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Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
20-Jan-41 P.6986 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 09:50 10:55 An attempt was made to intercept a raid South of Start Point, but no contact was made.
23-Jan-41 P.6986 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 10:35 11:30 The two aircraft were detailed to intercept a raider which came 5 miles off the coast near Fowey. He turned away, however, before they could intercept.
25-Jan-41 P.6986 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 12:05 13:10 A raider was North of the Scillies, but no interception was made.
28-Jan-41 P.6986 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 12:45 13:55 The two aircraft were on patrol.
01-Feb-41 P.6986 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 14:05 15:15 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 119 which faded south of the Lizard.
23-Feb-41 P.6986 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 15:10 15:20 The two aircraft were put on patrol. F/Lt.Crooks had to return as his undercarriage was u/s.
24-Feb-41 P.6986 P/O H.H. Kitchener Interception Patrol 09:05 10:10 The section was detailed to intercept Raid 127 which passed 30 miles South of Lands End. No interception.
25-Feb-41 P.6986 F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks Interception Patrol 11:45 12:40 The section was put on patrol in connection with Raid 351 – 1 plot only N.W. of the Scillies.
28-Feb-41 P.6986 P/O P.G. Thornton-Brown Interception Patrol 09:10 09:45 The section was detailed to Raid 103 which passed 20 miles S.E. of the Lizard. No interception.
02-Mar-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:20 19:05 During the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies to Plymouth.
03-Mar-41 P.6986 F/O J.G. Hughes Interception Patrol 16:55 17:45 A thorough search was made for a bandit between the Scillies and Lundy Island, but without success.
06-Mar-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:15 13:15 This raid eventually proved to be a Hudson.
07-Mar-41 P.6986 P/O G.S. Milligan Interception Patrol 10:10 10:35 The section was on patrol in the vicinity of the Lizard.
13-Mar-41 P.6986 P/O D. Stein Interception Patrol 16:35 17:00 The section was detailed to Raid 122 which, however, turned away South of Eddystone Rocks.
20-Mar-41 P.6986 P/O A. Tooth Interception Patrol 14:05 15:35 The section investigated a raid plotted 25 miles N.W. of Land's End.
23-Mar-41 P.6986 P/O A. Tooth Convoy Patrol 09:25 10:40 The section was on patrol over Convoy “ Sapper”.
23-Mar-41 P.6986 Sgt D.St J. Jowitt Interception Patrol 19:20 20:40 The section was detailed to investigate a doubtful raid which later proved to be a coastal Blenheim.
17-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 06:15 07:45 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.6986 P/O G.S. Milligan Convoy Patrol 12:15 13:40 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:40 17:00 Convoy Patrol
23-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 07:50 08:30 The section was on patrol.
23-Jun-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Convoy Patrol 11:55 13:30 Convoy Patrol
28-Jun-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:30 Convoy patrol
04-Jul-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Convoy Patrol 14:20 15:55 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast from Portreath.
24-Jul-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Interception Patrol 13:40 14:20 The section took off from Ibsley and was ordered to patrol Portland Bill a 13,000 feet. They saw nothing, however.
30-Jul-41 P.6986 F/Lt T.P. Pugh Convoy Patrol 09:30 11:05 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Convoy Patrol 20:50 21:35 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
26-Aug-41 P.6986 Sgt J.J. Walker Interception Patrol 15:50 16:50 The section was on patrol in the Bristol Channel area, but saw nothing.
04-Sep-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:40 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
19-Sep-41 P.6986 Sgt T. Hunter Mandolin Operation 14:30 16:00 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.
15-Oct-41 P.6986 Sgt J.J. Walker Scramble 12:40 14:05 Order to patrol base at 15,000 feet. Nothing seen.
08-Nov-42 P.6986 W/O D.B. McPhail Convoy 10:20 11:40 Convoy of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards Portland
07-Dec-42 P.6986 Sgt J.I. Yates 10 Group Roadstead 45 13:10 14:40 West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St. Brelade, South West of Jersey.
15-Jan-43 P.6986 F/O P. Harvey Air Sea Rescue 16:10 17:40 The second sweep was entirely unsuccessful.
23-Jul-43 P.6986 S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC Shipping Recco 12:30 13:16 This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the Casquets in thick sea haze
16-Aug-43 P.6986 F/O P.T.R. Mercer Night Recco 22:06 23:30 F/O Mercer found nothing remarkable in the Channel Islands area
17-Aug-43 P.6986 F/O P.T.R. Mercer 10 Group Ramrod 08:50 10:00 It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10 cloud 
29-Aug-43 P.6986 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy 09:30 10:15 Convoy from Needles to West of Portland.
09-Sep-43 P.6986 F/O P.T.R. Mercer Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
11-Sep-43 P.6986 W/O D.F.J. Tebbitt Convoy Patrols 14:10 14:40 Convoy moving westward from Portland.
12-Sep-43 P.6986 F/Sgt G.H. Smith Convoy 07:55 09:05 Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West.
13-Oct-43 P.6986 F/O P.T.R. Mercer Ship Recco     Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell – Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack.
18-Oct-43 P.6986 F/O P.T.R. Mercer 263 Special Night Ops - Chuffa Prang 02:22 03:30 Designed to disorganise railway communications in and near Cherbourg Peninsula and thereafter to take advantage of the tactical situation. It was a great success.
23-Oct-43 P.6986 F/Sgt W.A. Handley Ship Recco 08:00 09:00 The Munsterland was not found between Casquets and Barfleur. It is though that this will be found to be the last time in the history of the world in which twelve Whirlwinds were airborne together.