AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
ND783 |
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Lancaster Mk III |
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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 |
UL-C2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-C2 |
30 Mar 1944 |
NUREMBURG |
Flt Sgt A.H. Young |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb incendiaries, 1020x 4lb incendiaries. |
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UL-C2 |
10 Apr 1944 |
AULNOYE |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Marshalling yards. Attacked by an enemy Me110 in the target area. No damage recorded and no hits claimed by the gunners. |
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UL-C2 |
18 Apr 1944 |
ROUEN |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Marshalling yards (two aiming points). Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-C2 |
20 Apr 1944 |
COLOGNE |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Due to a coolant leak over the target, one engine was shut down and the flight continued on three. |
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UL-C2 |
22 Apr 1944 |
DUSSELDORF |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Built-up area to the North of the city-centre. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries. The runway at Elsham Wolds became obstructed by a collision between UL-G2 and UL-Q2. By the time the aircraft had been cleared, it was too late to take off and the crew scrubbed. |
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UL-C2 |
26 Apr 1944 |
ESSEN |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1st Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb, 1170x 4lb incendiaries / 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb, 660x 4lb incendiaries / 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 1050x 4lb incendiaries / 4th Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 60x 30lb, 600x 4lb incendiaries / 5th Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 960x 4lb incendiaries. It is not known in which wave the Hordal crew flew. |
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UL-C2 |
27 Apr 1944 |
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN |
Flt Lt S.G. Hordal |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1st Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 1050x 4lb incendiaries / 2nd Wave: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 30x 30lb, 600x 4lb incendiaries / 3rd Wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb, 960x 4lb incendiaries. It is not known in which wave the Hordal crew flew. |
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UL-C2 |
30 Apr 1944 |
MAINTENON |
Flt Lt J.M. Shearer |
Target: Ammunition dump. Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-C2 |
01 May 1944 |
LYON |
Flt Lt J.M. Shearer |
Target: Soc. Berliet motor works. Load: 11x 1000lb and 3x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-C2 |
03 May 1944 |
MAILLY LE CAMP |
Flt Lt J.M. Shearer |
Target: Military depot and tank training centre. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-C2 |
06 May 1944 |
AUBIGNE-RACAN |
Flt Lt J.M. Shearer |
Target: Ammunition depot. Load: 11x 1000lb and 5x 500lb bombs. Aircraft failed to return. |
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NOSE ART |
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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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