CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
REED |
First Name/s: |
Edward "Ted" |
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Service No/s: |
1541804 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Gunner |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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15 Aug 1941 |
Enlisted at No.2 Recruiting Centre, Padgate as AC2 (Anti-aircraft gunner) |
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26 Sep 1941 |
No.22 Recruiting Centre, Whitley Bay |
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25 Oct 1941 |
'U' Flight, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (tbc), St Athan |
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01 Mar 1942 |
Promoted to AC1 |
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21 Mar 1942 |
'U' Flight, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (tbc), St Athan |
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01 Apr 1942 |
Attached to RAF Hednesford (unit and exact date not known) |
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30 Jul 1942 |
'U' Flight, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (tbc), St Athan |
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01 Nov 1942 |
No.4186 Anti-Aircraft Flight, West Malling (station tbc) |
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31 Dec 1942 |
Promoted to LAC |
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17 May 1943 |
Air Crew Reception Centre (possibly Preliminary Air Crew Training Wing), Abbey Lodge, Regents Park, London, remustering as an Air Gunner (U/T). |
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01 Jul 1943 |
No.1 Elementary Air Gunners School, Bridlington (exact date tbc) |
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07 Aug 1943 |
No.7 Air Gunners School, Stormy Down |
Anson or Defiant |
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18 Sep 1943 |
Awarded Air Gunner (AG) Badge and promoted to Sergeant |
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21 Sep 1943 |
No.30 Operational Training Unit, Hixon |
Wellington |
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20 Nov 1943 |
No.11 Base, Lindholme; for posting to HCU |
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21 Nov 1943 |
No.1662 Heavy Conversion Unit, Blyton |
Lancaster |
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26 May 1944 |
No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Elsham Wolds |
Lancaster |
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24 Jul 1944 |
Baled out of PB265 UL-V2 during the raid on.Stuttgart. Four of the crew landed in Allied-occupied territory and were safe, including Reed, who was injured. Two more were captured and the skipper, Flt Off Sarvis USAAF, was killed after seeing his crew safely clear of the aircraft. |
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01 Aug 1944 |
No.13 Base, Elsham Wolds, on return from hospitalisation. |
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08 Aug 1944 |
No.576 Squadron, Elsham Wolds |
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06 Sep 1944 |
No.12 Squadron, Wickenby. 5 operations with DW McLean (1) and PJ McIntyre (4) crews before being posted with the McIntyre crew to 170 Sqn. |
Lancaster |
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15 Oct 1944 |
No.170 Squadron, Dunholm Lodge. 11 operations with the PJ McIntyre crew. Ops (): P J McIntyre crew |
Lancaster |
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26 Feb 1945 |
Air Crew Allocation Centre, probably at Catterick. |
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20 Apr 1945 |
No.12 Ferry Unit, Melton Mowbray |
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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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07 Jun 1944 |
ME792 |
UL-B2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h25 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Day cross-country |
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09 Jun 1944 |
JB460 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
4h00 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Day cross-country. Pre-operational training |
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10 Jun 1944 |
ME800 |
UL-W2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h45 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
‘Y’ (H2S) cross-country and practice bombing |
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11 Jun 1944 |
ND903 |
*UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h10 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
‘Y’ (H2S) cross-country |
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12 Jun 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-T2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
2305 |
0430 |
5h25 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Gelsenberg AG synthetic oil plant, Nordstern |
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14 Jun 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-T2 |
LE HAVRE |
2050 |
0110 |
4h20 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Docks and ‘E’-Boat pens. |
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16 Jun 1944 |
UL-T2 |
STRERKRADE |
2325 |
0415 |
2h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
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NOTES: |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten. |
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17 Jun 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-T2 |
AULNOYE |
2350 |
0450 |
5h00 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Road/rail bridge near the marshalling yards at Aulnoye-Aymeries. Low cloud obscured the Target Indicators so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return to base with their bombload. |
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23 Jun 1944 |
ME800 |
UL-W2 |
SAINTES |
2215 |
0610 |
7h55 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. |
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24 Jun 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-T2 |
FLERS |
0135 |
0535 |
4h00 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. |
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27 Jun 1944 |
ME583 |
UL-T2 |
CHATEAU DE BERNAPRE |
0135 |
0605 |
4h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb launch site. |
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29 Jun 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-V2 |
DOMLEGER |
1145 |
1530 |
3h45 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb storage and supply depot. |
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02 Jul 1944 |
LM594 |
UL-G2 |
DOMLEGER |
1210 |
1610 |
4h00 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 flying bomb storage and supply depot. |
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04 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
ORLEANS |
2205 |
0435 |
6h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. |
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05 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
DIJON |
2100 |
0615 |
9h15 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Diverted to Coningsby due to low cloud at Elsham Wolds. |
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06 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
Coningsby to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
0h15 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion |
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07 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
CAEN |
1920 |
2330 |
4h10 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy armour strongpoint on the N outskirts of the town. Flown in support of the advancing Allied ground forces. |
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10 Jul 1944 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
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NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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11 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
3h55 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
‘Y’ (H2S) day cross-country |
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12 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
REVIGNY |
2115 |
0540 |
8h25 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Target was obscured by low cloud, so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return with their bombs. Diverted to Harwell due to weather at Elsham Wolds. |
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13 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
Harwell to Elsham Wolds |
nk |
nk |
0h45 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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14 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
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2105 |
0535 |
8h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Target was obscured by low cloud, so the Master Bomber ordered crews to return with their bombs. Diverted to Langar due to weather at Elsham Wolds. |
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15 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
LANGAR TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
nk |
nk |
0h15 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion. |
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18 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
SANNERVILLE |
0325 |
0730 |
4h05 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Area ‘H’ – fortified positions occupied by Panzer tank regiments. Flown in support of the British Army involved in Operation GOODWOOD. |
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18 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
SCHOLVEN/BUEN |
2300 |
0335 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Synthetic oil plant. |
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20 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
WIZERNES |
1905 |
2235 |
3h30 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: V2 rocket launch site. |
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23 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
KIEL |
2240 |
0355 |
5h15 |
P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy naval base and Kiel canal. |
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24 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
STUTTGART |
2110 |
FTR |
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P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Attacked by a fighter just south of Orleans which badly damaged the wing. The aircraft was eventually abandoned over liberated the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy by all except the pilot, Flt Off Sarvis, who did not survive. Balfour and Gordon evaded capture, the remaining four landed in Allied territory. The loss of PB265 is described below. |
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24 Jul 1944 |
PB265 |
UL-V2 |
STUTTGART |
2110 |
FTR |
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P1 Flt Off R.J. Sarvis USAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Attacked by a fighter just south of Orleans which badly damaged the wing. The aircraft was eventually abandoned over liberated the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy by all except the pilot, Flt Off Sarvis, who did not survive. Balfour and Gordon evaded capture, the remaining four landed in Allied territory. The loss of PB265 is described below. |
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