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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
23-Mar-41 P.7002 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 09:00 10:05 The section investigated a raid off the Lizard but saw nothing.
23-Mar-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 19:20 20:40 The section was detailed to investigate a doubtful raid which later proved to be a coastal Blenheim.
31-Mar-41 P.7002 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 08:50 09:45 The section was detailed to a raid 145 (probably and HE.111) which dropped bombs in Falmouth Bay but saw nothing.
02-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 07:50 08:20 The section was on patrol in connection with Raid 140, later identified as a P.R.U. machine.
02-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 09:00 10:20 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 143, which however, faded south of the Lizard.
03-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 13:25 14:45 Convoy Patrol
03-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 15:40 17:15 Convoy Patrol
03-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 18:10 19:45 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 15:45 17:45 Convoy Patrol
05-Apr-41 P.7002 F/O B. Howe Interception Patrol 18:45 19:45 The section patrolled the Falmouth approaches
06-Apr-41 P.7002 F/O B. Howe Convoy Patrol 07:00 08:25 Convoy Patrol
06-Apr-41 P.7002 F/O B. Howe Convoy Patrol 09:15 11:00 Convoy Patrol
06-Apr-41 P.7002 F/O B. Howe Interception Patrol 12:30 13:30 The section was ordered to intercept Raid 118. When 15 miles South of the Lizard, two He.111's were seen at a height of 400 feet. They were attacked and the rear gunner of one of them probably killed, but they got away.
07-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 10:20 12:00 Convoy Patrol
07-Apr-41 P.7002 F/O B. Howe Convoy Patrol 19:50 20:10 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 06:15 07:45 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.7002 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 08:35 09:50 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.7002 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 15:20 16:35 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.7002 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 13:55 14:30 The section was on patrol.
23-Apr-41 P.7002 Sgt C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 07:50 08:30 The section was on patrol.
06-May-41 P.7002 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Interception Patrol 07:50 08:15 The section also set out on convoy patrol but returned on account of bad weather.
08-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:30 14:50 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 16:40 17:35 Convoy Patrol
09-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 12:00 12:25 The section was on patrol
10-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:15 14:55 Convoy Patrol
10-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 15:15 16:05 The section was on patrol
14-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:10 13:30 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 08:50 10:10 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7002 P/O D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 11:30 12:55 Convoy Patrol
26-May-41 P.7002 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 20:00 21:15 Convoy Patrol
28-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 09:05 09:25 The section was on patrol
28-May-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 10:00 11:30 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 11:05 12:40 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
07-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 14:30 15:45 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 16:25 17:55 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Interception Patrol 18:55 19:55 “A” Flight was put on patrol and after numerous “Vectors” was informed that there was an enemy aircraft ahead of them, with a fighter on its tail. Almost immediately afterwards a twin engine aircraft was sighted with Defiant on its tail, the flight gave chase P/O. Stein was just about to open fire when he recognised the machine as a Blenheim. He broke away, but Sgt King gave it a 2 seconds burst, happily not hitting it.
12-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 11:35 12:05 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:25 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7002 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 10:35 12:05 Convoy Patrol
14-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Warhead Operation No. 1 04:45 05:50 “Warhead No.1 Operation” to strafe Maupertus
19-Jun-41 P.7002 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 18:50 19:50 Convoy Patrol
23-Jun-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:05 14:30 Convoy Patrol
04-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 15:20 17:05 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
10-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 14:50 16:20 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
10-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 19:00 19:25 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
29-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 14:50 16:15 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 17:40 18:55 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 16:45 18:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
06-Aug-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Warhead No. 4 08:46 10:00 Warhead No. 4 Operation to strafe Maupertus
06-Aug-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Warhead No. 5 12:21 13:18 Warhead No. 5 Operation to strafe Maupertus
06-Aug-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Warhead No. 6 15:38 16:44 Warhead No. 6 Operation to attack two tankers off Cherbourg
12-Aug-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Operation No. 77 10:02 11:35 Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath power stations
31-Aug-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Gudgeon No.4 14:05 15:26 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
04-Sep-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:30 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
08-Sep-41 P.7002 P/O C.P. Rudland Attack on convoy off Guernsey 16:35 16:55 Escort of 12 Blenheims attacking Convoy off Jersey
02-Oct-41 P.7002 Sgt J.E. Meredith Scramble 12:30 13:15 Four Whirlwinds were ordered out to patrol base at 10,000 feet. There was a hostile raid in the vicinity but it faded before anything was seen of it.