Back MCCLURE John Edward
Service Number J/15505
RCAF
DFC 16 Jul 1943 (Gazette Issue 36094 published on the 13 July 1943. Page 1 of 8)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
18-Jul-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Shipping Recco 18:57 20:15 Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area
23-Jul-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Shipping Recco 12:30 13:16 This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the Casquets in thick sea haze
03-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 10 Group Circus 19:57 21:15 These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome
04-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 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.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 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.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Armed Shipping Recco 06:45 07:50 The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island shipping lanes without success
14-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Recco 23:05 00:15 F/Lt McCLURE saw nothing on the BARFLEUR route.
15-Aug-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 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
08-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Operation Starkey 17:07 18:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
09-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
16-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Armed Ship Recco 23:55 00:50 These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague – Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. F/Lt McClure attacked 2 E-Boats
18-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Night Ranger Operation 01:25 02:25 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Returned with C/S U/S
23-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC   11:30 12:50 This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d.
25-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC 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.7098 F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC Armed Recco 11:40 12:12 Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in Lenardrieux Estuary