CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
HAMMOND |
First Name/s: |
Stanley Thomas |
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Service No/s: |
1455365 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Bomber |
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Awards: |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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01 Apr 1941 |
Enlisted at Cardington at some point after 1 April 1941 (tbc) |
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01 Sep 1942 |
No.17 Initial Training Wing, ‘A’ Flight, 4 Squadron, Scarborough. Date TBC. |
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01 Jan 1943 |
Embarked UK. Date TBC |
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08 Jan 1943 |
Disembarked Canada/USA. Exact date TBC. |
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20 Jun 1943 |
No. 7 Bombing & Gunnery School, Paulson, MB |
Anson, Bolingbroke |
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17 Sep 1943 |
Awarded Air Bomber badge and promoted to Sergeant (Sgt). |
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20 Sep 1943 |
No.7 Air Observers School, Portage la Prairie, MB |
Anson |
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29 Sep 1943 |
Qualified from the Nav Course (Air Bomber) |
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01 Oct 1943 |
Embarked Canada. Date TBC |
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08 Oct 1943 |
Disembarked UK. Date TBC |
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01 Nov 1943 |
No.2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit, Millom, Cumbria. Date TBC. |
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21 Apr 1944 |
No.18 Operational Training Unit, Workshop: Moore crew formed |
Wellington |
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06 Jun 1944 |
No.11 Base, Lindholme |
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02 Jul 1944 |
No.1656 Heavy Conversion Unit, 100 Course, Lindholme |
Halifax |
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22 Aug 1944 |
No.1 Lancaster Finishing School, Hemswell |
Lancaster |
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31 Oct 1944 |
No.576 Squadron ‘A’ Flight, Fiskerton |
Lancaster |
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07 Jan 1945 |
Crew screened from Ops |
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01 May 1945 |
No.1 Empire Airm Armament School, Manby, Lincolnshire. Air bomber instructor course. Exact date TBC. |
Wellington |
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02 Jun 1945 |
Qualified as Air Bombing Instructor |
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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS |
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Date |
Aircraft |
Code |
Flight Details |
T/O |
Land |
Flt Time |
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28 Aug 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
Training |
1820 |
2300 |
5h40 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Night cross country, navigation. |
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31 Aug 1944 |
ME854 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
2100 |
0150 |
4h50 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Night cross country navigation with war bombload |
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10 Sep 1944 |
ME671 |
UL-V2 |
LE HARVE |
1655 |
2050 |
4h55 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Enemy strongpoint ½ mile SW of the Forêt de Montgeon. Hammond diary: “13x 1000lb & 4x500lb. Troops and gun concentrations holding up Canadian Div. No flak or fighters. Too easy”. |
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12 Sep 1944 |
PD232 |
UL-O2 |
FRANKFURT |
1820 |
0205 |
7h45 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling yards. Hammond diary: “1x 4000lb & 14x 500lb incendiary containers. 3rd wave. Some fires and bags of smoke over target area. Bomb red Tis but not too well. First fighter attacks on run-out by Me110. Jock has a quick burst but no result. See 5 fighters in all but no further attacks. Flak which we thought ‘intense’ was reported as ‘medium’ on return home, 2 rums and so to bed”. |
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16 Sep 1944 |
PD232 |
UL-O2 |
Training |
1100 |
1350 |
2h50 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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‘Y’ (H2S) cross country navigation. |
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17 Sep 1944 |
PD232 |
UL-O2 |
LEEUWARDEN |
0045 |
0415 |
4h30 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Luftwaffe airfield. Flown in support of Operation Market Garden. Aircraft engaged in combat with enemy night fighter (no copy of combat report). Hammond diary: “13x 1000lb & 4x 500lb. German night fighter drome, apparently the source of many of our worries. Short circuit as bomb doors open and complete load falls some 10 miles short of target. Bring back extremely good photo of cultivated French fields! 3 fighter attacks commencing from coast. Weave right across channel but get holed in 4 places. F/O Syerston and crew chopped”. |
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21 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
1430 |
nk |
2h40 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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"Y" (H2S), cross country navigation |
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22 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
1430 |
nk |
2h05 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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"Y" (H2S), cross country navigation. |
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23 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-D2 |
NEUSS |
1855 |
0000 |
5h05 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling yards. Hammond diary: “12x 1000lb & 4x 500lb. Marshalling yards at suburb called Neuss. Very heavy flak, taking toll of 56 planes. See few going down. First taste of searchlights. Bombing very satisfactory and flames visible for an hour after leaving the target. Fighter attack (Me110 over Wash, but no casualties). Harrigan, Morley, Jones, Tweddle and a new crew (1st op) fail to return. 2 rums in the mess and decide that the NAAFI is perhaps the best mob to join after all”. |
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24 Sep 1944 |
PB472 |
UL-D2 |
CALAIS |
1600 |
1925 |
3h25 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Enemy strongpoints. Aircraft hit by flak, but no crew reported injured. Hammond diary: “ D2 now our ‘private’ kite. Bags of light flak and we are holed in 16 places from 2 salvos. Target was heavy gun positions facing 1st Army. Load 13x 1000 and 4x 500lb”. |
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26 Sep 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
CAP GRIS-NEZ |
1100 |
1410 |
3h10 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Troops and coastal battery of 6” guns. Hammond diary: “13x 1000lb & 4x 500lb. Troops and gun positions. See many German soldiers. No opposition. Piece of cake”. |
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27 Sep 1944 |
NF975 |
UL-J2 |
CALAIS |
0855 |
1220 |
4h25 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Enemy strongpoints between the marshalling yards and the Canal de Calais. Hammond diary: “Bad show from start to finish. 600 of us orbited over Channel before being called in. Defences were waiting and we received the full treatment. Bombing run made at 2000 ft, but we were hit very badly on the run in. Heard the shells exploding outside the kite and actually smelled the cordite fumes! Starboard inner blown off wing and fuel leads were on fire. Perspex nose was holed but didn’t shatter. My head was inside it! |
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28 Sep 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
CALAIS |
0810 |
1100 |
3h50 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Military Installations to SE of the town Weather U/S Target obscured by cloud. MB instructed crews RTB with bombs DNCO |
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02 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
1500 |
1800 |
3h00 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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‘Y’ (H2S) cross country navigation and fighter affiliation |
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03 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
WESTKAPELLE |
1305 |
1600 |
3h55 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Walcheren Island sea wall (in support of Operation INFATUATE) Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 8x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs |
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04 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
Training |
1500 |
1810 |
3h10 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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‘Y’ (H2S) cross country navigation. |
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05 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
SAARBRUCKEN |
1830 |
0050 |
6h20 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling Yards Diverted Wratting Common due to fog at base Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 14x 4lb incendiary clusters |
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06 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
WRATTING COMMON - ELSHAM WOLDS |
1200 |
1240 |
0h40 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Return from diversion |
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19 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
STUTTGART |
2115 |
0410 |
6h55 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Robert Bosche works (second wave) Load: F2,G2,K2,N2,Q2,Y2,Z2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ & 1,800x 4lb incendiaries. All other a/c: 9x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs |
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23 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
ESSEN |
1555 |
2155 |
6h00 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Residential & industrial areas, including the Krupps works. Load: B2,J2,N2,Z2: 1x 4000lb and 2220x 4lb incendiaries. All other a/c: 11x 1000lb & 4x 500lb bombs. |
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25 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
ESSEN |
1240 |
1725 |
5h45 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: 2 aiming points in the Krupps Works. Load: B2, J2, N2, Z2: 1x 4,000lb, 2,220x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 11x 1,000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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28 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
COLOGNE |
1325 |
1825 |
5h00 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: 2 aiming points (AP): Mulheim and the SW part of the city. Bombed "Last Resort Target", a very large factory 5 miles SW of Cologne.. Load: A2, B2, C2, F2, G2, N2: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 2,332x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 5x 1,000lb, 6x 500lb bombs 6 aircraft were scheduled to attack the Mulheim AP first, followed by the rest on the second AP. |
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30 Oct 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
COLOGNE |
1720 |
2330 |
6h10 |
P1 Plt Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: NW area of the city. Load: F2, G2, I2, J2, M2, R2: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 2070x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 4,000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1,000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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02 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
DUSSELDORF |
1605 |
2130 |
5h25 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Northern built-up area of the city. First operation out of Fiskerton. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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04 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
BOCHUM |
1715 |
2205 |
5h50 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. |
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06 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
GELSENKIRCHEN |
1155 |
1610 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Nordstern synthetic oil plant. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6 or 7x 500lb bombs. |
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08 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
Air test |
1200 |
1415 |
2h15 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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11 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
DORTMUND |
1550 |
2100 |
6h10 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Hoesch Benzin GmbH Synthetic Oil Plant. Load: J2, Q2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, ?x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs. All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1000lb, 6x 500lb bombs |
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16 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
DUREN |
1255 |
1720 |
5h25 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Enemy positions & lines of communication (in support of American 1st & 9th Armies). Load: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb, 7 or 6x 500lb bombs. FIDO deployed (a fog dispersal system at Fiskerton to aid returning aircraft to land). |
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18 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
WANNE-EICKEL |
1540 |
2145 |
6h05 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Krupps synthetic oil plant. Diverted to Great Ashfield due to poor visibility at base. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs Most aircraft diverted to Bury St Edmunds or Tempsford due to poor visibility - only four Squadron aircraft landed at base. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs |
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19 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
GREAT ASHFIELD TO FISKERTON |
1600 |
1645 |
0h45 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Return from diversion |
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20 Nov 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
FISKERTON TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
1600 |
1620 |
0h20 |
P1 Sqn Ldr B.A. Templeman-Rooke |
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20 Nov 1944 |
PA173 |
UL-G2 |
ELSHAM WOLDS TO FISKERTON |
1730 |
1845 |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Return from Elsham |
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27 Nov 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
FREIBURG |
1610 |
2240 |
6h30 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Troop concentrations in built-up area (flown in support of French 1st Army) Second dickie for Fg Off Collins. Load: K2, Q2, R2, W2, Z2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 2332x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 5x 1000lb and 6x 500lb bombs. |
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06 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
MERSEBURG / LEUNA |
1630 |
0035 |
8h05 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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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. |
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12 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
ESSEN |
1600 |
2130 |
5h30 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Krupp munitions factory; Rail centre. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. |
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15 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
MANNHEIM-LUDWIGSHAFEN |
1440 |
2050 |
6h10 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: I.G. Farbenindustrie Chemical Works / Marshalling Yards / Oil Refinery. Load: J2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 14x No.14 Incendiary Clusters, 120x 4lb incendiaries. All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 4x 1000lb, 7x 500lb bombs. |
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22 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
KOBLENZ |
1515 |
2230 |
7h15 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling Yards. Load: C2, H2, I2, O2, Z2: 1x 4000lb, 6x 1000lb and 6 or7x 500lb bombs. All other aircraft: 13x 1000lb bombs On return the Squadron was ordered to divert to Charterhall in Scotland due to poor weather across most of England. All aircraft landed at Charterhall except L2 and Y2 which landed at Manston, and T2 which landed at Carnaby. |
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23 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
CHARTERHALL - BASE |
1400 |
1500 |
1h00 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Returned from diversion |
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28 Dec 1944 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
BONN |
1515 |
2115 |
6h00 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling yards Second dickie for Fg Off Dalziel. Load: A2, J2: 8x 1000lb and 8x 500lb bombs. All other aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 6x 1000lb and 8x 500lb bombs. |
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31 Dec 1944 |
NN749 |
UL-G2 |
Training |
1030 |
1220 |
2h50 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Practice bombing and ‘Y’ (H2S) navigation. Did not complete operation (DNCO). |
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02 Jan 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
NURNBERG |
1455 |
2300 |
9h05 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Marshalling Yards & Built-up Area. Load: C2, D2, J2, L2, O2, X2, Z2: 1x 4000lb, 1,598x 4lb incendiaries A2, F2, G2, H2, K2, Q2, V2, W2, Y2 1x4000lb, 14x 500 R2: 1x 4000lb, 4x 1000lb, 5x 500lb |
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05 Jan 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
ROYAN |
0130 |
0835 |
7h05 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Enemy garrison & supply depot (flown in support of the Free French forces besieging the town). Load: I2: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 15x 500lb bombs. All other a/c: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs. |
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07 Jan 1945 |
NG119 |
UL-D2 |
MUNICH |
1805 |
0235 |
8h30 |
P1 Fg Off K.A. Moore |
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Target: Industrial and transport area. Load: C2, L2 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 1492x 4lb incendiaries. All other a/c 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 1320x 4lb incendiaries. Completed Tour. Moore Crew Screened from Ops |
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PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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Stan Hammond was born in Liverpool on 24 May 1924, son of Hedley Hammond, a Police sergeant, and Lillian May Hughes. He had three siblings, two elder sisters, Eva and Elsie, and his brother Harrold. He attended Heath Road School before enlisting. On 30 Jun 1945 he married Agnes Jane Hubbuck in Doncaster and they had three children, Lyndsey b.1950, Gillian b.1955, and Christopher b.1957. Following the war Stan initially worked at T J Hughes shop as a trainee buyer and then became a sales director at the legendary Berwick Toy factory in Birkenhead. His children must have revelled in that! He eventually moved to Wales to start his own toy business in the 1970s. He lived in Nannerch in North Wales until the early 90s when he moved to Oxten. Stan passed away in Oxten, Wirral on 22 Jan 2012. |
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PHOTOS & DOCUMENTS |
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17 ITW, Scarborough, Sep 1942 – Hammond 8th from right, 3rd rowPam England |
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Hammond (left), probably at 7 B&GS, Paulson, MBPam England |
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Looking resplendent with his new Air Bomber’s BadgePam England |
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The Moore CrewDavid Goodes |
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The Moore crew with their ground crew Rear (L-R) Grindlay, u/k, Hammond, Harvey, u/k, Miller Front (L-R) Watson, Goodes, u/k, Moore, u/kDavid Goodes |
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The Moore Crew aircraft NG119, UL-D2 (nose art to be deciphered)David Goodes |
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Hammond logbook 1Hammond family |
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Hammond logbook 2Hammond family |
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Hammond logbook 3Hammond family |
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Hammond logbook 4Hammond family |
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Hammond logbook 5Hammond family |
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Hammond logbook 6Hammond family |
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Hammond medalsPam Jane |
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