CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
LEA |
First Name/s: |
Charles Fitzroy "Roy" |
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Service No/s: |
1809117 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Pilot / Flight Engineer |
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Awards: |
1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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31 Aug 1942 |
Enlisted at the Combined Recruiting Centre, Euston, London, as Aircraftman Second Class (AC2), mustering as Air Crew Hand / Pilot/Navigator/Bomber (ACH/PNB). He was just 17 years 9 months old |
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01 Sep 1942 |
Transferred to the Reserve, pending call-up |
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10 Apr 1943 |
Called up to No.1 Air Crew Reception Centre (1 ACRC), Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood, London |
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01 May 1943 |
No.2 Initial Training Wing (2 ITW), Clare College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
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21 May 1943 |
Air Crew Despatch Centre (ACDC), Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire |
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22 May 1943 |
No.16 Elementary Flying Training School (16 EFTS), Burnaston, Derbyshire |
Tiger Moth tbc |
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19 Jun 1943 |
Re-mustered as Under Training (U/T) Navigator II |
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25 Jun 1943 |
No.18 Elementary Flying Training School (18 EFTS), Fairoaks, Kent |
Tiger Moth tbc |
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25 Jun 1943 |
Air Crew Despatch Centre (ACDC), Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire |
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29 Jun 1943 |
No.27 Elementary Training Wing (27 ETW), Ludlow, Shropshire. Probably a holding post |
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18 Jul 1943 |
Air Crew Despatch Centre, Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire |
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29 Jul 1943 |
Embarked (probably at Gourock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) on board the troopship 'Queen Elizabeth' for New York, United States of America |
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05 Aug 1943 |
Disembarked in New York, United States of America. This would have been followed by a long train journey to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
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06 Aug 1943 |
No.31 (RAF) Personnel Depot (31 PD), Moncton, New Brunswick |
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20 Aug 1943 |
No.33 Elementary Flying Training School (33 EFTS), 92 Course, Boundary Bay Flying School Limited, Caron, Saskatchewan |
Cornell |
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16 Oct 1943 |
No.33 Service Flight Training School (33 SFTS), Carberry, Manitoba |
Anson |
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30 Mar 1944 |
Awarded Pilot's Flying Badge and promoted to Sgt |
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31 Mar 1944 |
No.31 (RAF) Personnel Depot, Moncton, NB |
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04 May 1944 |
Embarked Halifax or New York (tbc) on board the troopship 'Dunnotar Castle'. |
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10 May 1944 |
No.7 Personnel reception Centre, Harrogate |
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04 Jun 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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16 Jun 1944 |
No.16 Elementary Flying Training School, Burnaston (pre-Advanced Flying Unit course) |
Tiger Moth |
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07 Jul 1944 |
No.7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate (listed as Padgate in Lea's logbook) |
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12 Jul 1944 |
Aircrew NCO's School, Whitley Bay |
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09 Aug 1944 |
No.7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate (listed as Padgate in Lea's logbook) |
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16 Aug 1944 |
No.22 Air Crew Holding Unit, Kirkham |
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25 Aug 1944 |
No.28 Elementary Flying Training School, Wolverhampton (pre AFU course) |
Tiger Moth |
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22 Sep 1944 |
No.7 Personnel Reception Centre, Harrogate |
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15 Oct 1944 |
No.4 School of Technical Training, St Athan (for training as a Flight Engineer) |
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19 Dec 1944 |
No.5 Air Crew School, Balderton |
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05 Jan 1945 |
No.1660 Heavy Conversion Unit, Swinderby. Here he joined the Hood crew. |
Stirling, Lancaster |
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01 Mar 1945 |
Promoted to Flight Sergeant (exact date tbc) |
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26 Mar 1945 |
No.576 Squadron, 'A' Flight, Fiskerton |
Lancaster |
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28 Mar 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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28 Mar 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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03 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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04 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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04 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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13 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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16 Sep 1945 |
No.50 Squadron, 'A' Flight, Sturgate |
Lancaster |
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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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04 Jun 1944 |
ME492 |
UL-J |
Training |
nk |
nk |
7h15 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Night 'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise over France |
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28 Mar 1945 |
UL-K2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
5h40 |
P1 R. Hood RCAF |
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NOTES: |
Loaded cross-country navigation exercise with high level bombing on a range |
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28 Mar 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K2 |
Training |
1215 |
1755 |
5h40 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Loaded cross-country navigation exercise with high-level bombing at a range |
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03 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L2 |
Training |
1135 |
1350 |
2h15 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
High-level bombing at a range, fighter affiliation, and air-to-sea firing |
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04 Apr 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P2 |
Air Test |
1300 |
1410 |
1h10 |
P1 W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Air test |
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13 Apr 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Training |
1415 |
1810 |
3h55 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Low-level cross-country navigation exercise, high-level bombing at a range, and air-to-sea firing |
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18 Apr 1945 |
LM227 |
UL-I |
HELIGOLAND |
1005 |
1450 |
4h45 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area Load: 12x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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20 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
Training |
1430 |
1505 |
0h35 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Sack dropping in practice for Operation MANNA; dropped at 300 ft |
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22 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
BREMEN |
1525 |
2045 |
5h20 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
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Target: The Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and enemy troop concentrations. Flown in support of the British XXX Corps who were attacking the city. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, and 8x 500lb bombs The Master Bomber abandoned the attack due to low cloud cover over target and instructed crews to bring bombs back. The less experienced crews jettisoned their bombloads. |
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23 Apr 1945 |
ME492 |
UL-J |
Training |
1535 |
1830 |
2h55 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Low-level cross-country navigation exercise with bombing on a range |
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24 Apr 1945 |
LM594 |
UL-A |
Air Test |
1930 |
1945 |
0h15 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Flight Test |
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25 Apr 1945 |
RE127 |
UL-L |
BERCHTESGADEN |
0530 |
1335 |
8h05 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
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Target: Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks Load: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, and 1x 500lb bombs |
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29 Apr 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
VALKENBURG (LEIDEN) AIRFIELD |
1145 |
1440 |
2h55 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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30 Apr 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
DELFT (THE HAGUE) AIRFIELD |
1505 |
1810 |
3h05 |
P1 Plt Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 blocks |
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01 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
ROTTERDAM |
1505 |
1825 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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03 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
VALKENBURG (LEIDEN) AIRFIELD |
1025 |
1320 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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05 May 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
ROTTERDAM |
0640 |
0945 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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07 May 1945 |
RA562 |
UL-B |
ROTTERDAM |
1215 |
1555 |
3h40 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping food for the starving Dutch population. Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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11 May 1945 |
NF976 |
UL-Z |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h55 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Circuits and landings |
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03 Jun 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
Positioning Flight |
nk |
nk |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Positioning flight to North Luffenham, following the W A A Woodruff crew in their LM584, UL-A |
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03 Jun 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
Positioning Flight |
nk |
nk |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
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North Luffenham to Base, carrying the W A A Woodruff crew as passengers |
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06 Jun 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation |
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07 Jun 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h25 |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
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Air-to-sea firing, high-level bombing, and fighter affiliation |
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22 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO |
0735 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
NX576 |
UL-K |
GLATTON – FISKERTON |
nk |
1820 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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09 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO |
0755 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
12 Sep 1945 Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
RF200 |
UL-D |
GLATTON - FISKERTON |
nk |
1655 |
nk |
P1 Fg Off W.J.C. Hood |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order. |
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