CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
CAWSTON |
First Name/s: |
Malcolm James Challoner "Mac" |
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Service No/s: |
1034222 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Flight Engineer |
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Awards: |
1939-1945 Star; Burma Star; France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Jan 1941 |
Enlisted at No.3 Recruit Centre (RC), Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire |
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01 Feb 1941 |
No.9 School of Technical Training (SoTT), Morecambe, Lancashire |
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15 Sep 1941 |
No.2 Basic Flying Training School (BFTS), Brize Norton, Oxfordshire; as aircraft fitter |
Oxford |
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28 Dec 1942 |
No.24 Maintenance Unit (MU), Ternhill, Shropshire |
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29 Dec 1943 |
No.4 School of Technical Training (SoTT), St Athan, Glamorgan, Wales |
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15 Mar 1944 |
No.1656 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Lindholme, Yorkshire |
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21 Mar 1944 |
No.1 Lancaster Finishing School (LFS), Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
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06 Apr 1944 |
No.11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire, administrative Base for No.1 Group heavy bomber conversions (precise date tbc) |
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07 Apr 1944 |
No.1667 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), 83 Course, Sandtoft, Yorkshire; |
Halifax |
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22 May 1944 |
Qualified as Flight Engineer (Halifax) |
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26 May 1944 |
No.1 Lancaster Finishing School (LFS), 16 Course, Hemswell , Lincolnshire |
Lancaster |
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05 Jun 1944 |
Qualified as Flight Engineer (Lancaster I & III)) |
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07 Jun 1944 |
No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster |
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05 Oct 1944 |
Air Crew Allocation Centre, Brackla, Nairn, Inverness-shire, Scotland |
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20 Nov 1944 |
No.1655 Mosquito Training Unit (MTU), Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
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28 Feb 1945 |
MSS, Upwood, Cambridgeshire (unit not yet identified - possibly part of No.156 or 139 Squadrons) |
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23 Jul 1945 |
No.233 Squadron, Odiham, Hampshire; as aircraft Fitter II (Engines) |
Dakota |
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21 Aug 1945 |
Flew as a passenger from Odiham in a 233 Squadron DC3 to Tulihal via Elmas, Sardinia to El Adem, N Africa to Lydda, Palestine to Shaibah, Persian Gulf to Bahrain to Karachi to Allahabad and landing in Tulihal on 28 August 1945 |
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28 Aug 1945 |
No.233 Squadron, South-East Asia Air Forces (SEAAF), Tulihal, Imphal Plain, Burma; as aircraft fitter |
Dakota |
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11 Jan 1946 |
No.684 Squadron, Saigon, French Indo-China |
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12 Feb 1946 |
No.684 Squadron, Don Muang, Bangkok, Siam |
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08 Mar 1946 |
Detached with No.684 Squadron to Kuala Lumpur, Malaya |
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01 Apr 1946 |
Returned to No.684 Squadron, Don Muang, Bangkok, Thailand until 07 April 1946 |
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03 Apr 1946 |
Last day of Service |
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13 Apr 1946 |
Flown back to the UK as a passenger on a 684 Squadron Dakota on termination of service from Bangkok to Pegu to Dum Dum, Bengal to Allahabad to Karachi to Sharjah to Habbanyia to Cairo to El Adem to Luqa, Malta to Istres, France and finally landing at St Mawgan, Cornwall on 18 April 1946 |
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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 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
1620 |
1950 |
3h30 |
P1 Plt Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise. |
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22 Jun 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Training |
1335 |
1720 |
3h45 |
P1 Plt Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise |
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23 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
SAINTES |
2215 |
0545 |
7h30 |
P1 Plt Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: H2S-equipped aircraft: 10x 1000lb, 2x 500 lb bombs; all other aircraft: 10x 1000lb, 3x 500lb bombs. It is not known if this aircraft was H2S-equipped. |
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25 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
FLERS |
0150 |
0550 |
4h00 |
P1 Plt Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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27 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
CHATEAU DE BERNAPRE |
0140 |
0545 |
4h05 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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29 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
DOMLEGER |
1150 |
1515 |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
V1 'flying bomb' storage and supply depot Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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30 Jun 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
OISEMONT / NEUVILLE AU BOIS |
0600 |
1010 |
4h10 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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02 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
DOMLEGER |
1220 |
1610 |
3h50 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' storage and supply depot Load: 7x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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04 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
ORLEANS |
2215 |
0345 |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 18x 500lb bombs Hit by flak which killed the Air Bomber Sgt West. The aircraft was also chased by two Fw-190s and an Me-109. Landed Keevil where West's body was taken to the Station mortuary. |
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05 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
Keevil to Elsham Wolds |
1625 |
1730 |
1h05 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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07 Jul 1944 |
LM133 |
UL-H2 |
CAEN |
1745 |
0000 |
6h15 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy armour strongpoint on the Northern outskirts of Caen. Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Flown in support of the Anglo-Canadian ground forces attacking the town in Operation CHARNWOOD |
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10 Jul 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
Elsham Wolds to Oakington |
1030 |
1105 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Probably to attend Kenneth West's funeral at Cambridge City Cemetery. |
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10 Jul 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
Oakington to Elsham Wolds |
2300 |
2335 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Return from Oakington. |
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12 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
REVIGNY |
2130 |
0640 |
9h10 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 7x 1000lb and 4x500lb bombs The Deputy Master Bomber instructed aircraft to return to base with their bombs (codeword ‘Lysol’) as cloud was obscuring the target. Target marking was conducted by the 1 Group Special Duties Flight based at Binbrook. Diverted to Blyton due to weather at Elsham Wolds |
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13 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
Blyton to Elsham Wolds |
1650 |
1710 |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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14 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
REVIGNY |
2115 |
0545 |
8h30 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load 7x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs The Master Bomber instructed all aircraft to return to base with bombs (codeword ‘Sugar Plum’) as the target was obscured. Some Squadron aircraft diverted due to low cloud at Elsham Wolds, but the Cartwright crew landed safely at base. |
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18 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
SANNERVILLE |
0335 |
0735 |
4h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Area 'H'; fortified positions occupied by Panzer regiments Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Flown in support of the British 2nd Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD and given a 'strong fighter escort' |
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20 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
WIZERNES |
1920 |
2255 |
3h35 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Construction site for a V2 rocket site and bunker complex known as ‘La Coupole’ Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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23 Jul 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
1100 |
1300 |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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23 Jul 1944 |
UL-R2 |
KIEL |
2220 |
0345 |
5h25 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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NOTES: |
Target: German naval base, canal and harbour Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 8x 500lb bombs, and 5x 500lb ‘J’ Type incendiary cluster, or, 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs, tbc |
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24 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
STUTTGART |
2115 |
0615 |
9h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 2000lb bomb and 12x cluster bombs each containing 14x 30lb ‘J’-Type incendiaries |
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26 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
BOIS DES JARDINS |
0045 |
0445 |
4h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs |
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07 Aug 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
FONTENAY-LE-MARMION |
2055 |
0100 |
4h05 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Concentration of enemy armour in battle area near Caen Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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07 Aug 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
1100 |
1300 |
2h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise |
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10 Aug 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
PARIS (DUGNY) |
0905 |
1415 |
5h10 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Aviation fuel storage depot Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Spitfire escort |
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11 Aug 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
DOUAI |
1340 |
1745 |
4h05 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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14 Aug 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
FONTAINE LE PIN |
1310 |
1705 |
3h55 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: Enemy positions in the battle area Load: 20x 500lb bombs |
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25 Aug 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-Q2 |
RUSSELSHEIM |
2025 |
0435 |
8h10 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: Opel factory for aircraft wings & fuselages, and the built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 12x 500lb clusters containing 4lb incendiaries. Enemy Me-410 sighted but did not engage |
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26 Aug 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
KIEL |
2005 |
0120 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: German Navy dockyards and installations Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Enemy Me-210 seen but not engaged |
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29 Aug 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
STETTIN |
2115 |
0515 |
8h00 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: Port area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries Forced to abandon the operation and return early when South-East of Sweden due to failure of the starboard inner engine 'Second Dickie' trip for Fg Off I Thompson |
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31 Aug 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
AGENVILLE |
1255 |
1635 |
3h40 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: V1 'flying bomb' supply site Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Hit by flak and failure of the port inner engine Spitfire escort |
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03 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
EINDHOVEN |
1525 |
1910 |
3h45 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Luftwaffe-occupied aerodrome Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Given Spitfire escort |
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05 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
LE HAVRE |
1610 |
1930 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy strongpoints Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Hit by flak |
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05 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
LE HAVRE |
1610 |
1930 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy strongpoints Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Hit by flak in the starboard mainplane |
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06 Sep 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
LE HAVRE |
1705 |
2020 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy strongpoints Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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08 Sep 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
LE HAVRE |
0620 |
0930 |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off E.A. Cartwright |
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Target: Enemy strongpoints to the North of the town Load: 13x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs The crews were given two Aiming Points: 10 aircraft on AP 12, and 5 on AP 13. It is unknown which AP this crew attacked During the attack the cloud cover increased and obscured the target, so the Master Bomber instructed crews who had not bombed to return with their loads. It appears the Cartwright crew managed to bomb their AP Crew 'screened' from operations having completed 32 operations |
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