SUMMARY OF WHIRLWIND OPS BY PILOT |
No. 263 Squadron,
RAF |
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This summary is
prepared from my transcriptions of AIR 27/1547 and AIR 27/1548, the
Operations Record Books for 263 Squadron, and covers operations flown |
by Whirlwind
aircraft from their introduction to their retirement from service. |
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Date, pilot,
duty, and times are taken straight from the ORB. The details have been
summarised to simplify the document. |
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Some important
notes:- |
The ORB sometimes
contains errors in spelling, names, etc. and I have no reason to believe that
aircraft serials are any different. |
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This compilation
is only as good as my original transcription. While I have done my best,
there may well be errors in there somewhere. |
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Some operations
have not been recorded. Particularly during June and July 1942, patrols and
scrambles during which nothing of note occurred were so frequent |
that they were
not individually recorded but instead summarised at the end of the month. See
the "Summary Jun-Jul" tab. |
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Primary Sources:- |
AIR 27/1547 and
AIR 27/1548, Operations Record Books, No. 263 Squadron, RAF |
Promotions,
decorations etc. - The London Gazette. |
Commonwealth War
Graves Commission - Debt of Honour register |
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This work © Jeff
Beaumont, 2011 |
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