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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
05-Jun-42 |
P.7043 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
20:40 |
21:20 |
This scramble south of base and towards Lundy originated in the
misplotting of the Squadron Oxford, returning from Portreath. |
13-Jun-42 |
P.7043 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
06:05 |
06:40 |
Bogey identified as Liberator, South of Smalls |
15-Jun-42 |
P.7043 |
Sgt D.F. Small |
Scramble |
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Cancelled |
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. |
08-Sep-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Roadstead Operation |
07:45 |
09:20 |
Roadstead to attack tanker near Channel Islands. Not found. |
09-Sep-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Roadstead Operation |
14:35 |
15:20 |
Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco
near Cap de la Hague. |
16-Sep-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
A/S/R Search |
10:15 |
11:10 |
Search was carried out in area 15-25 miles North of Cherbourg,
often within sight of French coast. Nothing seen. |
29-Sep-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Shipping Recco |
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This section took off intending to make use of cloud cover in
reconnoitring the Channel Island Shipping Lanes. But finding heavy rain
squalls RTB |
01-Oct-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Roadstead Operation |
17:00 |
18:15 |
Roadstead to bomb minesweepers in Trieux estuary. Not found. |
06-Oct-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Armed Recco |
09:05 |
09:50 |
Recconnaissance of the Guernsey-Sark area |
10-Oct-42 |
P.7043 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Armed Recco |
12:00 |
13:10 |
This recco was carried out in the Alderney area and three miles
off the coast of the Contentin as far as Cap Barfleur. Nothing seen |
31-Oct-42 |
P.7043 |
P/O E. Brearley |
Rhubarb Operation |
10:40 |
12:20 |
Sections were led by F/O Harvey to attack the railway triangle
N.W. of the La Haye du Puits. |
07-Nov-42 |
P.7043 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Rhubarb |
10:30 |
missing |
This operation had as its target the Valognes – Carentan
railway. P/O Gill MiA |
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