edwards as MUG. |
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13 Mar 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Flt Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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15 Mar 1944 |
ND385 |
UL-N2 |
STUTTGART |
1935 |
0340 |
8h05 |
P1 Flt Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 96x 30lb, 750x 4lb incendiaries. Aircraft is listed in the ORB as A2, but in Hordal's logbook as N2. |
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18 Mar 1944 |
LL748 |
UL-A2 |
FRANKFURT |
1910 |
0120 |
6h10 |
P1 Flt Sgt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb, 1062x 4lb incendiaries. |
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30 Mar 1944 |
LL794 |
UL-H2 |
NUREMBURG |
2210 |
0630 |
8h20 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie, 108x 30lb, 1020x4lb incendiaries. |
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07 Apr 1944 |
LL748 |
UL-A2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h50 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. |
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08 Apr 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h45 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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09 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Night map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. |
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10 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
AULNOYE |
2335 |
0445 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Attacked by an enemy Me110 in the target area. No damage recorded and no hits claimed by the gunners. |
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13 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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16 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
High-level bombing, air-to-sea firing. |
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18 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
ROUEN |
2130 |
0205 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards (two aiming points). Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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20 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
COLOGNE |
0010 |
0420 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Due to a coolant leak over the target, one engine was shut down and the flight continued on three. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Air test |
nk |
nk |
0h40 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Air test. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
DUSSELDORF |
nk |
nk |
DNTO |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area to the North of the city-centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. The runway at Elsham Wolds became obstructed by a collision between UL-G2 and UL-Q2. By the time the aircraft had been cleared, it was too late to take off and the crew scrubbed. |
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23 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h40 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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24 Apr 1944 |
UL-C2 |
KARLSRUHE |
2140 |
0345 |
6h05 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb , 1170 x 4lb incendiaries / 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 84x 30lb , 1170x 4lb incendiaries / 3rd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb, 1050x 4lb incendiaries / Supporters: 6x 2000lb bombs. It is not known to which wave the Hordal crew were allocated, but probably the 1st. |
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26 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
ESSEN |
2230 |
0320 |
4h50 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries / 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb, 660x 4lb incendiaries / 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 1050x 4lb incendiaries / 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb, 600x 4lb incendiaries / 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 960x 4lb incendiaries. It is not known in which wave the Hordal crew flew. |
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27 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
2155 |
0615 |
8h20 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 1050x 4lb incendiaries / 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 30x 30lb, 600x 4lb incendiaries / 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 960x 4lb incendiaries. It is not known in which wave the Hordal crew flew. |
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29 Apr 1944 |
ND783 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h20 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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30 Apr 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-I2 |
MAINTENON |
2140 |
0215 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Ammunition dump. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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03 May 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-I2 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
2150 |
0340 |
5h50 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Military depot and tank training centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. |
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07 May 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-I2 |
RENNES |
2140 |
0225 |
4h45 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Rennes/St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield and ammunition dump. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. |
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17 May 1944 |
LL800 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing. |
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19 May 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
ORLEANS |
2200 |
0245 |
4h45 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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21 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
DUISBERG |
2205 |
0315 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 204x 30lb incendiaries |
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22 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
DORTMUND |
2215 |
0245 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
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24 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
AACHEN |
2340 |
0410 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Aachen West and Rothe-Erde marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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26 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h20 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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27 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
AACHEN |
2350 |
0420 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Aachen East and Rothe-Erde railway yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x500lb bombs. |
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28 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-I2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h20 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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31 May 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h15 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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02 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
CALAIS |
2230 |
0245 |
nk |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal railway gun battery. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. Most aircraft could not bomb due to cloud cover and brought their bombs back. It is unclear if the Hordal crew dropped their bombs. |
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03 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
WIMEREUX |
nk |
nk |
DNTO |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal gun battery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 15x 500lb bombs. Did not take off due to engine problems. |
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05 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE AND CRISBECQ |
2120 |
0130 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal gun battery at Crisbecq. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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06 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
VIRE |
2150 |
0300 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Viaduc de Martilly road/rail bridge (western aiming point) and marshalling yards. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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10 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
FLERS |
0005 |
0505 |
5h00 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Luftwaffe airfield. |
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11 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h45 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. Air Bomber Flt Lt Jenkinson came along for the ride, possibly as a check on Fg Off Gerus? |
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12 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2230 |
0240 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant (Gelsenberg AG). Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. |
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14 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
LE HAVRE |
2020 |
2350 |
3h30 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Docks and E-Boat pens. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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16 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
STERKRADE |
2255 |
0320 |
4h25 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 16x 500lb bombs. Hordal's logbook records the flight time of 4h10 but the ORB gives 4h25. |
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17 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
AULNOYE |
2330 |
0335 |
4h05 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Road/rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Load: 18 x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber told crews only to bomb the TIs if visible through the low cloud. Most crews returned with the bombload intact but the Hordal crew managed to bomb at 14000ft. |
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19 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
SIRRACOURT |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb site. Load: tbc. The operation cancelled just after seven aircraft (including Hordal's ME801) had departed. Recalled by R/T. |
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22 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
MIMOYECQUES |
1345 |
1655 |
3h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V3 cannon construction site. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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23 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
SAINTES |
2140 |
0505 |
7h25 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: H2S Aircraft: 10x 1000lb, 2x 500lb bombs; all other aircraft: 10x 1000lb, 3x 500lb bombs. ME801 was probably equipped with H2S tbc. |
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25 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
FLERS |
0115 |
0440 |
3h25 |
P1 Flt Lt S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. |
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29 Jun 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
DOMLEGER |
1135 |
1445 |
3h10 |
P1 Plt Off S.G. Hordal RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb storage and supply depot. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. This was the Hordal crew's final operation on 576 Squadron. |
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