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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
02-Mar-41 P.6983 P/O H.H. Kitchener Convoy Patrol 10:00 11:45 During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies to Plymouth.
02-Mar-41 P.6983 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 13:45 15:30 During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies to Plymouth.
02-Mar-41 P.6983 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 17:20 19:05 During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies to Plymouth.
09-Mar-41 P.6983 F/O B. Howe Interception Patrol 10:00 10:55 The section was on patrol between Land's End and the Scillies.
12-Mar-41 P.6983 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 14:30 15:35 The section was detailed to Raid x131 which was in the vicinity of Convoy”Ounce”. It was not intercepted.
08-May-41 P.6983 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 12:35 14:15 Convoy Patrol
10-May-41 P.6983 Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy Patrol 11:05 12:45 Convoy Patrol
11-May-41 P.6983 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Interception Patrol 20:30 22:00 The flight was on patrol in the vicinity of the Bristol Channel as a precautionary measure in connection with a fairly large enemy raid which crossed the coast near Portland.
06-Aug-41 P.6983 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Warhead No. 4 08:46 10:00 Warhead No. 4 Operation to strafe Maupertus
06-Aug-41 P.6983 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Warhead No. 6 15:38 16:40 Warhead No. 6 Operation to attack two tankers off Cherbourg
12-Sep-41 P.6983 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Interception Patrol 12:55 13:10 The section was on patrol.
08-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Sgt H.M. Proctor Operation Starkey 17:07 18:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
17-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Armed Ship Recco 01:17 02:22 These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague – Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes.
18-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Ranger Operation 01:22 03:30 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or near bridge N. of Lamballe
23-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross   11:30 12:50 This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d.
25-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Sgt L.S. Gray 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.6983 P/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Armed Recco 11:40 12:12 Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in Lenardrieux Estuary
07-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Sgt P.F. Cooper Recco 11:40 12:50 Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area
08-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont 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.
09-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Recco 19:00 20:30 Uneventful except for the strange lights near Barfleur.
28-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg
24-Nov-43 P.6983 F/Sgt I.D.M. Dunlop Armed shipping recco 14:59 16:06 Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point.
25-Nov-43 P.6983 F/Sgt D.C. Todd Ramrod 106 pt 2 15:57 16:45 8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26-Nov-43 P.6983 S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26-Nov-43 P.6983 F/O R.B. Tuff Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.