CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
MOSS |
First Name/s: |
Peter "Pete or Titch" |
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Service No/s: |
1623809 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
NAV |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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01 Oct 1941 |
Enlisted at Cardington at some point after 1 October 1941. |
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01 Jun 1942 |
No. 1 Initial Training Wing (ITW), 'A' Flight, No. 1 Squadron, Paignton or Torquay, Devon until November 1942. |
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01 Jan 1943 |
Embarked UK (port and vessel unknown). Date TBC |
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08 Jan 1943 |
Disembarked Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Canada, Date TBC |
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01 Feb 1943 |
No. 7 Air Observers School (AOS), Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Date TBC |
Anson |
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17 Dec 1943 |
Graduated as Sergeant and awarded navigator flying badge. Exact date TBC |
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01 Jan 1944 |
Embarked Halifax, Nova Scotia (vessel unknown). Date TBC |
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08 Jan 1944 |
Disembarked UK (port unknown). Date TBC |
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01 Dec 1944 |
Promoted to Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt). Date TBC |
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01 Jan 1945 |
No. 71 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire, administrative Base for 7 Group heavy bomber conversions. Date TBC |
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24 Mar 1945 |
No. 625 Squadron, Kelstern, Lincolnshire. Joined Moffitt crew as replacement navigator. No ops recorded. |
Lancaster |
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05 Apr 1945 |
Joined 576 Squadron, 'C' Flight, at Fiskerton, Linconshire as part of the Moffitt crew. |
Lancaster |
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08 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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09 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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10 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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13 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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01 Jan 1946 |
Promoted to Warrant Officer (WO). Date TBC |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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08 Apr 1945 |
ME801 |
UL-N2 |
Training |
1105 |
nk |
1h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Bombing, fighter affiliation |
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09 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
KIEL |
1900 |
0145 |
6h45 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
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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10 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
PLAUEN |
1830 |
0300 |
8h30 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Marshalling Yards Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. |
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13 Apr 1945 |
PD376 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
1120 |
nk |
1h10 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Fishpond exercise, fighter affiliation |
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14 Apr 1945 |
NG418 |
UL-E2 |
CUXHAVEN |
1930 |
0035 |
5h05 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
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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. All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs |
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16 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
Training |
1100 |
nk |
2h40 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Map reading, cross country |
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18 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
HELIGOLAND |
0935 |
1425 |
4h50 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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20 Apr 1945 |
ME502 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
oh20 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Sack dropping. Practice for Operation Manna - providing emergency food supplies to the Dutch. |
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22 Apr 1945 |
ME801 |
UL-N |
Training |
1200 |
nk |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Air to air firing |
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25 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
BERCHTESGADEN |
0530 |
1330 |
8h00 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks Load: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs |
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29 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
VALKENBURG-LEIDEN AIRFIELD |
1155 |
1430 |
2h35 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food supplies to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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30 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
THE HAGUE - DELFT AIRFIELD |
1525 |
1755 |
2h30 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
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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01 May 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1500 |
1745 |
2h45 |
P1 Fg Off D.E. Moffitt RAAF |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA (dropping emergency food to starving Dutch) Load: All aircraft: 4 blocks |
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