Flight Sergeant Hood was safe, back in the UK 1945-05-12
Footprints on the Sands of Time, RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of War in Germany 1939-45 by Oliver Clutton-Brock, page 321
Hood, Robert Frederick (Flight Sergeant)
Prisoner of War 1945-January-07
Birth Date: 1923-March-04
Born:
Parents:
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Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
576 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Carpe Diem Seize the opportunity
Base
RAF Fiskerton
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Position
Wireless Operator
Service Numbers
R/203134
PoW: 7727
Target
Munich Germany
Crew or Other Personnel
Lancaster PA173
Mission
Lancaster Mk.I PA173
Bombing 1945-January-07 to 1945-January-07
576 (B) Sqn (RAF) RAF Fiskerton
576 Squadron RAF (Carpe diem) RAF Fiskerton. Lancaster I aircraft PA 173 UL-Q2 failed to return from an operation to Munich Germany 1945-01-7/8. The cause of loss and crash location were not determinedThree aircrew were missing, presumed killed in action: Pilot Officer Albert Spencer Blair Campton (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Wilfred Glenn McClelland (RCAF) and Flying Officer Edward Lewis Saslove (RCAF)
Four aircrew survived to become Prisoners of War: Flying Officer Maxwell Chisick (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Robert Frederick Hood (RCAF), Flying Officer Gwynfor Davies (RAFVR) and Sergeant Raymond Hoyle (RAFVR)
Lancaster PA173 Mk.I - Bombing - 1945-01-07 to 1945-01-07
Squadron: 576 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1945-01-07
Completion Date: 1945-01-07
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City:
Target Specific:
Base: RAF Fiskerton
Take Off Time: 18:15:00
Squadron Code: UL-Q2
Radio Code:
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Return Time:
Crash City: unknown
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
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Flak Battery:
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War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
576 Squadron RAF (Carpe diem) RAF Fiskerton. Lancaster I aircraft PA 173 UL-Q2 failed to return from an operation to Munich Germany 1945-01-7/8. The cause of loss and crash location were not determined
6 Group Unavailable
576 Squadron RAF (Carpe diem) RAF Fiskerton. Lancaster I aircraft PA 173 UL-Q2 failed to return from an operation to Munich Germany 1945-01-7/8. The cause of loss and crash location were not determined
Three aircrew were missing, presumed killed in action: Pilot Officer Albert Spencer Blair Campton (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Wilfred Glenn McClelland (RCAF) and Flying Officer Edward Lewis Saslove (RCAF)
Four aircrew survived to become Prisoners of War: Flying Officer Maxwell Chisick (RCAF), Flight Sergeant Robert Frederick Hood (RCAF), Flying Officer Gwynfor Davies (RAFVR) and Sergeant Raymond Hoyle (RAFVR)
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