
CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
QUINN |
First Name/s: |
Donald Swallow |
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Service No/s: |
R156040 J38291 R225089 |
Service: |
RCAF |
Branch: |
Air Bomber |
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Awards: |
SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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10 Apr 1942 |
Appointed to the RCAF from the Canadian Army at the Air Crew Reception Centre, St John's Wood, London |
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16 May 1942 |
No.3 Initial Training Wing, Heaton Park |
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01 Jul 1942 |
No.26 Elementary Flying Training School, Theale - for flying aptitude training and testing (DATE TBC) |
DH82 Tiger Moth |
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14 Aug 1942 |
Air Crew Reception Centre, St John's Wood, London |
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01 Feb 1943 |
Embarked UK DATE TBC |
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12 Feb 1943 |
Disembarked Canada/USA DATE TBC |
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13 Feb 1943 |
No.31 Personnel Depot, Moncton, NB |
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03 Dec 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
Crew |
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03 Dec 1944 |
NN749 |
UL-G2 |
URFT DAM |
0740 |
1200 |
4h20 |
P1 Flt Lt F.E. Dotten RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Walled masonry dam. The Master Bomber called off the attack due to low cloud obscuring the target and ordered aircraft to return to base with their bombloads. |
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16 Jan 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
ZEITZ - TROGLITZ |
1735 |
0035 |
7h00 |
P1 Flt Lt F.E. Dotten RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Braunkohle - Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant. Port outer failed - jettisoned bombs over enemy territory (14 mi SW Koblenz. Port inner failed on landing |
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28 Jan 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
STUTTGART (ZUFFENHAUSEN) |
2000 |
0245 |
6h45 |
P1 Flt Lt F.E. Dotten RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Hirth aero-engine factory & Bosch ignition works |
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01 Feb 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
LUDWIGSHAFEN |
1605 |
2230 |
6h25 |
P1 Flt Lt F.E. Dotten RCAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards, factories & troop positions |
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