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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
10-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
11:05 |
12:30 |
Ordered to intercept a raider who, however, made South off the
Lizard. |
13-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
10:20 |
11:35 |
When on patrol 20 miles South of Land's End at 19000 feet they
sighted an HE.111 8 or 10 miles ahead of them at 21000 feet. They gave chase
but when South of the Scillies found themselves short of petrol. They opened
fire at extreme range but observed no effects, and the E/A escaped into
cloud. |
13-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
13:55 |
14:25 |
Detailed to intercept a raid which turned away 30 miles N.E.
Guernsey. |
15-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
10:20 |
11:15 |
An interception order was given by no enemy was sighted |
17-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
Sgt C.P. Rudland |
Interception Patrol |
10:15 |
11:00 |
The two aircraft were on patrol. |
17-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
14:45 |
15:30 |
Our aircraft attempted to intercept a raider South of Manacle
Point but without success. |
19-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
09:45 |
10:45 |
P/O Kitchener and P/O Thornton-Brown went to intercept a raider
S.E. of the Lizard, but he turned South too soon. |
19-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
11:20 |
12:10 |
The two aircraft were on patrol. |
20-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
10:45 |
11:30 |
The two aircraft were detailed to intercept a raid off Land's
End. Visibility was very bad and no interception was made. |
22-Jan-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
11:05 |
12:00 |
The two aircraft were on patrol. |
01-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O K.A.G. Graham |
Interception Patrol |
15:30 |
16:10 |
The two aircraft were on patrol. |
04-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:40 |
12:40 |
The section was ordered to intercept Raid 141 which, however,
faded 60 miles South of the Lizard |
10-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:40 |
15:50 |
The Section was on patrol. |
11-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Interception Patrol |
08:55 |
09:30 |
The Section was on patrol. |
15-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:50 |
09:50 |
The section was on patrol. |
15-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Interception Patrol |
12:45 |
13:35 |
The section was detailed to intercept Raid 119 which faded 30
miles S.E. of the Lizard. |
17-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/O J.G. Hughes |
Interception Patrol |
16:15 |
17:35 |
The section was on patrol in vicinity of Start Pt. |
25-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
14:55 |
15:15 |
The section was ordered to intercept Raid X126 off the Lizard.
No interception. |
26-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:45 |
10:00 |
F/Lt Crooks was detailed to Raid 132 which passed 25 miles S.W.
of the Lizard to the Scillies. |
26-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Interception Patrol |
17:35 |
17:50 |
The section was on patrol. |
01-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Interception Patrol |
14:15 |
14:40 |
The two aircraft were ordered to intercept an enemy raider south
of the Lizard, but no contact was made. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O D. Stein |
Convoy Patrol |
13:45 |
15:20 |
During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234,
and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition
from the Scillies to Plymouth. |
03-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
09:30 |
10:10 |
The raid which these aircraft were detailed to intercept went
West of the Scillies and no interception resulted. |
03-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
17:40 |
18:45 |
The raid was intercepted and identified as a Blenheim. |
09-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Interception Patrol |
09:40 |
10:00 |
Raid 108 was intercepted off Newquay and identified as a Hudson. |
09-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Interception Patrol |
13:55 |
14:40 |
The section was put on patrol in connection with Raid 120 which
approached Falmouth Bay. No interception. |
09-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Convoy Patrol |
17:10 |
18:15 |
Cover was given to four warships approaching Plymouth. |
09-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Convoy Patrol |
17:45 |
18:05 |
Cover was given to four warships approaching Plymouth. |
12-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
Sgt C.P. Rudland |
Interception Patrol |
14:30 |
15:35 |
The section was detailed to Raid x131 which was in the vicinity
of Convoy”Ounce”. It was not intercepted. |
12-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Convoy Patrol |
14:45 |
16:30 |
A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Ounce” merchant ships
approaching Falmouth. |
14-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Interception Patrol |
08:40 |
09:40 |
The section was on patrol over Lizard Point. |
14-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Convoy Patrol |
18:05 |
19:16 |
Convoy patrol. Returning from this patrol P/O Thornton-Brown
crashed and sustained serious injuries. |
28-Mar-41 |
P.6988 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Convoy Patrol |
17:40 |
18:55 |
A continuous patrol was maintained over Convoy “Skipper” going
East from Land's End. |
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