CREW MEMBER PROFILE

Surname:

LILLICRAP

First Name/s:

Herbert Edgar

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Service No/s:

1894974

Service:

RAFVR

Branch:

Air Gunner

Awards:

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SERVICE RECORDS

Date

Event

Aircraft Flown
25 Nov 1943

Joined 576 Sqn at Elsham Wolds, Linconshire

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15 May 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

24 May 1944

Set Rank from Flight Record

576 Squadron FLYING RECORDS

Date

Aircraft

Code

Flight Details

T/O

Land

Flt Time

Crew

27 Dec 1943

n/k

Training

2215

0115

3h00

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Cross-country navigation exercise. Returned early due to a failure of the oxygen system

06 Jan 1944

n/k

Training

2100

0150

4h50

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Night cross-country navigation exercise. Aircraft not known

08 Jan 1944

n/k

Training

1100

1310

2h10

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Air firing.

10 Jan 1944

n/k

Training

1115

1300

1h45

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Air firing.

27 Jan 1944

ME586

UL-B2

BERLIN

1730

0155

8h25

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries Returned on 3 engines - not known whether due to attack or failure

28 Jan 1944

ME586

UL-B2

BERLIN

DNTO

nk

N/A

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1032x 4lb incendiaries Did not take off due to an unserviceability on the aircraft

30 Jan 1944

ME586

UL-B2

BERLIN

1650

0000

7h10

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 762x 4lb incendiaries

09 Feb 1944

n/k

Training

1200

1300

1h00

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Local flying.

12 Feb 1944

n/k

Training

1545

1625

0h40

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Flying Instruction.

15 Feb 1944

ME583

UL-F2

BERLIN

1720

0030

7h10

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries.

19 Feb 1944

ME583

UL-F2

LEIPZIG

2330

0715

7h45

P1   Sgt A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 56x 30lb and 1122x 4lb incendiaries

18 Mar 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

FRANKFURT

1905

0205

7h00

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries NOTE: The Squadron Operations Record Book (ORB) records Sgt A C Perkins as mid-upper gunner, but he was rear gunner with the A H Young crew that night. The mid-upper gunner was probably Sgt H E Lillicrap

22 Mar 1944

ND362

UL-Q2

FRANKFURT

1900

0115

6h15

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt A.R. Doran

NOTES:

Target: built-up area. Aircraft struck by incendiaries from above

24 Mar 1944

DV365

UL-Z2

BERLIN

1855

0330

8h35

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt E. Conner

NOTES:

Target: Built-up Area. Bombed from 21,000 ft. on a heading of 220, at 2236 hrs. Diverted to Enstone due to poor visibility at Elsham..

25 Mar 1944

DV365

UL-Z2

Enstone to Elsham Wolds

nk

nk

1h30

P1   Fg Off G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt E. Conner

NOTES:

Enstone to Elsham Wolds; return from diversion.

26 Mar 1944

LL796

UL-T2

ESSEN

1940

0110

5h30

P1   Plt Off H.M.C. Thomas
P2   
FE   Sgt D. Arlott
AB   Sgt A.E. Danslow
NAV  Plt Off M.A. Elliott
WOp  Sgt C.L. Radbone
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt L.J. Mulholland

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area. Load: 1x 4000lb ‘cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries Mulholland noted in his logbook, 'Very heavy flak. Great number of searchlights. Window used to good effect'.

30 Mar 1944

JB460

*UL-I2

NUREMBURG

2200

0215

4h15

P1   Flt Lt G.A.J. Wood
P2   
FE   Sgt H.B. Catling
AB   Sgt R.E. Williams
NAV  Fg Off A.R. Marsh
WOp  Sgt W. Bird
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Sgt E. Conner

NOTES:

Target: built-up area. Returned early as the rear turret became unserviceable.

18 Apr 1944

n/k

Training

1640

1750

1h10

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Air-to-air firing

20 Apr 1944

ME586

UL-B2

COLOGNE

2345

0430

4h45

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up areas to the North and West of the city centre Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 108x30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Air Bomber not known as there is no entry in Sgt J Brown's logbook (the usual Air Bomber)

22 Apr 1944

LL794

UL-H2

DUSSELDORF

DNTO

nk

N/A

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Fg Off H. Gerus RCAF
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area to the North of the city centre Load: 1x 4000lb 'Cookie', 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries. Burst a tyre taxying out; the port undercarriage collapsed, and the port outer engine caught fire. None of the crew were injured

24 Apr 1944

JA868

UL-J2

KARLSRUHE

2140

0430

6h50

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Loads: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1170 x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 84x 30lb incendiaries, 1170x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 96x 30lb incendiaries, 1050x 4lb incendiaries Supporters: 6x 2000lb bombs It is not known which wave applied to this crew

26 Apr 1944

JA868

UL-J2

ESSEN

2230

0330

5h00

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area and the Krupps works Loads: 1st wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 660x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 4th wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 60x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 5th wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries It is not known which wave applied to this crew

27 Apr 1944

JA868

UL-J2

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

2130

0610

8h40

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Marshalling yards Loads: 1st wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x 500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 1050x 4lb incendiaries 2nd wave: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 30x 30lb and 600x 4lb incendiaries 3rd wave: 1x 1000lb, 1x500lb bombs, 84x 30lb and 960x 4lb incendiaries It is not known which wave applied to this crew

30 Apr 1944

JA868

UL-J2

MAINTENON

2140

0220

4h40

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Ammunition dump Load: 11x 1000lb, and 4x 500lb bombs

01 May 1944

UL-?

Training

nk

nk

1h30

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Air to air firing.

03 May 1944

JA868

UL-J2

MAILLY

2130

0410

6h40

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Military depot & tank training camp Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 16x 500lb bombs

07 May 1944

JA868

UL-J2

RENNES (ST JAQUES)

2130

0230

5h00

P1   WO A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: St Jacques Luftwaffe airfield & ammunition dump Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 16x 500lb bombs

10 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

DIEPPE

2225

0130

3h05

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Railway yards and a howitzer battery Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs

14 May 1944

UL-?

Training

nk

nk

2h40

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross country navigation exercise and fighter affiliation

15 May 1944

UL- ?

Training

nk

nk

2h10

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Bombing and air to air firing

17 May 1944

UL-?

Training

nk

nk

2h40

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

'Y' (H2S) cross country navigation exercise

19 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

ORLEANS

2200

0300

5h00

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Fleury-les-Aubrais marshalling yards Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs The aircraft was diverted to Ludford Magna due to poor visibility at base, where it landed safely

21 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

DUISBURG

2215

0315

5h00

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’ and 204x 30lb incendiaries.

21 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

LUDFORD MAGNA TO BASE

nk

nk

0h30

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Return from diversion

22 May 1944

JA868

UL-J2

DORTMUND

2215

0315

5h00

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Built-up area Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, 108x 30lb and 1170x 4lb incendiaries.

24 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

AACHEN

2335

0415

4h40

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: the marshalling yards at Aachen West and at Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs.

27 May 1944

LL800

UL-H2

AACHEN

2350

0420

4h30

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: the marshalling yards at Aachen East and at Rothe-Erde Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x500lb bombs. Aircraft hit by flak and the navigator, Flt Sgt Jefferson, was wounded (source: J Brown logbook)

05 Jun 1944

PA997

UL-D2

CRISBECQ

2110

0125

4h15

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Coastal gun batteries Load: 18x 500lb bombs Bombardment of coastal batteries on the eve of the D-Day invasion of France. The Squadron was allocated two coastal gun batteries; one at Crisbecq, and the other at St Martin de Varreville.

13 Jun 1944

UL-?

Training

nk

nk

1h10

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Bombing; air to sea firing.

14 Jun 1944

PA997

UL-D2

LE HAVRE

2020

2350

3h30

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Docks, E-boat pens, and light naval forces which were harassing the Normandy beachheads Load: 11x 1000lb and 4x 500lb bombs

16 Jun 1944

PA997

UL-D2

STERKRADE (HOLTEN)

2255

FTR

n/k

P1   Plt Off A.L. Puttock
P2   
FE   Sgt L.R.S. Templeton
AB   Sgt J. Brown
NAV  Flt Sgt T. Jefferson
WOp  Flt Sgt D.W.G. Warr
MUG  Flt Sgt H.E. Lillicrap
RG   Flt Sgt C. Philp

NOTES:

Target: Ruhr-Chemie AG synthetic oil plant at Holten Load: 1x 4000lb ‘Cookie’, and 16x 500lb bombs Originally attributed to flak, the Lancaster was shot down at about 0135 on 17 Jun by Fw. Herbert Püchner of 6./NJG1 in his Bf-110. The bomber apparently broke up in the air and crashed at Rhade, some 9 kilometres North of Dorsten, killing five of the crew. The dead were buried initially in Dorsten Communal Cemetery but were re-interred on 21 Apr 47 at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve Plt Off A L Puttock - killed Sgt L S R Templeton - PoW Flt Sgt J Brown - killed Flt Sgt T Jefferson - killed Flt Sgt D W G Warr - PoW Flt Sgt H E Lillicrap - killed Flt Sgt C Philp - killed

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