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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
07-Mar-42 P.7117 P/O P. Harvey Convoy Patrol 12:50 14:05 Nothing Seen.
07-Mar-42 P.7117 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy Patrol 13:45 14:25 Nothing Seen.
08-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 13:00 14:15 Nothing Seen.
08-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt R.I. Reed Convoy Patrol 09:10 10:40 Nothing Seen.
10-Mar-42 P.7117 F/Sgt J.P. Coyne Convoy Patrol 14:15 15:40 Nothing Seen.
10-Mar-42 P.7117 F/Sgt J.P. Coyne Convoy Patrol 17:15 17:40 Recalled
14-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt K.C. Ridley Evening sweep 18:30 19:20 Nothing Seen.
15-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt K.C. Ridley Convoy Patrol 11:50 13:25 Nothing Seen.
20-Mar-42 P.7117 P/O H.J Blackshaw Sweep to sea 17:20 18:50 Nothing Seen.
24-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Sweep of Irish Sea 18:45 19:40 Nothing Seen.
25-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 08:55 10:15 Nothing Seen. Landed at Angle.
27-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Sweep of Irish Sea 15:10 16:40 Nothing Seen.
28-Mar-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 15:00 16:35 Nothing Seen.
29-Mar-42 P.7117 F/Sgt W.A. Lovell Convoy Patrol 07:00 09:00 Nothing Seen.
02-Apr-42 P.7117 P/O J.P. Coyne Convoy 15:45 17:15  
02-Apr-42 P.7117 P/O J.P. Coyne Convoy 17:20 18:40  
05-Apr-42 P.7117 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead 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.7117 P/O Lovell Convoy 17:30 18:50  
08-Apr-42 P.7117 P/O Lovell Convoy 19:40 20:30  
11-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Scramble 16:20 17:15 Three sections after raid 159. Although Blue section plots were coincident for 5 minutes, e/a escaped unseen in cloud
12-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Irish Sea Sweep 10:15 11:40 This section was vectored towards “Milk Train” off Carnsore, but plots were inadequate.
14-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 16:25 17:20  
15-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Salter sweep 10:55 12:15  
16-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 14:40 16:10  
16-Apr-42 P.7117 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 18:05 19:35  
10-Jun-42 P.7117 P/O Lovell   08:50 09:35  
10-Jul-42 P.7117 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Patrol 13:35 14:25 Patrol Irish Sea.
14-Jul-42 P.7117 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Patrol 21:10 22:10 Patrol South of Eire. The whole area between Angle and Eire and Lundy was swept, but unsuccessfully.
18-Jul-42 P.7117 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Patrol 21:20 22:20 This was a similar operation to that of the fourteenth. Again no enemy aircraft were seen.
23-Jul-42 P.7117 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Combined Rhubarb Operation 15:28 16:43 Rhubarb to attack wireless station north of Landivisiau
26-Jul-42 P.7117 Sgt W.R. Wright Scramble 19:05 19:20 Plots identified as friendly.
27-Jul-42 P.7117 P/O E. Brearley Patrol 21:00 21:55 Patrol of Small area.
09-Aug-42 P.7117 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Convoy 07:30 07:40 Sgt R. Reed on take off struck lorry stationary near runway. He was uninjured by aircraft Cat “AC”.
14-Nov-42 P.7117 Sgt J.M. Barclay Convoy 11:40 11:55  
18-Nov-42 P.7117 Sgt M.T. Cotton Convoy 13:20 14:40 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
18-Nov-42 P.7117 P/O C.P. King DFM Convoy 15:25 16:35 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
07-Dec-42 P.7117 Sgt D.J. Williams 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.
09-Dec-42 P.7117 Sgt J. MacAulay Rhubarb 11:25 12:15 Intending to attack Railway triangle North of La Haye du Puits. But finding only 6/10 thin cloud, they reccoed N. of Cap de la Hague and returned.
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.7117 Sgt M.T. Cotton Rhubarb 08:25 09:25 Attack on Carentan-Valognes Railway abandoned because of no cloud cover.
26-Feb-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Circus 17 14:40 15:40 Attack on Maupertus. The veteran dive-bombers of “A” Flight went in for the third time. 
05-Mar-43 P.7117 P/O J.I. Yates Convoy 17:40 18:55 Patrol off St. Davids
12-Mar-43 P.7117 Sgt J.I. Simpson Patrol 19:20 20:10 Dusk Patrol
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.
19-Mar-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Night Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) 00:40 02:05 Bombed 4000-2000 ft. No flak. Looked for results, saw none.
22-Mar-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Night Rhubarb No. 24 00:40 00:50 Flaps would not lift, therefore jettisoned bombs and landed.
13-Apr-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.
16-Apr-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night) 22:52 00:31 He bombed the primary target from 100 feet but saw no results. He saw two ships N. of Ouistreham. 
17-Apr-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs 23:08 missing Ordered to look for trains ISIGNY – ST LO, it is likely that he was shot down by the Airel flak at 2348.