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BLACKSHAW |
Herbert John |
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d. 16 May 1943 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
111980 (1152371) |
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P/O |
15 Nov 1941. (Gazette
Issue 35398 published on the 30 December 1941. Page 5 of 32) |
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F/O |
1st Oct. 1942. (Gazette
Issue 35784 published on the 10 November 1942. Page 5 of 14) |
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F/Lt |
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DFC |
05 Mar 1943. (Gazette
Issue 35927 published on the 2 March 1943. Page 1 of 8) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
25-Apr-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
16:20 |
17:20 |
Convoy
Patrol |
03-May-41 |
P.6971 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Interception Patrol |
15:15 |
15:55 |
The
section was on patrol. |
04-May-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
06:30 |
07:45 |
Convoy
Patrol |
04-May-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
09:25 |
10:55 |
Convoy
Patrol |
04-May-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:55 |
13:15 |
Convoy
Patrol |
06-May-41 |
P.7002 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Interception Patrol |
07:50 |
08:15 |
The
section also set out on convoy patrol but returned on account of bad weather. |
08-May-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
14:30 |
16:05 |
Convoy
Patrol |
08-May-41 |
P.7006 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
19:10 |
20:40 |
Convoy
Patrol |
09-May-41 |
P.7006 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
10:25 |
11:55 |
Convoy
Patrol |
09-May-41 |
P.7006 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:25 |
13:55 |
Convoy
Patrol |
10-May-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
14:20 |
15:10 |
Convoy
Patrol |
10-May-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
15:15 |
15:45 |
Convoy
Patrol |
12-May-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
06:15 |
08:00 |
Convoy
Patrol |
13-May-41 |
P.6990 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
16:10 |
17:45 |
Convoy
Patrol |
13-May-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
18:50 |
20:20 |
Convoy
Patrol |
16-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
09:40 |
11:05 |
Convoy
Patrol |
16-May-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:25 |
13:50 |
Convoy
Patrol |
22-May-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Interception Patrol |
18:55 |
19:15 |
The
section was ordered on patrol but was almost immediately recalled |
26-May-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
13:05 |
14:35 |
Convoy
Patrol |
28-May-41 |
P.7006 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
10:55 |
12:25 |
Convoy
Patrol |
01-Jun-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:00 |
13:35 |
Convoy
Patrol |
07-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
15:30 |
15:45 |
Convoy
Patrol |
07-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
19:30 |
19:45 |
Convoy
Patrol |
11-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
14:20 |
15:55 |
Convoy
Patrol |
11-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
17:25 |
18:20 |
Convoy
Patrol |
11-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Interception Patrol |
18:55 |
19:55 |
“A” Flight was put on patrol and after numerous “Vectors” was
informed that there was an enemy aircraft ahead of them, with a fighter on
its tail. Almost immediately afterwards a twin engine aircraft was sighted
with Defiant on its tail, the flight gave chase P/O. Stein was just about to
open fire when he recognised the machine as a Blenheim. He broke away, but
Sgt King gave it a 2 seconds burst, happily not hitting it. |
13-Jun-41 |
P.7002 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
10:35 |
12:05 |
Convoy
Patrol |
15-Jun-41 |
P.7013 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
21:50 |
23:00 |
Convoy
Patrol |
19-Jun-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
17:45 |
19:10 |
Convoy
patrol |
19-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
19:45 |
21:10 |
Convoy
Patrol |
23-Jun-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
13:45 |
15:15 |
Convoy
Patrol |
10-Jul-41 |
P.7039 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
16:00 |
17:30 |
Convoy
Patrol from Exeter. |
29-Jul-41 |
P.7007 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
13:50 |
15:20 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
29-Jul-41 |
P.7039 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
16:50 |
18:05 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
29-Jul-41 |
P.7004 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
19:15 |
19:25 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.7004 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
12:45 |
14:20 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.6970 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
18:20 |
19:50 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
11-Aug-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
15:25 |
16:45 |
Convoy
patrol off Porthcawl. |
12-Aug-41 |
P.6991 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Operation No. 77 |
10:02 |
11:35 |
Escort
of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath
power stations |
17-Aug-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Offensive Operation |
13:34 |
14:30 |
4
Whirlwinds fly from Ibsley to Maupertus at 15000 feet to draw the German
fighters into the air, and that Spitfires and Hurricanes should follow and
deal with them. The Hun, however, was not “playing”. |
13-Sep-41 |
P.6990 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Interception Patrol |
18:30 |
18:50 |
The
four aircraft were on patrol. |
04-Sep-41 |
P.6991 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Gudgeon No.6 |
14:12 |
15:35 |
Close
escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour. |
08-Sep-41 |
P. |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Attack on convoy off
Guernsey |
16:37 |
17:55 |
Escort
of 12 Blenheims attacking Convoy off Jersey |
09-Sep-41 |
P.6996 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
17:35 |
19:00 |
Convoy
Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
02-Oct-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Scramble |
12:30 |
13:15 |
Four Whirlwinds were ordered out to patrol base at 10,000 feet.
There was a hostile raid in the vicinity but it faded before anything was
seen of it. |
06-Nov-41 |
P.7089 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Rhubarb 56 |
10:40 |
11:53 |
Attack
on road and railway West of Maupertus. |
07-Nov-41 |
P.7084 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Rhubarb
Reconnaissance |
13:30 |
15:00 |
Reconnaissance
of distillery targets in or near the Cherbourg Peninsula |
08-Nov-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
10 Group Rodeo 5 |
13:45 |
14:20 |
Sweep
of Channel Islands area |
15-Nov-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Rhubarb 61 |
12:40 |
14:30 |
Attack
on Distillery targets. Blue Section (S/Ldr. Pugh and Sgt. Blackshaw) Target
206 Cerences. |
02-Nov-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Attack on Whitchurch
Aerodrome |
07:55 |
08:20 |
Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard
Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon
bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by
four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of
Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft. |
02-Nov-41 |
P.7003 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Attack on Whitchurch
Aerodrome |
09:00 |
09:35 |
Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard
Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon
bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by
four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of
Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft. |
23-Nov-41 |
P.7039 |
Sgt H.J. Blackshaw |
Beat up of Home Guard |
11:45 |
12:20 |
Three sections of aircraft co-operated in this Home Guard
Exercise. The village of Charlton immediately to the West of Filton Aerodrome
was repeatedly attacked from a low level. |
07-Jan-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
10:55 |
11:30 |
Scramble,
patrol base 15000. Two photographic ME.109.Fs were patrolling between
Plymouth and Ibsley. |
12-Feb-42 |
P.7061 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
08:20 |
09:10 |
No
Incident. |
12-Feb-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy Recco. |
10:40 |
11:00 |
No
Incident. |
12-Feb-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
11:10 |
12:35 |
No
Incident. |
13-Feb-42 |
P.6990 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Dusk Patrol |
17:05 |
18:25 |
Ordered
to patrol Linney Head – Sincalls. |
16-Feb-42 |
P.7004 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
13:35 |
14:55 |
No
incident. |
16-Feb-42 |
P.7039 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
16:40 |
17:55 |
No
incident. |
22-Feb-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
14:55 |
16:05 |
No
incident. |
14-Mar-42 |
P.7051 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
15:10 |
16:30 |
Nothing
Seen. |
14-Mar-42 |
P.7051 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Evening sweep |
18:35 |
18:50 |
Nothing
Seen. |
15-Mar-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
10:40 |
11:55 |
Cloud
spoilt interception. Landed at Pembrey Fuel shortage. |
18-Mar-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
16:50 |
17:30 |
Nothing
Seen. |
20-Mar-42 |
P.7117 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Sweep to sea |
17:20 |
18:50 |
Nothing
Seen. |
22-Mar-42 |
P.7051 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Sweep of Irish Sea |
11:00 |
12:20 |
Nothing
Seen. |
28-Mar-42 |
P.7112 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy Patrol |
15:00 |
16:35 |
Nothing
Seen. |
27-Apr-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
17:20 |
18:40 |
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05-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
17:40 |
18:20 |
2
Spitfires from Llandow, misplotted owing to temporary absence of I.F.F. from
all Spit. V's. |
08-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
14:20 |
15:40 |
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08-Apr-42 |
P.7052 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
18:30 |
19:55 |
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15-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Salter sweep |
09:25 |
10:40 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.6990 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
15:40 |
17:15 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
18:45 |
20:05 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
07:30 |
08:45 |
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20-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
15:40 |
16:20 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7016 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
17:20 |
18:40 |
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27-Apr-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
20:30 |
21:35 |
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13-May-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Irish Sea sweep |
15:15 |
16:10 |
Irish
Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123 |
13-May-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Irish Sea sweep |
18:05 |
19:05 |
Irish
Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123 |
14-May-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
09:55 |
10:45 |
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21-May-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
11:30 |
12:00 |
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31-May-42 |
P.7014 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Sweep to Cainrov. |
09:55 |
10:55 |
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31-May-42 |
P.7014 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Hust Escort. |
14:15 |
15:40 |
Hust
Escort. |
26-May-42 |
P.7014 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Rhubarb 54 |
06:15 |
06:56 |
Rhubarb
54 to attack Railway objective in Landivisiau. No cloud cover so returned |
05-Jun-42 |
P.7011 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Ramrod 19 |
15:20 |
16:40 |
Attack
on Lannion aerodrome |
27-Jun-42 |
P.6991 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
13:45 |
14:40 |
No
incident |
27-Jun-42 |
P.7120 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
21:55 |
22:45 |
No
incident |
01-Jul-42 |
P.7020 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
18:35 |
19:40 |
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06-Jul-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
13:20 |
14:00 |
No
incident. |
08-Jul-42 |
P.7007 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
07:50 |
08:55 |
No
incident. |
12-Jul-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
14:00 |
14:10 |
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01-Aug-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
14:05 |
15:10 |
Plots
40 miles West of Lundy, infrequent and fading. |
04-Aug-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
12:10 |
13:15 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7014 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
17:35 |
19:00 |
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10-Aug-42 |
P.7014 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
12:45 |
13:10 |
No
incident |
13-Aug-42 |
P.6079 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
14:25 |
15:50 |
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17-Aug-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
12:35 |
14:05 |
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17-Aug-42 |
P.6979 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
15:10 |
15:45 |
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24-Aug-42 |
P.7057 |
P/O H.J Blackshaw |
Scramble |
17:20 |
18:15 |
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08-Sep-42 |
P.7014 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead Operation |
07:45 |
09:20 |
Roadstead to attack tanker near Channel Islands. Not found. |
09-Sep-42 |
P.7014 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead Operation |
14:35 |
15:20 |
Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco
near Cap de la Hague. |
10-Sep-42 |
P.7014 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead Operation |
18:25 |
20:05 |
Searched
the Sept Islands – Brehat Shipping lane. Target not found. |
15-Sep-42 |
P.7014 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Escort A/S/R launch |
18:55 |
19:25 |
H.S.
Launch escorted to 20 miles South of Warmwell |
16-Sep-42 |
P.7014 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
A/S/R Search |
07:20 |
08:15 |
Search
for Typhoon pilot who bailed out about 20 miles North of Cherbourg after
engine failure on the previous day's operation. Nothing seen. |
03-Oct-42 |
P.7062 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead
Operation |
18:15 |
19:00 |
Attack
a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour |
08-Nov-42 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
14:30 |
15:55 |
Large
convoy escorted without incident from Isle of Wight towards Portland. |
10-Nov-42 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Convoy |
13:00 |
14:25 |
Convoy
of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward. |
20-Nov-42 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead Operation
Whirlibombers |
08:45 |
09:50 |
This
was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “A” Flight Whirli-bombers
were escorted by 4 “B” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No incident. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Air Sea Rescue |
12:20 |
13:10 |
F/Lt
Blackshaw and Sgt MacAulay actually sighted the missing pilot in his dinghy
about 20 miles South of Portland. Owing to the failure of R/T communication,
which is normal and well known in this area, this pilot was not picked up. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Air Sea Rescue |
12:20 |
13:10 |
F/Lt
Blackshaw and Sgt MacAulay actually sighted the missing pilot in his dinghy
about 20 miles South of Portland. Owing to the failure of R/T communication,
which is normal and well known in this area, this pilot was not picked up. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Recco |
22:15 |
23:35 |
First
263 Night Operations. These extensive shipping reccos of the Channel Island
area were uneventful. |
14-Feb-43 |
P.7117 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Rhubarb |
08:00 |
08:45 |
Attack
on Carentan-Valognes Railway abandoned owing to lack of cloud cover. |
15-Feb-43 |
P.7057 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Off. Ops |
20:30 |
22:10 |
Abortive
Shipping Recco round Channel Islands. |
16-Feb-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Off. Ops |
20:05 |
21:40 |
F/Lt
Blackshaw, DFC, bombed a bridge S.E. of Carentan. |
16-Feb-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Off. Ops |
22:45 |
23:45 |
Returned
to above locality but too dark for accurate observations |
26-Feb-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Circus 16 |
16:00 |
17:00 |
Attack
on Maupertus. Landfall made at Cherbourg. Hits were observed on aerodrome,
dispersals and buildings. |
27-Feb-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Diversion to 10 Group
Ramrod |
13:30 |
14:30 |
Attack
on Maupertus. Landfall made at Pointe du Barfleur. Hits were again observed
on aerodrome, dispersals and buildings. |
28-Feb-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Circus 17 |
14:40 |
15:40 |
Attack
on Maupertus. The veteran dive-bombers of “A” Flight went in for the third
time. |
19-Mar-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead 52 |
18:10 |
19:10 |
The
large convoy which had been reported South of Guernsey could not be located
in thick black haze in the Channel Island area. |
21-Mar-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) |
00:30 |
01:40 |
Target
not found. Jettisoned bombs over sea. |
22-Mar-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 24 |
00:35 |
01:50 |
Port
engine u/s. |
23-Mar-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 25 (Ponthou Viaduct) |
01:00 |
02:15 |
|
16-Apr-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Bomb Mondeville
Industries (Night) |
22:49 |
00:25 |
Finding
a (heavily) armed trawler N of Ouistreham, he bombed it but thinks that in
evading flak, he missed. |
17-Apr-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Armed Shipping
Reccos and Rhubarbs |
22:59 |
23:47 |
Intending
to bomb Granville – Folligny he returned from the Casquets with exactor
trouble. |
18-Apr-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Recco |
22:45 |
23:50 |
Night
Recco of Channel Islands Barfleur area |
21-Apr-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Roadstead |
02:00 |
03:40 |
The
Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not
found. It had probably berthed in Alderney. |
27-Apr-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead 59 |
16:35 |
17:50 |
Attack
on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
28-Apr-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead 60 |
10:15 |
12:50 |
Attack
on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
28-Apr-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead 62 |
14:22 |
15:45 |
This
operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of
Jersey. |
29-Apr-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
10 Group Roadstead 63 |
13:10 |
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Attack
on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
30-Apr-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
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Attack
on shipping off Ushant. No shipping sighted |
02-May-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead 64 |
12:10 |
13:15 |
Roadstead
to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
03-May-43 |
P.7074 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Armed Ship Recco |
14:25 |
16:15 |
Swept
Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became
involved in combats with 6 F.W.190s. |
05-May-43 |
P.6974 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead |
17:15 |
19:00 |
Search
for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile
de Batz. They found fishing vessels, probably misreported |
06-May-43 |
P.6994 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead 65 |
17:15 |
18:10 |
Attack
on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The
Casquets were indeed found in this position. |
14-May-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Roadstead 67 |
21:00 |
21:45 |
Attack
on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in
the Basin Napoleon in Cherbourg docks |
15-May-43 |
P.7094 |
F/Lt H.J Blackshaw |
Night Roadstead 2 |
01:05 |
02:35 |
Attack
on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt
Holmes bombed one ship of it but did not see whether he hit it (Cat 4). F/Lt
Blackshaw returned to orbit Exeter, Harrowbeer and Exeter again, without
lights or R/T and then crashed fatally near Exeter. F/Lt Blackshaw KiA |
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