CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
FRY |
First Name/s: |
Kenneth "Chips" |
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Service No/s: |
1385817 189909 |
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RAF |
Branch: |
Pilot |
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Awards: |
DFC |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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04 Sep 1941 |
Enlisted in the RAFVR at the Central Recruiting Centre (CRC) in Euston, London, as Aircraftman Second Class (AC2), and mustering as Air Crew Hand (ACH) Pilot/Observer. |
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05 Sep 1941 |
Transferred to the Reserve, pending call-up. |
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28 Sep 1942 |
Called up to No.1 Air Crew Reception Centre (ACRC), Lord's Cricket Ground, St. John's Wood, London, re-mustering as 'U/T Pilot', and promoted to Leading Aircraftman (LAC) |
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06 Oct 1942 |
No.4 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS), Brough, Yorkshire. |
Tiger Moth |
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04 Dec 1942 |
Air Crew Despatch Wing (ACDW), Brighton, Sussex |
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20 Feb 1943 |
Air Crew Despatch Centre, Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire |
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19 Mar 1943 |
Embarked from the UK for Canada (port & vessel n/k) |
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25 Mar 1943 |
Disembarked at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and posted to No.31 (RAF) Personnel Depot (PD), Moncton, New Brunswick. |
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26 Mar 1943 |
Train to Mesa, Arizona, United States (precise date tbc) |
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28 Mar 1943 |
No.4 Basic Flying Training School, Mesa, Arizona, completing his primary training on 20 May 1943, and his advanced training on 23 September 1943. |
PT17A Stearman |
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01 Oct 1943 |
Awarded Pilot's flying badge and promoted to Sergeant, re-mustering as 'Pilot'. |
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02 Oct 1943 |
Train to Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada (precise date tbc). |
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04 Oct 1943 |
No.31 (RAF) Personnel Depot (PD), Moncton, New Brunswick. |
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21 Oct 1943 |
Embarked from Halifax, Nova Scotia for the UK (vessel n/k). |
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30 Oct 1943 |
Disembarked in the UK (port n/k) |
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31 Oct 1943 |
No.7 Personnel Reception Centre (PRC), Harrogate, Yorkshire |
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15 Dec 1943 |
Attached to the Aircrew NCO's School, Whitley Nay, Northumberland. |
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12 Jan 1944 |
Returned to No.7 Personnel Reception Centre (PRC), Harrogate, Yorkshire. |
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21 Jan 1944 |
No.16 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS), Burnaston, Derbyshire (Pre-Advanced Flying Unit (AFU) Course). |
Tiger Moth |
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25 Feb 1944 |
Returned to No.7 Personnel Reception Centre (PRC), Harrogate, Yorkshire. |
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09 Mar 1944 |
Attached to RAF Station Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire (unit n/k). |
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09 Mar 1944 |
Attached to RAF Station Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire (unit n/k). |
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08 May 1944 |
Attached to RAF Station Church Fenton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire (unit n/k). |
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18 May 1944 |
Returned to RAF Station Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, Yorkshire (unit n/k). |
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18 Jul 1944 |
No.21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit ((P) AFU), Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire. |
Oxford |
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21 Aug 1944 |
Attached to No.1534 Beam Approach Training (BAT) Flight, Shawbury, Shropshire. |
Oxford |
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28 Aug 1944 |
Returned to No.21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit ((P) AFU), Wheaton Aston, Staffordshire. |
Oxford |
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29 Sep 1944 |
No.21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit ((P) AFU), Perton, Staffordshire. |
Oxford |
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02 Oct 1944 |
Promoted to Flight Sergeant. |
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03 Oct 1944 |
No.14 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Market Harborough, Leicestershire. Selects his crew of Woodliff, Wells, Smith, Younger, and Watkins. |
Wellington |
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13 Dec 1944 |
Discharged from the Service on appointment to a Commission. |
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14 Dec 1944 |
Commissioned as a Pilot Officer on probation (emergency). Notified in the London Gazette on 20 Feb 1945, p.986. |
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12 Jan 1945 |
No.75 Base, Swinderby, Lincolnshire; administrative Base for No.7 Group heavy bomber conversions. |
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23 Feb 1945 |
No.1654 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Wigsley, Tuxford, Nottinghamshire. |
Lancaster |
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30 Mar 1945 |
No.576 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Fiskerton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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18 Apr 1945 |
Appointed to Acting Flying Officer |
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14 Jun 1945 |
Promoted to Flying Officer (war substantive). Notified in the London Gazette on 13 July 1945, p.3613. |
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16 Sep 1945 |
No.50 Squadron, 'B' Flight, Sturgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. Posted with his crew. |
Lancaster |
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17 Jan 1946 |
No.50 Squadron moves to Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. |
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09 May 1946 |
Telecommunications Flying Unit (TFU), Defford, Pershore, Worcestershire. |
Lincoln, Lancaster, Anson, York, Oxford, Proctor, Barracuda, Wellington, Hudson, Firefly, Hamilcar, Sikorsky R4 Hoverfly (helicopter), Wayfarer, Dominie, Boeing 427, Mosquito |
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04 Dec 1946 |
Attached to the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough, Hampshire, for helicopter flying training. |
Fortress, Sikorsky R4B Hoverfly (helicopter) |
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03 Jan 1947 |
Returned to the Telecommunications Flying Unit (TFU), Defford, Pershore, Worcestershire. |
Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling, Wellington tbc |
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01 Nov 1947 |
Appointed to Flying Officer (substantive) with seniority from 14 Dec 45. Notified in the London Gazette on 06 January 1948, p.153. |
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20 Sep 1948 |
Commissioned in the Royal Air Force as Flight Lieutenant (permanent). Notified in the London Gazette on 26 April 1949, p.2034. |
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08 Nov 1948 |
Headquarters, RAF Maintenance Command, Amport, Andover, Hampshire |
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30 Nov 1948 |
Returned to the Telecommunications Flying Unit (TFU), Defford, Pershore, Worcestershire. |
Lancaster, Halifax, Stirling, Wellington tbc |
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04 May 1949 |
Central Flying School (CFS), Little Rissington, Gloucestershire; 111 Flying Instructors Course |
Harvard tbc |
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14 Nov 1949 |
Southampton University Air Squadron (UAS), Eastleigh/Hamble/Hurn/Lee-on-Solent (tbc), Hampshire. |
Tiger Moth/Chipmunk tbc |
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01 Dec 1949 |
Edinburgh University Air Squadron (UAS), Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Tiger Moth/Chipmunk tbc |
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14 Apr 1950 |
Far East Air Force (FEAF) Casualty Evacuation Flight, Seletar, Singapore (the RAF’s first helicopter unit); as founder and Commanding Officer (CO). |
Dragonfly |
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24 Oct 1951 |
Engine failure and crash on take-off in Dragonfly WF308 from a remote jungle clearing near Raub, Malaya. Fry and the patient escaped with minor cuts and bruises. |
Dragonfly |
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26 Sep 1952 |
Possibly involved in an accident during a jungle landing in Negri Sembilan, Malaya in Dragonfly WZ749 (tbc). |
Dragonfly |
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02 Feb 1953 |
No.194 (Casualty Evacuation) Squadron, Royal Naval Air Station, Sembawang, Malaya |
Dragonfly |
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05 Mar 1953 |
No.5 Personnel Despatch Centre (PDC), Blackpool, Lancashire. |
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11 Mar 1953 |
Royal Navy Helicopter Training School & Development Squadron, Gosport, Hampshire - an exchange tour with the Royal Navy as a flying instructor. |
Dragonfly tbc |
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11 May 1955 |
Air Ministry Unit (AMU); post n/k |
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12 May 1955 |
Experimental Flying Department (EFD), Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough, Hampshire |
n/k |
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01 Jul 1955 |
Promoted to Squadron Leader. Notified in the London Gazette on 01 July 1955, p.3788). |
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04 Jun 1956 |
Officers Advanced Training School, Bircham Newton, Docking, Norfolk; 84 Course. |
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27 Jul 1956 |
Returned to the Experimental Flying Department (EFD), Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough, Hampshire |
n/k |
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13 Jan 1958 |
Royal Air Force Staff College, Bracknell, Berkshire; 48 Course |
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05 Jan 1959 |
Director General of Organisation, Air Ministry, London; as quartering officer. |
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01 Jan 1960 |
Air Ministry, London; assistant to Chief of Staff. |
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01 Jan 1962 |
School of Land Air Warfare, Old Sarum, Wiltshire. |
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01 Jan 1963 |
Promoted to Wing Commander. Notified in the London Gazette on 01 January 1963, p.79. |
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01 Apr 1963 |
Joint Warfare Establishment, Old Sarum, Wiltshire. |
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21 Jul 1964 |
RAF Station Khormaskar, Aden, Yemen; as Officer Commanding Operations Wing. |
Twin Pioneer tbc |
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14 Dec 1964 |
RAF Station, Khormaskar, Aden, Yemen; as Officer Commanding Short Range Transport Wing. |
Twin Pioneer tbc |
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19 Apr 1965 |
Attached to TPTC (abbreviation not identified), Odiham, Hampshire; 13 (Wessex) Course, to 21 May 65. |
Wessex |
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01 Nov 1966 |
Attached to Headquarters, Technical Training Command, Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire. |
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19 Dec 1966 |
Returned from his tour overseas. |
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01 May 1967 |
Attached to RAF Station Catterick, Yorkshire for L1/67 Study Period. Completed 05 May 67. |
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06 Jan 1968 |
Headquarters, Technical Training Command, Brampton, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire. |
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25 Mar 1968 |
Headquarters, Flying Training Command, Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire; staff plans. |
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16 Nov 1970 |
No.1 School of Technical Training (SoTT), Halton, Buckinghamshire; as Officer Commanding 3 Wing. |
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17 Jun 1972 |
Attached to Headquarters, No.38 Group, Benson, Oxfordshire; to 20 Aug 72. |
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21 Aug 1972 |
Attached to Central Flying School (Helicopter), Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire, to 16 Sep 72. |
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29 Sep 1972 |
Headquarters, No.38 Group, Benson, Oxfordshire; Operations |
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25 Jul 1974 |
Attached to Near East Air Force (NEAF), Akrotiri, Cyprus, to 06 Sep 74. |
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18 Jul 1975 |
RAF Station, Benson, Oxfordshire; as supernumery pending retirement. |
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01 Nov 1975 |
Retired from the Service. Notified in the London Gazette on 18 November 1975, p.14570. |
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15 Nov 1975 |
Placed on the Retired List. |
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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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03 Apr 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
1540 |
2100 |
5h20 |
P1 Plt Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise and practice bombing on the range. |
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03 Apr 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X2 |
Training |
1540 |
2100 |
5h20 |
P1 Plt Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Cross-country navigation exercise and practice bombing on the range. |
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04 Apr 1945 |
PA282 |
UL-C2 |
LUTZKENDORF |
2115 |
0540 |
8h25 |
P1 Flt Lt G.A. Campbell RCAF |
NOTES: |
Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery Load: All aircraft: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 10x 500lb bombs. |
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06 Apr 1945 |
NG273 |
UL-Y |
Training |
1240 |
1535 |
2h55 |
P1 Plt Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
High level practice bombing on the range and air-to-sea firing. |
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07 Apr 1945 |
UL-B |
Training |
1425 |
1520 |
0h55 |
P1 Plt Off K. Fry |
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NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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18 Apr 1945 |
ME801 |
UL-N |
HELIGOLAND |
1015 |
1455 |
4h40 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
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Target: Naval base, submarine repair yards, airfield & built-up area. Load: 12x 1000lb, 4x 500lb bombs. |
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20 Apr 1945 |
NN806 |
UL-M |
Training |
1420 |
1450 |
0h30 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Practice sack dropping in preparation for Operation MANNA, the provision by air of supplies for the starving Dutch population. |
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22 Apr 1945 |
PA307 |
UL-W2 |
BREMEN |
1525 |
2040 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
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Target: Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and enemy troop concentrations. Flown in support of the British XXX Corps attacking the city. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 6x 1000lb, 8x 500lb bombs. The Master Bomber aborted the attack due to extensive cloud cover which obscured the target. Crews were instructed to bring their bombs back, but the less experienced crews jettisoned their bombload at sea. |
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24 Apr 1945 |
RF197 |
UL-F2 |
Training |
1410 |
1730 |
3h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Low-level map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. |
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25 Apr 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
BERCHTESGARTEN |
0535 |
1350 |
8h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
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Target: Hitler’s ‘Eagle’s Nest’ complex & SS barracks. Load: 1x 4000lb 'cookie', 4x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs. |
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29 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1155 |
1500 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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30 Apr 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
DELFT AIRFIELD |
1505 |
1820 |
3h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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02 May 1945 |
PA307 |
UL-W2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1310 |
1605 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'. |
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03 May 1945 |
PA307 |
UL-W2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1030 |
1330 |
3h00 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'. |
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05 May 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
ROTTERDAM |
0655 |
0935 |
2h40 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. The dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'. |
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08 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
ROTTERDAM |
1215 |
1520 |
3h05 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4x 'blocks'. |
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11 May 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58 |
1150 |
1335 |
1h45 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS: positioning flight to Brussels Melsbroek B58. *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret. |
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11 May 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
BRUSSELS B58 – FORD |
nk |
nk |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flighths, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret Load: 24 passengers |
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11 May 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
FORD – FISKERTON |
1705 |
1755 |
0h50 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret |
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17 May 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h10 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) simulated bombing attacks on Leicester. |
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19 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
nk |
nk |
1h10 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Three-aircraft formation flying. |
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26 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
FISKERTON TO BRUSSELS B58 |
0840 |
1020 |
1h40 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS. Positioning flight to Brussels Melsbroek B58 aerodrome. *On EXODUS flights, the crews carried only one gunner, normally the Rear Gunner who flew in the mid-upper turret; this time it was the Mid-Upper Gunner. |
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26 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
BRUSSELS B58 TO OAKLEY |
nk |
nk |
1h55 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS. Repatriating 20+ allied PoWs back home. The crew experienced a burst tyre but it is not known if this happened in Brussels or on landing at Oakley. |
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26 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
OAKLEY TO FISKERTON |
1730 |
1805 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation EXODUS. Return to base. |
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29 May 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
2200 |
0150 |
3h50 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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11 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
0020 |
0145 |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Practice high-level bombing at the Lee Marsh Range. |
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12 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
2100 |
0440 |
7h40 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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14 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
2300 |
0315 |
4h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Night cross-country navigation exercise. |
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25 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
FLENSBURG |
0650 |
1150 |
5h00 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM 1: A test of the German air defence radar system. |
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26 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
1525 |
1645 |
1h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Air-to-sea firing. |
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27 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Test flight |
1315 |
1340 |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Rigging test. |
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27 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
1430 |
1800 |
3h30 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise and air-to-sea firing. |
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29 Jun 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
FLENSBURG |
1015 |
1550 |
5h35 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM II; test of the German air defence radar network. |
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01 Jul 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
FLENSBURG |
1210 |
1750 |
5h40 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM III; test of the German air defence radar network. |
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03 Jul 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
Training |
1010 |
1320 |
3h10 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
'Y' (H2S) cross-country navigation exercise. |
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04 Jul 1945 |
RA587 |
UL-U |
FLENSBURG |
1310 |
1835 |
5h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Exercise POST MORTEM V; test of the German air defence radar network. |
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22 Jul 1945 |
PB753 |
UL-X |
Incendiary disposal |
1645 |
1815 |
1h30 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping 10,000 lb of incendiaries in the North Sea. |
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25 Jul 1945 |
NF976 |
UL-Z |
Incendiary disposal |
1645 |
1800 |
1h15 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping incendiaries in the North Sea. |
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25 Jul 1945 |
NF976 |
UL-Z |
Incendiary disposal |
nk |
nk |
1h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping incendiaries in the North Sea. Second sortie of the day |
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25 Jul 1945 |
NF976 |
UL-Z |
Incendiary disposal |
nk |
nk |
1h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping incendiaries in the North Sea. Third sortie of the day. |
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26 Jul 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
Training |
1355 |
1430 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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27 Jul 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
Training |
0925 |
1000 |
0h35 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Fighter affiliation. |
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27 Jul 1945 |
RA563 |
UL-Q |
Training |
1310 |
1540 |
2h30 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
High-level practice bombing. |
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30 Jul 1945 |
RA587 |
UL-U |
Training |
0045 |
0140 |
0h55 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Night fighter affiliation. |
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02 Aug 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Training |
1030 |
1250 |
2h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Loop homing and circuits. Burst tyre. |
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02 Aug 1945 |
RA587 |
UL-U |
Training |
1830 |
0020 |
5h50 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Night exercise 'BULLSEYE' |
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04 Aug 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Incendiary disposal |
1515 |
1720 |
2h05 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping 6,000 lb of incendiaries in Cardigan Bay. |
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05 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
FISKERTON – POMIGLIANO |
0720 |
1435 |
7h15 |
P1 Fg Off R.L. Ash |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. Route:Base-Selsey Bill-Caen-Poitiers-Elba-Naples-Pomigliano |
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07 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
POMIGLIANO – GLATTON |
nk |
nk |
6h35 |
P1 Fg Off R.L. Ash |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. Load: 20 passengers. |
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07 Aug 1945 |
RA514 |
UL-R |
GLATTON – FISKERTON |
1840 |
1900 |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off R.L. Ash |
NOTES: |
Operation DODGE Normal crew for DODGE: Pilot, 2nd pilot, FE, Nav, WOp, Air Gunner (1). Occasionally other aircrew trades would replace the gunner. |
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13 Aug 1945 |
RA594 |
UL-V |
Incendiary disposal |
1245 |
1455 |
2h10 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Dropping 6,000 lb of incendiaries in Cardigan Bay. |
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16 Aug 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
FISKERTON TO POMIGLIANO |
0715 |
1335 |
6h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation 'DODGE' - Positioning Flight. These DODGE sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. The route flown was: Base - Aylesbury - Selsey Bill - Poitiers - Toulouse - Corsica - Elba - Pomigliano. |
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20 Aug 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON |
0645 |
1345 |
7h00 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation 'DODGE' Repatriating 20 Allied Servicemen to the UK.. 'DODGE' sorties comprised Pilot, Engineer, Air Bomber, Nav, WOp and a gunner in the mid-upper turret. |
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20 Aug 1945 |
SW276 |
UL-G |
GLATTON TO FISKERTON |
1450 |
1510 |
0h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Return to base carrying the K Hignell crew as passengers. |
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01 Sep 1945 |
NX562 |
UL-F |
Transit Woodbridge to Fiskerton |
1445 |
1605 |
1h20 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Woodbridge to Fiskerton. The crew had positioned as passengers to Woodbridge on RA563 with the G M Henderson crew to collect NX562 which had been under repair since diverting in on 24 Aug 45. Crew names to be confirmed. |
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09 Sep 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
FISKERTON TO POMIGLIANO (LANDED ISTRES) |
0800 |
1445 |
6h45 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation 'DODGE' positioning flight. The aircraft encountered very bad weather and thunderstorms on the way and suffered an engine failure and WT receiver failure and diverted to Istres in France. |
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10 Sep 1945 |
LM294 |
UL-P |
ISTRES TO POMIGLIANO |
1040 |
1325 |
2h45 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
NOTES: |
Operation 'DODGE' - Transit flight to Pomigliano after some rough repairs. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
P4-Q |
POMIGLIANO TO GLATTON |
1000 |
1325 |
3h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
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NOTES: |
Operation 'DODGE' repatriation of 20 Allied Servicemen to the UK. LM294 remained unserviceable and was left in Pomigliano. The crew flew to Glatton in 'borrowed' 153 Sqn's P4-Q. |
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12 Sep 1945 |
P4-Q |
GLATTON TO FISKERTON |
1705 |
1730 |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off K. Fry |
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NOTES: |
Transit to Fiskerton (tbc) in 153 Sqn's P4-Q. |
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