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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
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10-May-41 |
P.7013 |
P/O D. Stein |
Convoy Patrol |
13:15 |
14:55 |
Convoy Patrol |
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12-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Interception Patrol |
11:05 |
12:20 |
The section was on patrol |
|
16-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
09:40 |
11:05 |
Convoy Patrol |
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16-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:25 |
13:50 |
Convoy Patrol |
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26-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Convoy Patrol |
20:00 |
21:15 |
Convoy Patrol |
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27-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Interception Patrol |
11:05 |
12:00 |
The section was on patrol |
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28-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Interception Patrol |
09:05 |
09:25 |
The section was on patrol |
|
28-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
10:00 |
11:30 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
30-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J.J. Walker |
Interception Patrol |
19:35 |
20:30 |
The section was on patrol |
|
01-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
P/O D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
18:10 |
19:00 |
The section was on patrol in the vicinity of base and the
Bristol Channel. |
|
03-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
P/O D.W. Mason |
Convoy Patrol |
12:15 |
13:40 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
07-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J.J. Walker |
Convoy Patrol |
15:30 |
15:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
07-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
19:30 |
19:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
11-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
13:50 |
15:00 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
11-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
16:25 |
17:55 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
11-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Interception Patrol |
18:55 |
19:55 |
“A” Flight was put on patrol and after numerous “Vectors” was
informed that there was an enemy aircraft ahead of them, with a fighter on
its tail. Almost immediately afterwards a twin engine aircraft was sighted
with Defiant on its tail, the flight gave chase P/O. Stein was just about to
open fire when he recognised the machine as a Blenheim. He broke away, but
Sgt King gave it a 2 seconds burst, happily not hitting it. |
|
12-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
10:55 |
12:35 |
Convoy Patrol |
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13-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
09:45 |
11:05 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
13-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
12:25 |
13:35 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
14-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
P/O D.W. Mason |
Warhead Operation No.
1 |
04:46 |
05:55 |
“Warhead No.1 Operation” to strafe Maupertus |
|
15-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
18:25 |
19:15 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
15-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
21:50 |
23:00 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
17-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
09:10 |
09:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
|
23-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
14:50 |
16:30 |
Convoy patrol |
|
04-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
17:30 |
19:10 |
Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast. |
|
05-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
16:30 |
17:55 |
Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast. |
|
10-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
13:50 |
15:30 |
Convoy Patrol from Exeter. |
|
10-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
17:00 |
18:10 |
Convoy Patrol from Exeter. |
|
29-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
12:55 |
14:20 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
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30-Jul-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
16:45 |
18:20 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
|
05-Aug-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Warhead No. 3 |
16:51 |
17:50 |
Warhead No. 3 Operation to strafe Maupertus and shipping recco |
|
06-Aug-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Interception Patrol |
14:05 |
15:15 |
The section was on patrol but saw nothing. |
|
11-Aug-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Convoy Patrol |
14:30 |
15:55 |
Convoy patrol off Porthcawl. |
|
12-Aug-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt A.V. Albertini |
Operation No. 77 |
10:02 |
11:35 |
Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack
Knapsack and Quadrath power stations |
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23-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Convoy |
15:25 |
16:05 |
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26-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Convoy |
11:45 |
13:00 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy |
16:20 |
17:35 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy |
18:40 |
19:45 |
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29-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy |
15:00 |
15:45 |
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29-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy |
18:20 |
19:30 |
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29-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy |
20:30 |
21:55 |
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30-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Convoy |
10:30 |
11:45 |
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30-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Convoy |
09:30 |
10:00 |
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30-Apr-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
10 Group Ramrod 18 |
18:05 |
19:25 |
Attack on Lannion aerodrome, B Flight to attack Morlaix |
|
01-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O V.L. Currie |
Scramble |
15:00 |
16:20 |
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02-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O V.L. Currie |
Scramble |
09:20 |
10:10 |
Pilots were vectored to Hook Head, where plots faded. |
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02-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O V.L. Currie |
Scramble |
10:50 |
11:45 |
Pilots were vectored to Hook Head, where plots faded. |
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06-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
10:05 |
11:10 |
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08-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
08:35 |
09:50 |
Vectored far out over Irish Sea. Nothing seen. |
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09-May-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O Lovell |
Scramble |
14:55 |
16:05 |
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13-May-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Irish Sea sweep |
15:15 |
16:10 |
Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the
elusive 1/123 |
|
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13-May-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Irish Sea sweep |
18:05 |
19:05 |
Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the
elusive 1/123 |
|
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21-May-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Scramble |
11:30 |
12:00 |
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21-May-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC |
Scramble |
15:05 |
16:05 |
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05-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
10 Group Ramrod 19 |
15:20 |
16:40 |
Attack on Lannion aerodrome |
|
06-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O C.P. Van Zeller |
Scramble |
16:15 |
16:35 |
No incident |
|
25-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
20:25 |
21:05 |
No incident |
|
26-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
12:35 |
13:40 |
Enemy aircraft between Anglesea and Ireland. A Valley aircraft
engaged it, a JU.88 but we obtained no result |
|
27-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Irish Sea Sweep |
09:15 |
10:10 |
No incident |
|
27-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
21:55 |
22:45 |
No incident |
|
29-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
18:35 |
19:30 |
Bogey identified as Liberator. |
|
30-Jun-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
19:50 |
20:15 |
Bogey identified as Liberator. |
|
01-Jul-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
20:10 |
20:55 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Convoy |
13:15 |
14:25 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Convoy |
17:35 |
19:00 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
Scramble |
22:25 |
22:40 |
Doubtful plots identified as friendly |
|
10-Aug-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead |
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No incident |
|
17-Aug-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Scramble |
15:10 |
15:45 |
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03-Oct-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
10 Group Roadstead
Operation |
18:15 |
19:00 |
Attack a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour |
|
09-Oct-42 |
P.7013 |
F/O P. Harvey |
Shipping Recco |
14:10 |
15:20 |
Armed recco of Alderney – Barfleur area. |
|
14-Oct-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt A.N.W. Johnstone
DFC |
Shipping Recco |
14:15 |
15:25 |
This armed low recco was intended to search Guernsey - Alderney
– Barfleur but after 25 mins flying to a point S.W. of Guernsey cloud cover
failed altogether and the section returned. |
|
17-Oct-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J. Barclay |
Convoy Patrol |
10:05 |
11:30 |
Convoy escorted without incident from Needles to Portland. |
|
10-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Convoy |
15:05 |
16:40 |
Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward. |
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16-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Rhubarb |
16:05 |
17:30 |
Rhubarb operation against the Valognes – Carentan railway. |
|
18-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
F/O J.P. Coyne |
Convoy |
14:25 |
15:45 |
This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from
Needles area to Portland. |
|
18-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt M.T. Cotton |
Convoy |
16:15 |
17:30 |
This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from
Needles area to Portland. |
|
19-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt M.T. Cotton |
Roadstead 40
Whirlwinds Antiflak |
11:20 |
12:15 |
This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “B”
Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “A” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No
incident. |
|
26-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
P/O Samant |
Rhubarb |
10:25 |
11:35 |
Pilots did not reach their objective, the railway N. of La Haye
du Puits, owing to lack of cloud cover. F/O Coyne shot up a pill-box and
bombed the harbour installations at Diellette. P/O Samant bombed camouflaged
huts 7 miles S.E. of Piereville. Bombing results not seen. |
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20-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
F/O P. Harvey |
Roadstead Operation
Whirlibombers |
08:45 |
09:50 |
This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “A”
Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “B” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No
incident. |
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01-Dec-42 |
P.7013 |
F/O E. Brearley |
Armed Recco |
16:30 |
17:35 |
These Whirlibombers patrolled Cap Levy, Casquettes, Jersey area.
Returning they met 3 Me.109Fs. |
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07-Jan-43 |
P.7013 |
P/O A.H. Lee-White |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
16:00 |
17:40 |
The channel was swept for minesweepers reported off Ile Vierge. |
|
10-Jan-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O E. Brearley |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
09:22 |
11:05 |
The channel was swept for minesweepers reported off Ile Vierge. |
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14-Feb-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J. MacAulay |
Rhubarb |
08:00 |
08:45 |
Attack on Carentan-Valognes Railway abandoned owing to lack of
cloud cover. |
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18-Feb-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt M.T. Cotton |
Rhubarb |
08:25 |
09:35 |
Bombed railway junction at La Haye du Puits Triangle. |
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18-Feb-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J. MacAulay |
Rhubarb |
11:25 |
12:50 |
Lock gates at Ouistreham bombed. |
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19-Feb-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J. MacAulay |
Army Co-Op Exercise
"Longford" |
15:20 |
16:15 |
Army transports attacked North of Wroughton aerodrome on
Wroughton-Swindon Road. |
|
14-Mar-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J. MacAulay |
10 Group Circus 18 |
16:15 |
17:15 |
Attack on Maupertus. They dive-bombed 15000 – 8000 ft. and saw 8
bursts on centre of the airfield, on the S.W. perimeter and in the S.E.
dispersal area. Moderate flak. |
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19-Mar-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt W.R. Wright |
10 Group Roadstead 52 |
18:10 |
19:10 |
The large convoy which had been reported South of Guernsey could
not be located in thick black haze in the Channel Island area. |
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21-Mar-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt W.R. Wright |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) |
00:35 |
02:00 |
Target not found. Jettisoned bombs in sea. |
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22-Mar-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt W.R. Wright |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 24 |
00:40 |
02:05 |
Unable to evade S/Ls and flak, jettisoned bombs. |
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13-Apr-43 |
P.7013 |
P/O M.T. Cotton |
Roadstead from Exeter |
12:45 |
14:00 |
A 3,000 ton M/V escorted by “E” Boats had been reported off
BREHAT, but this sweeping operation failed to locate them. |
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13-Apr-43 |
P.7013 |
P/O M.T. Cotton |
10 Group Circus
22 |
17:30 |
19:00 |
Brest/Guipavas aerodrome was successfully divebombed with 20 x
250lb bombs. |
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02-May-43 |
P.7013 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Roadstead 64 |
12:10 |
13:15 |
Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at
Casquets |
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03-May-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Armed Ship Recco |
14:25 |
16:15 |
Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and
310 Squadron became involved in combats with 6 F.W.190s. |
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06-May-43 |
P.7013 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead 65 |
17:15 |
18:10 |
Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of
Alderney. The Casquets were indeed found in this position. |
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16-May-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O J.P. Coyne |
Escorted Armed Recco |
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Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T
reception |
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29-May-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Sgt K.C. Ridley |
Roadstead 71 |
14:10 |
15:15 |
The 15 Ship Convoy reported off Barfleur was found without much
enthusiasm to be the French Fishing Fleet. |
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29-May-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Scramble |
17:15 |
18:45 |
These sections
patrolled base at 5,000ft |
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15-Aug-43 |
P.7013 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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 |
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15-Aug-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Recco |
23:40 |
01:00 |
F/O Tuff's Channel
Island recco was uneventful |
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08-Sep-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt G. Williams |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval
and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
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09-Sep-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt D.C. Todd |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval
and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
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12-Sep-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Convoy |
06:55 |
08:05 |
Large convoy forming
off Needles and moving West. |
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