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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
08-Nov-41 P.7056 Sgt J.W.E. Holmes 10 Group Rodeo 5 13:45 14:55 Sweep of Channel Islands area
15-Nov-41 P.7056 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Rhubarb 61 12:40 14:10 Attack on Distillery targets. Green Section (P/O Holmes and Sgt. Prior) Target 216. Corseulles.
17-Nov-41 P.7056 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Rhubarb 64 09:46 10:25 Attack on Distillery targets - abortive
02-Nov-41 P.7056 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 08:00 08:25 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.
15-Dec-41 P.7056 Sgt I.F. Kennedy Scramble 12:00 13:20 Ordered to patrol base at 10,000 feet, then vectored after bogey at 21,000 ft as far as South Coast. Nothing seen.
11-Jan-42 P.7056 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 11:05 11:50 Pilots were vectored to the Isle of Wight chasing a bogey. The bogey was then identified as a Grumman Martlet by pilots of squadron.
16-Feb-42 P.7056 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 15:40 17:15 No incident.
19-Mar-42 P.7056 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy Patrol 13:35 14:55 Nothing Seen.
27-Mar-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 14:35 15:55 Nothing Seen.
27-Mar-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 17:40 19:10 The Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly swept.
28-Mar-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 08:55 10:35 Nothing Seen.
02-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt I.F. Kennedy Patrol 08:05 09:35 Patrol of Irish Sea
05-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt I.F. Kennedy Convoy 09:30 10:50 Patrol of Irish Sea
05-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Convoy 11:30 12:30 Patrol of Irish Sea
05-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 10:35 11:50 Patrol of Steward
05-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 12:45 13:45 Patrol of Steward
10-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt B.C. Abrams Patrol 14:30 15:50 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
10-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Convoy 19:10 20:50 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
11-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Scramble 13:00 14:00 Three sections after raid 159. Although Blue section plots were coincident for 5 minutes, e/a escaped unseen in cloud
14-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O N.V. Crabtree Convoy 10:35 12:05  
14-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy 12:50 14:00  
15-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 18:55 20:15 Saltee Patrol
16-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 10:20 11:50  
16-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 12:55 14:05  
17-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 13:10 14:10  
17-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 17:10 18:40  
20-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Convoy 15:40 16:55  
21-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Convoy 16:10 17:35  
21-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt D.F. Small Convoy 18:50 20:05  
23-Apr-42 P.7056 Sgt B.C. Abrams Convoy 13:40 14:45  
25-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O E. Brearley Scramble 10:25 11:15  
26-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 13:05 14:15  
26-Apr-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Convoy 17:30 18:55  
27-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead Convoy 17:20 18:40  
27-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead Convoy 19:40 20:55  
02-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt W.A. Lovell Convoy 15:00 15:20  
27-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead Convoy 17:20 18:40  
27-Apr-42 P.7056 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead Convoy 20:30 21:35  
20-May-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Scramble 13:40 14:45  
20-May-42 P.7056 P/O I.F. Kennedy Scramble 15:10 16:10  
23-May-42 P.7056 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 10:30 10:50  
19-Jun-42 P.7056 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 11:00 12:15 Scramble Smalls 8000. Plots faded and Section was ordered to convoy Peroration.
20-Jun-42 P.7056 Sgt J.I. Yates Scramble 13:40 14:30 Plots were off Salters but faded before contact could be made.
20-Jun-42 P.7056 P/O E. Brearley Scramble 13:40 14:20 Plots were off Salters but faded before contact could be made.
07-Jul-42 P.7056 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 22:10 22:55 No incident.
08-Jul-42 P.7056 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 07:55 08:55 No incident.
14-Jul-42 P.7056 Sgt W.R. Wright Patrol 20:35 21:35 Patrol South of Eire. The whole area between Angle and Eire and Lundy was swept, but unsuccessfully.
18-Jul-42 P.7056 P/O E. Brearley Patrol 20:15 21:20 Smalls Patrol.
23-Jul-42 P.7056 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Combined Rhubarb Operation 15:28 16:43 Rhubarb
25-Jul-42 P.7056 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 09:25 10:15 No incident.
26-Jul-42 P.7056 Sgt J.I. Yates Scramble 19:45 20:00 Plots in Smalls area intermittent and doubtful. Nothing Seen
05-Aug-42 P.7056 Sgt J.I. Yates Convoy 10:50 12:50  
05-Aug-42 P.7056 Sgt J.I. Yates Convoy 12:45 13:45  
09-Aug-42 P.7056 Sgt J.I. Yates Convoy 05:45 06:55 Convoy “YOUNG”
11-Aug-42 P.7056 P/O W.A. Lovell Convoy 13:30 14:45 Convoy “POKER”
11-Aug-42 P.7056 P/O W.A. Lovell Convoy 17:10 18:15 Convoy “POKER”
17-Aug-42 P.7056 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Patrol 17:00 17:30 Anti-Enemy Rhubarb Patrol off Bolt Head.
20-Jul-43 P.7056 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Shipping Recco 10:55 12:10 Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area
13-Aug-43 P.7056 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Armed Shipping Recco 06:45 07:50 The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island shipping lanes without success
31-Aug-43 P.7056 Sgt P.F. Cooper Convoy 14:45 16:05 Convoy, West of Portland.
08-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Operation Starkey 17:07 17:42 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
09-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
11-Sep-43 P.7056 Sgt D.C. Todd Convoy Patrols 13:10 14:40 Convoy moving westward from Portland.
18-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Ranger Operation 01:23 03:00 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts in cutting near Lamballe