AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
|||||
Aircraft: |
JA715 |
Type: |
Lancaster Mk. I |
||
Contractor: |
Contract No: |
Engines: |
Construction: |
||
AIRCRAFT HISTORY |
|||
Date |
Event |
Sqn Code |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
25 Nov 1943 |
Initial record to be updated when first event found |
UL-D2 |
|
|
22 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
||
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
26 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
30 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
|
|
22 May 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-D2 (listed as UL-T2 in logbook) |
|
576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
||
|
UL-D2 |
27 Dec 1943
|
AIR TEST |
Sgt A.J. Bodger |
|||
|
UL-D2 |
29 Dec 1943
|
BERLIN |
Sgt R. Whalley |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
02 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
Sgt A.C. Blackie |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
05 Jan 1944
|
STETTIN |
Sgt R. Whalley |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
14 Jan 1944 |
BRUNSWICK |
Sgt A.J. Bodger |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
20 Jan 1944
|
BERLIN |
Sgt A.J. Bodger |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
21 Jan 1944 |
MAGDEBURG |
Sgt A.J. Bodger |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-D2 |
27 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
Sgt A.J. Bodger |
Target: Built-up Area |
||
|
UL-W2 |
22 Mar 1944 |
FRANKFURT |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie'; 108x 30lb and 1062x 4lb incendiaries. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
24 Mar 1944 |
BERLIN |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 924x 4lb incendiaries. Attacked by a single-engined enemy fighter at approximately 2243 hrs at 22,000 ft, position 5205N 01313E. Sgt Hannah in the mid-upper turret ordered evasive action, and both gunners opened fire, but no hits were observed on the enemy aircraft which broke off the attack without returning fire. The Combat Report can be found on Sgts Hannah and De la Mothe's profiles. On their return to England, the crew were diverted to Enstone due to poor visibility at base. |
||
|
26 Mar 1944 |
ESSEN |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
|||
|
UL-W2 |
30 Mar 1944 |
NUREMBURG |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1020x 4lb incendiaries. Attacked by a Ju-88 at approximately 0029 hrs at 20,000 ft, position 5028N 00813E. Sgt De la Mothe (rear) ordered evasive action and both he and Sgt Hannah (mid-upper) opened fire, claiming hits on the enemy fighter, which broke away after one attack and was not seen again. No hits were sustained by the Lancaster. The Combat Report can be found in Sgts Hannah and De la Mothe's profiles. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
11 Apr 1944 |
AACHEN |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 12x 1000lb bombs, 300x 4lb incendiaries. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
20 Apr 1944 |
COLOGNE |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up areas to the north and west of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
22 Apr 1944 |
DUSSELDORF |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area to the north of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Mission abandoned as the aircraft was unable to take off due to the runway being obstructed by the ground collision of UL-G2 and UL-Q2. By the time the runway was cleared it was too late to accomplish the mission. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
24 Apr 1944 |
KARLSRUHE |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb and 1170 x 4lb incendiaries. 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 84x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. 3rd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries. Supporters: 6x 2000lb bombs. It has not been determined in which wave JA715 flew. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
26 Apr 1944 |
ESSEN |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Built-up area and Krupps works. Loads: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries. 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries. 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries. 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries. It has not been determined in which wave JA715 flew. |
||
|
UL-W2 |
27 Apr 1944 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
Flt Sgt W.A. Scheerboom |
Target: Marshalling yards. Loads: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries. It is not known in which wave JA715 flew. |
||
|
UL-D2 (listed as UL-T2 in logbook) |
22 May 1944 |
DORTMUND |
D.R. Harkin |
Built-up area RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries |
||
NOSE ART |
|||
Default Nose Image - Waiting for design |
|||
AIRCRAFT IMAGES |
|||
There are no items in the list |
|||
MOVEMENT CARDS |
|||
There are no items in the list |
|||
LOSS CARDS |
|||
There are no items in the list |
|||
LOSS/INCIDENT REPORT |
||
There are no items in the list |
