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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6983 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Convoy Patrol |
10:00 |
11:45 |
During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234,
and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition
from the Scillies to Plymouth. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6983 |
F/O J.G. Hughes |
Convoy Patrol |
13:45 |
15:30 |
During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234,
and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition
from the Scillies to Plymouth. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6983 |
F/O J.G. Hughes |
Convoy Patrol |
17:20 |
19:05 |
During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234,
and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition
from the Scillies to Plymouth. |
09-Mar-41 |
P.6983 |
F/O B. Howe |
Interception Patrol |
10:00 |
10:55 |
The section was on patrol between Land's End and the Scillies. |
12-Mar-41 |
P.6983 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Interception Patrol |
14:30 |
15:35 |
The section was detailed to Raid x131 which was in the vicinity
of Convoy”Ounce”. It was not intercepted. |
08-May-41 |
P.6983 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Convoy Patrol |
12:35 |
14:15 |
Convoy Patrol |
10-May-41 |
P.6983 |
Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Convoy Patrol |
11:05 |
12:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
11-May-41 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt T.P. Pugh |
Interception Patrol |
20:30 |
22:00 |
The flight was on patrol in the vicinity of the Bristol Channel
as a precautionary measure in connection with a fairly large enemy raid which
crossed the coast near Portland. |
06-Aug-41 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt R.A. Brackley |
Warhead No. 4 |
08:46 |
10:00 |
Warhead No. 4 Operation to strafe Maupertus |
06-Aug-41 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt R.A. Brackley |
Warhead No. 6 |
15:38 |
16:40 |
Warhead No. 6 Operation to attack two tankers off Cherbourg |
12-Sep-41 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt R.A. Brackley |
Interception Patrol |
12:55 |
13:10 |
The section was on patrol. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
17-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
01:17 |
02:22 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:22 |
03:30 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or near bridge N. of Lamballe |
23-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
|
11:30 |
12:50 |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. |
25-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt L.S. Gray |
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.6983 |
P/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
07-Oct-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt P.F. Cooper |
Recco |
11:40 |
12:50 |
Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area |
08-Oct-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Night Shipping Recco |
22:20 |
23:35 |
S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and
bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions.
Remaining aircraft RTB. |
09-Oct-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Night Recco |
19:00 |
20:30 |
Uneventful except for the strange lights near Barfleur. |
28-Oct-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Lt D.G. Ross |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
24-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt I.D.M. Dunlop |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt D.C. Todd |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
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