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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
08-Feb-41 P.6991 F/O J.G. Hughes Practice flight, later interception 08:40 09:35 Blue section up from Exeter at 0840 on a practice flight was vectored onto Raid 139, 12 miles south of Start Point an Arado 196 was intercepted and F/O Hughes gave it a 5 second burst with no observed results. Red section up from St.Eval at 0906 as orbiting south of Dodman Point when F/Lt Crooks saw a float plane crash into the sea. P/O Graham had passed him 2 minutes earlier, but this was the last that he saw of him. A coastguard reported that two aircraft had crashed into the sea 3 miles south of Dodman Point, the first in flames. P/O Graham was credited with the destruction of an Arado 196.
26-Feb-41 P.6991 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 13:20 14:35 The section was detailed to Raid 138 which turned away when 40 miles South of the Lizard.
26-Feb-41 P.6991 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 15:45 16:20 The section was on patrol.
28-Feb-41 P.6991 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 13:55 15:10 The section was on patrol. A smoke trail was seen, but no enemy aircraft.
28-Feb-41 P.6991 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 18:30 19:10 The section was on patrol.
01-Mar-41 P.6991 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 09:05 10:35 The two aircraft were on patrol.
01-Mar-41 P.6991 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 16:05 16:55 The two aircraft were on patrol.
02-Mar-41 P.6991 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Convoy Patrol 10:00 11:45 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.
02-Mar-41 P.6991 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks 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.
02-Mar-41 P.6991 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Convoy Patrol 17:20 19:05 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.6991 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 17:40 18:45 The raid was intercepted and identified as a Blenheim.
05-Mar-41 P.6991 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 09:05 10:25 A JU,88 was intercepted south of the Scillies. P/O Thornton-Brown got lost in cloud while trying to get into position, but P/O Kitchener closed with the enemy and fired 240 rounds damaging the Port wing.
08-Mar-41 P.6991 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 13:25 14:50 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 131. Weather was bad and nothing was seen.
08-Mar-41 P.6991 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Interception Patrol 12:15 12:50 Another E/A on shipping reconnaissance came near the Lizard but no interception was made.
12-Mar-41 P.6991 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:45 16:30 A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Ounce” merchant ships approaching Falmouth.
04-May-41 P.6991 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:25 10:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Aug-41 P.6991 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Convoy Patrol 13:40 15:15 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
12-Aug-41 P.6991 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Operation No. 77 10:02 11:35 Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath power stations
19-Aug-41 P.6991 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 08:50 10:10 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
25-Aug-41 P.6991 Sgt J.W.E. Holmes Convoy Patrol 16:40 18:15 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
26-Aug-41 P.6991 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Offensive Action 11:30 12:35 Low level attack on Maupertus aerodrome.
29-Aug-41 P.6991 Sgt J.W.E. Holmes Offensive Operation Mandolin No.3 17:00 18:33 Low level attack on Lannion aerodrome.
31-Aug-41 P.6991 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Gudgeon No.4 14:06 15:28 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
03-Sep-41 P.6991 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Convoy Patrol 15:05 16:40 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
04-Sep-41 P.6991 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:35 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
08-Nov-41 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey 10 Group Rodeo 5 13:45 14:55 Sweep of Channel Islands area
15-Nov-41 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Rhubarb 61 12:40 14:35 Attack on Distillery targets. Red Section (P/O Warnes and P/O Harvey) Target 207 Brehal.
17-Nov-41 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Rhubarb 64 09:15 09:40 Attack on Distillery targets - abortive
13-Feb-42 P.6991 Sgt B.C. Abrams Dusk Patrol 17:50 18:35 Nothing seen - These flights are regularly made from Fairwood Common to intercept bandits which tend to appear off Linney Head at dusk.
15-Feb-42 P.6991 F/Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy 08:35 09:00 No Incident.
15-Feb-42 P.6991 F/Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy 10:05 11:20 No Incident.
09-Mar-42 P.6991 Sgt B.C. Abrams Convoy Patrol 15:30 17:00 Nothing Seen.
14-Mar-42 P.6991 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 11:45 12:25 Nothing Seen.
21-Mar-42 P.6991 F/Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy 14:30 16:00 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.6991 Sgt R.I. Reed Sweep of Irish Sea 15:15 16:50 Nothing Seen.
23-Mar-42 P.6991 F/Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 16:00 17:30 Nothing Seen.
24-Mar-42 P.6991 Sgt W.R. Wright Patrol 15:15 16:50 Nothing Seen.
04-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 11:30 11:50 A Flight scrambles produced plots coincidental with e/a off Carnsore. Nothing seen.
08-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 08:45 09:55 Vectored far out over Irish Sea. Nothing seen.
09-May-42 P.6991 P/O V.L. Currie Scramble 21:40 22:05  
10-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 06:55 07:55  
13-May-42 P.6991 P/O V.L. Currie Irish Sea sweep 16:30 17:40 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
13-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Irish Sea sweep 19:10 20:05 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
20-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 12:55 13:45  
21-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 11:30 12:00  
31-May-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Sweep to Cainrov. 09:55 10:55  
22-Jun-42 P.6991 P/O P. Harvey Escort 05:30 06:35 No incident.
24-Jun-42 P.6991 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 09:35 10:15 No incident
27-Jun-42 P.6991 P/O H.J Blackshaw Scramble 13:45 14:40 No incident
05-Jul-42 P.6991 F/Sgt H.D. Muirhead Scramble 12:15 13:20 This attempted interception was watched in Ops room by I.O. Within 3 minutes E/A plots faded and did not reappear.
10-Aug-42 P.6991 P/O J.P. Coyne       No incident
24-Aug-42 P.6991 F/O S.J. Lovell Scramble 17:20 18:15  
28-Aug-42 P.6991 P/O E. Brearley Scramble 09:25 10:05 Plots were good from Cherbourg at 20,000-30,000ft. The Whirlwinds which were scrambled struggled to 24,000 but saw nothing.
19-Sep-42 P.6991 Sgt K.C. Ridley Anti-Rhubarb Patrols 18:45 19:25 Sections patrolled between Swanage and Needles. Nothing seen
03-Dec-42 P.6991 F/O P. Harvey Convoy 08:40 09:55 Convoy approaching Solent from Needles. 
09-Dec-42 P.6991 F/Sgt K.C. Ridley 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-Dec-42 P.6991 Sgt D.J. Williams Scramble (Recalled) 16:40 17:00  
15-Dec-42 P.6991 P/O C.P. King DFM Anti-Rhubarb Patrol 12:00 13:10 No incident, in this Needles-Portland routine patrol.
15-Jan-43 P.6991 Sgt J. MacAulay Air Sea Rescue 12:20 13:10 F/Lt Blackshaw and Sgt MacAulay actually sighted the missing pilot in his dinghy about 20 miles South of Portland. Owing to the failure of R/T communication, which is normal and well known in this area, this pilot was not picked up.