CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

POLLARD

First Name/s:

Edwin Keith

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Service No/s:

428000

Service:

RAAF

Branch:

Pilot

Awards:

DFC

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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06 Dec 1944

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

06 Dec 1944

NG119

UL-D2

MERSEBURG / LEUNA

1630

0035

8h05

P1   Fg Off K.A. Moore
P2   Fg Off E.K. Pollard RAAF
FE   Sgt J. Grindlay
AB   Sgt S.T. Hammond
NAV  Flt Sgt I. Miller RAAF
WOp  Fg Off R.C. Goodes RAAF
MUG  Sgt F. Harvey
RG   Plt Off A.H. Watson

NOTES:

Target: IG Farbenindustrie Synthetic Oil Refinery. Second dickie for Fg Off Pollard. Load: F2, I2, L2, P2, W2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 3x 1000lb and 5x500lb bombs. A2, G2, Q2, R2, X2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 3x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs Y2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. B2, D2, J2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 11x No.14 incendiary clusters and 120x 4lb incendiaries. C2, H2, K2, M2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 12 x No.14 incendiary clusters and 120x 4lb incendiaries.

11 Mar 1945

ME492

UL-J2

ESSEN

1140

1700

5h20

P1   Fg Off E.K. Pollard RAAF
P2   
FE   Plt Off E.B. May
AB   Flt Sgt A. Preston
NAV  Flt Sgt B.J. Dolan RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J. Patterson
MUG  Sgt K. Oliver
RG   Sgt P. Brown

NOTES:

Built-up area - Flown in support of advancing Allied ground forces RUHR. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs.

04 Apr 1945

ME492

UL-J2

LUTZKENDORF

2115

0530

8h15

P1   Fg Off E.K. Pollard RAAF
P2   Fg Off G.A. Titchener
FE   Sgt J. Barclay
AB   Flt Sgt A. Preston
NAV  Flt Sgt B.J. Dolan RCAF
WOp  Flt Sgt J. Patterson
MUG  Sgt R.M. Goodfellow
RG   Sgt P. Brown

NOTES:

Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery. Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb, 10x 500lb

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