CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

HAWRELECHKO

First Name/s:

Nick Joseph

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Service No/s:

R198955

Service:

RCAF

Branch:

Air Bomber

Awards:

DFM

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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20 Jul 1944

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01 Aug 1944

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

20 Jul 1944

LM227

UL-I2

WIZERNES

1905

2230

3h25

P1   Flt Lt H.B. Guilfoyle RCAF
P2   Flt Lt D.J. Masters
FE   Sgt S.C. Wilkin
AB   Fg Off P.L. Dodwell RCAF
NAV  Fg Off G.E. Tabner RCAF
WOp  Sgt J.W. Powell
MUG  Sgt N.S. Cassidy
RG   Flt Sgt N.J. Hawrelechko RCAF

NOTES:

Masters' 'Second Dickie' with the H B Guilfoyle crew Target: Construction site for a V2 rocket and bunker complex known as ‘La Coupole’ Load: 11x 1,000lb, 4x 500lb bombs

01 Aug 1944

LM227

UL-I2

BELLE CROIX LES BRUYERES (BAUDRINGHEM)

1845

2140

2h55

P1   Flt Lt H.B. Guilfoyle RCAF
P2   Fg Off S.F. Durrant
FE   Sgt S.C. Wilkin
AB   Fg Off P.L. Dodwell RCAF
NAV  Fg Off G.E. Tabner RCAF
WOp  Sgt J.W. Powell
MUG  Sgt N.S. Cassidy
RG   Flt Sgt N.J. Hawrelechko RCAF

NOTES:

V1 flying bomb launch site Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs Master Bomber ordered all aircraft to RTB due cloud cover.

10 Aug 1944

ME854

UL-D2

PARIS (DUGNY)

0905

1410

5h05

P1   Fg Off A.J. Aldridge
P2   
FE   Sgt A.R. Lewendon
AB   Sgt A.R. Giles RAAF
NAV  Flt Sgt R.B. Rennie RCAF
WOp  Sgt S. Ormondroyd
MUG  Sgt N. Costigan
RG   Flt Sgt N.J. Hawrelechko RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Aviation fuel storage depot. Load: 13x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. The attack was given a Spitfire escort.

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