CREW MEMBER PROFILE |
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Surname: |
WRIGHT |
First Name/s: |
Frederick John |
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Service No/s: |
1339143 |
Service: |
RAFVR |
Branch: |
Wireless Operator |
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Awards: |
(tbc) 1939-1945 Star, France & Germany Star, Defence Medal, 1939-1945 War Medal |
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SERVICE RECORDS |
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Date |
Event |
Aircraft Flown |
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26 Jun 1941 |
Enlisted at No. 3 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (ACSB), Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, as Aircraftman Second Class (AC2), mustering as Air Crew Hand/Wireless Operator (ACH/WOp) (Air). Recommended for training as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (WO/AG) |
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27 Jun 1941 |
Transferred to the Reserve, pending call-up. |
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28 Oct 1941 |
Called up at No. 3 Recruit Centre (RC), Padgate, Warrington, Cheshire |
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30 Oct 1941 |
No. 10 (Signals) Recruit Centre ((S) RC), Blackpool, Lancashire. |
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26 Feb 1942 |
No. 2 Signals School (SS), Yatesbury, Wiltshire. |
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18 May 1942 |
Remustered as Wireless Operator (unreadable?). |
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28 May 1942 |
Attached to No. 26 Squadron, Gatwick, Surrey. |
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03 Aug 1942 |
No. 1 Signals Detachment, White Waltham, Berkshire. |
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28 Oct 1942 |
No. 4 Signals School (SS), Madley, Herefordshire, remustering as Wireless Operator under training (WOp u/t) Air Crew. |
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16 Jan 1943 |
No. 10 Air Gunners School (AGS), 49 Course, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, remustering as Wireless Operator/under training Air Gunner (WOp u/t AG). |
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17 Jan 1943 |
Promoted to Leading Aircraftman (LAC) |
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20 Feb 1943 |
Awarded Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (WAG) flying badge, promoted to Sergeant and remustered as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (WOp/AG). |
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02 Mar 1943 |
No. 4 Air Observers School (AOS), West Freugh, Wigtownshire, Scotland. |
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13 Apr 1943 |
No.21 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire; joins J R Henningham, RAAF crew. |
Wellington |
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09 Jun 1943 |
No. 311 Ferry Training Unit (FTU), Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire. |
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04 Jul 1943 |
No. 1 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit (OADU), Portreath, Cornwall; delivering aircraft wherever required. |
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05 Jul 1943 |
Embarked UK for Egypt; placed on strength of Middle East Pool, Kasfareet, Egypt. |
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14 Jul 1943 |
No. 22 Personnel Transit Centre (PTC), Almaza, Egypt |
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07 Aug 1943 |
Disembarked UK. |
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23 Aug 1943 |
No. 27 Operational Training Unit (OTU), Lichfield, Staffordshire. |
Wellington |
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26 Sep 1943 |
No. 11 Base, Lindholme, Yorkshire; administrative Base for 1 Group heavy bomber conversions. |
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30 Sep 1943 |
No. 1662 Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU), Blyton, Lincolnshire. |
Lancaster |
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01 Nov 1943 |
No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School (LFS), Hemswell, Lincolnshire. Date TBC. |
Lancaster |
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02 Dec 1943 |
No. 576 Squadron, ‘A’ Flight, Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster |
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06 Jan 1944 |
Stettin; lost in ND416 UL-G2 |
Lancaster |
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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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16 Dec 1943 |
ED767 |
UL-A2 |
BERLIN |
1655 |
2325 |
7h30 |
P1 Plt Off J.R. Henningham RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. Landed Waltham |
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17 Dec 1943 |
ED767 |
UL-A2 |
WALTHAM TO ELSHAM WOLDS |
nk |
nk |
0h00 |
P1 Plt Off J.R. Henningham RAAF |
NOTES: |
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29 Dec 1943 |
ED767 |
UL-A2 |
BERLIN |
1715 |
0005 |
6h50 |
P1 Plt Off J.R. Henningham RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area |
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02 Jan 1944 |
W4245 |
UL-S2 |
BERLIN |
2315 |
0225 |
3h10 |
P1 Plt Off J.R. Henningham RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. Abandoned Mission - misinterpreted signal |
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05 Jan 1944 |
ND416 |
UL-G2 |
STETTIN |
2350 |
nk |
nk |
P1 Plt Off J.R. Henningham RAAF |
NOTES: |
Target: Built-up Area. FTR |
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