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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
04-Jan-41 P.6977 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Chameleon Patrol 16:00 16:45 This was a special operation the object of which was to attack German “E” boats coming from Cherbourg. Nothing seen
13-Jan-41 P.6977 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Chameleon Patrol 16:00 16:45 The three aircraft again carried out the “Chameleon patrol”. Apart from a smoke trail at 20,000 feet they saw nothing in the Channel.
17-Jan-41 P.6977 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Chameleon Patrol 17:00 17:55 S/Ldr Munro and F/Lt Pugh again carried out a “Chameleon” patrol, but reported nothing to be seen.
03-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt A.V. Albertini Convoy Patrol 08:25 09:55 Convoy Patrol
03-Jun-41 P.6977 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 11:20 13:00 Convoy Patrol
07-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt A.V. Albertini Convoy Patrol 11:45 12:20 Convoy Patrol
09-Jun-41 P.6977 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Interception Patrol 14:30 15:35 The two sections were on patrol, but no enemy was sighted.
09-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt Garthwaite Convoy Patrol 18:35 20:05 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt Garthwaite Convoy Patrol 11:25 12:55 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt A.V. Albertini Convoy Patrol 09:10 10:40 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.6977 Sgt A.V. Albertini Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:45 Convoy Patrol
29-Aug-43 P.6977 F/Sgt G.H. Smith Convoy 11:45 13:10 Convoy from Needles to West of Portland.
25-Sep-43 P.6977 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Ramrod Operation 16:25 17:50 This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack. 10/10 cloud prevented bombing
18-Oct-43 P.6977 F/Sgt G. Williams 263 Special Night Ops - Chuffa Prang 02:22 03:30 Designed to disorganise railway communications in and near Cherbourg Peninsula and thereafter to take advantage of the tactical situation. It was a great success.
28-Oct-43 P.6977 F/Sgt W.E. Watkins Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg