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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
05-Jun-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 20:40 21:20 This scramble south of base and towards Lundy originated in the misplotting of the Squadron Oxford, returning from Portreath.
13-Jun-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 06:05 06:40 Bogey identified as Liberator, South of Smalls
15-Jun-42 P.7043 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble - - Cancelled
28-Aug-42 P.7043 F/O S.J. Lovell Scramble 19:25 19:45 Plots were good from Cherbourg at 20,000-30,000ft. The Whirlwinds which were scrambled struggled to 24,000 but saw nothing.
08-Sep-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Roadstead Operation 07:45 09:20 Roadstead to attack tanker near Channel Islands. Not found.
09-Sep-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Roadstead Operation 14:35 15:20 Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco near Cap de la Hague.
16-Sep-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes A/S/R Search 10:15 11:10 Search was carried out in area 15-25 miles North of Cherbourg, often within sight of French coast. Nothing seen.
29-Sep-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Shipping Recco     This section took off intending to make use of cloud cover in reconnoitring the Channel Island Shipping Lanes. But finding heavy rain squalls RTB
01-Oct-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Roadstead Operation 17:00 18:15 Roadstead to bomb minesweepers in Trieux estuary. Not found.
06-Oct-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Armed Recco 09:05 09:50 Recconnaissance of the Guernsey-Sark area
10-Oct-42 P.7043 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Armed Recco 12:00 13:10 This recco was carried out in the Alderney area and three miles off the coast of the Contentin as far as Cap Barfleur. Nothing seen
31-Oct-42 P.7043 P/O E. Brearley Rhubarb Operation 10:40 12:20 Sections were led by F/O Harvey to attack the railway triangle N.W. of the La Haye du Puits.
07-Nov-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Rhubarb 10:30 missing This operation had as its target the Valognes – Carentan railway. P/O Gill MiA