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ROSS |
David George |
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d. 05 Jun 1944 |
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Service Number |
84001 (742202 ) |
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P/O |
24th Aug. 1940. (Gazette Issue 34949
published on the 20 September 1940. Page 14 of 58) |
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F/O |
24 Aug 41 (Gazette Issue 35283
published on the 23 September 1941. Page 12 of 52) |
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F/Lt |
24
Aug 42 (Gazette Issue 35717 published on the 22 September 1942. Page 3 of 6) |
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S/Ldr |
9 Feb 1944: F/Lt ROSS is
posted as S/Ldr O.C. 193 Squadron |
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DFC |
(Gazette Issue 36443 published
on the 24 March 1944. Page 2 of 4) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
04-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Armed Shipping Recco |
06:45 |
07:50 |
The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island
shipping lanes without success |
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 |
17-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
18-Aug-43 |
P.7096 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Recco |
02:58 |
03:05 |
F/Lt Ross patroled off Cotentin |
08-Sep-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
17:42 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
09-Sep-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
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 |
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11:30 |
12:50 |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. |
04-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
07-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Recco |
11:40 |
12:50 |
Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area |
08-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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. |
15-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Recco |
21:30 |
22:25 |
Another search from Predannack. Poor visibility. |
17-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Recco |
21:25 |
22:43 |
More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack. |
18-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
263 Special Night Ops
- Chuffa Prang |
02:22 |
03:30 |
Designed to disorganise railway communications in and near
Cherbourg Peninsula and thereafter to take advantage of the tactical
situation. It was a great success. |
21-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Rhubarb |
17:20 |
18:50 |
These two damaged a loco with cannon fire 3 miles S.E.
Barneville |
22-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Rhubarb |
16:00 |
16:50 |
Insufficient cloud cover off Alderney. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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. |
23-Oct-43 |
P. |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
10 Group Roadstead 77 |
15:00 |
16:10 |
Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour |
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 |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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 |
07-Nov-43 |
P.7098 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Air Sea Reescue
Search |
14:34 |
15:56 |
7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257
Squadron. |
09-Nov-43 |
P.6783 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Shipping Recco |
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Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North
of Cap de la Hague and lowering to the South. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7098 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Roadstead 78 |
10:35 |
11:45 |
Attacked ships moving South 2 to 3 miles off N.W. Coast of
Guernsey. |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7100 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night shipping recco |
22:47 |
00:17 |
Uneventful Channel Island sortie |
24-Nov-43 |
P.7100 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
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.7108 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Ramrod 108 |
11:57 |
12:45 |
Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
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