AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
LL796 |
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Lancaster Mk. I |
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AIRCRAFT HISTORY |
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Event |
Sqn Code |
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Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-T2 |
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01 Jan 1942 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Initial record to be updated when first event found |
UL-T2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-T2 |
15 Feb 1944 |
BERLIN |
Flt Sgt H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Fg Off G A J Wood's 'second dickie' operation. |
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UL-T2 |
19 Feb 1944 |
LEIPZIG |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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UL-T2 |
20 Feb 1944 |
STUTTGART |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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UL-T2 |
24 Feb 1944 |
SCHWEINFURT |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. |
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UL-T2 |
15 Mar 1944 |
STUTTGART |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 96x 30lb and 750x 4lb incendiaries. Abortive and returned early due to starboard inner engine failure. Sgt D G C Thorpe's 'second dickie' operation. |
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UL-T2 |
18 Mar 1944 |
FRANKFURT |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and1062x 4lb incendiaries. Neither Sgt Mulholland nor Sgt Arlott were on this operation and were replaced respectively by Sgt A G Wright (probably) and Sgt A W Knapp. Flt Sgt D G C Thorpe accompanied the crew on his second 'second dickie' operation. |
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UL-T2 |
22 Mar 1944 |
FRANKFURT |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1062x 4lb incendiaries. Normal gunners Sgts Morrison and Mulholland were replaced by Sgts E R Leatham and A G Wright (reason unknown). |
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UL-T2 |
24 Mar 1944 |
BERLIN |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 924x 4lb incendiaries. Diverted to Enstone, Oxfordshire. |
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UL-T2 |
26 Mar 1944 |
ESSEN |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Mulholland noted in his logbook, 'Very heavy flak. Great number of searchlights. Window used to good effect'. |
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UL-T2 |
30 Mar 1944 |
NUREMBURG |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1020x 4lb incendiaries |
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UL-T2 |
10 Apr 1944 |
AULNOYE |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Marshalling Yards Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb |
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UL-T2 |
22 Apr 1944 |
DUSSELDORF |
Plt Off C.C. Rollins |
Built-up area to the north of the city centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries First tour completed |
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UL-T2 |
24 Apr 1944 |
KARLSRUHE |
Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
Target: Built-up area. Load: Not established. |
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UL-T2 |
26 Apr 1944 |
ESSEN |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Built-up area and Krupps works. RUHR Load: 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 |
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UL-T2 |
01 May 1944 |
LYON |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Soc. Berliet motor works Load: H2S Aircraft: 11x 1000lb and 1x 500lb bombs (these appear to be the Lancaster Mk Is at this stage) (B2, F2, K2, S2, T2) MkIII Aircraft: 11x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs (C2, R2) |
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UL-T2 |
03 May 1944 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Military depot & tank training centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs ‘Swarms of fighters’ - Mulholland |
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UL-T2 |
06 May 1944 |
AUBIGNE-RACAN |
Plt Off J.R. Stedman |
Target: Ammunition Depot Load: 11x 1000lb and 5x 500lb bombs |
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UL-T2 |
07 May 1944 |
RENNES |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield & ammunition dump Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs |
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UL-T2 |
19 May 1944 |
ORLEANS |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-T2 |
21 May 1944 |
DUISBURG |
Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas |
Built-up area RUHR Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 204x 30lb incendiaries Tour completed. Crew screened. |
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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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