AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
PA175 |
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-K2 |
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24 Jul 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-K |
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10 Aug 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-K2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-K2 |
09 Apr 1945 |
KIEL |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Shipping, the Deutsche-Werke U-Boat yard & the industrial centre of the east side of Kiel harbour. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. Admiral Scheer heavy cruiser sunk on this raid |
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UL-K2 |
10 Apr 1945 |
PLAUEN |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Marshalling Yards Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-K2 |
14 Apr 1945 |
CUXHAVEN |
Flt Lt J.S. Bray |
Harbour. Flown as a diversion to the main raid on Potsdam Load: B, C, G, N, X, K2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs Hardie: 'Quiet trip.' |
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UL-K2 |
29 Apr 1945 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
Fg Off K. Fry |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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UL-K2 |
30 Apr 1945 |
DELFT AIRFIELD |
S.K. Harvey |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 3 'blocks' |
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UL-K2 |
03 May 1945 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
Plt Off A.F. Atkins |
Operation MANNA - the dropping of supplies to the starving Dutch population. |
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UL-K2 |
04 May 1945 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. Following this operation, the crew were 'screened' from operations, their tour completed. |
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UL-K2 |
07 May 1945 |
ROTTERDAM |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-K2 |
11 May 1945 |
FISKERTON – BRUSSELS B58 |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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UL-K2 |
11 May 1945 |
BRUSSELS B58 – FORD |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret. Load: 24 passengers |
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UL-K2 |
11 May 1945 |
FORD – FISKERTON |
Fg Off J.O. Armstrong |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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UL-K2 |
01 Jul 1945 |
FLENSBURG |
Flt Lt J.D. Mortimer |
Exercise POSTMORTEM; an evaluation of the German air defence network |
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UL-K |
24 Jul 1945 |
NORTH SEA |
D.J. Sullivan |
Bomb disposal incendaries - North Sea |
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UL-K |
24 Jul 1945 |
NORTH SEA |
D.J. Sullivan |
Bomb disposal incendaries - North Sea |
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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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