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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
18-Jan-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt J.I. Yates |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
14:03 |
15:29 |
The Ile de Batz area was searched for the promised minesweepers.
Returning from Ushant the formation was attacked by 4 F.W. 190s. There were
no Whirlibomber combats or casualties |
21-Jan-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt D.J. Williams |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
16:40 |
17:15 |
Escorted by 19 Squadron. Formation recalled when a few minutes
out from English coast. |
15-Jun-43 |
P.7097 |
F/O A.H. Lee-White
DFC |
Shipping Recco |
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An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first
light. 4 warships found |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
18-Jul-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt G.A. Wood |
Shipping Recco |
18:57 |
20:15 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt G.A. Wood |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Scramble |
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The section was variously vectored at 10,000 to 15,000 feet
seawards of Swanage and Portland but did not see the enemy. |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt G.A. Wood |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
29-Aug-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Convoy |
11:45 |
13:10 |
Convoy from Needles to West of Portland. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt G.A. Wood |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt G.A. Wood |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
12-Sep-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Convoy |
07:55 |
09:05 |
Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt W.W. Heaton |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:24 |
03:15 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or v. close to line in Bois de
Manling. He then fired at and secured strikes on a locomotive (Cat B) |
04-Oct-43 |
P.7097 |
P/O W.W. Heaton |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7097 |
P/O W.W. Heaton |
Night Recco |
21:00 |
22:15 |
Channel Islands again nil. But P/O HEATON was shot up by a 2,500
ton Flak ship off Cap de la Hague |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt P.F. Cooper |
Roadstead 78 |
10:35 |
11:45 |
Attacked ships moving South 2 to 3 miles off N.W. Coast of
Guernsey. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt P.F. Cooper |
Night shipping strike |
10:32 |
00:07 |
S/Ldr Baker attacked small trawler 50-75 tons SSE of Hurn |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt D.C. Todd |
Night shipping recco |
20:30 |
22:05 |
Both sorties uneventful |
15-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt F.A. Green |
Night shipping recco |
02:33 |
23:25 |
Sortie turned back 10 miles N.E of Ushant. Nothing seen. |
16-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt F.A. Green |
Night shipping recco |
02:40 |
04:10 |
Two uneventful sorties from Predannack. |
24-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
Ramrod 106 pt 1 |
12:00 |
12:32 |
10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned
back |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Lt F.D. Snalam |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
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