CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

BOWDEN

First Name/s:

Ronald Sydney

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Service No/s:

(1398927) 142347

Service:

RAFVR

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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03 Dec 1943

25 Mar 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

04 Dec 1943

JB550

UL-T2

LEIPZIG

0010

FTR

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P1   Flt Sgt L.R.B. Matthews
P2   
FE   Sgt A.D. Roulson
AB   Flt Sgt R.H. Sinclair RNZAF
NAV  Plt Off R.S. Bowden
WOp  Plt Off C.H. Bayram
MUG  Sgt D.J. Bealey
RG   Sgt D.W. Blackman

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area. FTR - Crew from 101 Sqn

25 Mar 1944

ED767

UL-G2

Enstone-Base

1430

1600

1h30

P1   Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R. Willis
AB   Sgt J.W. Carter
NAV  Fg Off H.T. Wilson RCAF
WOp  Sgt A. MacDonald
MUG  Sgt J. Graham
RG   Sgt R.S. Bowden

NOTES:

Return from diversion

03 May 1944

LL799

UL-H2

MAILLY

2200

0415

6h15

P1   Flt Sgt C.G. Wearmouth
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R. Willis
AB   Sgt J.W. Carter
NAV  Fg Off H.T. Wilson RCAF
WOp  Sgt A. MacDonald
MUG  Sgt J. Graham
RG   Sgt R.S. Bowden

NOTES:

Target: Military depot and Panzer training centre Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie' and 16x 1,000lb bombs Bombed at 8,000 ft Carter writes, 'Full moon - lots of enemy fighters'

12 Apr 1945

RA563

UL-Q

Training

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P1   Fg Off E.S. Hardie
P2   
FE   Sgt H.W.G. Lockett
AB   Fg Off W.R. Cole RCAF
NAV  Sgt C.R. Benton
WOp  Sgt R.C. Wonnacott
MUG  Sgt T.O. Robertson RCAF
RG   Sgt R.S. Bowden

NOTES:

Air test, air to sea firing

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