AIRCRAFT PROFILE |
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Aircraft: |
PA176 |
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-H2 |
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17 Aug 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
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17 Aug 1945 |
Change of Sqn Code based on Flight Record created |
UL-H2 |
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576 Squadron OPERATIONS |
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Code |
Date |
Operation |
Captain |
Events |
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UL-H2 |
09 Apr 1945 |
KIEL |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Shipping, the Deutsche-Werke U-Boat yard & the industrial centre on 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-H2 |
10 Apr 1945 |
PLAUEN |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Marshalling Yards Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. |
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UL-H2 |
18 Apr 1945 |
HELIGOLAND |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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UL-H2 |
25 Apr 1945 |
BERCHTESGADEN |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks Load: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs |
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UL-H2 |
29 Apr 1945 |
VALKENBURG-LEIDEN AIRFIELD |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-H2 |
30 Apr 1945 |
THE HAGUE - DELFT AIRFIELD |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Operation MANNA (droping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: G, K, Q, U, D2, K2: 3 blocks. All other aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-H2 |
01 May 1945 |
ROTTERDAM |
Fg Off D.E. Moffitt |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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UL-H2 |
02 May 1945 |
ROTTERDAM |
WO F.G. Garrad |
Operation MANNA: the dropping of vital supplies to the starving Dutch population |
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UL-H2 |
05 May 1945 |
ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA |
WO J.L. Fleming |
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UL-H2 |
08 May 1945 |
ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA |
WO J.L. Fleming |
On the way back there was a loud bang and several pieces of aluminium were seen to fall from beneath the starboard wing. After an uneventful landing it was discovered that all the skin at the end of the end of the starboard outer engine nacelle had ripped off. V Newman may have replaced Wiseman as WOp |
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UL-H2 |
26 May 1945 |
FISKERTON - BRUSSELS |
Flt Sgt W.J. Hole |
OPERATION EXODUS |
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UL-H2 |
26 May 1945 |
BRUSSELS - OAKLEY |
Flt Sgt W.J. Hole |
OPERATION EXODUS |
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UL-H2 |
26 May 1945 |
OAKLEY - FISKERTON |
Flt Sgt W.J. Hole |
OPERATION EXODUS |
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22 Aug 1945 |
FISKERTON TO POMIGLIANO |
Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw |
Operation DODGE. Positioning flight to Pomigliano, near Naples. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON |
Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw |
Operation DODGE; the repatriation of Allied servicemen from Italy. Load: 20+ passengers. |
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24 Aug 1945 |
GLATTON TO FISKERTON |
Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw |
Operation DODGE. Empty positioning flight back to base. |
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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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