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Operations undertaken by the Bodger crew

101 (Special Duties) Squadron

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22 September 1943 Sergeant Bodger Second Pilot (second dickie) to Flight
Sergeant N.A. Marsh to Hannover (Area bombing)

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27 September 1943 Hannover (Area bombing) (Crews first operation)
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1 October 1943 Hagen (Area bombing)
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3 October 1943 Kassel (Area bombing)
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22 October 1943 (Area bombing)
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3 November 1943 Düsseldorf (Area bombing)
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10 November 1943 Modane, France (Railway yards)
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18 November 1043 Berlin (Area bombing)
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22 November 1943 Berlin (Area bombing)
The crew were then screened from further operations with 101 Squadron in
preparation for their move to RAF Elsham Wolds where 4 crew’s from 101 Squadron
‘C’ flight and additional crew’s from No.1 Groups Heavy Conversion Units would with
‘B’ flight of 103 Squadron form the new 576 Squadron.

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On the 13 December 1943 101 Squadron ‘C’ Flight Commander Squadron Leader
Dilworth was posted along with his crew to RAF Elsham Wolds to form the new 576
Squadron as ‘A’ Flight Commander. The exact date the Bodger crew were posted
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out is not noted in the Operational Record Book but it was either the 13 December
or a few days later.