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No 576 Sqn Personnel, aircraft and locations
[1943 | ]
Personnel Movements: Nov - Dec 1943
| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| November | |||
| Wg Cdr | G T B Clayton | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of No 576 Sqn |
| Sqn Ldr | Dilworth | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'A' Flight |
| Sqn Ldr | Attwater | 25 Nov 1943 | Arrived on posting and assumed command of 'B' Flight |
| December | |||
| Flt Sgt | J M Booth RAAF | 3 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | G H Kaye | ||
| Flt Sgt | R E D Richards RAAF | ||
| Sgt | L W L Godfrey RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | M N Jennings RAAF | ||
| Sgt | M W Jones RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | D R G Taskis RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | L R B Matthews | 4 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | A D Roulston | ||
| Fg Off | R S Bowden | ||
| Flt Sgt | R H Sinclair RNZAF | ||
| Plt Off | C H Bayram | ||
| Sgt | D J Bealey | ||
| Sgt | D W Blackman | ||
| Sqn Ldr | Attwater | 5 Dec 1943 | Admitted to hospital with a broken jaw |
| Fg Off | Richards | 5 Dec 1943 | Assumed temporary command of 'B' Flight |
| Fg Off | E H East RAAF | 6 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 11 PDRC, pending repatriation |
| Fg Off | R S McAra | 16 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J L Barrett | ||
| Fg Off | G L Blackmore RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | C Chapman | ||
| Sgt | E Russom | ||
| Flt Sgt | A A Harris RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | M G Western RAAF | ||
| Flt Sgt | F R Scott RAAF | 16 Dec 1943 | Killed in a flying accident |
| Sgt | S V Cull | ||
| Sgt | G G Critchley | ||
| Flt Sgt | P M C Ellis | ||
| Sgt | J H Caldwell | ||
| Flt Sgt | B P Wicks RAAF | ||
| Sgt | J W Ross | ||
| Plt Off | J C Southey | 18 Dec 1943 | Posted to No 103 Sqn |
| Sgt | F Ball | 20 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | W Dickie | ||
| Sgt | L P E Allais | ||
| Sgt | L Balich | ||
| Sgt | F H Gage | ||
| Sgt | A J Pollitt | ||
| Sgt | J E Redmond RCAF | ||
| Fg Off | R L Hughes | 24 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Sgt | J E F Paton | ||
| Sgt | J Woodruff | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be POWs | |
| Sgt | D A H Morris | ||
| Sgt | J P Gray | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | F E A Rivett | ||
| Sgt | F H Lanson | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Fg Off | J H Richards | 24 Dec 1943 | Killed in action |
| Fg Off | B J Marks | ||
| Sgt | H S Mitchell | ||
| Sgt | A E Hooper | ||
| Sgt | G Evans | Failed to return from an operation, later reported to be a POW | |
| Sgt | S W Iromes | Killed in action | |
| Sgt | C Milburn | ||
| Sgt | H Johnson | ||
Source - No 576 ORB (AIR 27/2047)
Organisational Movements: Nov - Dec 1943
| Date | Notes |
| November | |
| 25 Nov 1943 | No 576 Squadron was formed at RAF Elsham Wold
equipped with Lancasters as follows: -
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| December | |
| No relevant entries recorded in this month's ORB | |
Source - No 576 ORB (AIR 27/2047)
This entry was last updated on 13/10/25
