CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

PATTERSON

First Name/s:

Paul

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Service No/s:

1569573

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Bomber

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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04 Apr 1945

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

02 Mar 1945

ME492

UL-J2

COLOGNE

0710

1225

5h15

P1   Fg Off B.H. O'Neill RCAF
P2   
FE   Plt Off R.J. Durran
AB   Sgt P. Patterson
NAV  Sgt J.G. Ogilvie
WOp  Sgt F.C. Smith
MUG  Sgt A.J.W. George RCAF
RG   Flt Sgt D. Ranchuk RCAF

NOTES:

Target: Roads to the west of the Rhine leading to the Hohenzollern Bridge. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 10x 500lb, 2x 500lb, 4x 250lb bombs. A note in George's logbook simply says, 'Oh happy daylight!!'. For an unknown reason, Haakstad was replaced as Air Bomber by Patterson. Described by O'Neill as 'Short trip. Flak slight but accurate. Good prang'.

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