CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
HARVEY |
First Name/s: |
Stanley Kenneth |
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Service No/s: |
188476 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
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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01 Mar 1944 |
Date? - 83 OTU, Peplow (Harvey crew formed) |
Wellington |
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05 Apr 1944 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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01 Sep 1944 |
Exact date unknown - Sep 44 - 71 Base, Lindholme (for HCU and LFS) |
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01 Nov 1944 |
Appointed to commission to be Plt Off on probation (emergency) from WO 01 Nov 44 (Gazetted 09 Jan 45, p266) |
Lancaster |
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08 Dec 1944 |
625 Squadron, 'C' Flight, Kelstern from 71 Base |
Lancaster |
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02 Jan 1945 |
Promoted to Temporary Flying Officer tbc See 625 Sqn ORB Jan 45 wef 25 Dec 44 |
Lancaster |
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05 Apr 1945 |
Joined 576 Sqn at Fiskerton, Linconshire |
Fiskerton |
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26 Apr 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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02 May 1945 |
Set Rank from Flight Record |
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07 Dec 1945 |
Awarded as Flying Officer on 576 Sqn. No citation yet found. (London Gazette 07 Dec 45, p5945) |
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16 Mar 1946 |
Transferred to the Admin. and Special Duties Branch 16 Mar 46 (Gazetted 02 Apr 46, p1628) |
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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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05 Apr 1944 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
Kelstern to Fiskerton |
nk |
nk |
0h25 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Positioning flight to Fiskerton to form the new 'C' Flight of 576 Squadron. |
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09 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
KIEL |
1855 |
0120 |
6h25 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Shipping, the Deutsche-Werke U-boat yard & the industrial centre on the East side of Kiel Harbour. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs. The German heavy cruiser 'Admiral Scheer' was sunk at her moorings on this attack. |
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10 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
PLAUEN |
1805 |
0240 |
8h35 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Marshalling yards. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 10x 500lb bombs. |
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12 Apr 1945 |
NG418 |
Ul-E2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
2h05 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Low level map-reading cross-country navigation exercise. |
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14 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
*UL-J2 |
CUXHAVEN |
1930 |
0045 |
5h15 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Target: Harbour area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs Flown as a diversion for the Main Force attack on Potsdam. |
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26 Apr 1945 |
PA176 |
UL-H2 |
Training |
nk |
nk |
0h30 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Sack dropping. Practice for Operation MANNA. |
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29 Apr 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1145 |
1425 |
2h40 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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30 Apr 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
DELFT AIRFIELD |
1455 |
1820 |
3h25 |
P1 S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA; the dropping of emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 3 'blocks' |
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02 May 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
ROTTERDAM |
1255 |
1535 |
2h40 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. |
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03 May 1945 |
ME862 |
UL-J2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1015 |
1310 |
2h55 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch people. Load: 4 'blocks'. The aircraft's tailplane damaged when dropping the blocks - a not uncommon occurrence. |
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04 May 1945 |
PA175 |
UL-K2 |
VALKENBURG AIRFIELD |
1125 |
1410 |
2h45 |
P1 Fg Off S.K. Harvey |
NOTES: |
Operation MANNA. Dropping emergency supplies to the starving Dutch population. Load: 4 'blocks'. Following this operation, the crew were 'screened' from operations, their tour completed. |
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PERSONAL INFORMATION |
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