CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

NAFTEL

First Name/s:

Simon Bernard

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Service No/s:

2209311

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Flight Engineer

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

08 Sep 1944

NF975

UL-J2

LE HAVRE

0645

1025

3h40

P1   Plt Off N. Layden
P2   
FE   Sgt S.B. Naftel
AB   Sgt J.M. Weir
NAV  Flt Sgt D.E. Wright RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt H.J.G. Sibly RAAF
MUG  Plt Off H. Elliott
RG   Sgt E. Smith

NOTES:

Enemy strongpoints to N of the Town. 10 Aircraft allocated Aiming Point 12, 5 aircraft allocated Aiming Point 13 Master Bomber instructed crews who had not bombed to return with their bombs due to increasing low cloud cover.

16 Nov 1944

NF975

UL-J2

DUREN

1240

1735

4h55

P1   Fg Off N. Layden
P2   Plt Off I.R. Carter RAAF
FE   Sgt S.B. Naftel
AB   WO J.R. Hutchinson RCAF
NAV  WO J.B. Lamprell RAAF
WOp  Flt Sgt H.J.G. Sibly RAAF
MUG  Sgt H. Elliott
RG   Sgt E. Smith

NOTES:

Enemy positions & lines of communication. Flown in close support of the American 1st & 9th Armies. On return FIDO in operation to assist in landing in poor visibility. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 7 or 6x 500lb bombs

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