CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BICKLEY

First Name/s:

Eric Norman

Service No/s:

160440 186311

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Gunner

Awards:

DFM

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

01 May 1943

1662 Heavy Conversion Unit
Approximate date given.

Wellington

09 Jul 1943

101 Sqn, Ludford Magna

Lancaster

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn 'A' Flight at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

Lancaster

13 Dec 1943

101 Sqn, Ludford Magna

Lancaster

16 Mar 1944

18 OTU, Finningley

27 Jun 1944

DFM awarded on 101 Sqn (LG 27 Jun, p3043). Recommendation on file

21 Oct 1944

Commissioned as Plt Off on probation from Flt Sgt (LG 05 Dec 44, p5560)

01 Mar 1945

Posted to 207 Sqn (date unknown)

Lancaster

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

04 Dec 1943

DV333

UL-K2

LEIPZIG

0010

0750

7h40

P1   Fg Off R.R. Leeder RAFVR RAFO
P2   
FE   Sgt R.P. Lloyd
AB   Sgt B.G. Lyall
NAV  Fg Off J.A. Turner
WOp  Sgt R.S. Brown
MUG  Sgt P.J. Drought
RG   Sgt E.N. Bickley

NOTES:

Flown night of 03/04 Dec 43. Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

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