AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
RF197 |
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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11 Apr 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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24 Apr 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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26 Apr 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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22 Jun 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-P |
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22 Jun 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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28 Jun 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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09 Jul 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F |
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09 Jul 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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12 Jul 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-F2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-F2 |
18 Apr 1945 |
HELIGOLAND |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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UL-F2 |
29 Apr 1945 |
VALKENBURG-LEIDEN AIRFIELD |
Fg Off E.S. Hardie |
Operation MANNA Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks of scks |
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UL-F2 |
04 May 1945 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD, LEIDEN |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-F2 |
04 May 1945 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD, LEIDEN |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-F2 |
26 May 1945 |
FISKERTON – BRUSSELS OPERATION EXODUS |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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UL-F2 |
26 May 1945 |
BRUSSELS - OAKLEY OPERATION |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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UL-F2 |
26 May 1945 |
OAKLEY - FISKERTON OPERATION EXODUS |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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UL-P |
25 Jun 1945 |
FLENSBURG |
Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw |
Exercise POST MORTEM 1 - evaluation of the German air defence network |
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UL-F2 |
29 Jun 1945 |
FLENSBURG |
Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw |
Exercise POST MORTEM 2 |
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UL-F2 |
01 Jul 1945 |
FLENSBURG EXERCISE POST MORTEM |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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UL-F2 |
25 Aug 1945 |
OPERATION DODGE FISKERTON -POMIGLIANO |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. |
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UL-F2 |
28 Aug 1945 |
OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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UL-F2 |
28 Aug 1945 |
OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON |
Plt Off J.L. Fleming |
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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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