AIRCRAFT PROFILE

Aircraft:

PB265

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

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07 Jul 1944

Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created

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576 Squadron OPERATIONS

Code

Date

Operation

Captain

Events

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07 Jul 1944

CAEN

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Enemy armour strongpoint on the N outskirts of the town. Flown in support of the advancing Allied ground forces.

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12 Jul 1944

REVIGNY

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Marshalling yards. Target was obscured by low cloud, so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return with their bombs. Diverted to Harwell due to weather at Elsham Wolds.

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14 Jul 1944

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Marshalling yards. Target was obscured by low cloud, so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return with their bombs. Diverted to Langar due to weather at Elsham Wolds.

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15 Jul 1944

LANGAR TO ELSHAM WOLDS

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Return from diversion.

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18 Jul 1944

SANNERVILLE

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Area ‘H’ – fortified positions occupied by Panzer tank regiments. Flown in support of the British Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD.

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18 Jul 1944

SCHOLVEN/BUEN

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Synthetic oil plant.

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20 Jul 1944

WIZERNES

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: V2 rocket launch site.

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23 Jul 1944

KIEL

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Enemy naval base and Kiel canal.

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24 Jul 1944

STUTTGART

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Built-up area. Attacked by a fighter just south of Orleans which badly damaged the wing. The aircraft was eventually abandoned over liberated the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy by all except the pilot, Flt Off Sarvis, who did not survive. Balfour and Gordon evaded capture, the remaining four landed in Allied territory. The loss of PB265 is described below.

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24 Jul 1944

STUTTGART

Flt Off R.J. Sarvis

Target: Built-up area. Attacked by a fighter just south of Orleans which badly damaged the wing. The aircraft was eventually abandoned over liberated the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy by all except the pilot, Flt Off Sarvis, who did not survive. Balfour and Gordon evaded capture, the remaining four landed in Allied territory. The loss of PB265 is described below.

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