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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
09-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation 14:35 15:20 Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco near Cap de la Hague.
10-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation 18:25 20:05 Searched the Sept Islands – Brehat Shipping lane. Target not found. 
16-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC A/S/R Search 07:20 08:15 Search for Typhoon pilot who bailed out about 20 miles North of Cherbourg after engine failure on the previous day's operation. Nothing seen.
03-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Roadstead Operation 18:15 19:00 Attack a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour
13-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Armed Recco 07:05 07:42 Intended armed low recco of Barfleux-Cherbourg area but found too little cloud cover
08-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Bomb Dropping Test 16:00 16:30 See Appendix “A”
08-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Shipping Recco 10:25 10:40 This was an abortive sortie. S/Ldr Woodward orbitted over the coast and found no cloud cover, and the recco was abandonded.
12-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Bomb Test     See Appendix “A”
08-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 13:30 15:00 Large convoy escorted without incident from Isle of Wight towards Portland.
10-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 15:05 16:40 Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward.
14-Nov-42 P.7105 F/Sgt K.C. Ridley Convoy 11:40 11:55  
18-Nov-42 P.7105 Sgt D.J. Williams Convoy 12:15 13:50 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
18-Nov-42 P.7105 F/Sgt K.C. Ridley Convoy 16:15 17:30 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
19-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead 40 Whirlwinds Antiflak 11:20 12:15 This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “B” Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “A” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No incident.
23-Nov-42 P.7105 F/Sgt K.C. Ridley Convoy 09:40 10:45 Convoy escorted Eastwards from Portland.
26-Nov-42 P.7105 F/O P. Harvey Rhubarb 16:10 17:00 F/O Harvey led this operation intending to attack railway objectives S.W. of Isigny, but found inadequate cloud cover 10 miles S.E. of Barfleur.
20-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation Whirlibombers 08:45 09:50 This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “A” Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “B” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No incident.
30-Nov-42 P.7105 F/O J.P. Coyne Diversion from Practice 14:30 15:30 This section airborne North of base on cine camera gun dogfighting was diverted to chase a bandit. They were recalled from 20 miles South of Swanage.
07-Dec-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Roadstead 45 13:10 missing West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St. Brelade, South West of Jersey. S/Ldr Woodward DFC MiA