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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
20-Jul-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Lt J.P. Coyne DFC |
Shipping Recco |
10:55 |
12:10 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
04-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
P/O N.P. Blacklock |
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 |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
13-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt J.B. Purkis |
Armed Shipping Recco |
06:45 |
07:50 |
The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island
shipping lanes without success |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
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 |
23-Sep-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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11:30 |
12:50 |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. |
25-Sep-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ramrod Operation |
16:25 |
17:50 |
This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack.
10/10 cloud prevented bombing |
04-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt J.B. Purkis |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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. |
13-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ship Recco |
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Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
17-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Recco |
21:59 |
23:08 |
More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack. |
28-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt J.B. Purkis |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
30-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb
the Munsterland |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt D.C. Todd |
Ramrod 100 |
15:15 |
15:45 |
7 Whirlibombers took off to dive bomb M/V Munsterland lying in
No 5 dry dock Cherbourg. They met 10/10 cloud and RTB |
06-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt D.C. Todd |
Night Shipping Recco |
18:15 |
19:35 |
Beaumont and Todd to Channel Islands and Cap de la Hague –
Marcouf. |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Night shipping recco |
20:30 |
22:05 |
Both sorties uneventful |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
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.7111 |
P/O A. Barr |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/O L.A. Unwin |
Ramrod 108 |
11:57 |
12:45 |
Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
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