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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
04-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Armed Shipping Recco |
11:38 |
13:05 |
Long shipping recco W. of Ushant and as far as Cap Chevre, 10
miles south of Brest. This time, however, no ships were found |
12-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Shipping Recco |
23:10 |
00:25 |
These two night shipping reccos were standard types of the
August moon period |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
Sgt W.W. Heaton |
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.7012 |
F/O D.W. Sturgeon |
Convoy |
07:50 |
09:05 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O D.W. Sturgeon |
Convoy |
08:10 |
09:40 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7012 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
11-Sep-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Convoy Patrols |
11:45 |
13:15 |
Convoy moving westward from Portland. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:29 |
03:05 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bombs on or near the line E. of MORLAIX |
04-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O D.W. Sturgeon |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
07-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Recco |
11:40 |
12:50 |
Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area |
07-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt F.A. Green |
Night Recco |
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Found thick haze to 1000 feet N. of CHERBOURG and abandoned
recces. |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Night Shipping Recco |
22:20 |
23:35 |
S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and
bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions.
Remaining aircraft RTB. |
14-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
P/O W.W. Heaton |
Night Recco |
21:20 |
22:34 |
Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
18-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt P.F. Cooper |
263 Special Night Ops
- Chuffa Prang |
02:22 |
03:30 |
Designed to disorganise railway communications in and near
Cherbourg Peninsula and thereafter to take advantage of the tactical
situation. It was a great success. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt L.S. Gray |
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.7012 |
F/Sgt F.A. Green |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb
the Munsterland |
02-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Rhubarb |
14:00 |
14:35 |
Rhubarb to attack railway targets N. and W. of CARENTAN. They
found 4/10 cloud at 4000 feet and RTB |
07-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Lt F.D. Snalam |
Air Sea Reescue
Search |
14:34 |
15:56 |
7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257
Squadron. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
Night Shipping Recco |
00:01 |
01:20 |
Williams had uneventful recco Cap de la Hauge Marcouf. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O D.W. Sturgeon |
Night Shipping Recco |
20:34 |
22:12 |
Watkins had uneventful sortie Cap de la Hague – Marcouf. |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night shipping recco |
21:55 |
23:18 |
Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the
Harbour |
24-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Armed shipping recco |
08:30 |
09:58 |
Recco 10 miles N of St Malo. Nothing seen. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
29-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
“Hanwich” Operation |
10:04 |
10:54 |
This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or
mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off Cherbourg. |
29-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
P/O N.P. Blacklock |
“Hanwich” Operation |
10:04 |
10:54 |
This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or
mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off Cherbourg. |
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