Back TUFF Robert Bruce
d. 22 Feb 1944 CWGC
Service Number Aus 409257
P/O 30-Apr-42
F/O 30-Oct-42
MiD 22-Jun-44
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
15-Aug-43 P.7013 F/O R.B. Tuff Recco 23:40 01:00 F/O Tuff's Channel Island recco was uneventful
17-Aug-43 P.7047 F/O R.B. Tuff 10 Group Ramrod 08:50 10:00 It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10 cloud
31-Aug-43 P.7119 F/O R.B. Tuff Convoy 14:45 16:05 Convoy, West of Portland.
09-Sep-43 P.7055 F/O R.B. Tuff Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
08-Oct-43 P.7055 F/O R.B. Tuff 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-Nov-43 P.7098 F/O R.B. Tuff Night Shipping Recco 20:03 21:35 Cap de la Hague – Marcouf recco abandoned owing to lack of moonlight as a result of 10/10 cloud at 2500 feet
11-Nov-43 P.6997 F/O R.B. Tuff Night shipping recco 21:55 23:18 Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the Harbour
24-Nov-43 P.7108 F/O R.B. Tuff Armed shipping recco 14:59 16:06 Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point.
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
26-Nov-43 P.6983 F/O R.B. Tuff Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.