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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
07-Dec-40 P.6976 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 11:55 12:55 The section patrolled in the vicinity of Plymouth.
11-Dec-40 P.6976 Sgt F. Morton Interception Patrol 10:49 11:10 Section ordered to Patrol Torquay at 15000' and then to intercept raid 167. No interception was made.
21-Dec-40 P.6976 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 13:35 15:20 The section was on patrol over a wide area between Plymouth and Exeter.
04-Jan-41 P.6976 F/O D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 14:30 15:10 The two aircraft were put on patrol, but were not ordered to intercept any raid.
04-Jan-41 P.6976 F/O D.A.C. Crooks Chameleon Patrol 16:00 16:45 This was a special operation the object of which was to attack German “E” boats coming from Cherbourg. Nothing seen
13-Jan-41 P.6976 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 09:20 10:20 When on patrol 30 miles S.E. of the Lizard Point at 21000 feet our aircraft sighted an E/A 2 miles distant at 23000 feet coming straight for them out of the sun. The E/A spotted our A/C and immediately turned tail. Our A/C gave chase, but were unable to gain any ground.
13-Jan-41 P.6976 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 13:55 14:25 Detailed to intercept a raid which turned away 30 miles N.E. Guernsey.