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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
|
06-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson |
Interception Patrol |
09:05 |
10:20 |
All three patrols were in search of a raider which spent a long
time cruising between the Scillies and Land's End. A twin engined aircraft
was seen at 25000 feet but it was not possible to intercept it. |
|
07-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
09:00 |
09:57 |
The section was on patrol. |
|
09-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
08:45 |
09:30 |
The section was on patrol between Land's End and Falmouth. |
|
09-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
10:00 |
10:55 |
The section was on patrol between Land's End and the Scillies. |
|
13-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Interception Patrol |
16:35 |
17:00 |
The section was detailed to Raid 122 which, however, turned away
South of Eddystone Rocks. |
|
20-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Interception Patrol |
16:40 |
17:30 |
The section was on patrol. |
|
21-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Interception Patrol |
11:30 |
12:30 |
The section investigated a doubtful raid, but no interception
was made. |
|
23-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
07:20 |
07:45 |
The section was on patrol over Convoy “ Sapper” |
|
23-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
09:25 |
10:40 |
|
|
29-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Convoy Patrol |
19:05 |
20:10 |
On patrol over Convoy “Robin” off the Lizard. |
|
30-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson |
Convoy Patrol |
18:05 |
19:30 |
Over Convoy “Robin” |
|
31-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson |
Convoy Patrol |
06:20 |
07:50 |
Over Convoy “Robin” |
|
31-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
11:45 |
12:30 |
The section was detailed to a doubtful raid plotted off Fowey,
probably a P.R.U. machine. |
|
07-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
Sgt Garthwaite |
Convoy Patrol |
12:35 |
13:40 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
11-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.W. Mason |
Convoy Patrol |
11:25 |
12:55 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
12-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Convoy Patrol |
13:05 |
14:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
13-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
10:35 |
12:05 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
15-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O H.St J. Coghlan |
Convoy Patrol |
09:10 |
10:40 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
15-Jun-41 |
P.7000 |
P/O H.St J. Coghlan |
Convoy Patrol |
12:00 |
13:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
24-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
15:15 |
16:50 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
25-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
18:30 |
18:35 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
26-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
10:35 |
11:20 |
Blue section was ordred to escort convoys Steward & Sapper
II |
|
26-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy Patrol |
14:15 |
15:45 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
27-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
13:50 |
15:00 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
27-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
17:40 |
19:10 |
The Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly
swept. |
|
28-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
08:55 |
10:35 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
29-Mar-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Search for lost pilot |
17:15 |
18:25 |
A pilot of 402 Spitfire Squadron on convoy patrol pancaked in
the sea 12 miles south of Tenby. |
|
15-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
S/Ldr R.S. Woodward
DFC |
Scramble |
15:35 |
16:25 |
|
|
16-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
14:40 |
16:00 |
|
|
21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:10 |
12:00 |
Bogey was identified as Liberator. |
|
21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
17:00 |
18:20 |
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|
21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
19:40 |
21:00 |
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|
22-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
07:40 |
09:10 |
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|
22-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
10:35 |
11:35 |
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22-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O E. Brearley |
Convoy |
18:50 |
20:05 |
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|
23-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
11:50 |
13:10 |
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|
30-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Ramrod 18 |
18:12 |
19:30 |
Attack on Morlaix aerodrome, A Flight to attack Lannion. |
|
16-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
18:45 |
20:05 |
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|
17-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Convoy |
10:05 |
11:25 |
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|
17-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Convoy |
12:10 |
13:15 |
|
|
15-May-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
09:40 |
10:20 |
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|
20-May-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:45 |
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|
20-May-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
15:10 |
16:10 |
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|
05-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Ramrod 19 |
15:10 |
16:30 |
Attack on Morlaix aerodrome |
|
19-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
08:15 |
08:50 |
Nothing seen. |
|
20-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Scramble |
14:30 |
14:55 |
Nothing seen. |
|
28-Jun-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
18:50 |
19:50 |
Black Blue and Green Sections were vectored hard after plots
20-60 miles S.W. of Base. They were also vectored on to each other and
intercepted successfully but fortunately did not engage |
|
01-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
08:55 |
09:55 |
Scramble diverted to convoy staysail. |
|
04-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Sgt R.I. Reed |
Patrol |
18:15 |
19:40 |
Patrol to S. of Eire. |
|
07-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
21:00 |
22:05 |
Patrol Smalls area |
|
08-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Sgt R.I. Reed |
Scramble |
19:45 |
20:50 |
No incident. |
|
18-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Sgt R.I. Reed |
Patrol |
20:15 |
21:20 |
Smalls Patrol. |
|
26-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
20:00 |
20:45 |
|
|
27-Jul-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
A/S/R. search |
20:00 |
21:00 |
|
|
04-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
21:45 |
22:40 |
Patrol of Smalls area and South. No incident |
|
05-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Patrol |
08:50 |
09:50 |
Salter Patrol |
|
05-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
11:45 |
13:00 |
|
|
09-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Convoy |
06:30 |
07:55 |
|
|
11-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt W.R. Wright |
Convoy |
18:00 |
19:00 |
Convoy “POKER” |
|
12-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Convoy |
13:15 |
14:20 |
Convoy “STEWARD” |
|
12-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
15:15 |
16:30 |
Infrequent plots in Carnsore area faded when our aircraft
approached. |
|
13-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
08:40 |
08:50 |
|
|
28-Aug-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O P. Harvey |
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. |
|
16-Sep-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O E. Brearley |
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. |
|
21-Sep-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Scramble |
11:20 |
11:30 |
Section recalled to base |
|
21-Oct-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt W.R. Wright |
Convoy |
10:40 |
11:55 |
Convoy escort between Needles and Portland. |
|
08-Nov-42 |
P.7000 |
F/Sgt W.R. Wright |
Convoy |
12:30 |
13:55 |
Convoy of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards
Portland |
|
29-Nov-42 |
P.7000 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Scramble |
16:50 |
17:40 |
The section was vectored very fast after a JU. 88 and, according
to Ops, were “right on top of it” at 10,000 feet about 16 miles North of
Cherbourg. The bandit was, however, concealed in 10/10 cloud. |
|
01-Dec-42 |
P.7000 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Armed Recco |
16:30 |
17:35 |
These Whirlibombers patrolled Cap Levy, Casquettes, Jersey area.
Returning they met 3 Me.109Fs. |
|
23-May-43 |
P.7000 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Roadstead 70 |
07:45 |
09:00 |
Attack on convoy nearing Guernsey from C de la Hague |
|
29-May-43 |
P.7000 |
P/O M.T. Cotton |
Roadstead 71 |
14:10 |
15:15 |
The 15 Ship Convoy reported off Barfleur was found without much
enthusiasm to be the French Fishing Fleet. |
|
29-May-43 |
P.7000 |
P/O M.T. Cotton |
Scramble |
17:15 |
18:45 |
These sections patrolled base at 5,000ft |
|
30-May-43 |
P.7000 |
P/O M.T. Cotton |
Ship Recco |
18:35 |
19:50 |
Recco of Jersey area |
|
06-Jun-43 |
P.7000 |
P/O M.T. Cotton DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 72 |
17:15 |
18:45 |
It was intended to dive-bomb Cherbourg Docks. But found 10/10
cloud at 7000-12000 feet over the target |
|
15-Jun-43 |
P.7000 |
P/O M.T. Cotton DFC |
Shipping Recco |
|
missing |
An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first
light. 4 warships found. P/O Cotton KiA |
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