CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

ROBERTS

First Name/s:

D

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Service No/s:

Service:

TBC

Branch:

Air Gunner

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown

25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

02 Dec 1943

JA868

UL-Y2

BERLIN

1705

0005

7h00

P1   WO M.J. Graham
P2   
FE   Sgt G.P. Rae
AB   Sgt W.J.C. Keigwin
NAV  Sgt K.W. Flowers
WOp  Sgt P. Harris TBC
MUG  Sgt P.J. Daly
RG   Sgt D. Roberts TBC

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area. Hit by flak

04 Dec 1943

JA957

UL-X2

LEIPZIG

0005

0300

3h55

P1   WO M.J. Graham
P2   
FE   Flt Sgt G.P. Rae
AB   Sgt W.J.C. Keigwin
NAV  Sgt K.W. Flowers
WOp  Sgt P. Harris TBC
MUG  Sgt P.J. Daly
RG   Sgt D. Roberts TBC

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area. Returned early - engine failure

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

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

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