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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
28-Oct-43 P.7037 F/O D.E.G. Mogg Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg
30-Oct-43 P.7037 F/Lt F.D. Snalam Ramrod 99 15:00 16:00 The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb the Munsterland 
02-Nov-43 P.7037 P/O W.W. Heaton Rhubarb 14:00 14:35 Rhubarb to attack railway targets N. and W. of CARENTAN. They found 4/10 cloud at 4000 feet and RTB
05-Nov-43 P.7037 F/Sgt W.E. Watkins Ramrod 100 15:15 15:45 7 Whirlibombers took off to dive bomb M/V Munsterland lying in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg. They met 10/10 cloud and RTB
06-Nov-43 P.7037 P/O W.W. Heaton Night Shipping Recco 20:15 21:45 Uneventful recco to Channel Islands.
07-Nov-43 P.7037 S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC Air Sea Reescue Search 14:34 15:56 7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257 Squadron. 
09-Nov-43 P.7037 S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC Night Shipping Recco     Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North of Cap de la Hague and lowering to the South.
10-Nov-43 P.7037 F/Sgt G. Williams Night Shipping Recco 00:01 01:20 Mogg thought he saw six ships. approx length 200 feet, 3 miles W of Corbiere Point, Jersey. Owing to intense heavy flak he did not attack
10-Nov-43 P.7037 F/Lt F.D. Snalam Roadstead 78 10:35 11:45 Attacked ships moving South 2 to 3 miles off N.W. Coast of Guernsey.
10-Nov-43 P.7037 F/Sgt F.A. Green Night shipping strike 10:32 00:07 S/Ldr Baker attacked small trawler 50-75 tons SSE of Hurn