CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
DONOVAN |
First Name/s: |
Joseph Neil |
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Service No/s: |
426324 |
Service: |
RAAF |
Branch: |
Wireless Operator |
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Awards: |
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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 initial creation of profile |
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08 Jul 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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08 Jul 1944 |
JB555 |
UL-R2 |
Training |
2030 |
2055 |
0h25 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise. Aborted; reason n/k. Crew complement to be verified |
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09 Jul 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
1155 |
1240 |
0h45 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Day bombing. Crew complement to be verified |
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09 Jul 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
2155 |
0345 |
5h50 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise with bombing. Crew complement to be verified |
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10 Jul 1944 |
ND859 |
UL-L2 |
Training |
2055 |
0250 |
5h55 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise with bombing. Crew complement to be verified |
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21 Jul 1944 |
LM439 |
UL-J2 |
Air Test |
nk |
nk |
0h40 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Air test; crew complement to be verified |
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23 Jul 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
KIEL |
2245 |
0420 |
5h35 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Target: German Navy base, canal, and harbour Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 8x 500lb bombs, and 5x 500lb ‘J’ Type incendiary cluster, or 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs, tbc Masters' logbook records: 'moderate barrage heavy flak' |
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24 Jul 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
STUTTGART |
2130 |
0625 |
8h55 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 2,000lb bomb, and 12x cluster bombs, each containing 14x 30lb 'J' Type incendiaries. Masters' logbook records: 'moderate barrage heavy flak' |
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25 Jul 1944 |
LM122 |
UL-X2 |
BOIS DES JARDINS |
0050 |
0445 |
3h55 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Target: V1 'flying bomb' launch site Load: 18x 500lb bombs Masters' logbook records 'slight flak' |
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30 Jul 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
CAHAGNES |
0640 |
1115 |
4h35 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Target: Enemy troop concentrations Load: 20x 500lb bombs Provided with a fighter escort of Spitfires and possibly Typhoons. Masters' logbook reports: 'Bombed at 2,000 ft' Diverted to Thorney Island (reason n/k) before returning to base later the same day (this is not recorded in the Squadron ORB) |
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30 Jul 1944 |
NE115 |
UL-B2 |
Transit Flight |
1720 |
1840 |
1h20 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Return from diversion |
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31 Jul 1944 |
ME801 |
UL-C2 |
LE HAVRE |
1810 |
2140 |
3h30 |
P1 Flt Lt D.J. Masters |
NOTES: |
Target: Harbour installations, shipping & U-Boat pens Load: 11x 1,000lb and 4x 500lb bombs Masters' logbook reports: 'Flak moderate to intense' |
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