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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
20-Mar-41 P.6995 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 17:30 18:35 The section was detailed to a raid plotted S.W. of Plymouth. It was intercepted a found to be a Blenheim.
21-Mar-41 P.6995 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 11:30 12:30 The section investigated a doubtful raid, but no interception was made.
23-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 09:00 10:05 The section investigated a raid off the Lizard but saw nothing.
27-Mar-41 P.6995 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 17:45 18:15 The section was detailed to investigate a raid plotted North of St Just but saw nothing.
28-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 08:50 10:00 The section was detailed to a raid which crossed the land from Plymouth to St. Agnes Head
28-Mar-41 P.6995 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 16:40 17:45 A continuous patrol was maintained over Convoy “Skipper” going East from Land's End.
29-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:50 13:40 The section was detailed to a raid near St.Ives. This proved to be two other Whirlwinds.
29-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 15:50 16:30 The section was detailed to a raid plotted S. W. of the Scillies.
29-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 19:05 20:10 On patrol over Convoy “Robin” off the Lizard.
30-Mar-41 P.6995 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 13:05 13:35 The section investigated two doubtful raids which later proved to be coastal aircraft.
31-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 07:20 08:30 Over Convoy “Robin”
31-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 11:45 12:30 The section was detailed to a doubtful raid plotted off Fowey, probably a P.R.U. machine.
02-Apr-41 P.6995 Sgt D.W. Mason Interception Patrol 15:40 16:20 The section was on patrol in the vicinity of the Scillies in connection with Raid 148, but saw nothing.
03-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:10 12:25 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 07:20 08:55 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 10:15 11:55 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Convoy Patrol 16:55 18:30 Convoy Patrol
05-Apr-41 P.6995 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 13:05 14:05 A sweep 20 miles out to sea from Land's End was made, but nothing was seen.
05-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 16:05 17:15 The section was detailed to patrol the Lizard and then to Raid 120 which was flying West from Start Point. No contact was made with the enemy
05-Apr-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Interception Patrol 18:45 19:45 The section patrolled the Falmouth approaches
06-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 15:30 17:00 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 12:45 13:00 The section was detailed to a raid but as almost immediately recalled.
17-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 18:45 19:20 The section was on patrol.
20-Apr-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 14:30 16:05 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 07:55 09:35 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 11:00 12:35 Convoy Patrol
25-Apr-41 P.6995 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 15:15 16:50 Convoy Patrol
27-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 17:15 18:55 Convoy Patrol
27-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 19:30 20:30 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 13:00 14:30 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 16:20 16:40 Convoy Patrol
03-Jun-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 10:20 12:00 Convoy Patrol
14-Jun-41 P.6995 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Warhead Operation No. 1 04:46 05:55 “Warhead No.1 Operation” to strafe Maupertus
15-Oct-41 P.6995 Sgt D.E. Prior Scramble 12:40 14:05 Order to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Nothing seen.
14-Jul-42 P.6995 P/O E. Brearley 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.6995 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Scramble 19:40 20:20 No incident.
18-Jul-42 P.6995 P/O Lovell Patrol 21:20 22:20 This was a similar operation to that of the fourteenth. Again no enemy aircraft were seen.
26-Jul-42 P.6995 P/O E. Brearley Scramble 19:45 20:00 Plots in Smalls area intermittent and doubtful. Nothing Seen
27-Jul-42 P.6995 Sgt J.I. Yates Patrol 21:00 21:55 Patrol of Small area.
04-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 21:45 22:40 Patrol of Smalls area and South. No incident
05-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 08:50 09:50 Salter Patrol
05-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:45 13:00  
06-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:05 12:05  
09-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 05:45 06:55 Convoy “YOUNG”
11-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 18:55 19:05 Recalled as ships were in Milford Haven.
03-Sep-42 P.6995 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Scramble 11:05 11:45 Up from Colerne they were vectored South at 15,000 feet, and finding low cloud at base landed at Middle Wallop. No incident in either patrol
16-Sep-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill 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.6995 P/O D.R. Gill 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
06-Oct-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Armed Recco 09:05 09:50 Recconnaissance of the Guernsey-Sark area
12-Oct-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Armed Recco 09:55 10:55 Armed low recco of Alderney, Cap de la Hague, Guernsey area. 
21-Oct-42 P.6995 P/O E. Brearley Convoy 10:40 11:55 Convoy escort between Needles and Portland.
10-Nov-42 P.6995 P/O A.H. Lee-White Convoy 14:10 15:20  
10-Nov-42 P.6995 P/O A.H. Lee-White Convoy 16:00 17:30  
19-Nov-42 P.6995 F/O E. Brearley 10 Group Roadstead 40 11:20 12:15 F/Lt Warnes led the 4 Whirlibombers on this first all-263 Roadstead Operation. No incident
01-Dec-42 P.6995 F/O S.J. Lovell Armed Recco 16:30 17:35 These Whirlibombers patrolled Cap Levy, Casquettes, Jersey area. Returning they met 3 Me.109Fs.
07-Dec-42 P.6995 F/Sgt W.R. Wright 10 Group Roadstead 45 13:10 14:40 West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St. Brelade, South West of Jersey.
10-Dec-42 P.6995 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Rhubarb 11:50 12:15 Intending to bomb the Valognes – Carentan main line, they were recalled by Facta from 15 miles S. of St Aldhelms Head, because “the sea was too rough for Air Sea Rescue.”
15-Jan-43 P.6995 Sgt J. MacAulay Air Sea Rescue 12:20 13:10 F/Lt Blackshaw and Sgt MacAulay actually sighted the missing pilot in his dinghy about 20 miles South of Portland. Owing to the failure of R/T communication, which is normal and well known in this area, this pilot was not picked up. 
18-Jan-43 P.6995 F/O S.J. Lovell Roadstead Operation from Predannack 14:03 15:29 The Ile de Batz area was searched for the promised minesweepers. Returning from Ushant the formation was attacked by 4 F.W. 190s. There were no Whirlibomber combats or casualties
21-Jan-43 P.6995 F/O S.J. Lovell Roadstead Operation from Predannack 16:40 17:15 Escorted by 19 Squadron. Formation recalled when a few minutes out from English coast.
12-Mar-43 P.6995 Sgt S.P.D. Thyagarajan Convoy 18:10 19:40 Escort Convoy “Dinner”.
04-Apr-43 P.6995 P/O B.C. Abrams Roadstead Operation 07:40 08:45 Swept the Alderney – Cap de la Hague area at zero feet, in quest for E Boats reported there, but none was found
06-Apr-43 P.6995 Sgt J.I. Simpson 10 Group Circus 20 18:27 20:12 These Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave to the Typhoon bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour before. However they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the operation was abandoned.
16-Apr-43 P.6995 F/O E. Brearley Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night) 22:35 missing Nothing was seen or heard of him after he left Warmwell.