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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
25-Apr-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 14:15 15:45 Convoy Patrol
29-Apr-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 18:15 19:40 Convoy Patrol
02-May-41 P.7003 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 19:50 21:00 Convoy Patrol
03-May-41 P.7003 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 11:00 11:20 The section was on patrol.
03-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 11:00 11:20 The section was on patrol.
04-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 07:35 08:45 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:55 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 11:30 12:45 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7003 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 16:50 18:25 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7003 Sgt D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 19:05 20:25 Convoy Patrol
05-May-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 12:55 13:20 Convoy Patrol
06-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 11:50 12:35 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.7003 P/O D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 15:35 17:05 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.7003 P/O D.W. Mason Convoy Patrol 20:10 21:30 Convoy Patrol
09-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 11:25 12:55 Convoy Patrol
12-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 07:15 08:05 Convoy Patrol
13-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 17:10 18:35 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 10:40 12:00 Convoy Patrol
18-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 14:10 14:40 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:25 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.7003 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 18:55 19:15 The section was ordered on patrol but was almost immediately recalled
24-May-41 P.7003 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:35 Convoy Patrol
28-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 09:15 10:35 Convoy Patrol
28-May-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 11:55 12:45 Convoy Patrol
30-May-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 19:30 20:35 The section was on patrol
01-Jun-41 P.7003 Sgt Garthwaite Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:35 Convoy Patrol
07-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 13:30 15:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 15:20 17:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein 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.7003 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 06:50 07:45 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 10:55 12:35 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 09:45 11:05 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 12:25 13:35 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 18:25 19:15 Convoy Patrol
19-Jun-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 17:45 19:10 Convoy patrol
23-Jun-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 14:50 16:30 Convoy patrol
02-Jul-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 15:20 15:40 The section was on patrol in the vicinity of base but no enemy was sighted.
04-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 15:00 15:35 The section was put on patrol from Portreath, There was an enemy aircraft in the vicinity, and the section was sent 20 miles South of the Lizard, but saw nothing.
04-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 18:40 19:30 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
05-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:40 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
10-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:30 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
10-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 17:00 18:10 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
29-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 17:40 18:55 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.7003 P/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:30 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
02-Aug-41 P.7003 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Warhead Operation No. 2 16:25 17:20 Warhead No. 2 Operation to strafe Querqueville and Maupertus aerodromes
11-Aug-41 P.7003 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 16:10 17:05 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
12-Aug-41 P.7003 F/O D. Stein 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.7003 F/O D. Stein Gudgeon No.4 14:07 15:30 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
13-Sep-41 P.7003 F/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 18:30 18:50 The four aircraft were on patrol.
09-Sep-41 P.7003 F/O D. Stein Convoy Patrol 17:35 19:00 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
10-Sep-41 P.7003 F/O D. Stein Mandolin Operation 13:15 14:30 Attack on Gestapo Headquarters near Quineville.
19-Sep-41 P.7003 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Mandolin Operation 14:30 16:00 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.
02-Oct-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw 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.
25-Oct-41 P.7003 Sgt J.J. Robinson Convoy Patrol, Bristol Channel 08:40 10:00 No incident
07-Nov-41 P.7003 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Rhubarb Reconnaissance 13:30 13:50 Reconnaissance of distillery targets in or near the Cherbourg Peninsula
08-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw 10 Group Rodeo 5 13:45 14:20 Sweep of Channel Islands area
15-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Rhubarb 61 12:40 14:30 Attack on Distillery targets. Blue Section (S/Ldr. Pugh and Sgt. Blackshaw) Target 206 Cerences.
18-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. King Scramble 12:25 12:50 No incident.
02-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 07:55 08:20 Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft.
02-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 09:00 09:35 Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft.
23-Nov-41 P.7003 F/Lt C.P. Rudland Beat up of Home Guard 11:45 12:20 Three sections of aircraft co-operated in this Home Guard Exercise. The village of Charlton immediately to the West of Filton Aerodrome was repeatedly attacked from a low level.
07-Jan-42 P.7003 Sgt W.A. Lovell Scramble 10:55 11:30 Scramble, patrol base 15000. Two photographic ME.109.Fs were patrolling between Plymouth and Ibsley.
07-Mar-42 P.7003 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Scramble 09:30 10:25 Nothing seen. Both aircraft were plotted within 4 miles of bogies off Lundy Island.
08-Mar-42 P.7003 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Scramble 13:20 14:05 Nothing Seen.
08-Mar-42 P.7003 F/Lt C.P. Rudland DFC Convoy Patrol 15:00 16:20 Nothing Seen.
10-Mar-42 P.7003 F/Sgt W.A. Lovell Convoy Patrol 13:15 14:35 Nothing Seen.
10-Mar-42 P.7003 F/Sgt W.A. Lovell Convoy Patrol 16:15 17:35 Nothing Seen.
14-Mar-42 P.7003 P/O P. Harvey Convoy Patrol 14:10 15:30 Nothing Seen.
20-Mar-42 P.7003 P/O V.L. Currie Evening patrol 19:05 19:55 Nothing Seen.
21-Mar-42 P.7003 Sgt H.D. Muirhead Convoy 08:45 09:35 Nothing Seen.
08-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Convoy 13:15 14:40  
08-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O V.L. Currie Convoy 16:25 18:00  
08-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O J.P. Coyne Irish Sea Sweep 19:45 20:55  
15-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Salter sweep 10:55 12:15  
16-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Convoy 13:45 15:00  
16-Apr-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Convoy 16:40 18:10  
20-Apr-42 P.7003 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 13:45 15:40  
20-Apr-42 P.7003 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy 16:45 17:55  
13-May-42 P.7003 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Irish Sea sweep 15:50 16:50 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
13-May-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Irish Sea sweep 17:30 18:20 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
14-May-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 09:55 10:45  
22-Jun-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Escort 05:30 06:35 No incident.
22-Jun-42 P.7003 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 10:50 11:10 No incident
26-Jun-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 12:35 13:40 Enemy aircraft between Anglesea and Ireland. A Valley aircraft engaged it, a JU.88 but we obtained no result
27-Jun-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Irish Sea Sweep 09:15 10:10 No incident
27-Jun-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 21:50 23:00 No incident
06-Jul-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 11:05 12:05 No incident.
16-Jul-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 21:20 22:00  
20-Jul-42 P.7003 P/O Lovell Scramble 22:15 22:45  
01-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Convoy 13:40 14:05  
01-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Scramble 15:20 16:25 Plots in Salter area. No interception
04-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Convoy 12:10 13:15  
12-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Convoy 09:30 10:50 Convoy “STEWARD”
13-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O J.P. Coyne Convoy 13:40 14:55  
13-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Convoy 15:50 17:05  
17-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O J.P. Coyne Convoy 12:35 14:05  
17-Aug-42 P.7003 P/O C.P. Van Zeller Convoy 14:40 14:50