Back HOLMAN Eric John
Service Number 125518 (1334537)
P/O 7th Feb. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35654 published on the 31 July 1942. Page 6 of 12)
F/O 1st Oct. 1942: (Gazette Issue 35791 published on the 17 November 1942. Page 11 of 22)
F/Lt 7th Feb. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36541 published on the 30 May 1944. Page 3 of 6)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
17-Aug-43 P.6990 F/O E.J. Holman 10 Group Ramrod 08:50 10:00 It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10 cloud
31-Aug-43 P.7098 F/O E.J. Holman Convoy 08:10 09:40 Convoy, West of Portland.
09-Sep-43 P.6947 F/O E.J. Holman Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
12-Sep-43 P.7013 F/O E.J. Holman Convoy 06:55 08:05 Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West.
16-Sep-43 P.7046 F/O E.J. Holman Night Armed Ship Recco 23:50 01:10 These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague – Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes.
18-Sep-43 P.6990 F/O E.J. Holman Night Ranger Operation 02:20 04:00 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bombed a train (Cat C.) E. of Plouarel.
08-Oct-43 P.7055 F/O E.J. Holman Night Recco 19:00 20:25 S/Ldr BAKER bombed an E. Boat Cat 4 off VARRIVILLE but was prevented by S/Ls from investigating further.
17-Oct-43 P.7111 F/O E.J. Holman Night Recco 21:59 23:08 More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack.
21-Oct-43 P.7092 F/O E.J. Holman Rhubarb 17:20 18:50 These two damaged a loco with cannon fire 3 miles S.E. Barneville
22-Oct-43 P.7092 F/O E.J. Holman Rhubarb 16:00 16:50 Insufficient cloud cover off Alderney.
23-Oct-43 P.7098 F/O E.J. Holman 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.7092 F/O E.J. Holman Ramrod 99 15:00 16:00 The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb the Munsterland
05-Nov-43 P.7046 F/O E.J. Holman 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
09-Nov-43 P.7092 F/O E.J. Holman Night Shipping Recco 23:32 00:52 Both sorties from Predannack and both sorties uneventful.
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