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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
18-Jul-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Shipping Recco 18:57 20:15 Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area
23-Jul-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Shipping Recco 12:30 13:16 This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the Casquets in thick sea haze
03-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 10 Group Circus 19:57 21:15 These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome
04-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Armed Shipping Recco 11:38 13:05 Long shipping recco W. of Ushant and as far as Cap Chevre, 10 miles south of Brest. This time, however, no ships were found
11-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 10 Group Roadstead 74 14:34 16:05 7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach.  Battle of Aber Vrach
13-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Armed Shipping Recco 06:45 07:50 The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island shipping lanes without success
14-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Recco 23:05 00:15 F/Lt McCLURE saw nothing on the BARFLEUR route. 
15-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 10 Group Circus 15:00 16:20 This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation abandoned
16-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt W.W. Heaton Night Recco 22:12 23:35 Sgt Heaton had a long chase of a doubtful a/c, possibly Wellington
17-Aug-43 P.7047 F/O R.B. Tuff 10 Group Ramrod 08:50 10:00 It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10 cloud 
17-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt W.W. Heaton Night Recco 22:05 23:35 The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious flares N. of BARFLEUR
23-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Sgt G.H. Smith Convoy 10:10 11:10 Escort of convoy Swanage to Needles
25-Aug-43 P.7047 F/O P.T.R. Mercer Convoy 07:50 09:05 Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland
31-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt G.A. Wood Convoy 09:20 10:45 Convoy, West of Portland.
31-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt W.E. Watkins Convoy 11:25 12:55 Convoy, West of Portland.
31-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt F.A. Green Convoy 13:45 15:15 Convoy, West of Portland.
08-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Operation Starkey 17:07 18:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
09-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
11-Sep-43 P.7047 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy Patrols 09:30 10:50 Convoy moving westward from Portland.
16-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Armed Ship Recco 23:55 00:50 These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague – Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. F/Lt McClure attacked 2 E-Boats
18-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Ranger Operation 01:25 02:25 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Returned with C/S U/S
23-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC   11:30 12:50 This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d.
24-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Sgt G.H. Smith Scramble 09:30 10:03 Orbited Portland at 10,000 feet nothing seen
24-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton Scramble 11:35 12:05 Vectored towards I.O.W and recalled
25-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Ramrod Operation 16:25 17:50 This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack. 10/10 cloud prevented bombing
08-Oct-43 P.7047 P/O J.I. Simpson Night Shipping Recco 22:20 23:35 S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions. Remaining aircraft RTB. P/O Simpson KiA