Peter Pearson Hague DFC RAFVR and crew – 576 Squadron / 103 Squadron – 1944/45 - 122122
Peter Hague and his crew were posted to 576 Squadron at RAF Elsham Wolds from 11 Base on the 12th August 1944.
The this crew consisted of :-
F/L PP Hague
Sgt T EV Allen
P/O K D Clements
Sgt R Low,
Sgt C C Routledge,
Sgt H Henson
W/O J W Sargeant. Replaced by F/O G Thompson in December 1944 when the crew were serving with 103 Squadron. )
According to the 576 Squadron ORB this crew flew unaltered apart from W/O Sargeant who was replaced by F/O G Thomson towards the end of their stint with 576 Squadron. The operations they flew with 576 Squadron were as follows
25/08/1944 – Russelheim – Factory – PD400 – F/L PP Hague
26/08/1944 – Kiel - Point of Aim – PB467 – F/L PP Hague
29/08/1944 – Stettin - Point of Aim – LM294 – F/L PP Hague
31/08/1944 – Agenville - V weapon – PD232 – F/L PP Hague
03/09/1944 – Eindhoven – Airfield – PD232 - F/L PP Hague
05/09/1944 - Le Havre - Army support – PB467 – F/L PP Hague
08/09/1944 - Le Havre - Army support – ME801 – F/L PP Hague
10/09/1944 - Le Havre - Army support – PB467 – F/L PP Hague
12/09/1944 – Frankfurt - Point of Aim – LM294 – F/L PP Hague
15/09/1944 - Oslo, Kattegat and River Elbe - Mine laying – PB472 – F/L PP Hague
These operations were completed without any recorded incident
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Peter Hague and his crew were then transferred to 103 Squadron also at RAF Elsham Wolds on the 29th September 1944 where he became a Flight Commander.
The operations they flew with 103 Squadron were as follows :-
26-Sep-44 – Calais - Army support – Lancaster – ME698 – F/L PP Hague
27-Sep-44 – Calais - Army support – Lancaster – PD272 – F/L PP Hague
11-Oct-44 - Fort Frederik Hendrik - Army support – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
14-Oct-44 – Duisburg - Operation Hurricane – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
15-Oct-44 – Wilhelmshaven - Point of Aim – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
19-Oct-44 – Stuttgart - Point of Aim – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
25-Oct-44 – Essen - Point of Aim – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
28-Oct-44 – Cologne - Point of Aim – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
30-Oct-44 – Cologne - Point of Aim – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
31-Oct-44 – Cologne - Point of Aim – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
06-Nov-44 – Gelsenkirchen – Oil – Lancaster – LM682 – S/L PP Hague
09-Nov-44 - Wanne Eikel – Oil – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
29-Nov-44 – Dortmund - Point of Aim – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
06-Dec-44 – Leuna – Oil – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
13-Dec-44 - Aarhus Bay - Mine laying – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
24-Dec-44 – Cologne/Nippes - Railway yards – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague - Bad weather at base. All aircraft diverted to Old Buckenham
05-Jan-45 - Hannover - Point of Aim – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
06-Jan-45 - Stettin Bay - Mine laying – Lancaster – ME698 – S/L PP Hague
At that point Peter Hague was posted to 582 Pathfinder Squadron 27th January 1945
He was awarded a DFC which was gazetted 13th April 1945.
He seems to have left the RAF postwar as I can find no further mention of him.
Item compiled by David Fell
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