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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
19-Jun-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt A.V. Albertini |
Convoy Patrol |
09:00 |
09:10 |
Convoy patrols recalled on account of bad weather. |
23-Jun-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt Garthwaite |
Convoy Patrol |
07:55 |
09:25 |
Convoy Patrol |
04-Jul-41 |
P.7046 |
P/O D.W. Mason |
Convoy Patrol |
15:30 |
16:55 |
Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast. |
12-Jul-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt J.W.E. Holmes |
Interception Patrol |
18:25 |
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Raid 96, an unidentified enemy aircraft, was plotted South of
Cardiff, Blue section was put on patrol over a Convoy in the Barry Roads,
while Green Section was ordered to intercept. Visibility was bad with thick
layers of cloud up to 25,000 ft. The E/A dropped bombed near Cheltenham, but
although green section was said to have been within 8 miles dead behind it,
they saw nothing. |
14-Jul-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt F.O. Dimblebee |
Convoy Patrol |
06:00 |
06:35 |
Convoy Patrol from Exeter. |
30-Jul-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt T. Hunter |
Convoy Patrol |
09:30 |
11:05 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
20-Aug-41 |
P.7046 |
Sgt F.O. Dimblebee |
Convoy Patrol |
07:30 |
08:05 |
Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel. |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7046 |
Sgt L.S. Gray |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
16-Sep-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
23:50 |
01:10 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. |
24-Sep-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Scramble |
16:40 |
18:00 |
Various vectors at 10,000 feet S. of base. |
04-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt L.S. Gray |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
07-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
P/O D.F.J. Tebbitt |
Recco |
11:40 |
12:50 |
Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area |
18-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt D.C. Todd |
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. |
19-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Rhubarb |
14:20 |
15:45 |
Repeatedly bombed and cannoned a goods train N of Airel. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O L.A. Unwin |
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. |
28-Oct-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Ramrod 100 |
15:15 |
15:45 |
7 Whirlibombers took off to dive bomb M/V Munsterland lying in
No 5 dry dock Cherbourg. They met 10/10 cloud and RTB |
07-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Air Sea Reescue
Search |
14:34 |
15:56 |
7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257
Squadron. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Roadstead 78 |
10:35 |
11:45 |
Attacked ships moving South 2 to 3 miles off N.W. Coast of
Guernsey. |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O D.E.G. Mogg |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
29-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Lt F.D. Snalam |
“Hanwich” Operation |
10:04 |
10:54 |
This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or
mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off Cherbourg. |
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