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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
|
08-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
10 Group Rodeo 5 |
13:45 |
14:55 |
Sweep of Channel Islands area |
|
15-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Rhubarb 61 |
12:40 |
14:10 |
Attack on Distillery targets. Green Section (P/O Holmes and Sgt.
Prior) Target 216. Corseulles. |
|
17-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Rhubarb 64 |
09:46 |
10:25 |
Attack on Distillery targets - abortive |
|
02-Nov-41 |
P.7056 |
Sgt F.O. Dimblebee |
Attack on Whitchurch
Aerodrome |
08:00 |
08:25 |
Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard
Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon
bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by
four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of
Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft. |
|
15-Dec-41 |
P.7056 |
Sgt I.F. Kennedy |
Scramble |
12:00 |
13:20 |
Ordered to patrol base at 10,000 feet, then vectored after bogey
at 21,000 ft as far as South Coast. Nothing seen. |
|
11-Jan-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:05 |
11:50 |
Pilots were vectored to the Isle of Wight chasing a bogey. The
bogey was then identified as a Grumman Martlet by pilots of squadron. |
|
|
16-Feb-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.E. Meredith |
Convoy |
15:40 |
17:15 |
No incident. |
|
19-Mar-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy Patrol |
13:35 |
14:55 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
27-Mar-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Patrol |
14:35 |
15:55 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
27-Mar-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Patrol |
17:40 |
19:10 |
The Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly
swept. |
|
28-Mar-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Patrol |
08:55 |
10:35 |
Nothing Seen. |
|
02-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt I.F. Kennedy |
Patrol |
08:05 |
09:35 |
Patrol of Irish Sea |
|
05-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
09:30 |
10:50 |
Patrol of Irish Sea |
|
05-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Convoy |
11:30 |
12:30 |
Patrol of Irish Sea |
|
05-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
10:35 |
11:50 |
Patrol of Steward |
|
05-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
12:45 |
13:45 |
Patrol of Steward |
|
10-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Patrol |
14:30 |
15:50 |
Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees |
|
10-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Convoy |
19:10 |
20:50 |
Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees |
|
11-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Scramble |
13:00 |
14:00 |
Three sections after raid 159. Although Blue section plots were
coincident for 5 minutes, e/a escaped unseen in cloud |
|
14-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
10:35 |
12:05 |
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14-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt W.R. Wright |
Convoy |
12:50 |
14:00 |
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15-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Patrol |
18:55 |
20:15 |
Saltee Patrol |
|
16-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
10:20 |
11:50 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
12:55 |
14:05 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
13:10 |
14:10 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
17:10 |
18:40 |
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20-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Convoy |
15:40 |
16:55 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Convoy |
16:10 |
17:35 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Convoy |
18:50 |
20:05 |
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23-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Convoy |
13:40 |
14:45 |
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25-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O E. Brearley |
Scramble |
10:25 |
11:15 |
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26-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
13:05 |
14:15 |
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26-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Convoy |
17:30 |
18:55 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Convoy |
17:20 |
18:40 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Convoy |
19:40 |
20:55 |
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02-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt W.A. Lovell |
Convoy |
15:00 |
15:20 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Convoy |
17:20 |
18:40 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Convoy |
20:30 |
21:35 |
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20-May-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:45 |
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20-May-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O I.F. Kennedy |
Scramble |
15:10 |
16:10 |
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23-May-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
10:30 |
10:50 |
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19-Jun-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Scramble |
11:00 |
12:15 |
Scramble Smalls 8000. Plots faded and Section was ordered to
convoy Peroration. |
|
20-Jun-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:30 |
Plots were off Salters but faded before contact could be made. |
|
20-Jun-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O E. Brearley |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:20 |
Plots were off Salters but faded before contact could be made. |
|
07-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
22:10 |
22:55 |
No incident. |
|
08-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
07:55 |
08:55 |
No incident. |
|
14-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt W.R. Wright |
Patrol |
20:35 |
21:35 |
Patrol South of Eire. The whole area between Angle and Eire and
Lundy was swept, but unsuccessfully. |
|
18-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O E. Brearley |
Patrol |
20:15 |
21:20 |
Smalls Patrol. |
|
23-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O J.W.E. Holmes |
Combined Rhubarb
Operation |
15:28 |
16:43 |
Rhubarb |
|
25-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
09:25 |
10:15 |
No incident. |
|
26-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
19:45 |
20:00 |
Plots in Smalls area intermittent and doubtful. Nothing Seen |
|
05-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
10:50 |
12:50 |
|
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
12:45 |
13:45 |
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09-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
05:45 |
06:55 |
Convoy “YOUNG” |
|
11-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O W.A. Lovell |
Convoy |
13:30 |
14:45 |
Convoy “POKER” |
|
11-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O W.A. Lovell |
Convoy |
17:10 |
18:15 |
Convoy “POKER” |
|
17-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt R.I. Reed |
Patrol |
17:00 |
17:30 |
Anti-Enemy Rhubarb Patrol off Bolt Head. |
|
20-Jul-43 |
P.7056 |
Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Shipping Recco |
10:55 |
12:10 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
|
13-Aug-43 |
P.7056 |
Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Armed Shipping Recco |
06:45 |
07:50 |
The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island
shipping lanes without success |
|
31-Aug-43 |
P.7056 |
Sgt P.F. Cooper |
Convoy |
14:45 |
16:05 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
|
08-Sep-43 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
17:42 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
|
09-Sep-43 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
|
11-Sep-43 |
P.7056 |
Sgt D.C. Todd |
Convoy Patrols |
13:10 |
14:40 |
Convoy moving westward from Portland. |
|
18-Sep-43 |
P.7056 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:23 |
03:00 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts in cutting near Lamballe |
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