Back KING Cecil Percy
d. 17 Apr 1943 CWGC
Service Number 128999 (958932)
P/O 20th June1942. (Gazette Issue 35712 published on the 18 September 1942. Page 5 of 8)
F/O 20th Dec 1942. (Gazette Issue 35873 published on the 19 January 1943. Page 5 of 8)
DFM 29th Sept. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35721 published on the 25 September 1942. Page 2 of 8)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
02-Mar-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:45 15:25 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.
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.6994 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 10:50 11:50 The raid faded 60 miles out to sea.
04-Mar-41 P.6982 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 09:45 10:40 The aircraft were on patrol over Land's End. There was cloud to 9000 feet and nothing was seen.
04-Mar-41 P.6982 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 11:50 12:50 The raid was not intercepted, but was identified by the Observer Corps as a Blenheim.
06-Mar-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 10:30 11:25 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.
06-Mar-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:15 13:15 This raid eventually proved to be a Hudson.
09-Mar-41 P.6985 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:45 18:05 Cover was given to four warships approaching Plymouth.
12-Mar-41 P.6983 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 14:30 15:35 The section was detailed to Raid x131 which was in the vicinity of Convoy”Ounce”. It was not intercepted.
12-Mar-41 P.6991 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:45 16:30 A patrol was maintained over Convoy “Ounce” merchant ships approaching Falmouth.
23-Mar-41 P.7002 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 09:00 10:05 The section investigated a raid off the Lizard but saw nothing.
28-Mar-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:40 18:55 A continuous patrol was maintained over Convoy “Skipper” going East from Land's End.
29-Mar-41 P.6995 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:50 13:40 The section was detailed to a raid near St.Ives. This proved to be two other Whirlwinds.
04-Apr-41 P.6945 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:55 18:30 Convoy Patrol
06-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 18:45 19:30 The section was detailed to Raid 111 which eventually landed at St. Eval and proved to be a Beaufort.
07-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 07:30 09:00 While on a patrol over a Convoy 5 miles South of Falmouth a JU,88 was seen attacking a ship. It was attacked and the rear gunner silenced. It escaped, however, as Sgt King's guns would not fire.
17-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 06:15 07:45 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:35 09:50 Convoy Patrol
17-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 12:15 13:40 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6970 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:35 15:00 Convoy Patrol
20-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:40 17:00 Convoy Patrol
21-Apr-41 P.7002 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 13:55 14:30 The section was on patrol.
23-Apr-41 P.6986 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 07:50 08:30 The section was on patrol.
25-Apr-41 P.6971 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:15 15:45 Convoy Patrol
29-Apr-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:35 18:55 Convoy Patrol
03-May-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 11:00 11:20 The section was on patrol.
03-May-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 11:00 11:20 The section was on patrol.
04-May-41 P.6991 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:25 10:00 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:00 17:30 Convoy Patrol
04-May-41 P.7005 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 21:00 22:00 Convoy Patrol
06-May-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King 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.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 08:40 09:30 The section was on patrol.
09-May-41 P.6971 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:00 12:25 The section was on patrol
10-May-41 P.7005 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 12:00 13:00 The section was on patrol
10-May-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 15:15 16:05 The section was on patrol
12-May-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 11:05 12:20 The section was on patrol
13-May-41 P.7006 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:10 18:35 Convoy Patrol
14-May-41 P.7006 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:10 13:30 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7006 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:50 10:10 Convoy Patrol
16-May-41 P.7006 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 11:30 12:55 Convoy Patrol
22-May-41 P.6993 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:10 09:30 Convoy Patrol
26-May-41 P.6994 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 11:00 12:10 Convoy Patrol
26-May-41 P.7005 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 14:10 14:45 The section was on patrol over base.
28-May-41 P.6968 Sgt C.P. King 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.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:35 Convoy Patrol
07-Jun-41 P.6968 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:30 15:45 Convoy Patrol
07-Jun-41 P.6945 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 21:00 22:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:00 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:25 17:55 Convoy Patrol
11-Jun-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King 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.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 06:50 07:45 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 11:35 12:05 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:25 Convoy Patrol
13-Jun-41 P.7000 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 10:35 12:05 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.6968 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 21:50 23:00 Convoy Patrol
17-Jun-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 09:10 09:45 Convoy Patrol
19-Jun-41 P.6987 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:45 19:10 Convoy patrol
19-Jun-41 P.6987 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 19:45 21:10 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.7051 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:20 17:05 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
05-Jul-41 P.7007 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:40 Convoy Patrol off the Cornish coast.
10-Jul-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 13:50 15:30 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
10-Jul-41 P.7013 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:00 18:10 Convoy Patrol from Exeter.
11-Aug-41 P.7004 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:10 17:05 Convoy patrol off Porthcawl.
12-Aug-41 P.7004 Sgt C.P. King Operation No. 77 10:02 11:35 Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath power stations
18-Aug-41 P.7039 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 16:20 16:45 The section was on patrol in connection with a raider plotted in the vicinity, but saw nothing.
31-Aug-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Gudgeon No.4 14:06 15:29 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
03-Sep-41 P.6990 Sgt C.P. King Interception Patrol 15:20 15:50 The section was on patrol but saw nothing.
04-Sep-41 P.7004 Sgt C.P. King Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:25 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
08-Sep-41 P.7004 Sgt C.P. King Attack on convoy off Guernsey 16:36 17:55 Escort of 12 Blenheims attacking Convoy off Jersey
09-Sep-41 P.6999 Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 18:30 19:40 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
28-Sep-41 P. Sgt C.P. King Mandolin Operation 14:20 15:45 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.
07-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King Rhubarb Reconnaissance 13:30 14:45 Reconnaissance of distillery targets in or near the Cherbourg Peninsula
08-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King 10 Group Rodeo 5 13:45 14:55 Sweep of Channel Islands area
15-Nov-41 P.7112 Sgt C.P. King Rhubarb 61 12:40 13:55 Attack on Distillery targets. Yellow Section (Sgt. King and Sgt Ridley) target 205 Hyenville.
18-Nov-41 P.7003 Sgt C.P. King Scramble 12:25 12:50 No incident.
02-Nov-41 P.7004 Sgt C.P. King 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.7004 Sgt C.P. King 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.
26-Dec-41 P.7108 Sgt C.P. King Scramble 15:55 16:35 Ordered to patrol base at 10,000 ft. No incident
20-Jan-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Tactical Exercise 11:15 11:45 An exercise in co-operation with the Army. Dummy Attacks were made on troop concentrations and supply columns in the Marlborough - Yatesbury area.
12-Feb-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Recco. 10:40 11:00 No Incident.
13-Feb-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:50 18:20 No Incident.
16-Feb-42 P.7004 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 15:40 17:15 No incident.
22-Feb-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 16:45 17:20 No incident.
07-Mar-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 09:30 10:25 Nothing seen. Both aircraft were plotted within 4 miles of bogies off Lundy Island.
08-Mar-42 P.7011 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:15 Nothing Seen.
08-Mar-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 16:45 18:10 Nothing Seen.
10-Mar-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:10 16:40 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7100 F/Sgt C.P. King Sweep of Irish Sea 14:35 15:55 Nothing Seen.
24-Mar-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 17:00 18:20 Nothing Seen.
25-Mar-42 P.7011 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 08:55 10:15 Nothing Seen. Landed at Angle.
28-Mar-42 P.7100 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy Patrol 15:55 17:35 Nothing Seen.
02-Apr-42 P.7011 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 16:35 17:55  
08-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 15:30 17:00  
08-Apr-42 P.7035 F/Sgt C.P. King Irish Sea Sweep 19:45 20:55  
20-Apr-42 P.7035 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 13:45 15:40  
20-Apr-42 P.7035 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 16:45 17:55  
21-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 07:00 08:05  
21-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 08:35 09:55  
21-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 10:50 12:00  
22-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 16:45 18:00  
22-Apr-42 P.7011 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 21:00 22:45  
23-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 07:15 07:40  
23-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 20:10 20:40  
23-Apr-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 11:10 12:15  
23-Apr-42 P.6990 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 12:45 13:50  
27-Apr-42 P.7013 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 16:20 17:35  
27-Apr-42 P.7013 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 18:40 19:45  
29-Apr-42 P.7013 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 15:00 15:45  
29-Apr-42 P.7013 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 18:20 19:30  
29-Apr-42 P.7013 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 20:30 21:55  
30-Apr-42 P.7051 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 07:30 08:45  
13-May-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Irish Sea sweep 16:30 17:40 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
13-May-42 P.7051 F/Sgt C.P. King Irish Sea sweep 19:30 20:30 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
20-May-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 12:35 14:00  
21-May-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 11:30 12:00  
05-Jun-42 P.7120 F/Sgt C.P. King 10 Group Ramrod 19 15:20 16:40 Attack on Lannion aerodrome
19-Jun-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 20:35 21:35 Enemy aircraft out of range off Irish South coast.
22-Jun-42 P.7003 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 10:50 11:10 No incident
24-Jun-42 P.6991 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 09:35 10:15 No incident
23-Jul-42 P.7057 F/Sgt C.P. King Combined Rhubarb Operation 15:30 16:45 Rhubarb to Morlaix area
28-Jul-42 P.7057 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 16:05 17:10 No incident.
28-Jul-42 P.7052 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 19:50 20:15 No incident.
01-Aug-42 P.7120 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 14:25 15:15  
05-Aug-42 P.7014 F/Sgt C.P. King Convoy 13:15 14:25  
05-Aug-42 P.7014 F/Sgt C.P. King Scramble 22:25 22:40 Doubtful plots identified as friendly
19-Sep-42 P.7052 P/O C.P. King Anti-Rhubarb Patrols 18:45 19:25 Sections patrolled between Swanage and Needles. Nothing seen
03-Oct-42 P.7052 P/O C.P. King 10 Group Roadstead Operation 18:15 19:00 Attack a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour
09-Oct-42 P.6979 P/O C.P. King DFM Shipping Recco 14:10 15:20 Armed recco of Alderney – Barfleur area.
10-Nov-42 P.7052 P/O C.P. King DFM Convoy 15:05 16:40 Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward.
18-Nov-42 P.7117 P/O C.P. King DFM Convoy 15:25 16:35 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
07-Dec-42 P.7057 P/O C.P. King DFM 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-Dec-42 P.6991 P/O C.P. King DFM Anti-Rhubarb Patrol 12:00 13:10 No incident, in this Needles-Portland routine patrol.
18-Jan-43 P.7099 P/O C.P. King DFM Roadstead Operation from Predannack 14:03 15:29 The Ile de Batz area was searched for the promised minesweepers. Returning from Ushant the formation was attacked by 4 F.W. 190s. There were no Whirlibomber combats or casualties
21-Jan-43 P.7099 P/O C.P. King DFM Roadstead Operation from Predannack 16:40 17:15 Escorted by 19 Squadron. Formation recalled when a few minutes out from English coast.
07-Feb-43 P.7052 F/O C.P. King DFM Army Co-Op 15:45 16:25 Equipment containers dropped on Netheravon aerodrome at 1600 hours. F/O E. Brearley's containers hung up.
15-Feb-43 P.7057 F/O C.P. King DFM Rhubarb 08:25 09:25 Attack on Carentan-Valognes Railway abandoned because of no cloud cover.
18-Feb-43 P.7094 F/O C.P. King DFM Rhubarb 11:25 12:50 Lock gates at Ouistreham bombed.
19-Feb-43 P.6971 F/O C.P. King DFM Army Co-Op Exercise "Longford" 15:20 16:15 Army transports attacked North of Wroughton aerodrome on Wroughton-Swindon Road.
26-Feb-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Circus 16 16:00 17:00 Attack on Maupertus. Landfall made at Cherbourg. Hits were observed on aerodrome, dispersals and buildings.
27-Feb-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM Diversion to 10 Group Ramrod 13:30 14:30 Attack on Maupertus. Landfall made at Pointe du Barfleur. Hits were again observed on aerodrome, dispersals and buildings.
28-Feb-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Circus 17 14:40 15:40 Attack on Maupertus. The veteran dive-bombers of “A” Flight went in for the third time.
14-Mar-43 P.7113 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Circus 18 16:22 17:30 Attack on Maupertus. They dive-bombed 15000 – 8000 ft. and saw 8 bursts on centre of the airfield, on the S.W. perimeter and in the S.E. dispersal area. Moderate flak.
19-Mar-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Roadstead 52 18:10 19:10 The large convoy which had been reported South of Guernsey could not be located in thick black haze in the Channel Island area.
21-Mar-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Night Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) 00:40 02:05 Bombed 4000-2000 ft. No flak. Looked for results, saw none.
22-Mar-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Night Rhubarb No. 24 00:40 00:50 Flaps would not lift, therefore jettisoned bombs and landed.
23-Mar-43 P.6974 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Night Rhubarb No. 25 (Ponthou Viaduct) 01:30 03:00 Bombed target after 2 dummy runs, then looked for damage but saw none.
06-Apr-43 P.7010 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.
09-Apr-43 P.7010 F/O C.P. King DFM 10 Group Roadstead 55 12:50 14:30 Swept the Sept Iles – Ile de Batz area for shipping reported there, as often, ship-like rocks were found.
13-Apr-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.
14-Apr-43 P.7040 F/O C.P. King DFM Armed Shipping Recco 07:20 08:40 First light recco from Warmwell to search for E-Boats
15-Apr-43 P.7094 F/O C.P. King DFM 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.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night) 22:52 00:31 He bombed the primary target from 100 feet but saw no results. He saw two ships N. of Ouistreham.
17-Apr-43 P.7117 F/O C.P. King DFM Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs 23:08 missing Ordered to look for trains ISIGNY – ST LO, it is likely that he was shot down by the Airel flak at 2348.
 See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab