CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
PASLEY |
First Name/s: |
John Marcus Wilson |
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Service No/s: |
(1456859) 176932 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Air Bomber |
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Awards: |
DFC |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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25 Nov 1943 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire |
Auto loaded with upgrade to v1.0.04 |
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14 May 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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18 Jul 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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12 Aug 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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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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02 Dec 1943 |
ED888 |
UL-V2 |
BERLIN |
1650 |
1855 |
2h55 |
P1 WO T.J. Bassett RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries. Returned early due engine failure. Whilst crossing the North Sea, the rear gunner complained of the lack of oxygen. To afford the gunner some relief, the skipper descended to a lower altitude and continued on to the target. When approaching the target area, one of the engines became unserviceable and had to be feathered. |
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16 Dec 1943 |
W4245 |
UL-S2 |
BERLIN |
1630 |
1900 |
2h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area Returned early, Port inner-low oil pressure. Bomber Texel Island as last resort |
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29 Dec 1943 |
LM381 |
UL-E2 |
BERLIN |
1705 |
2350 |
6h45 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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01 Jan 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-Y2 |
BERLIN |
0000 |
0810 |
8h10 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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02 Jan 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-Y2 |
BERLIN |
2345 |
0200 |
2h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. Returned early - engine trouble. Landed Stradishall |
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04 Jan 1944 |
JA868 |
UL-Y2 |
STRADISHALL TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
nk |
nk |
1h15 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Returned from diversion |
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05 Jan 1944 |
ND402 |
UL-R2 |
STETTIN |
2345 |
0835 |
8h50 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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14 Jan 1944 |
ND402 |
UL-R2 |
BRUNSWICK |
1645 |
2215 |
5h30 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area |
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20 Jan 1944 |
ND402 |
UL-R2 |
BERLIN |
1615 |
2325 |
7h10 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target:Built-up area |
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21 Jan 1944 |
ND402 |
UL-R2 |
MAGDEBURG |
1950 |
0245 |
6h55 |
P1 Flt Sgt H.R. Marsden |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area |
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15 Feb 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
BERLIN |
1710 |
0010 |
7h00 |
P1 Fg Off S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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19 Feb 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
LEIPZIG |
2330 |
0650 |
7h20 |
P1 Fg Off S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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20 Feb 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
STUTTGART |
2325 |
0655 |
7h30 |
P1 Fg Off S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area |
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24 Feb 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
SCHWEINFURT |
1805 |
0215 |
8h10 |
P1 Fg Off S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. Bombed from 26,000ft |
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25 Feb 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
AUGSBURG |
1805 |
0210 |
8h05 |
P1 Fg Off S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Aircraft Factories |
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22 Apr 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-H2 |
DUSSELDORF |
2215 |
0300 |
4h45 |
P1 Flt Lt S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area to N of City Centre Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries |
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14 May 1944 |
ME726 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
1345 |
1455 |
1h10 |
P1 Flt Lt S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Air to air |
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07 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
CAEN |
1910 |
2325 |
4h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy armour strongpoint and stores on the northern outskirts of Caen. Flown in support of the Anglo-Canadian ground forces attacking the town (Operation CHARNWOOD) Load: 11x1000lb 'cookie', 4x 500lb bombs. |
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18 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
SCHOLVEN/BUER |
2255 |
0305 |
4h10 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Synthetic oil refinery near Gelsenkirchen Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 10x 500lb bombs. |
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23 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
KIEL |
2215 |
0330 |
5h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: German Navy base, canal, and harbour Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 8x 500lb bombs, 5x 500lb ‘J’ Type incendiary cluster or, 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs. |
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25 Jul 1944 |
LL799 |
UL-N2 |
STUTTGART |
2120 |
0540 |
8h20 |
P1 Flt Sgt S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 2000lb bomb, 12x cluster bombs, each containing 14x 30lb ‘J’-Type incendiaries |
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12 Aug 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
BORDEAUX |
1115 |
1820 |
7h05 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Oil storage facilities and U-Boat pens. Load: 6x 2000lb bombs. Mosquito & Spitfire escort. |
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13 Aug 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
FALAISE |
0005 |
0350 |
3h45 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy ground positions. Load: 11x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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29 Aug 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
STETTIN |
2050 |
0530 |
8h40 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Port area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, and 60x 30lb, 660x 4lb incendiaries. 'Second Dickie' trip for Plt Off C R Pegg RAAF. |
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12 Sep 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
FRANKFURT |
1800 |
0125 |
7h25 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshaling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 14x Type 14 incendiary clusters, 120x 4lb incendiaries. 'Second Dickie' trip for Flt Lt H Leyton-Brown. The navigator on this operation is unknown - H W Vine is (incorrectly) listed in the ORB. |
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23 Sep 1944 |
PD235 |
UL-N2 |
NEUSS |
1820 |
2335 |
5h15 |
P1 Sqn Ldr S. Slater |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs The navigator on this operation is unknown - H W Vine is (incorrectly) listed in the ORB. |
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