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The Borland
crew were assigned to 431 Squadron and posted into Croft on July 13,
1944 from 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit. They would go on to fly 31
operations on Halifaxes and Lancasters. They successfully completed
their tour and were screened from operations on January 7, 1945. The
crew consisted of:
|
Name |
Service |
Trade |
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F/L Dave Borland - DFC |
RCAF |
Pilot |
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P/O Harold Keen |
RAFVR |
Flight Engineer |
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P/O Richard Rickards |
RCAF |
Navigator |
|
F/O Jack Hendren |
RCAF |
Bomb Aimer |
|
P/O Robert Beer |
RCAF |
W/Op/AG |
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P/O D. Sanderson |
RCAF |
M/U Gunner |
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P/O G. Hamilton |
RCAF |
Rear Gunner |
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Operations Flown by the Borland Crew |
|
Date |
A/C Type |
Serial # |
Code |
Target |
Up |
Down |
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08/08/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Foret de Chantilly |
1819 |
2352 |
|
08/09/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
La Breteque |
2124 |
0150 |
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08/10/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
HX346 |
SE-R |
La Pallice |
1924 |
0212 |
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08/12/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Le Neuville |
2056 |
0104 |
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08/14/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Fallaise |
1302 |
1727 |
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08/15/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Soesterberg |
1001 |
1334 |
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08/18/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
NA499 |
SE-W |
Bremen |
2142 |
0313 |
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08/26/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Brest |
2256 |
0346 |
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08/31/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Isle de Cezembre |
1009 |
1526 |
|
09/16/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Kiel |
2131 |
0353 |
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09/17/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Boulogne sur Mer |
0753 |
1113 |
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09/20/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Calais |
1603 |
1920 |
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09/25/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Calais |
0926 |
1359 |
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09/27/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Duisberg |
0723 |
1309 |
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09/28/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Cap Gris Nez |
1737 |
2116 |
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10/04/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Bergen |
0528 |
1220 |
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10/06/1944 |
Halifax Mk.III |
MZ861 |
SE-Q |
Dortmund |
1654 |
1859 |
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11/01/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Oberhausen |
1746 |
2316 |
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11/02/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Dusseldorf |
1649 |
2241 |
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11/06/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB811 |
SE-T |
Gelsenkirchen |
1145 |
1707 |
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11/21/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Castrop-Rauxel |
1538 |
2143 |
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12/05/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Soest |
1750 |
0038 |
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12/15/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Ludwigshafen |
1430 |
2050 |
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12/18/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Duisberg |
0249 |
0912 |
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12/24/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Dusseldorf/Lowhausen |
1139 |
1725 |
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12/28/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB818 |
SE-G |
Opladen |
0315 |
0919 |
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12/29/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB803 |
SE-N |
Scholven |
1519 |
2130 |
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12/30/1944 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Koln |
1719 |
2351 |
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01/02/1945 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Nuremberg |
1451 |
2357 |
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01/05/1945 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Hanover |
1910 |
0051 |
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01/06/1945 |
Lancaster Mk.X |
KB809 |
SE-Q |
Hanau |
1521 |
2231 |
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Photo courtesy of
Bob Beer, special thanks to Bill Heron.
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