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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
13-May-41 |
P.7113 |
P/O C.P. Rudland |
Convoy Patrol |
17:55 |
19:25 |
Convoy Patrol |
19-Nov-42 |
P.7113 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
10 Group Roadstead 40 |
11:20 |
12:15 |
F/Lt Warnes led the 4 Whirlibombers on this first all-263
Roadstead Operation. No incident |
20-Nov-42 |
P.7113 |
F/Lt G.B. Warnes |
Roadstead Operation |
08:45 |
09:50 |
F/Lt Warnes led the 4 Whirlibombers on this second all-263
Roadstead Operation. No incident |
26-Nov-42 |
P.7113 |
P/O B.C. Abrams |
Rhubarb |
16:05 |
17:05 |
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29-Nov-42 |
P.7113 |
P/O B.C. Abrams |
Scramble |
16:50 |
17:40 |
The section was vectored very fast after a JU. 88 and, according
to Ops, were right on top of it at 10,000 feet about 16 miles North of
Cherbourg. The bandit was, however, concealed in 10/10 cloud. |
07-Dec-42 |
P.7113 |
F/O S.J. Lovell |
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. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Recco |
22:20 |
23:38 |
First 263 Night Operations. These extensive shipping reccos of
the Channel Island area were uneventful. |
15-Feb-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Off. Ops |
20:30 |
22:05 |
Railway line S.E. of Carentan bombed. |
16-Feb-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Off. Ops |
20:00 |
21:30 |
Train bombed N of Carentan train stopped in clouds of steam. |
16-Feb-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Off. Ops |
22:55 |
00:25 |
Returned to above locality but too dark for accurate
observations |
26-Feb-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
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.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
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.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Circus 17 |
14:40 |
15:40 |
Attack on Maupertus. This was their first dive-bombing attack.
It was observed to have been successful. |
14-Mar-43 |
P.7113 |
F/O C.P. King DFM |
10 Group Circus 18 |
16:22 |
17:30 |
Attack on Maupertus. They dive-bombed 15000 8000 ft. and saw 8
bursts on centre of the airfield, on the S.W. perimeter and in the S.E.
dispersal area. Moderate flak. |
19-Mar-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
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.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) |
00:00 |
01:20 |
Held by S/Ls and accurate flak 2000-200ft. Bombs jettisoned |
22-Mar-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 24 |
00:01 |
01:20 |
Bombed from 300 ft. after dummy run. Accurate flak all calibres. |
23-Mar-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 25 (Ponthou Viaduct) |
01:00 |
02:30 |
Bombed target after 2 dummy runs in thick haze. |
04-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
F/O E. Brearley |
Roadstead Operation |
07:40 |
08:45 |
Swept the Alderney Cap de la Hague area at zero feet, in quest
for E Boats reported there, but none was found |
06-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
F/O E. Brearley |
10 Group Circus 20 |
18:27 |
20:12 |
These Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave
to the Typhoon bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour
before. However they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the
operation was abandoned. |
15-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 58 |
12:10 |
13:20 |
Searched Guernsey Jersey area at zero feet in good visibility.
The ships which had been reported there seemed evarescent |
16-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Bomb Mondeville
Industries (Night) |
22:33 |
00:01 |
Compass temporarily jammed u/s entailed a landfall at C. de la
Hague. He therefore reccod for ships and trains, Isigny Carentan. |
17-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Armed Shipping
Reccos and Rhubarbs |
23:15 |
00:35 |
Finding no trains he bombed the Carentan Valogues line. He saw
an intense barrage of flak at Airel at 2348. |
18-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Escorted Armed Dusk
Recco |
20:20 |
21:25 |
Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility,
but found no shipping there. |
19-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Roadstead |
01:55 |
03:15 |
Shipping was reported between Jersey and Cap de la Hague. |
21-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Roadstead |
02:00 |
03:40 |
The Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was
sought for, but not found. It had probably berthed in Alderney. |
27-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 59 |
16:35 |
17:50 |
Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
28-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 62 |
14:22 |
15:45 |
This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated
position south of Jersey. |
29-Apr-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 63 |
13:10 |
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Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
02-May-43 |
P.7113 |
Sgt S.P.D.
Thyagarajan |
Roadstead 64 |
12:10 |
13:15 |
Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at
Casquets |
03-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Armed Ship Recco |
14:25 |
16:15 |
Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and
310 Squadron became involved in combats with 6 F.W.190s. |
05-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead |
17:15 |
19:00 |
Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat.
Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They found fishing vessels, probably
misreported |
14-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead 67 |
21:00 |
21:45 |
Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime
alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon in Cherbourg docks |
15-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Roadstead 2 |
01:00 |
02:20 |
Attack on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson
couldn't find it. F/Lt Holmes bombed one ship of it but did not see whether
he hit it (Cat 4). F/Lt Blackshaw returned to orbit Exeter, Harrowbeer and
Exeter again, without lights or R/T and then crashed fatally near Exeter. |
16-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Escorted Armed Recco |
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Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T
reception |
18-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead |
18:50 |
20:20 |
No minesweepers were found in their suspected position between
Jersey and Brehat. |
19-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead |
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Repetition of previous days uneventful search for minesweepers
Channel Islands Brehat |
22-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Night Roadstead 2 |
00:25 |
01:50 |
Attack on convoy steaming from Cap de la Hague towards
Cherbourg. |
29-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Roadstead 71 |
14:10 |
15:15 |
The 15 Ship Convoy reported off Barfleur was found without much
enthusiasm to be the French Fishing Fleet. |
29-May-43 |
P.7113 |
F/O A.H. Lee-White |
Scramble |
18:10 |
19:40 |
These sections patrolled base at 5,000ft |
30-May-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr G.B. Warnes DFC |
Ship Recco |
18:35 |
19:50 |
Recco of Jersey area |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
18-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
18:57 |
20:15 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
20-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
10:55 |
12:10 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
14-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
22:55 |
00:05 |
S/Ldr BAKER found an E. Boat running at high speed from Jersey
towards St Peter Port. Also shot down He.111 |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Recco |
22:00 |
23:05 |
The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious
flares N. of BARFLEUR |
18-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
00:15 |
02:50 |
S/Ldr Baker DFC found armed trawler off Cotentin. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:31 |
03:24 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Briefed to bomb Ponthou Viaduct. Think
they hit cuttings N and S |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Shipping Recco |
23:59 |
00:50 |
Lightning vied with flak in 10/10 cloud over Cap-de-la-Hague. |
23-Sep-43 |
P.7113 |
F/Sgt G.A. Wood |
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11:30 |
missing |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. F/Sgt Wood
MiA (Later evaded) |
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