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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
01-Jun-41 P.6997 Sgt A.V. Albertini Convoy Patrol 15:15 16:55 Convoy Patrol
06-Jun-43 P.6997 F/O A.H. Lee-White DFC 10 Group Roadstead 72 17:15 18:45 It was intended to dive-bomb Cherbourg Docks. But found 10/10 cloud at 7000-12000 feet over the target
23-Jul-43 P.6997 Sgt F.A. Green Shipping Recco 12:30 13:16 This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the Casquets in thick sea haze
03-Aug-43 P.6997 F/Sgt G.H. Smith 10 Group Circus 19:57 21:15 These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome
15-Aug-43 P.6997 Sgt W.E. Watkins 10 Group Circus 15:00 16:20 This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation abandoned
25-Aug-43 P.6997 Sgt W.A. Handley Convoy 10:00 11:15 Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland
08-Sep-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton Operation Starkey 17:07 18:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
18-Sep-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.E. Watkins Night Ranger Operation 02:21 04:05 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or v. close to the line W. of PLOUARET
25-Sep-43 P.6997 Sgt G. Williams Ramrod Operation 16:25 17:50 This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack. 10/10 cloud prevented bombing
23-Oct-43 P.6997 F/Sgt J.B. Purkis 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.
30-Oct-43 P.6997 P/O W.W. Heaton Ramrod 99 15:00 16:00 The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb the Munsterland 
09-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.A. Handley Night Shipping Recco 20:03 21:35 Cap de la Hague – Marcouf recco abandoned owing to lack of moonlight as a result of 10/10 cloud at 2500 feet
10-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.E. Watkins Night Shipping Recco 20:34 22:12 Sturgeon attacked 4 or 5 ships, thought to be armed trawlers, 4 miles S.E. of Sark.
10-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt J.B. Purkis Night shipping strike 10:32 00:07 S/Ldr Baker attacked small trawler 50-75 tons SSE of Hurn
11-Nov-43 P.6997 F/O R.B. Tuff Night shipping recco 21:55 23:18 Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the Harbour 
16-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.E. Watkins Night shipping recco 02:40 04:10 Two uneventful sorties from Predannack.
24-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt G. Williams Armed shipping recco 14:59 16:06 Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point.
25-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Lt F.D. Snalam Armed shipping recco 08:30 09:58 Recco 10 miles N of St Malo. Nothing seen.
25-Nov-43 P.6997 F/O L.A. Unwin Ramrod 106 pt 1 12:00 12:32 10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned back
25-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Sgt G. Williams Ramrod 106 pt 1 12:00 12:32 10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned back
26-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.