Carpe Diem - 576 Squadron RAF

CREW MEMBER PROFILE
Surname:	FLEMING		First Name/s:	John Lawrence

Service No/s:	4211704	Service:	RNZAF	Branch:	Pilot

Awards:	France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, War Medal (NZ & England), NZ War Service Medal

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Date	Event	Aircraft Flown
SERVICE RECORDS
24 Sep 1941 24 Sep 1941	Applied for aircrew RNZAF
16 Jan 1942 16 Jan 1942	Attested for service in the Air Force Reserve
03 Apr 1942 03 Apr 1942	Base Training Depot, 2nd NZEF, Lancaster Park and Blenheim
23 Apr 1942 23 Apr 1942	Enlisted in NZ Army
01 Jul 1942 01 Jul 1942	Promoted Tech L/Cpl
19 Sep 1942 19 Sep 1942	RNZAF Ashburton, Blenheim
02 Oct 1942 02 Oct 1942	Omaka
29 Nov 1942 29 Nov 1942	Ohakea
08 Mar 1943 08 Mar 1943	Initial Training Wing, Rotorua, Remustered as LAC Airman Pilot
30 Apr 1943 30 Apr 1943	Course 40C, ST Wing, No.2 EFTS, Ashburton	DH82 TIGER MOTH
28 Jun 1943 28 Jun 1943	Course 40A, No.1 SFTS, Wigram	DH82 TIGER MOTH, OXFORD
09 Oct 1943 09 Oct 1943	Course 40A, No.1 BAT Flt	DH82 TIGER MOTH, OXFORD
23 Oct 1943 23 Oct 1943	Granted Pilot’s badge and promoted Sgt
24 Oct 1943 24 Oct 1943	Special leave
03 Nov 1943 03 Nov 1943	No.1 Port Depot, Auckland
02 Jan 1944 02 Jan 1944	Embarked Auckland
26 Mar 1944 26 Mar 1944	Disembarked UK
28 Mar 1944 28 Mar 1944	No.12 PRC, Padgate or Brighton
23 May 1944 23 May 1944	Promoted Flt Sgt
06 Jun 1944 06 Jun 1944	Course 77, No.18 (P) Advanced Flying Unit, Church Lawford	OXFORD
12 Sep 1944 12 Sep 1944	Course 15, No.1546 BAT Flt, Church Lawford (Course) until 18 Sep 44	OXFORD
30 Oct 1944 30 Oct 1944	Course 108, No.11 OTU, Oakley & Westcott	WELLINGTON X
28 Feb 1945 28 Feb 1945	No.71 Base, Lindholme
09 Mar 1945 09 Mar 1945	No.72 Base
31 Mar 1945 31 Mar 1945	Course 10B, Crew 185, No.1668 HCU, Bottesford	LANCASTER I, III
21 Apr 1945 21 Apr 1945	No.576 Sqn ‘C’ Flight, Fiskerton	LANCASTER I, III
22 Apr 1945 22 Apr 1945	Awarded Good Conduct Badge
23 Apr 1945 23 Apr 1945	Promoted WO
25 Apr 1945 25 Apr 1945	Set Rank from Flight Record
01 May 1945 01 May 1945	No second dickie recorded in logbook or ORB	LANCASTER I, III
10 May 1945 10 May 1945	Discharged on temporary commission as Plt Off (NZG 46, 5 Jul 45, p873) http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1945/46/11.pdf	LANCASTER I, III
18 Jul 1945 18 Jul 1945	OC 576 wrote of him: ‘A very hard worker who is keen and well-disciplined’	LANCASTER I, III
11 Aug 1945 11 Aug 1945	Set Rank from Flight Record
14 Sep 1945 14 Sep 1945	No.12 PDRC for repatriation
20 Sep 1945 20 Sep 1945	Embarked UK - date unknown
23 Oct 1945 23 Oct 1945	Disembarked NZ
24 Oct 1945 24 Oct 1945	No.2 PDT
10 Dec 1945 10 Dec 1945	Transferred to RNZAF Reserve of Officers
26 Feb 1948 26 Feb 1948	Commissioned as a Plt Off RNZAF http://www.nzlii.org/nz/other/nz_gazette/1946/5/8.pdf
01 Jun 1956 01 Jun 1956	Commission terminated (NZG 28 Jun 56, No.36, p851

Date	Aircraft	Code	Flight Details	T/O	Land	Flt Time	Crew
576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS
25 Apr 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test and training	nk	nk	5h40	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country, high level bombing, and air to air firing. 400 rounds fired.
26 Apr 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	5h18	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Low level cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
27 Apr 1945	RF213	UL-B²	Training	nk	nk	1h31	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Practice supply dropping, and air-to-sea firing (300 rounds).
30 Apr 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	0h42	P1 Flt Sgt J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1510	1835	3h25	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
02 May 1945	PD376	*UL-C²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1310	1610	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:
03 May 1945	PD376	UL-C²	VALKENBURG AIRFIELD OPERATION MANNA	1030	1330	3h00	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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05 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	nk	nk	nk	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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07 May 1945	NG273	IL-I²	Air test, air to sea firing	nk	nk	2h30	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	500 round fired. Landed Sandtoft
08 May 1945	PA176	UL-H²	ROTTERDAM OPERATION MANNA	1210	1520	3h10	P1 WO J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	On the way back there was a loud bang and several pieces of aluminium were seen to fall from beneath the starboard wing. After an uneventful landing it was discovered that all the skin at the end of the end of the starboard outer engine nacelle had ripped off. V Newman may have replaced Wiseman as WOp
18 May 1945	ME862	UL-J²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	'Y' Cross country
19 May 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	2h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 200 rounds fired.
26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	FISKERTON – BRUSSELS OPERATION EXODUS	0840	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	BRUSSELS - OAKLEY OPERATION	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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26 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OAKLEY - FISKERTON OPERATION EXODUS	nk	1545	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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28 May 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h19	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country
01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Air test	nk	nk	1h01	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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01 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h12	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country
04 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	4h44	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 round fired.
18 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h33	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	‘Y’ Cross country, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
19 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Cook's Tour	nk	nk	5h11	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fiskerton - Emden - Wilhelmshaven - Bremen - Hannover - Munster - Essen - Eindhoven - Fiskerton
20 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	CCG?	nk	nk	0h30	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Two magazines fired.
21 Jun 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Fighter affiliation
01 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	FLENSBURG EXERCISE POST MORTEM	1205	1800	5h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
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09 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F	Training	nk	nk	0h50	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
12 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing, air to sea firing. 500 rounds fired.
13 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	3h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Cross country
16 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	7h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night cross country - France and Belgium. Crew (other than Fleming and Brown) assumed.
18 Jul 1945	LM594	UL-G²	Training	nk	nk	1h16	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew assumed (other than Feling and Brown)
20 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h45	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Night high level bombing. Crew other than Fleming and Brown assumed.
23 Jul 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	1h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt F.C. Newbold MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
24 Jul 1945	NG418	UL-E²	Training	nk	nk	1h40	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal North Sea. Crew assumed other than Fleming and Brown
02 Aug 1945	PA175	UL-K	Training	nk	nk	1h55	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	High level bombing
03 Aug 1945	NG273	UL-I²	Training	nk	nk	1h10	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Air-to-sea firing (500 rounds) and circuits and landings.
04 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	Training	nk	nk	2h00	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Bomb disposal Cardigan Bay
11 Aug 1945	NG418	UL-E²	FISKERTON-POMIGLIANO	0735	nk	n/k	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt W.J. Field RG
NOTES:	Operation DODGE. Positioning flight to Pomigliano, near Naples. The Fleming crew's usual Air Bomber, Sgt Field, occupied the Mid-Upper Gunner's position and would look after the passengers on the return trip.
13 Aug 1945	NG418	UL-E²	POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt W.J. Field RG
NOTES:	Operation DODGE, the repatriation of Allied Servicemen from Italy. Load: 20+ passengers.
13 Aug 1945	NG418	UL-E²	GLATTON TO FISKERTON	nk	1700	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 Flt Lt A.V. Henshaw FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt W.J. Field RG
NOTES:	Operation DODGE. Empty positioning flight back to base.
25 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE FISKERTON -POMIGLIANO	0715	1350	6h39	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:	Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner.
28 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
NOTES:
28 Aug 1945	RF197	UL-F²	OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON	nk	1345	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Sgt A.F. Walker AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG
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03 Sep 1945	PB574	UL-A²	Air test	nk	nk	0h35	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt F.C. Newbold AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J. Brown RG Sgt J.E. Lockton
NOTES:	Scampton - Fiskerton, air test
04 Sep 1945	NG418	UK-E²	OPERATION DODGE FISKERTON-POMIGLIANO	0715	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp Sgt C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order
07 Sep 1945	NG418	UL-E²	OPERATION DODGE POMIGLIANO – GLATTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order
07 Sep 1945	NG418	UL-E²	OPERATION DODGE GLATTON – FISKERTON	nk	nk	nk	P1 Plt Off J.L. Fleming RNZAF P2 FE Flt Sgt H.W.G. Lockett AB Sgt W.J. Field NAV Sgt J.A. Judd WOp C.W. Wiseman MUG Sgt J.E. Lockton RG
NOTES:	These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The crews below are listed in that order

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