AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
PA173 |
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 |
UL-G2 |
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06 Dec 1944 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-Q2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-G2 |
23 Oct 1944 |
ESSEN |
Wg Cdr B.D. Sellick |
Target: Built-up & Industrial areas (incl. Krupps). This was Herbert's 'second dickie' trip. |
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UL-G2 |
25 Oct 1944 |
ESSEN |
Fg Off H.R. McClelland |
Target: Two Aiming Points in the Krupps works complex. Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-G2 |
28 Oct 1944 |
COLOGNE |
Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
Target: Mulheim district of the city Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie' and 2,332 4lb incendiaries Six aircraft were tasked to attack Mulheim first, followed by the rest attacking the SW part of the city 'Second dickie' for Flt Lt J W Acheson, RCAF |
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UL-G2 |
20 Nov 1944 |
FISKERTON TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
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UL-G2 |
20 Nov 1944 |
ELSHAM WOLDS TO FISKERTON |
Fg Off K.A. Moore |
Return from Elsham |
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UL-Q2 |
06 Dec 1944 |
MERSEBURG / LEUNA |
Fg Off D.C. Smith |
Target: I G Farbenindustrie synthetic oil refinery. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 3x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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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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