Back DONALDSON Arthur Hay
Service Number 34150
A/P/O 16th Mar. 1934. (Gazette Issue 34038 published on the 3 April 1934. Page 7 of 34)
P/O 16th Mar. 1935. (Gazette Issue 34162 published on the 21 May 1935. Page 6 of 72)
F/O 16th Oct. 1936. (Gazette Issue 34343 published on the 24 November 1936. Page 8 of 72)
F/Lt 16th Oct. 1938
S/Ldr 1 Jun 1940. (Gazette Issue 34866 published on the 7 June 1940. Page 11 of 72)
T/W/Cdr 1 Dec. 1941 (Gazette Issue 35383 published on the 16 December 1941. Page 5 of 52)
S/Ldr (perm) 1st Sept. 1945. (Gazette Issue 37827 published on the 20 December 1946. Page 1 of 8)
AFC January 1st, 1941
DFC 2nd Sept. 1941. (Gazette Issue 35263 published on the 2 September 1941. Page 5 of 40)
DFC * 4th Dec. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35809 published on the 1 December 1942. Page 2 of 28)
DSO 3rd Nov. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35768 published on the 30 October 1942. Page 1 of 8)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
01-Mar-41 P.6996 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 13:45 14:55  
06-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 09:05 10:20 All three patrols were in search of a raider which spent a long time cruising between the Scillies and Land's End. A twin engined aircraft was seen at 25000 feet but it was not possible to intercept it.
20-Mar-41 P.6990 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 17:30 18:35 The section was detailed to a raid plotted S.W. of Plymouth. It was intercepted a found to be a Blenheim.
30-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 18:05 19:30 Over Convoy “Robin”
31-Mar-41 P.7000 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 06:20 07:50 Over Convoy “Robin”
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.
01-Apr-41 P.6998 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 18:35 19:15 A Do.215 was intercepted North of the Lizard. S/Ldr Donaldson attacked and damaged it. F/LT Crooks crashed in flames near Helston and was killed. It appears that he was shot down by the Dornier, but S/Ldr Donaldson did not see him after giving the “tally ho”.
03-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:10 12:25 Convoy Patrol
05-Apr-41 P.7004 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 06:20 07:50 The section was on patrol in the Falmouth Estuary.
05-Apr-41 P.7004 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 08:55 09:55 The section was detailed to a raid flying S.W. of the Scillies, but no contact was made.
05-Apr-41 P.7004 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 11:20 12:05 The section was on patrol over Land's End.
07-Apr-41 P.6999 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:15 Convoy Patrol
08-Apr-41 P.7004 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 06:35 08:10 The section patrolled the Falmouth approaches.
17-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:05 12:35 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 14:30 15:55 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 06:55 08:25 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 10:10 11:35 Convoy Patrol
27-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 14:25 15:40 Convoy Patrol
27-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 17:15 18:55 Convoy Patrol
27-Apr-41 P.6995 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 19:30 20:30 Convoy Patrol
29-Apr-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:45 13:25 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7006 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 08:25 10:00 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7007 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 19:00 20:00 Convoy Patrol
06-May-41 P.7006 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 06:40 07:15 The section also set out on convoy patrol but returned on account of bad weather.
06-May-41 P.7006 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 08:40 09:30 The section was on patrol.
11-May-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 09:05 10:35 Convoy Patrol
11-May-41 P.6999 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 20:30 22:00 The flight was on patrol in the vicinity of the Bristol Channel as a precautionary measure in connection with a fairly large enemy raid which crossed the coast near Portland.
14-May-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:20 12:05 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:30 12:30 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 14:40 15:10 Convoy Patrol
23-May-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:15 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 15:15 16:55 Convoy Patrol
09-Jun-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 14:30 15:35 The two sections were on patrol, but no enemy was sighted.
14-Jun-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Warhead Operation No. 1 04:45 05:50 “Warhead No.1 Operation” to strafe Maupertus
23-Jun-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:55 13:30 Convoy Patrol
24-Jun-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 09:50 11:30 Convoy patrol
04-Jul-41 P.7044 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 14:20 15:55 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast from Portreath.
10-Jul-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 12:45 14:30 Convoy Patrol form Exeter.
14-Jul-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 10:00 10:50 The section was detailed to intercept a raider who was in the vicinity of Lyme Bay. Nothing was seen.
14-Jul-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Interception Patrol 12:50 14:00 The section was detailed to intercept a raider which went North into the Bristol Channel. The section landed at Fairwood Common.
24-Jul-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson 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.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 11:40 13:30 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
30-Jul-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson Convoy Patrol 20:50 21:35 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
02-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Warhead Operation No. 2 16:20 17:20 Warhead No. 2 Operation to strafe Querqueville and Maupertus aerodromes
05-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Warhead No. 3 16:50 17:45 Warhead No. 3 Operation to strafe Maupertus and shipping recco
06-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Warhead No. 5 12:21 13:18 Warhead No. 5 Operation to strafe Maupertus
06-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Warhead No. 6 15:38 16:40 Warhead No. 6 Operation to attack two tankers off Cherbourg
11-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Convoy Patrol 14:30 15:55 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
12-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Operation No. 77 10:02 11:35 Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath power stations
17-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Offensive Operation 13:34 14:30 4 Whirlwinds fly from Ibsley to Maupertus at 15000 feet to draw the German fighters into the air, and that Spitfires and Hurricanes should follow and deal with them. The Hun, however, was not “playing”.
24-Aug-41 P.7001 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Offensive Operation 15:25 16:45 Low level attack on Lannion aerodrome.
28-Sep-41 P.7044 S/Ldr A.H. Donaldson AFC Mandolin Operation 14:20 15:45 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.