AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
ND385 |
Type: |
Lancaster Mk. I |
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AIRCRAFT HISTORY |
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Date |
Event |
Sqn Code |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Initial record to be updated when first event found |
00 |
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28 Dec 1943 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-W2 |
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29 Dec 1943 |
UL-W2 |
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15 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-N2 |
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22 Mar 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-N2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-W2 |
28 Dec 1943
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BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb, 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries Shown as 29 Jan 194 in Boston logbook. |
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UL-W2 |
29 Dec 1943 |
BERLIN |
Plt Off R.J. Edie |
Target: Built-up Area |
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UL-W2 |
01 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1212x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
02 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
Flt Sgt C.J.E. O'Neill |
Target: Built-up Area. Diverted |
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UL-W2 |
14 Jan 1944 |
BRUNSWICK |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
20 Jan 1944
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BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
21 Jan 1944 |
MAGDEBURG |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
27 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
29 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area |
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UL-W2 |
30 Jan 1944 |
BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 56x 30lb and 762x 4lb incendiaries. COMBAT Sgt Sumak awarded DFM for destroying an enemy fighter |
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UL-W2 |
15 Feb 1944 |
BERLIN |
WO C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area Load: 1x 4000lb, 56x 30lb incendiaries, 1122x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-W2 |
19 Feb 1944 |
LEIPZIG |
Plt Off C.C. Rollins |
Target: Built-up Area |
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UL-N2 |
15 Mar 1944 |
STUTTGART |
Flt Sgt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 96x 30lb, 750x 4lb incendiaries. Aircraft is listed in the ORB as A2, but in Hordal's logbook as N2. |
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UL-N2 |
18 Mar 1944 |
FRANKFURT |
Plt Off C.C. Rollins |
Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and1062x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-N2 |
22 Mar 1944 |
FRANKFURT |
Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1062x 4lb incendiaries. |
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UL-N2 |
24 Mar 1944 |
BERLIN |
Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 924x 4lb incendiaries. Intercepted by an Me109 in the target area. The starboard mainplane and starboard inner engine were badly damaged. The port inner engine was also hit and the port mainwheel punctured. The aircraft was also hit by flak at some stage. The rear gunner, Sgt Parkins, opened fire but no claim was made. The aircraft made it back as far as Wittering where it suffered a crash landing and listed as Category B. None of the crew were injured. The combat report is reproduced below. |
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NOSE ART |
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Default Nose Image - Waiting for design |
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AIRCRAFT IMAGES |
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MOVEMENT CARDS |
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LOSS CARDS |
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LOSS/INCIDENT REPORT |
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