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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
01-Jun-41 |
P.6997 |
Sgt A.V. Albertini |
Convoy Patrol |
15:15 |
16:55 |
Convoy Patrol |
06-Jun-43 |
P.6997 |
F/O A.H. Lee-White
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 |
23-Jul-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt F.A. Green |
Shipping Recco |
12:30 |
13:16 |
This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the
Casquets in thick sea haze |
03-Aug-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
15-Aug-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
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 |
25-Aug-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Convoy |
10:00 |
11:15 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland |
08-Sep-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
18-Sep-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night Ranger
Operation |
02:21 |
04:05 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or v. close to the line W. of
PLOUARET |
25-Sep-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt G. Williams |
Ramrod Operation |
16:25 |
17:50 |
This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack.
10/10 cloud prevented bombing |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt J.B. Purkis |
Ship Recco |
08:00 |
09:00 |
The Munsterland was not found between Casquets and Barfleur. It
is though that this will be found to be the last time in the history of the
world in which twelve Whirlwinds were airborne together. |
30-Oct-43 |
P.6997 |
P/O W.W. Heaton |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb
the Munsterland |
09-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.A. Handley |
Night Shipping Recco |
20:03 |
21:35 |
Cap de la Hague – Marcouf recco abandoned owing to lack of
moonlight as a result of 10/10 cloud at 2500 feet |
10-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night Shipping Recco |
20:34 |
22:12 |
Sturgeon attacked 4 or 5 ships, thought to be armed trawlers, 4
miles S.E. of Sark. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt J.B. Purkis |
Night shipping strike |
10:32 |
00:07 |
S/Ldr Baker attacked small trawler 50-75 tons SSE of Hurn |
11-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Night shipping recco |
21:55 |
23:18 |
Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the
Harbour |
16-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night shipping recco |
02:40 |
04:10 |
Two uneventful sorties from Predannack. |
24-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt G. Williams |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Lt F.D. Snalam |
Armed shipping recco |
08:30 |
09:58 |
Recco 10 miles N of St Malo. Nothing seen. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/O L.A. Unwin |
Ramrod 106 pt 1 |
12:00 |
12:32 |
10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned
back |
25-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt G. Williams |
Ramrod 106 pt 1 |
12:00 |
12:32 |
10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned
back |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
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