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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
25-Oct-41 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol, Bristol Channel 07:35 08:50 No incident
01-Nov-41 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland Scramble 10:25 10:55 No incident
07-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King Rhubarb Reconnaissance 13:30 14:45 Reconnaissance of distillery targets in or near the Cherbourg Peninsula
08-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King 10 Group Rodeo 5 13:45 14:55 Sweep of Channel Islands area
15-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King Rhubarb 61 12:40 13:55 Attack on Distillery targets. Yellow Section (Sgt. King and Sgt Ridley) target 205 Hyenville.
02-Nov-41 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 07:55 08:20 Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft.
02-Nov-41 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 09:00 09:35 Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft.
30-Dec-41 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Scramble 14:05 14:50 Patrol was maintained over sea South of Exmouth to protect Halifax bombers returning from their successful operation against Brest.
20-Jan-42 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Tactical Exercise 10:50 11:45 An exercise in co-operation with the Army. Dummy Attacks were made on troop concentrations and supply columns in the Marlborough - Yatesbury area.
22-Mar-42 P.7112 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Sweep of Irish Sea 11:30 12:45 Nothing Seen.
28-Mar-42 P.7112 P/O H.J Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 15:00 16:35 Nothing Seen.