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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
09-Sep-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Roadstead Operation |
14:35 |
15:20 |
Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco
near Cap de la Hague. |
10-Sep-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Roadstead Operation |
18:25 |
20:05 |
Searched the Sept Islands – Brehat Shipping lane. Target not
found. |
16-Sep-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
A/S/R Search |
07:20 |
08:15 |
Search for Typhoon pilot who bailed out about 20 miles North of
Cherbourg after engine failure on the previous day's operation. Nothing seen. |
03-Oct-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
10 Group Roadstead
Operation |
18:15 |
19:00 |
Attack a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour |
13-Oct-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Armed Recco |
07:05 |
07:42 |
Intended armed low recco of Barfleux-Cherbourg area but found
too little cloud cover |
08-Oct-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Bomb Dropping Test |
16:00 |
16:30 |
See Appendix “A” |
08-Oct-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Shipping Recco |
10:25 |
10:40 |
This was an abortive sortie. S/Ldr Woodward orbitted over the
coast and found no cloud cover, and the recco was abandonded. |
12-Oct-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Bomb Test |
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See Appendix “A” |
08-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Convoy |
13:30 |
15:00 |
Large convoy escorted without incident from Isle of Wight
towards Portland. |
10-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Convoy |
15:05 |
16:40 |
Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward. |
14-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Convoy |
11:40 |
11:55 |
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18-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
Sgt D.J. Williams |
Convoy |
12:15 |
13:50 |
This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from
Needles area to Portland. |
18-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Convoy |
16:15 |
17:30 |
This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from
Needles area to Portland. |
19-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Roadstead 40
Whirlwinds Antiflak |
11:20 |
12:15 |
This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “B”
Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “A” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No
incident. |
23-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Convoy |
09:40 |
10:45 |
Convoy escorted Eastwards from Portland. |
26-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
F/O P. Harvey |
Rhubarb |
16:10 |
17:00 |
F/O Harvey led this operation intending to attack railway
objectives S.W. of Isigny, but found inadequate cloud cover 10 miles S.E. of
Barfleur. |
20-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Roadstead Operation
Whirlibombers |
08:45 |
09:50 |
This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “A”
Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “B” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No
incident. |
30-Nov-42 |
P.7105 |
F/O J.P. Coyne |
Diversion from
Practice |
14:30 |
15:30 |
This section airborne North of base on cine camera gun
dogfighting was diverted to chase a bandit. They were recalled from 20 miles
South of Swanage. |
07-Dec-42 |
P.7105 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 45 |
13:10 |
missing |
West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St.
Brelade, South West of Jersey. S/Ldr Woodward DFC MiA |
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