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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
23-Dec-40 P.6970 F/Lt W.O.L. Smith Interception Patrol 14:40 15:20 F/Lt. Smith was sent to Start Point to intercept Raid 43, a JU.88. While searching there and flying N.E. he saw a JU.88 at 2500 feet flying N.E. ahead. He closed to 1000 yards when the JU.88 disappeared into cloud.
27-Dec-40 P.6970 Sgt F. Morton Interception Patrol 11:35 12:00 The section patrolled in the vicinity of Start Point and Torquay.
06-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 18:45 19:30 The section was detailed to Raid 111 which eventually landed at St. Eval and proved to be a Beaufort.
07-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 07:30 09:00 While on a patrol over a Convoy 5 miles South of Falmouth a JU,88 was seen attacking a ship. It was attacked and the rear gunner silenced. It escaped, however, as Sgt King's guns would not fire.
08-Apr-41 P.6970 F/O B. Howe Interception Patrol 09:15 10:05 The section patrolled the Falmouth approaches.
08-Apr-41 P.6970 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 10:50 12:30 P/O Stein was on patrol. He was detailed to Raid 105 which later identified as a Lysander.
17-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:35 09:50 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 12:15 13:40 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:35 15:00 Convoy Patrol
25-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 16:20 17:20 Convoy Patrol
29-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 18:15 19:40 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.6970 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:55 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 12:55 13:15 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.6970 P/O R.F. Ferdinand Convoy Patrol 11:45 13:15 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.6970 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 20:10 21:30 Convoy Patrol
09-May-41 P.6970 Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy Patrol 11:25 12:55 Convoy Patrol
10-May-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 14:20 15:10 Convoy Patrol
10-May-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 15:15 15:45 Convoy Patrol
13-May-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 18:50 20:20 Convoy Patrol
26-May-41 P.6970 Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt Interception Patrol 14:05 14:45 The section was on patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6970 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 11:05 12:40 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.6970 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Convoy Patrol 12:55 14:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.6970 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 15:45 17:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.6970 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Convoy Patrol 18:25 19:15 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.6970 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 18:20 19:50 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
19-Aug-41 P.6970 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 16:55 18:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
22-Aug-41 P.6970 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 16:55 18:10 The section was put on patrol in connection with a raider in the vicinity, but saw nothing.
25-Aug-41 P.6970 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 15:45 17:15 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
03-Sep-41 P.6970 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 15:20 15:50 The section was on patrol but saw nothing.
25-Oct-41 P.6970 Sgt K.C. Ridley Convoy Patrol, Bristol Channel 07:35 08:50 No incident
06-Nov-41 P.6970 Sgt J.J. Robinson Rhubarb 56 10:40 missing Attack on road and railway West of Maupertus. Sgt Robinson MiA