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- Tags: 582 Squadron
Sorties Flown by Ben Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 3 Group; 550 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Letter to Ken Ball from Tom Bower
In the letter Tom writes about losing their pilot due to illness. They have moved from Upwood to a more basic station where they live in…
Sorties Flown by James Foulsham and John Swarbrick in 109 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Gee; Lancaster; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; pilot; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
James Gresty - Extract from Service Record
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 28 OTU; 582 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; Defiant; flight engineer; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Operational Training Unit; pilot; RAF Lindholme; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Padgate; RAF St Athan; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wymeswold; training; Wellington; Whitley
Sorties Flown by Crew of Lancaster ED908 in 156 Squadron
Sorties Flown by Ben Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 3 Group; 550 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; V-1; V-weapon
Reg MacArthur's Service Record Extract
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 28 OTU; 582 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; bombing; Bombing and Gunnery School; Defiant; Flying Training School; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Operational Training Unit; promotion; RAF Hemswell; RAF Lindholme; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wymeswold; RCAF Moncton; training; Wellington; Whitley
Sorties Flown by Crew of Lancaster ED908 in 156 Squadron
Sorties Flown by Ben Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 3 Group; 550 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; V-1; V-weapon
Letter to Reg MacArthur's Father
Tags: 582 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; missing in action
Telegram from 582 Squadron to Air Ministry
Edgar Pratt’s Navigator’s, Air Bomber’s and Air Gunner’s Flying Log
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 28 OTU; 582 Squadron; air gunner; aircrew; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Defiant; Heavy Conversion Unit; killed in action; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Operational Training Unit; Pathfinders; RAF Lindholme; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wymeswold; tactical support for Normandy troops; training; V-1; V-weapon; Wellington; Whitley
Flight Sergeant Edgar Walter Roslyn Pratt, Extract of Service Record
Tags: 156 Squadron; 1656 HCU; 28 OTU; 582 Squadron; Air Gunnery School; aircrew; bombing; Defiant; Heavy Conversion Unit; Lancaster; Lancaster Mk 1; Lancaster Mk 3; Operational Training Unit; promotion; RAF hospital Rauceby; RAF Lindholme; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Padgate; RAF Stormy Down; RAF Upwood; RAF Warboys; RAF Wymeswold; training; Wellington; Whitley
Sorties Flown by Crew of Lancaster ED908 in 156 Squadron
Sorties Flown by Ben Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 3 Group; 550 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; V-1; V-weapon
Sorties Flown by James Foulsham and John Swarbrick in 109 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; bombing of the Boulogne E-boats (15/16 June 1944); bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); Distinguished Flying Cross; Gee; Lancaster; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Pathfinders; pilot; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; V-1; V-weapon
Squadron Leader John Bentley Weightman DFC
Tags: 582 Squadron; 8 Group; Air Gunnery School; Air Observers School; aircrew; Anson; Distinguished Flying Cross; Flying Training School; Hudson; Lancaster; Master Bomber; Pathfinders; pilot; promotion; RAF Bishops Court; RAF Bridgnorth; RAF Cranage; RAF Grantham; RAF Little Staughton; RAF Manston; RAF Prestwick; RAF St Athan; RAF Uxbridge; RAF Warboys; RAF Wick; Scharnhorst; training
Sorties Flown by John Weightman and Crew in 582 Squadron
Tags: 109 Squadron; 156 Squadron; 3 Group; 550 Squadron; 582 Squadron; 8 Group; air gunner; aircrew; bombing; bombing of the Normandy coastal batteries (5/6 June 1944); flight engineer; Gee; H2S; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Normandy campaign (6 June – 21 August 1944); Oboe; Pathfinders; pilot; tactical support for Normandy troops; target indicator; V-1; V-weapon; wireless operator
Foret du Croc, 20 July 1944
Tags: 109 Squadron; 582 Squadron; aircrew; anti-aircraft fire; bombing; crash; Lancaster; Mosquito; navigator; Oboe; pilot; RAF Little Staughton; V-1; V-weapon