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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
10-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 11:05 12:30 Ordered to intercept a raider who, however, made South off the Lizard.
13-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 10:20 11:35 When on patrol 20 miles South of Land's End at 19000 feet they sighted an HE.111 8 or 10 miles ahead of them at 21000 feet. They gave chase but when South of the Scillies found themselves short of petrol. They opened fire at extreme range but observed no effects, and the E/A escaped into cloud.
13-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 13:55 14:25 Detailed to intercept a raid which turned away 30 miles N.E. Guernsey.
15-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 10:20 11:15 An interception order was given by no enemy was sighted
17-Jan-41 P.6988 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 10:15 11:00 The two aircraft were on patrol.
17-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 14:45 15:30 Our aircraft attempted to intercept a raider South of Manacle Point but without success.
19-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 09:45 10:45 P/O Kitchener and P/O Thornton-Brown went to intercept a raider S.E. of the Lizard, but he turned South too soon.
19-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 11:20 12:10 The two aircraft were on patrol.
20-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 10:45 11:30 The two aircraft were detailed to intercept a raid off Land's End. Visibility was very bad and no interception was made.
22-Jan-41 P.6988 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 11:05 12:00 The two aircraft were on patrol.
01-Feb-41 P.6988 P/O K.A.G. Graham Interception Patrol 15:30 16:10 The two aircraft were on patrol.
04-Feb-41 P.6988 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 11:40 12:40 The section was ordered to intercept Raid 141 which, however, faded 60 miles South of the Lizard
10-Feb-41 P.6988 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 14:40 15:50 The Section was on patrol.
11-Feb-41 P.6988 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 08:55 09:30 The Section was on patrol.
15-Feb-41 P.6988 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 08:50 09:50 The section was on patrol.
15-Feb-41 P.6988 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 12:45 13:35 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 119 which faded 30 miles S.E. of the Lizard.
17-Feb-41 P.6988 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 16:15 17:35 The section was on patrol in vicinity of Start Pt.
25-Feb-41 P.6988 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 14:55 15:15 The section was ordered to intercept Raid X126 off the Lizard. No interception.
26-Feb-41 P.6988 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 08:45 10:00 F/Lt Crooks was detailed to Raid 132 which passed 25 miles S.W. of the Lizard to the Scillies.
26-Feb-41 P.6988 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 17:35 17:50 The section was on patrol.
01-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 14:15 14:40 The two aircraft were ordered to intercept an enemy raider south of the Lizard, but no contact was made.
02-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 13:45 15:20 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.
03-Mar-41 P.6988 Sgt D.W. Mason Interception Patrol 09:30 10:10 The raid which these aircraft were detailed to intercept went West of the Scillies and no interception resulted.
03-Mar-41 P.6988 Sgt D.W. Mason Interception Patrol 17:40 18:45 The raid was intercepted and identified as a Blenheim.
09-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 09:40 10:00 Raid 108 was intercepted off Newquay and identified as a Hudson.
09-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 13:55 14:40 The section was put on patrol in connection with Raid 120 which approached Falmouth Bay. No interception.
09-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 17:10 18:15 Cover was given to four warships approaching Plymouth.
09-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Convoy Patrol 17:45 18:05 Cover was given to four warships approaching Plymouth.
12-Mar-41 P.6988 Sgt C.P. Rudland 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.
12-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Convoy Patrol 14:45 16:30 A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Ounce” merchant ships approaching Falmouth.
14-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 08:40 09:40 The section was on patrol over Lizard Point.
14-Mar-41 P.6988 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Convoy Patrol 18:05 19:16 Convoy patrol. Returning from this patrol P/O Thornton-Brown crashed and sustained serious injuries.
28-Mar-41 P.6988 Sgt D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 17:40 18:55 A continuous patrol was maintained over Convoy “Skipper” going East from Land's End.