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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
21-Mar-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
12:30 |
13:30 |
Sgt Mason was on patrol over base. |
23-Mar-41 |
P.6998 |
F/O B. Howe |
Interception Patrol |
17:55 |
18:40 |
The section was detailed to investigate a raid which passed
between Land's End and the Scillies. |
29-Mar-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
17:40 |
19:00 |
The section was detailed to a raid off the Lizard. This proved
to be a coastal Blenheim. |
30-Mar-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Convoy Patrol |
07:05 |
08:15 |
A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Review” off Hartland Point. |
30-Mar-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt D.W. Mason |
Interception Patrol |
09:10 |
10:05 |
The section was detailed to a raid approaching Fowey from the S.
E. |
01-Apr-41 |
P.6998 |
S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson |
Interception Patrol |
18:35 |
19:15 |
A Do.215 was intercepted North of the Lizard. S/Ldr Donaldson
attacked and damaged it. F/LT Crooks crashed in flames near Helston and was
killed. It appears that he was shot down by the Dornier, but S/Ldr Donaldson
did not see him after giving the “tally ho”. |
02-Apr-41 |
P.6998 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Interception Patrol |
07:50 |
08:20 |
The section was on patrol in connection with Raid 140, later
identified as a P.R.U. machine. |
02-Apr-41 |
P.6998 |
P/O R.F. Ferdinand |
Interception Patrol |
09:00 |
10:20 |
The section was detailed to intercept Raid 143, which however,
faded south of the Lizard. |
29-Jul-41 |
P.6998 |
F/Lt T.P. Pugh |
Convoy Patrol |
10:15 |
11:00 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
07-Aug-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Interception Patrol |
16:30 |
17:30 |
The section was on patrol, but saw nothing. |
19-Aug-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
09:30 |
10:50 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
20-Aug-41 |
P.6998 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
05:20 |
05:45 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
26-Aug-41 |
P.6998 |
P/O C.P. Rudland |
Offensive Action |
11:30 |
12:35 |
Low level attack on Maupertus aerodrome. |
29-Sep-41 |
P.6998 |
F/O H.St J. Coghlan |
Mandolin Operation
No.7 |
18:33 |
20:20 |
Attack JU.88s on Lannion aerodrome. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6998 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Ship Recco |
08:00 |
09:00 |
The Munsterland was not found between Casquets and Barfleur. It
is though that this will be found to be the last time in the history of the
world in which twelve Whirlwinds were airborne together. |
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