Back
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
06-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 09:05 10:20 All three patrols were in search of a raider which spent a long time cruising between the Scillies and Land's End. A twin engined aircraft was seen at 25000 feet but it was not possible to intercept it.
07-Mar-41 P.7000 Sgt D.W. Mason Interception Patrol 09:00 09:57 The section was on patrol.
09-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 08:45 09:30 The section was on patrol between Land's End and Falmouth.
09-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 10:00 10:55 The section was on patrol between Land's End and the Scillies.
13-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 16:35 17:00 The section was detailed to Raid 122 which, however, turned away South of Eddystone Rocks.
20-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 16:40 17:30 The section was on patrol.
21-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 11:30 12:30 The section investigated a doubtful raid, but no interception was made.
23-Mar-41 P.7000 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Convoy Patrol 07:20 07:45 The section was on patrol over Convoy “ Sapper”
23-Mar-41 P.7000 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:40  
29-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Convoy Patrol 19:05 20:10 On patrol over Convoy “Robin” off the Lizard.
30-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 18:05 19:30 Over Convoy “Robin”
31-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 06:20 07:50 Over Convoy “Robin”
31-Mar-41 P.7000 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 11:45 12:30 The section was detailed to a doubtful raid plotted off Fowey, probably a P.R.U. machine.
07-Jun-41 P.7000 Sgt Garthwaite Convoy Patrol 12:35 13:40 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 11:25 12:55 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Convoy Patrol 13:05 14:45 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7000 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 10:35 12:05 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 09:10 10:40 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:45 Convoy Patrol
24-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 15:15 16:50 Nothing Seen.
25-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 18:30 18:35 Nothing Seen.
26-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy Patrol 10:35 11:20 Blue section was ordred to escort convoys Steward & Sapper II
26-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy Patrol 14:15 15:45 Nothing Seen.
27-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy 13:50 15:00 Nothing Seen.
27-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 17:40 19:10 The Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly swept.
28-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 08:55 10:35 Nothing Seen.
29-Mar-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Search for lost pilot 17:15 18:25 A pilot of 402 Spitfire Squadron on convoy patrol pancaked in the sea 12 miles south of Tenby.
15-Apr-42 P.7000 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 15:35 16:25  
16-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy 14:40 16:00  
21-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 11:10 12:00 Bogey was identified as Liberator.
21-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 17:00 18:20  
21-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 19:40 21:00  
22-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 07:40 09:10  
22-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 10:35 11:35  
22-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O E. Brearley Convoy 18:50 20:05  
23-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O N.V. Crabtree Convoy 11:50 13:10  
30-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes 10 Group Ramrod 18 18:12 19:30 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome, A Flight to attack Lannion.
16-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O H.J Blackshaw Convoy 18:45 20:05  
17-Apr-42 P.7000 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Convoy 10:05 11:25  
17-Apr-42 P.7000 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Convoy 12:10 13:15  
15-May-42 P.7000 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 09:40 10:20  
20-May-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Scramble 13:40 14:45  
20-May-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Scramble 15:10 16:10  
05-Jun-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes 10 Group Ramrod 19 15:10 16:30 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome
19-Jun-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 08:15 08:50 Nothing seen.
20-Jun-42 P.7000 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Scramble 14:30 14:55 Nothing seen.
28-Jun-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Scramble 18:50 19:50 Black Blue and Green Sections were vectored hard after plots 20-60 miles S.W. of Base. They were also vectored on to each other and intercepted successfully but fortunately did not engage
01-Jul-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 08:55 09:55 Scramble diverted to convoy staysail.
04-Jul-42 P.7000 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Patrol 18:15 19:40 Patrol to S. of Eire.
07-Jul-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 21:00 22:05 Patrol Smalls area
08-Jul-42 P.7000 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Scramble 19:45 20:50 No incident.
18-Jul-42 P.7000 F/Sgt R.I. Reed Patrol 20:15 21:20 Smalls Patrol.
26-Jul-42 P.7000 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 20:00 20:45  
27-Jul-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes A/S/R. search 20:00 21:00  
04-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 21:45 22:40 Patrol of Smalls area and South. No incident
05-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Patrol 08:50 09:50 Salter Patrol
05-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy 11:45 13:00  
09-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Convoy 06:30 07:55  
11-Aug-42 P.7000 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy 18:00 19:00 Convoy “POKER”
12-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Convoy 13:15 14:20 Convoy “STEWARD”
12-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Scramble 15:15 16:30 Infrequent plots in Carnsore area faded when our aircraft approached.
13-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O Lovell Scramble 08:40 08:50  
28-Aug-42 P.7000 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 19:25 19:45 Plots were good from Cherbourg at 20,000-30,000ft. The Whirlwinds which were scrambled struggled to 24,000 but saw nothing.
16-Sep-42 P.7000 P/O E. Brearley A/S/R Search 10:15 11:10 Search was carried out in area 15-25 miles North of Cherbourg, often within sight of French coast. Nothing seen.
21-Sep-42 P.7000 Sgt J.I. Simpson Scramble 11:20 11:30 Section recalled to base
21-Oct-42 P.7000 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy 10:40 11:55 Convoy escort between Needles and Portland.
08-Nov-42 P.7000 F/Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy 12:30 13:55 Convoy of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards Portland
29-Nov-42 P.7000 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt 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.
01-Dec-42 P.7000 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Armed Recco 16:30 17:35 These Whirlibombers patrolled Cap Levy, Casquettes, Jersey area. Returning they met 3 Me.109Fs.
23-May-43 P.7000 F/Sgt K.C. Ridley Roadstead 70 07:45 09:00 Attack on convoy nearing Guernsey from C de la Hague
29-May-43 P.7000 P/O M.T. Cotton 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.7000 P/O M.T. Cotton Scramble 17:15 18:45 These sections patrolled base at 5,000ft
30-May-43 P.7000 P/O M.T. Cotton Ship Recco 18:35 19:50 Recco of Jersey area
06-Jun-43 P.7000 P/O M.T. Cotton 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
15-Jun-43 P.7000 P/O M.T. Cotton DFC Shipping Recco   missing An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first light. 4 warships found. P/O Cotton KiA