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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
20-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
09:50 |
10:55 |
An attempt was made to intercept a raid South of Start Point,
but no contact was made. |
23-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
10:35 |
11:30 |
The two aircraft were detailed to intercept a raider which came
5 miles off the coast near Fowey. He turned away, however, before they could
intercept. |
25-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O D. Stein |
Interception Patrol |
12:05 |
13:10 |
A raider was North of the Scillies, but no interception was
made. |
28-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Interception Patrol |
12:45 |
13:55 |
The two aircraft were on patrol. |
01-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Interception Patrol |
14:05 |
15:15 |
The section was detailed to intercept Raid 119 which faded south
of the Lizard. |
23-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:10 |
15:20 |
The two aircraft were put on patrol. F/Lt.Crooks had to return
as his undercarriage was u/s. |
24-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O H.H. Kitchener |
Interception Patrol |
09:05 |
10:10 |
The section was detailed to intercept Raid 127 which passed 30
miles South of Lands End. No interception. |
25-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:45 |
12:40 |
The section was put on patrol in connection with Raid 351 – 1
plot only N.W. of the Scillies. |
28-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O P.G.
Thornton-Brown |
Interception Patrol |
09:10 |
09:45 |
The section was detailed to Raid 103 which passed 20 miles S.E.
of the Lizard. No interception. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
17:20 |
19:05 |
During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234,
and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition
from the Scillies to Plymouth. |
03-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
F/O J.G. Hughes |
Interception Patrol |
16:55 |
17:45 |
A thorough search was made for a bandit between the Scillies and
Lundy Island, but without success. |
06-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Interception Patrol |
12:15 |
13:15 |
This raid eventually proved to be a Hudson. |
07-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Interception Patrol |
10:10 |
10:35 |
The section was on patrol in the vicinity of the Lizard. |
13-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O D. Stein |
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.6986 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Interception Patrol |
14:05 |
15:35 |
The section investigated a raid plotted 25 miles N.W. of Land's
End. |
23-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O A. Tooth |
Convoy Patrol |
09:25 |
10:40 |
The section was on patrol over Convoy “ Sapper”. |
23-Mar-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt D.St J. Jowitt |
Interception Patrol |
19:20 |
20:40 |
The section was detailed to investigate a doubtful raid which
later proved to be a coastal Blenheim. |
17-Apr-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
06:15 |
07:45 |
Convoy Patrol |
17-Apr-41 |
P.6986 |
P/O G.S. Milligan |
Convoy Patrol |
12:15 |
13:40 |
Convoy Patrol |
20-Apr-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Convoy Patrol |
15:40 |
17:00 |
Convoy Patrol |
23-Apr-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt C.P. King |
Interception Patrol |
07:50 |
08:30 |
The section was on patrol. |
23-Jun-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
11:55 |
13:30 |
Convoy Patrol |
28-Jun-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
12:00 |
13:30 |
Convoy patrol |
04-Jul-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
14:20 |
15:55 |
Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast from Portreath. |
24-Jul-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Interception Patrol |
13:40 |
14:20 |
The section took off from Ibsley and was ordered to patrol
Portland Bill a 13,000 feet. They saw nothing, however. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt T.P. Pugh |
Convoy Patrol |
09:30 |
11:05 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
20:50 |
21:35 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
26-Aug-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt J.J. Walker |
Interception Patrol |
15:50 |
16:50 |
The section was on patrol in the Bristol Channel area, but saw
nothing. |
04-Sep-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Gudgeon No.6 |
14:12 |
15:40 |
Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in
Cherbourg Harbour. |
19-Sep-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Mandolin Operation |
14:30 |
16:00 |
Attack on Morlaix aerodrome. |
15-Oct-41 |
P.6986 |
Sgt J.J. Walker |
Scramble |
12:40 |
14:05 |
Order to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Nothing seen. |
08-Nov-42 |
P.6986 |
W/O D.B. McPhail |
Convoy |
10:20 |
11:40 |
Convoy of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards
Portland |
07-Dec-42 |
P.6986 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
10 Group Roadstead 45 |
13:10 |
14:40 |
West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St.
Brelade, South West of Jersey. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P. Harvey |
Air Sea Rescue |
16:10 |
17:40 |
The second sweep was entirely unsuccessful. |
23-Jul-43 |
P.6986 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
12:30 |
13:16 |
This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the
Casquets in thick sea haze |
16-Aug-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Night Recco |
22:06 |
23:30 |
F/O Mercer found nothing remarkable in the Channel Islands area |
17-Aug-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
29-Aug-43 |
P.6986 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Convoy |
09:30 |
10:15 |
Convoy from Needles to West of Portland. |
09-Sep-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
11-Sep-43 |
P.6986 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Convoy Patrols |
14:10 |
14:40 |
Convoy moving westward from Portland. |
12-Sep-43 |
P.6986 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Convoy |
07:55 |
09:05 |
Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West. |
13-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Ship Recco |
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Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
18-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
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. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/Sgt W.A. Handley |
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. |
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