CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
HAIGH |
First Name/s: |
Geoffrey Greenough |
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Service No/s: |
1768225 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Gunner |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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28 Mar 1944 |
Joined No. 576 Squadron, 'B' Flight at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire. |
Lancaster |
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15 Jun 1942 |
Enlisted at the Combined Recruiting Centre (CRC), Leeds, Yorkshire as Aircraftman Second Class and mustering as u/t Gunner. |
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16 Jun 1942 |
Transferred to the Reserve, pending call-up. |
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21 Jun 1942 |
Called up at No. 3 Recruit Centre (RC), Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire. |
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24 Jul 1942 |
No. 21 Recruit Centre (RC), Blackpool, Lancashire. |
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19 Aug 1942 |
No. 3 RAF Regiment School, Douglas, Isle of Man. |
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16 Oct 1942 |
No. 2908 (Field) Squadron, RAF Regiment, (renamed No. 2837 (Anti-Aircraft) Squadron), Dyce, tbc, Scotland, re-mustering as Gunner. |
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01 Nov 1942 |
Promoted to Aircraftman First Class; date unknown. |
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17 Dec 1942 |
Attached to No. 2837 Squadron, Eastchurch, Kent; 75 mm gunnery course to 06 Jan 43. |
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28 Jan 1943 |
No. 2837 Squadron, Hazelmere. |
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08 Jun 1943 |
Air Crew Reception Centre, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London tbc. |
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19 Jun 1943 |
No. 14 Initial Training Wing (ITW), Bridlington, Yorkshire. |
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23 Jul 1943 |
Reclassifies as Aircraftman Second Class (AC2). |
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24 Jul 1943 |
No. 2 Air Gunners School, Dalcross, Inverness-shire |
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03 Sep 1943 |
Awarded Air Gunner’s (AG) badge, promoted to Sergeant and re-mustered as Air Gunner |
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17 Aug 1943 |
No. 28 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Wymeswold, Leicestershire; joins P A Thomas crew tbc. |
Wellington |
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18 Nov 1943 |
No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire. |
Halifax and/or Manchester |
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18 Nov 1943 |
Attached to No. 11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire; administrative Base for No.1 Group heavy bomber conversions. |
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01 Feb 1944 |
No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire. |
Halifax/Lancaster |
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14 Mar 1944 |
No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School (LFS), Hemswell, Lincolnshire (if Lancaster not flown at HCU). |
Lancaster |
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30 Apr 1944 |
No. 582 Squadron, Little Staughton, Huntingdonshire |
Lancaster |
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01 Jun 1944 |
Posted out of No. 582 Squadron. |
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01 Jun 1944 |
RAF Station Little Staughton, Huntingdonshire. |
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04 Sep 1945 |
Promoted to Warrant Officer. |
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04 Sep 1944 |
Promoted to temporary Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt). |
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15 Oct 1945 |
No. 11 Air Crew Holding Unit, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire. |
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01 Nov 1945 |
No. 258 Maintenance Unit (MU) (Barrack & Clothing Disposal Depot), Shipham, Somerset; date unknown. |
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05 Dec 1945 |
No. 88 Maintenance Unit (MU), (Marine Craft Servicing Unit), Meikle Ferry, Edderton, Ross, Scotland, re-mustering as Air Gunner, u/t Equipment Assistant. |
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25 Mar 1946 |
No. 251 Maintenance Unit (MU), (MT Storage Unit) Pucklechurch, Bristol, Gloucestershire. |
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25 Apr 1946 |
No. 100 Personnel Disposal Centre (PDC), Uxbridge, Middlesex. |
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20 Jun 1946 |
Released from the Service. |
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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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10 Apr 1944 |
JB460 |
UL-V2 |
AULNOYE |
2340 |
0500 |
5h20 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Marshalling Yards Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb |
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18 Apr 1944 |
JA715 |
UL-W2 |
ROUEN |
2130 |
0210 |
4h40 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Marshalling Yards (2 APs) Load: 12 x 1000lb, 4 x 500lb bombs. |
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20 Apr 1944 |
LL838 |
UL-K2 |
COLOGNE |
2345 |
0450 |
5h05 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Built-up areas to N and W of city centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
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22 Apr 1944 |
ED767 |
UL-G2 |
DUSSELDORF |
DNTO |
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N/A |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Built-up area to the north of the city centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Hit by Q2 ND362 which swung on take-off No injuries to crew Did not take off (DNTO) |
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24 Apr 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-X2 |
KARLSRUHE |
2145 |
0410 |
6h25 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Built-Up Area Load:1st wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 96x 30lb, and 1,170 x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 84x 30lb, and 1,170x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 96x 30lb, and 1,050x 4lb incendiaries Supporters: 6x 2,000lb bombs. |
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26 Apr 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-X2 |
ESSEN |
2245 |
0345 |
5h00 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Built-up area and the Krupps works Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1,170x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1,000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1,050x 4lb incendiaries 4th Wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 5th Wave: 1x 1,000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries. |
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27 Apr 1944 |
ME726 |
UL-X2 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
2145 |
0630 |
8h45 |
P1 Plt Off P.A. Thomas |
NOTES: |
Marshalling yards Load: 1st Wave: 1x 1,000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1,050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1,000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries One (unidentified – possiblyT2?) aircraft lost an engine in the target area due to flak – target still attacked. |
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