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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
18-Jul-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Shipping Recco |
18:57 |
20:15 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
23-Jul-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Shipping Recco |
12:30 |
13:16 |
This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the
Casquets in thick sea haze |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
04-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Armed Shipping Recco |
11:38 |
13:05 |
Long shipping recco W. of Ushant and as far as Cap Chevre, 10
miles south of Brest. This time, however, no ships were found |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
13-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Armed Shipping Recco |
06:45 |
07:50 |
The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island
shipping lanes without success |
14-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Night Recco |
23:05 |
00:15 |
F/Lt McCLURE saw nothing on the BARFLEUR route. |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
10 Group Circus |
15:00 |
16:20 |
This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker
returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation
abandoned |
16-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Night Recco |
22:12 |
23:35 |
Sgt Heaton had a long chase of a doubtful a/c, possibly
Wellington |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Night Recco |
22:05 |
23:35 |
The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious
flares N. of BARFLEUR |
23-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Convoy |
10:10 |
11:10 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Needles |
25-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Convoy |
07:50 |
09:05 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt G.A. Wood |
Convoy |
09:20 |
10:45 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Convoy |
11:25 |
12:55 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt F.A. Green |
Convoy |
13:45 |
15:15 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
11-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Convoy Patrols |
09:30 |
10:50 |
Convoy moving westward from Portland. |
16-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
23:55 |
00:50 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. F/Lt McClure attacked 2 E-Boats |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:25 |
02:25 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Returned with C/S U/S |
23-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
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11:30 |
12:50 |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. |
24-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Sgt G.H. Smith |
Scramble |
09:30 |
10:03 |
Orbited Portland at 10,000 feet nothing seen |
24-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Scramble |
11:35 |
12:05 |
Vectored towards I.O.W and recalled |
25-Sep-43 |
P.7047 |
F/Lt J.E. McClure DFC |
Ramrod Operation |
16:25 |
17:50 |
This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack.
10/10 cloud prevented bombing |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7047 |
P/O J.I. Simpson |
Night Shipping Recco |
22:20 |
23:35 |
S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and
bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions.
Remaining aircraft RTB. P/O Simpson KiA |
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