CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

MEARNS

First Name/s:

John Ross "Jock"

Service No/s:

1566719 185171

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Flight Engineer

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

Set Rank from Flight Record

08 Mar 1943

Set Rank from Flight Record

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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23 Jan 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

28 Jan 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

24 Feb 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

10 Dec 1943

ED713

UL-W2

Training

1520

1655

1h35

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt F. Harris TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air-to-air firing and practice bombing

13 Dec 1943

ED888

UL-V2

Training

1115

1205

0h50

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt F. Harris TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air test and practice bombing

16 Dec 1943

ED888

UL-V2

BERLIN

1625

2330

7h05

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   Sgt A.C. Blackie
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt D. Roberts TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

18 Dec 1943

W4123

UL-R2

Air Test

1445

1610

1h25

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt D. Roberts TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Height test

20 Dec 1943

ED888

UL-V2

FRANKFURT

1705

2320

6h15

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt R.E. Rogers RCAF
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30 lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

24 Dec 1943

ED888

UL-V2

BERLIN

0020

0735

7h15

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt F. Harris TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling
PAX   Sgt B. Frazier US Army

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries Attacked by a Bf-109 but did not return fire. No 'Boozer' warning received

29 Dec 1943

ED888

UL-V2

BERLIN

1700

2330

6h30

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt D. Roberts TBC
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling
PAX   Sgt B. Frazier US Army

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000ln 'Cookie', 56x 30 lb and 1,032x 4lb incendiaries The crew were accompanied by a Sergeant B Frazier, a US Army correspondent for 'Yank' Magazine who wrote a comprehensive narrative of the raid

02 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

BERLIN

2330

0800

8h30

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   Fg Off J.M. Shearer RNZAF
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Fg Off X.J. Risi RCAF
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries Diverted to Wittering due to poor weather at base

03 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

Wittering to Elsham Wolds

nk

nk

0h35

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   Fg Off J.M. Shearer RNZAF
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Fg Off X.J. Risi RCAF
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Return from diversion

14 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

BRUNSWICK

1635

2220

5h45

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Fg Off X.J. Risi RCAF
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

20 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

BERLIN

1610

2325

7h15

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

21 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

MAGDEBURG

1940

0230

6h50

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Flt Sgt N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

23 Jan 1944

ED888

UL-V2

Air Test

nk

nk

1h00

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   WO N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air test

27 Jan 1944

LM439

UL-X2

BERLIN

1720

0140

8h20

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,032x 4lb incendiaries

28 Jan 1944

LM439

UL-X2

BERLIN

nk

nk

8h10

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,032x 4lb incendiaries

30 Jan 1944

LM439

UL-X2

BERLIN

1630

2330

7h00

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 762x4lb incendiaries

04 Feb 1944

ND402

UL-R2

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Visual Monica training, standard beam approaches, and local flying

09 Feb 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

0h50

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation, standard beam approaches, instrument flying, and local flying

09 Feb 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

Training

nk

nk

1h25

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Visual Monica training

10 Feb 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

Training

nk

nk

1h15

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Local flying, standard beam approaches, instrument flying, and two- and three-engined flying

12 Feb 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Fg Off G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air-to-air firing and standard beam approaches at Binbrook

24 Feb 1944

LM439

UL-X2

SCHWEINFURT

1800

0200

8h00

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

25 Feb 1944

LM439

UL-X2

AUGSBURG

1800

0210

8h10

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Aircraft factories Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1,122x 4lb incendiaries

08 Mar 1944

LL800

UL-S2

Training

nk

nk

1h15

P1   Flt Lt G.A. Morgan-Smith
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

SBA, IF, 293 Corps Field Park Company, RE

09 Mar 1944

LL800

UL-S2

Training

nk

nk

2h20

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

SBA, IF, A-S.

10 Mar 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

Training

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

FA, A-S

11 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

5h10

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Day XC

14 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

nk

nk

1h40

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Plt Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

A-A, SBA, IF

15 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

STUTTGART

1835

0245

8h10

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   Flt Sgt A.H. Young
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 96x 30lb and 750x 4lb incendiaries

18 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

FRANKFURT

1850

0035

5h45

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   Flt Sgt V.P. Tomlin
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x30lb and 1,062x 4lb incendiaries

22 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

FRANKFURT

1835

0030

5h55

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1,062x 4lb incendiaries

24 Mar 1944

LM439

UL-X2

BERLIN

1835

0140

7h05

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 924x 4lb incendiaries Suffered engine problems so elected to land at West Raynham. The crew left the aircraft there for repairs

26 Mar 1944

ME703

UL-N2

Air Test

nk

nk

0h30

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air test

26 Mar 1944

ME703

UL-N2

ESSEN

1925

0045

5h20

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1,170x 4lb incendiaries

06 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

1h20

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Special RT training and local map-reading

07 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

1h45

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. Route: Base-Uttoxeter-St Neots-Base

08 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

0h55

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Fighter affiliation and local flying

09 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Night map-reading cross-country navigation exercise

11 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

AACHEN

2025

0030

4h05

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   Sqn Ldr D.A. Garner
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Load: 12x 1,000lb bombs and 300x 4lb incendiaries

17 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

Training

nk

nk

1h25

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Air-to-air and air-to-sea firing

20 Apr 1944

LM439

UL-X2

COLOGNE

2315

0355

4h40

P1   Flt Lt G.S. Morgan
P2   
FE   Sgt J.R. Mearns
AB   Plt Off N.A. Lambell RAAF
NAV  Fg Off E.M. Graham
WOp  Sgt J.R. O'Hanlon
MUG  Sgt S.S. Greenwood
RG   Sgt C.E. Shilling

NOTES:

Target: Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre Load: 1x 4,000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1,170x 4lb incendiaries Crew 'screened' from operations

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