CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
CATLING |
First Name/s: |
Henry B "Bert" |
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Service No/s: |
1716164 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Flight Engineer |
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Awards: |
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 |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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08 Feb 1944 |
ND402 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Day/night cross-country navigation exercise at 20,000ft. Route: Elsham Wolds-Bottisham-Frome-Northampton-Hereford- Maughold Head-Catterick-Elsham Wolds |
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09 Feb 1944 |
LL796 |
UL-T2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h40 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. Sortie abandoned as Gee unserviceable |
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10 Feb 1944 |
LL796 |
UL-T2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h40 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Day/night cross-country navigation exercise at 20,000ft. Route: Elsham Wolds-Bottisham-Frome-Northampton-Hereford-Shawbury-Spalding-Catterick-Elsham Wolds |
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11 Feb 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-Y2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h40 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Local flying and Visual Monica practice. |
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12 Feb 1944 |
LL796 |
UL-T2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h00 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Low level bombing at 3,000 ft. |
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20 Feb 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-N2 |
STUTTGART |
2355 |
0730 |
7h35 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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02 Mar 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h45 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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09 Mar 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h35 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) training. |
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15 Mar 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
STUTTGART |
1905 |
0320 |
8h15 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. |
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18 Mar 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
FRANKFURT |
1905 |
0205 |
7h00 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. The ORB lists A C Perkins as mid-upper but he was rear gunner with the Young crew that night. The mid-upper was probably Lillicrap. |
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22 Mar 1944 |
ND362 |
UL-Q2 |
FRANKFURT |
1900 |
0115 |
6h15 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Aircraft struck by incendiaries from above |
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24 Mar 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-Z2 |
BERLIN |
1855 |
0330 |
8h35 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. Bombed from 21,000 ft. on a heading of 220, at 2236 hrs. Diverted to Enstone due to poor visibility at Elsham.. |
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25 Mar 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-Z2 |
Enstone to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
1h30 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Enstone to Elsham Wolds; return from diversion. |
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26 Mar 1944 |
DV365 |
UL-Z2 |
ESSEN |
2000 |
2230 |
2h30 |
P1 Fg Off G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Returned early due to rear gunner losing consciousness. |
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30 Mar 1944 |
JB460 |
*UL-I2 |
NUREMBURG |
2200 |
0215 |
4h15 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Returned early as the rear turret became unserviceable. |
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11 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
AACHEN |
2030 |
0040 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling Yards |
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11 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Pre-operation air test. |
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16 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h55 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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17 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h30 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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17 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h05 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Special night exercise' |
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18 Apr 1944 |
ME735 |
UL-R2 |
ROUEN |
2150 |
0240 |
4h50 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: marshalling yards (two Aiming Points). Attacked by enemy intruder whilst in the circuit to land. Aircraft damaged and put on Cat AC. Crew were uninjured |
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20 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
COLOGNE |
2330 |
0405 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up areas to the north and west of the city centre. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
DUSSELDORF |
2225 |
0330 |
5h05 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area to the north of the city centre. |
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23 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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24 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
KARLSRUHE |
2220 |
0415 |
5h55 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. |
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26 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
ESSEN |
2235 |
0320 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Bombed at 23,000 ft, heading 177°, at 0129 hrs |
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27 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
2125 |
0610 |
8h45 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: marshalling yards |
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29 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h40 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation. |
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30 Apr 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h30 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Air test and 'Y' (H2S) flying. |
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01 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
LYON |
2125 |
0445 |
7h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Soc. Berliet motor works. |
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03 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
2200 |
0405 |
6h05 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: military depot & tank training centre. Diverted to North Killingholme |
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04 May 1944 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
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NOTES: |
North Killingholme to Elsham Wolds: return from diversion. |
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07 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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19 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
ORLEANS |
2145 |
0255 |
5h10 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards. |
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21 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
DUISBERG |
2220 |
0255 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. |
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22 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
DORTMUND |
2205 |
0255 |
4h50 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: built-up area. Bombed at 22,000 ft, heading 157°, at 0048 hrs |
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24 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
AACHEN |
2325 |
0415 |
4h50 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Aachen West and Rothe-Erde marshalling yards. |
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27 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
AACHEN |
2340 |
0415 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Aachen East & Rothe-Erde marshalling yards. |
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27 May 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h15 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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02 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
CALAIS |
2235 |
0140 |
3h05 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Coastal railway gun battery. Most aircraft could not bomb due to cloud cover and brought their bomb load back. |
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05 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
ST MARTIN DE VARREVILLE & CRISBECQ |
2110 |
0130 |
4h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Crisbecq coastal gun batteries. The Squadron was given two targets, half the aircraft attacking each. The other target was gun batteries at St Martin de Varreville. |
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06 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
VIRE |
2140 |
0255 |
5h15 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Road/rail bridge (the western Aiming Point). Bombed at 4,000 ft on heading 125°, at 0039hrs. Flown in support of the Allied invasion of Normandy. |
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10 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
FLERS |
0015 |
0510 |
4h55 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: enemy airfield |
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12 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2230 |
0250 |
4h20 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant (Gelsenberg AG) |
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14 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
LE HARVE |
2010 |
2355 |
3h45 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: docks & E-boat pens |
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16 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
STERKRADE |
2250 |
0315 |
4h25 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten |
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17 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
AULNOYE |
2325 |
0340 |
4h15 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: road/rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Load: 18x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber instructed crews to bomb the Target Indicators only if they were visible through the low cloud which was obscuring the target, and if not, to return to base. Most crews returned with bombload intact 'Second dickie' for Plt Off E A Cartwright |
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19 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
SIRACOURT |
nk |
nk |
1h50 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb site. The operation cancelled just after seven Squadron aircraft had departed. Recalled by R/T. Five of the seven aircraft are known so far - LM352, LM439, LL799, ME800 & ND903 |
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29 Jun 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
DOMLEGER |
1145 |
1450 |
3h05 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb storage & supply depot. Bombed at 14,000 ft, heading 154°, at 1329 hrs |
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