CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

CASEY

First Name/s:

James Nelson

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Service No/s:

421244

Service:

RAAF

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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31 Oct 1944

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

31 Oct 1944

NE115

UL-A2

Elsham Wolds to Fiskerton

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P1   Fg Off J.J. Mulrooney
P2   
FE   Sgt B. Beale
AB   Fg Off C.W.P. Mortal RAAF
NAV  WO J.N. Casey RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt F.J.L. Paton RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt C.R. Anthony
RG   Fg Off E. Parker
PAX   Flt Lt H.T. Shewan

NOTES:

Transit to the Squadron's new home at Fiskerton, coming under No.1 Group's 15 Base. Flt Lt Shewan (Signals Leader), 322 Thomas (FMA) and 012 McLure (FME) were carried as passengers.

02 Nov 1944

NE115

UL-B2

DUSSELDORF N

1600

FTR

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P1   Fg Off J.J. Mulrooney
P2   
FE   Sgt J. Beeson
AB   Fg Off C.W.P. Mortal RAAF
NAV  WO J.N. Casey RAAF
WOp  WO F.J.L. Paton RAAF
MUG  Flt Sgt C.R. Anthony
RG   Fg Off E. Parker

NOTES:

Target: Northern built-up area of the city. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. Nothing was heard from the aircraft after take-off and it failed to return to base. A report by a Missing Research and Enquiry team stated that the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. It exploded on impact at Langenfeld, approximately 15 kms southeast of Dusseldorf. Six of the crew members were killed and the captain Mulrooney was taken Prisoner of War. Flt Sgt Anthony is buried with five of his crewmetes at Rheinburg Cemetery, Plot 6 Grave 3.

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