Douglas Robert Pamplin DFC RCAF and crew – 103 Squadron – 1944 – Can/J.35880
Doug Pamplin
The Pamplin crew were posted to 103 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds from 1 Lancaster Finishing School on the 10 August 1944. The crew was as follows :-
F/O D R Pamplin RCAF
Sgt G W C James
F/O J A Deslauriers RCAF
F/O L H Sealey RCAF
F/S L Wilmer RCAF joined the Farris crew and was replaced by P/O L Targett, F/S H Shaw, P/O H K Simmonds and Sgt Bonong for the last few ops
F/S L W Goodwin
F/S S G Turner
A photo of the Pamplin air and ground crew presumably taken at the end of their tour
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Pamplin flew his “ second dickie “ trip to Brunswick 12/13 Aug 1944 with F/L J T A Marsden and crew in LM295
He then captained his own crew on the following operations :-
25-Aug-44 - Russelheim - Factory - Lancaster - ND381 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
26-Aug-44 - Kiel - Point of Aim - Lancaster - LM295 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
29-Aug-44 - Stettin - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF909 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
03-Sep-44 - Eindhoven - Airfield - Lancaster - NF909 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
05-Sep-44 - Le Havre - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
06-Sep-44 - Le Havre - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF – Aborted - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target.
08-Sep-44 - Le Havre - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF – Aborted - Aborted by Master Bomber due to cloud cover over target.
10-Sep-44 - Le Havre - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
12-Sep-44 - Frankfurt - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
17-Sep-44 - Leeuwarden - Airfield - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
20-Sep-44 - Sangatte - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
24-Sep-44 - Calais - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
05-Oct-44 - Saarbrucken - Army support - Lancaster - LM132 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
07-Oct-44 - Emmerich - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
11-Oct-44 - Fort Frederik Hendrik - Army support - Lancaster - NF913 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
14-Oct-44 - Duisburg - Operation Hurricane - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
14-Oct-44 - Duisburg - Operation Hurricane - Lancaster - PB528 - F/O DR Pamplin RCAF
19-Oct-44 - Stuttgart - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
23-Oct-44 - Essen - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
25-Oct-44 - Essen - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
28-Oct-44 - Cologne - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF - Landed away
31-Oct-44 - Cologne - Point of Aim - Lancaster - JA857 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
02-Nov-44 - Dusseldorf - Point of Aim - Lancaster - JA857 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
04-Nov-44 - Bochum - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
06-Nov-44 - Gelsenkirchen - Oil - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
16-Nov-44 - Duren - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
21-Nov-44 - Aschenaffenburg - Railway yards - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
27-Nov-44 - Freiburg - Army support - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
29-Nov-44 - Dortmund - Point of Aim - Lancaster - NF909 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
03-Dec-44 - Urft - Dam - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF - Diverted to Finningley
04-Dec-44 - Karlsruhe - Point of Aim - Lancaster - PB528 - F/L DR Pamplin RCAF
Pamplin was then posted 16 Jan 1944 to RCAF R Depot with Deslauriers and Sealey
Doug Pamplin was awarded a DFC gazetted 23 March 1945
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Interestingly Selmo Verniuwe, the Belgian pilot, flew under the assumed name of Pamplin in late December and early January.
Compiled by David Fell with photos from my archive
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