Veterans,Page 10.Timeline and the airfield today
Sgt. (WOP/AG) E.B.(Ted) Cachart.
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The following information and photographs were supplied by Martin Wise. His Late Father was a 576 Sqn. Mid-Upper Gunner who completed 30 ops whilst flying from Fiskerton. He was: Flt. Sgt. Eddie Wise. RAFVR. He and his crew completed their tour of 30 ops flying from Fiskerton during 1944-1945. His last 10 ops were in UL-F.(NX 562) The Lancasters which Eddie and his crew took on ops are as follows: UL-W2 (PD309, 2ops; UL-J2 (NF975) 1op; UL-L2 (PB785) 1op; UL-B2 (ME 785) 1op; UL-I (LM227) 2 ops; UL-C2 (ME317) 2 ops; UL-F2 (PD403) 10 ops; UL-F (NX562) 10 ops; UL-B (RA562) 1 op. The eventual fate of these lancasters to follow.
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Crew Photograph. Crew details are as follows, left to right: Warrant Officer Bob Turley RAFVR- Rear Gunner; Sgt. Ted Heller RAFVR- Flt. Engineer; Flt. Sgt. Eddie Wise RAFVR- Mid-Upper Gunner; Flying Officer Herby Herbert RAFVR- Pilot; Pilot Officer Rob Scott RCAF- Navigator; Sgt. Doug Thornwell RCAF- Bomb-Aimer/Front Gunner; Sgt. Johnie Stephens RCAF- Wireless Operator.
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| Landing at Fiskerton, 3rd April 1945. The Lancaster in this photograph is UL-F (NX562) returning from Nordhausen. |
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