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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 |
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02-Apr-42 |
P.7117 |
P/O J.P. Coyne |
Convoy |
17:20 |
18:40 |
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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 |
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08-Apr-42 |
P.7117 |
P/O Lovell |
Convoy |
19:40 |
20:30 |
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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 |
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15-Apr-42 |
P.7117 |
Sgt J.E. Meredith |
Salter sweep |
10:55 |
12:15 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7117 |
Sgt J.E. Meredith |
Convoy |
14:40 |
16:10 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7117 |
Sgt J.E. Meredith |
Convoy |
18:05 |
19:35 |
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10-Jun-42 |
P.7117 |
P/O Lovell |
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08:50 |
09:35 |
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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 |
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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. |
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