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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
03-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 06:40 08:05 Convoy Patrol off North Cornish Coast.
03-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 08:45 10:10 Convoy Patrol
03-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 13:25 14:45 Convoy Patrol
03-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 15:40 17:15 Convoy Patrol
03-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 18:10 19:45 Convoy Patrol
04-Apr-41 P.7007 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Convoy Patrol 18:55 20:05 Convoy Patrol
05-Apr-41 P.7007 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 13:05 14:05 A sweep 20 miles out to sea from Land's End was made, but nothing was seen.
05-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 16:05 17:15 The section was detailed to patrol the Lizard and then to Raid 120 which was flying West from Start Point. No contact was made with the enemy
08-Apr-41 P.7007 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Interception Patrol 09:00 09:45 The section was detailed to Raid 113 which went West of the Scillies.
17-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 07:20 08:50 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 10:10 11:45 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 15:20 16:35 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 09:05 10:35 Convoy Patrol
25-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 13:10 14:45 Convoy Patrol
29-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 12:50 13:15 The section was on patrol, but no contact was made with the enemy.
29-Apr-41 P.7007 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 14:00 14:50 The section was on patrol.
03-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 15:15 15:55 The section was on patrol.
04-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 06:30 07:45 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 12:55 13:15 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7007 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 19:00 20:00 Convoy Patrol
06-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 07:50 08:15 The section also set out on convoy patrol but returned on account of bad weather.
06-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 14:05 15:30 Convoy Patrol
08-May-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 14:30 16:05 Convoy Patrol
09-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 10:25 11:55 Convoy Patrol
09-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 12:25 13:55 Convoy Patrol
10-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 14:20 15:10 Convoy Patrol
12-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 06:15 08:00 Convoy Patrol
13-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 16:10 17:45 Convoy Patrol
13-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 18:50 20:20 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 09:40 11:05 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 12:25 13:50 Convoy Patrol
24-May-41 P.7007 P/O C.P. Rudland Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:35 Convoy Patrol
26-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 21:00 22:15 Convoy Patrol
27-May-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 11:05 12:00 The section was on patrol
07-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 15:30 15:45 Convoy Patrol
07-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 19:30 19:45 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 14:20 15:55 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 17:25 18:20 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw 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.7007 Sgt J.J. Walker Convoy Patrol 10:00 11:25 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 12:20 13:25 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 08:55 10:15 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 11:30 12:50 Convoy Patrol
19-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 19:45 21:10 Convoy Patrol
23-Jun-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 13:45 15:15 Convoy Patrol
05-Jul-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:40 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
29-Jul-41 P.7007 Sgt H.J. Blackshaw Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:20 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
29-Jul-41 P.7007 F/Lt J.G. Hughes Convoy Patrol 16:50 18:05 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.7007 Sgt J.W.E. Holmes Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:30 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.7007 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 18:20 19:50 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
06-Aug-41 P.7007 Sgt J.E. Meredith Interception Patrol 14:05 15:15 The section was on patrol but saw nothing.
11-Aug-41 P.7007 Sgt J.E. Meredith Convoy Patrol 13:40 15:15 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
25-Aug-41 P.7007 F/Sgt R.A. Brackley Convoy Patrol 17:55 18:45 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
26-Aug-41 P.7007 Sgt J.E. Meredith Offensive Action 11:30 12:35 Low level attack on Maupertus aerodrome.
19-Sep-41 P.7007 P/O G.B. Warnes Mandolin Operation 14:30 16:00 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.
02-Oct-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. King 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.
29-Oct-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. King Rhubarb No.35 14:46 16:14 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.
12-Feb-42 P.7007 P/O P. Harvey Convoy 12:40 13:25 No Incident.
15-Feb-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Scramble 14:35 15:30 Section patrolled Angle at 15000. Several short vectors given by F'Wood Humbug. Nothing seen.
19-Feb-42 P.7007 Sgt B.C. Abrams Convoy 13:30 14:35 Sgt. Abrams failed to contact No.1 in poor visibility.
10-Mar-42 P.7007 P/O N.V. Crabtree Convoy Patrol 12:15 13:45 Nothing Seen.
14-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt B.C. Abrams Scramble 11:45 12:25 Nothing Seen.
15-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt R.I. Reed Convoy Patrol 14:55 16:05 Nothing Seen.
19-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy Patrol 13:35 14:55 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Sweep of Irish Sea 10:30 12:10 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Sweep of Irish Sea 14:00 14:30 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Sweep of Irish Sea 16:10 17:30 Nothing Seen.
23-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy Patrol 15:05 16:15 Nothing Seen.
23-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Convoy Patrol 17:40 19:00 Nothing Seen.
24-Mar-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 15:15 16:55 Nothing Seen.
03-May-42 P.7007 Sgt W.R. Wright Scramble 12:50 13:15  
06-May-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol Portreath & Falmouth (Royal visit) 08:00 20:20 Patrolled Cornwall for Royal visit
09-May-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble 07:15 08:30  
22-May-42 P.7007 Sgt B.C. Abrams A.S.R. 18:25 19:45 A search was made for ten miles around St David's Head. Nothing was seen of the Blenheim supposed to have gone in there
24-May-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble 19:30 20:30  
26-May-42 P.7007 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 19:40 20:30  
04-Jun-42 P.7007 Sgt J.I. Yates Patrol 05:55 06:55 Early patrol of Smalls-Carmsore area.
05-Jun-42 P.7007 P/O Lovell Scramble 20:40 21:20 This scramble south of base and towards Lundy originated in the misplotting of the Squadron Oxford, returning from Portreath.
13-Jun-42 P.7007 P/O Lovell   06:05 06:40 Bogey identified as Liberator, South of Smalls
20-Jun-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble 14:30 14:55 Nothing seen.
28-Jun-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble 19:15 19:45 Black Blue and Green Sections were vectored hard after plots 20-60 miles S.W. of Base. They were also vectored on to each other and intercepted successfully but fortunately did not engage
01-Jul-42 P.7007 P/O P. Harvey Scramble 18:35 19:40  
08-Jul-42 P.7007 P/O H.J Blackshaw Scramble 07:50 08:55 No incident.
18-Jul-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 19:15 20:05 Smalls Patrol.
18-Jul-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Patrol 20:50 21:50 This was a similar operation to that of the fourteenth. Again no enemy aircraft were seen.
23-Jul-42 P.7007 P/O Lovell Combined Rhubarb Operation 15:28 16:43 Rhubarb to attack wireless station north of Landivisiau
26-Jul-42 P.7007 P/O J.W.E. Holmes Scramble 20:10 20:25  
27-Jul-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small A/S/R. search 20:00 21:00  
28-Jul-42 P.7007 Sgt D.F. Small Scramble 12:35 13:05 No incident.
28-Jul-42 P.7007 P/O E. Brearley Patrol 18:10 18:40 Smalls patrol
08-Nov-42 P.7007 F/Sgt B.C. Abrams Convoy 12:30 13:55 Convoy of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards Portland
10-Nov-42 P.7007 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy 14:00 15:15  
10-Nov-42 P.7007 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy 17:00 -- cancelled
18-Nov-42 P.7007 F/Lt G.B. Warnes Convoy 16:55 17:55 Convoy off Portland (going West)
20-Nov-42 P.7007 W/O D.B. McPhail Convoy 15:20 15:45 Finding cloud at 100 feet the section returned to base.
08-Jan-43 P.7007 Sgt J.I. Simpson Convoy 13:25 14:10 Convoy South of St. Aldhelms Head, going West.
15-Jan-43 P.7007 P/O B.C. Abrams Air Sea Rescue 12:20 13:10 F/Lt Blackshaw and Sgt MacAulay actually sighted the missing pilot in his dinghy about 20 miles South of Portland. Owing to the failure of R/T communication, which is normal and well known in this area, this pilot was not picked up. 
15-Jan-43 P.7007 Sgt J.I. Simpson Air Sea Rescue 16:10 17:40 The second sweep was entirely unsuccessful.
26-Mar-43 P.7007 F/Sgt W.R. Wright Rhubarb Operation 10:45 11:55 Ordered to attack target as above but they mistook Cap Flamanville for Cap Carteret and so searched too far North. Finding no other target, they bombed a road at La Mare du Pors.
04-Apr-43 P.7007 Sgt J.I. Simpson Roadstead Operation 07:40 08:45 Swept the Alderney – Cap de la Hague area at zero feet, in quest for E Boats reported there, but none was found
06-Apr-43 P.7007 F/Sgt W.R. Wright 10 Group Circus 20 18:27 20:12 These Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave to the Typhoon bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour before. However they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the operation was abandoned.
13-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O S.J. Lovell Roadstead from Exeter 12:45 14:00 A 3,000 ton M/V escorted by “E” Boats had been reported off BREHAT, but this sweeping operation failed to locate them.
13-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O S.J. Lovell 10 Group Circus 22  17:30 19:00 Brest/Guipavas aerodrome was successfully divebombed with 20 x 250lb bombs.
14-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O S.J. Lovell Armed Shipping Recco 07:20 08:40 First light recco from Warmwell to search for E-Boats
15-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O S.J. Lovell 10 Group Roadstead 58 12:10 13:20 Searched Guernsey – Jersey area at zero feet in good visibility. The ships which had been reported there seemed evarescent
16-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O S.J. Lovell Escorted Armed Dusk Ship Recco 20:40 22:10 Dusk escorted armed recco in Channel Islands area.
18-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O A.H. Lee-White Escorted Armed Dusk Recco 20:20 21:25 Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no shipping there.
19-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O A.H. Lee-White Night Roadstead 01:55 03:15 It was searched for but cloud 9/10 at 500 feet made observation
20-Apr-43 P.7007 F/O A.H. Lee-White Night Armed Recco 23:20 00:50 He found two armed trawlers steaming South about 2 miles S.E. of St Marcouf. He made a beam attack on the nearer of them and doesn't think his bombs missed. Mod. Flak.
27-Apr-43 P.7007 Sgt J.I. Simpson 10 Group Roadstead 59 16:35 17:50 Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey.
06-May-43 P.7007 P/O P.T.R. Mercer Roadstead 65 17:15 18:10 Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed found in this position. 
11-May-43 P.7007 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Ship Recco 13:00 14:20 Uneventful recco south of Jersey
22-May-43 P.7007 F/Lt J.P. Coyne Night Roadstead 2 00:25 01:50 Attack on convoy steaming from Cap de la Hague towards Cherbourg.
29-May-43 P.7007 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Roadstead 71 14:10 15:15 The 15 Ship Convoy reported off Barfleur was found without much enthusiasm to be the French Fishing Fleet.
29-May-43 P.7007 P/O P.T.R. Mercer Scramble 19:15 20:15 These sections patrolled base at 5,000ft