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LOVELL |
Stuart James |
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d. 29 Jan 1944 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
107258 (971581) |
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P/O |
20th
Sept. 1941. (Gazette Issue 35335 published on the 4 November 1941. Page 6 of
52) |
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F/O |
20th Sept.
1942. (Gazette Issue 35717 published on the 22 September 1942. Page 3 of 6) |
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F/Lt |
20th
Sept. 1943. (Gazette Issue 36183 published on the 21 September 1943. Page 6
of 10) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
03-May-42 |
P.7089 |
P/O S.J. Lovell |
First Solo |
18:00 |
18:30 |
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24-Aug-42 |
P.6991 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Scramble |
17:20 |
18:15 |
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28-Aug-42 |
P.7043 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Scramble |
19:25 |
19:45 |
Plots
were good from Cherbourg at 20,000-30,000ft. The Whirlwinds which were
scrambled struggled to 24,000 but saw nothing. |
12-Oct-42 |
P.7059 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Armed Recco |
09:55 |
10:55 |
Armed
low recco of Alderney, Cap de la Hague, Guernsey area. |
01-Dec-42 |
P.6995 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Armed Recco |
16:30 |
17:35 |
These
Whirlibombers patrolled Cap Levy, Casquettes, Jersey area. Returning they met
3 Me.109Fs. |
07-Dec-42 |
P.7113 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Roadstead 45 |
13:10 |
14:40 |
West
of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St. Brelade, South
West of Jersey. |
18-Jan-43 |
P.6995 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
14:03 |
15:29 |
The
Ile de Batz area was searched for the promised minesweepers. Returning from
Ushant the formation was attacked by 4 F.W. 190s. There were no Whirlibomber
combats or casualties |
21-Jan-43 |
P.6995 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
16:40 |
17:15 |
Escorted
by 19 Squadron. Formation recalled when a few minutes out from English coast. |
14-Mar-43 |
P.7117 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Circus 18 |
15:55 |
17:00 |
Attack
on Maupertus. They dive-bombed from 15000 - 9000 ft. and saw 2 bursts in S.E.
corner and other bursts in the centre. Flak was slight and inaccurate. |
04-Apr-43 |
P.6971 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Roadstead Operation |
07:40 |
08:45 |
Swept
the Alderney – Cap de la Hague area at zero feet, in quest for E Boats
reported there, but none was found |
06-Apr-43 |
P.6971 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Circus 20 |
18:27 |
20:12 |
These
Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave to the Typhoon
bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour before. However
they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the operation was
abandoned. |
09-Apr-43 |
P.7099 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Roadstead 55 |
12:50 |
14:30 |
Swept
the Sept Iles – Ile de Batz area for shipping reported there, as often,
ship-like rocks were found. |
13-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Roadstead from Exeter |
12:45 |
14:00 |
A
3,000 ton M/V escorted by “E” Boats had been reported off BREHAT, but this
sweeping operation failed to locate them. |
13-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Circus 22 |
17:30 |
19:00 |
Brest/Guipavas
aerodrome was successfully divebombed with 20 x 250lb bombs. |
14-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Armed Shipping Recco |
07:20 |
08:40 |
First
light recco from Warmwell to search for E-Boats |
15-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
10 Group Roadstead 58 |
12:10 |
13:20 |
Searched
Guernsey – Jersey area at zero feet in good visibility. The ships which had
been reported there seemed evarescent |
16-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Escorted Armed Dusk
Ship Recco |
20:40 |
22:10 |
Dusk
escorted armed recco in Channel Islands area. |
18-Apr-43 |
P.6971 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
Escorted Armed Dusk
Recco |
20:20 |
21:25 |
Reccod
the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no
shipping there. |
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See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab |
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