AIRCRAFT PROFILE

Aircraft:

RF197

Type:

Lancaster Mk. I

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AIRCRAFT HISTORY

Date

Event

Sqn Code

25 Nov 1943

Initial record to be updated when first event found

00

11 Apr 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

24 Apr 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

26 Apr 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

22 Jun 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-P

22 Jun 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

28 Jun 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

09 Jul 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F

09 Jul 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

12 Jul 1945

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

UL-F2

576 Squadron OPERATIONS

Code

Date

Operation

Captain

Events

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

UL-F2

29 Apr 1945

VALKENBURG-LEIDEN AIRFIELD

Fg Off E.S. Hardie

Operation MANNA Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks of scks

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

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

UL-F2

26 May 1945

FISKERTON – BRUSSELS OPERATION EXODUS

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

UL-F2

26 May 1945

BRUSSELS - OAKLEY OPERATION

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

UL-F2

26 May 1945

OAKLEY - FISKERTON OPERATION EXODUS

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

UL-P

25 Jun 1945

FLENSBURG

Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw

Exercise POST MORTEM 1 - evaluation of the German air defence network

UL-F2

29 Jun 1945

FLENSBURG

Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw

Exercise POST MORTEM 2

UL-F2

01 Jul 1945

FLENSBURG EXERCISE POST MORTEM

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

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.

UL-F2

28 Aug 1945

OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

UL-F2

28 Aug 1945

OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON

Plt Off J.L. Fleming

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