CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

MERCHANT

First Name/s:

Harry Arthur

Service No/s:

(1394041) 178366

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

NAV

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

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25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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02 May 1945

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03 May 1945

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25 Jun 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

02 May 1945

RA563

*UL-Q2

ROTTERDAM

1315

1610

2h55

P1   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE    T.W. Dixon
AB    W.B.W. Lake RAAF
NAV   H.A. Merchant
WOp   A. Millard
MUG   F.R. Barnes
RG    W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'.

03 May 1945

RA563

UL-Q

VALKENBURG AIRFIELD

1035

1325

2h50

P1   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE   Sgt T.W. Dixon
AB   Flt Lt W.B.W. Lake RAAF
NAV  Fg Off H.A. Merchant
WOp  Sgt A. Millard
MUG  Sgt F.R. Barnes
RG   Sgt W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'.

05 May 1945

RA563

UL-Q

ROTTERDAM

0645

0955

3h10

P1   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE   Sgt T.W. Dixon
AB   Flt Lt W.B.W. Lake RAAF
NAV  Fg Off H.A. Merchant
WOp  Sgt A. Millard
MUG  Sgt F.R. Barnes
RG   Sgt W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'.

07 May 1945

PD271

UL-T

ROTTERDAM

1220

1600

3h40

P1   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE   Sgt T.W. Dixon
AB   Flt Lt W.B.W. Lake RAAF
NAV  Fg Off H.A. Merchant
WOp  Sgt A. Millard
MUG  Sgt F.R. Barnes
RG   Sgt W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Operation MANNA - the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'.

26 May 1945

PA307

UL-W2

FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58

0840

1220

3h40

P1   Flt Lt R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE   Sgt T.W. Dixon
AB   Sgt J. Toner
NAV  Fg Off H.A. Merchant
WOp  Sgt A. Millard
MUG  Sgt W.A. Davison
RG   

NOTES:

Operation EXODUS; the repatriation of Allied Prisoners of War. The port inner Constant Speed Unit (CSU) failed at 200ft on the approach to Brussels. An overshoot was executed and the aircraft flown directly back to Fiskerton.

25 Jun 1945

RA563

UL-Q

FLENSBURG

0655

1145

4h50

P1    R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE    T.W. Dixon
AB    W. Jones
NAV   H.A. Merchant
WOp   A. Millard
MUG   F.R. Barnes
RG    W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Exercise POST MORTEM I Test of the enemy air defence network.

29 Jun 1945

RA563

UL-Q

FLENSBURG

1010

1545

5h35

P1    R.F. Worsdell
P2   
FE   Sgt T.W. Dixon
AB   Flt Lt W.B.W. Lake RAAF
NAV   H.A. Merchant
WOp  Sgt A. Millard
MUG   F.R. Barnes
RG    W.A. Davison

NOTES:

Exercise POST MORTEM II; a test of the German air defence system

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