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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
17-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 14:00 14:30 The two aircraft were on patrol
17-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 16:45 17:20 The two aircraft were on patrol
21-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 13:55 15:05 The two aircraft were on patrol.
24-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 11:25 12:25 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 140 which passed 50 miles South of Lands End. No interception.
24-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 15:00 15:35 The section was on patrol.
28-Feb-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 09:10 09:45 The section was detailed to Raid 103 which passed 20 miles S.E. of the Lizard. No interception.
01-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 10:50 11:55 When on patrol South of Land's End a JU.88 was sighted 20 miles ahead. A long chase took place as a result of which the enemy aircraft was damaged.
01-Mar-41 P.6996 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 13:45 14:55  
02-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O H.H. Kitchener 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.6996 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 10:50 11:50 The raid faded 60 miles out to sea.
04-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 09:45 10:40 The aircraft were on patrol over Land's End. There was cloud to 9000 feet and nothing was seen.
04-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 11:50 12:50 The raid was not intercepted, but was identified by the Observer Corps as a Blenheim.
06-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O D. Stein 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.6996 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 09:00 09:57 The section was on patrol.
08-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 13:25 14:50 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 131. Weather was bad and nothing was seen.
08-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 12:15 12:50 Another E/A on shipping reconnaissance came near the Lizard but no interception was made.
09-Mar-41 P.6996 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 08:00 08:30 The section was detailed to raid 105 which passed 15 miles South of the Scillies.
12-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 13:29 15:00 A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Ounce” merchant ships approaching Falmouth.
29-Mar-41 P.6996 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 12:05 13:25 The section was detailed to Raid 133 plotted North of Trevose Head.
29-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:10 The section was on patrol over Convoy “Occasion”.
29-Mar-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 17:40 19:00 The section was detailed to a raid off the Lizard. This proved to be a coastal Blenheim.
02-Apr-41 P.6996 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 15:40 16:20 The section was on patrol in the vicinity of the Scillies in connection with Raid 148, but saw nothing.
03-Apr-41 P.6996 Sgt D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 06:40 08:05 Convoy Patrol off North Cornish Coast.
03-Apr-41 P.6996 Sgt D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 08:45 10:10 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.6996 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 08:20 09:50 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.6996 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 12:25 13:10 Convoy Patrol
05-Apr-41 P.6996 F/O B. Howe Interception Patrol 14:10 15:25 The section patrolled Land's End.
06-Apr-41 P.6996 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 07:55 09:40 Convoy Patrol
06-Apr-41 P.6996 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 10:40 11:20 Convoy Patrol
07-Apr-41 P.6996 P/O R.F. Ferdinand 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.
07-Apr-41 P.6996 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 19:00 19:55 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 13:35 15:00 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6996 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 15:40 17:00 Convoy Patrol
03-May-41 P.6996 Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt Interception Patrol 17:35 18:20 The section was on patrol.
04-May-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 06:30 07:45 Convoy Patrol
05-May-41 P.6996 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 12:55 13:20 Convoy Patrol
06-May-41 P.6996 Sgt D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy Patrol 11:50 12:35 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.6996 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 14:30 16:05 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.6996 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 19:10 20:40 Convoy Patrol
12-May-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 06:15 08:00 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Interception Patrol 18:55 19:15 The section was ordered on patrol but was almost immediately recalled
26-May-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 13:05 14:35 Convoy Patrol
28-May-41 P.6996 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 09:15 10:35 Convoy Patrol
30-May-41 P.6996 P/O C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 19:35 20:30 The section was on patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:35 Convoy Patrol
10-Jul-41 P.6996 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 14:50 16:20 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
10-Jul-41 P.6996 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 19:00 19:25 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
11-Aug-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 15:25 16:45 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
17-Aug-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Offensive Operation 13:34 14:30 4 Whirlwinds fly from Ibsley to Maupertus at 15000 feet to draw the German fighters into the air, and that Spitfires and Hurricanes should follow and deal with them. The Hun, however, was not “playing”. 
25-Aug-41 P.6996 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 17:55 18:45 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
31-Aug-41 P.6996 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Gudgeon No.4 14:07 15:30 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
03-Sep-41 P.6996 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 15:05 16:40 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
13-Sep-41 P.6996 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 18:30 18:50 The four aircraft were on patrol.
04-Sep-41 P.6996 Sgt J.J. Walker Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:40 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
09-Sep-41 P.6996 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 17:35 19:00 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.