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BAKER |
Ernest Reginald |
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d. 16 Jun 1944 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
40660 |
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P/O |
7th May 1938. (Gazette
Issue 34513 published on the 24 May 1938. Page 15 of 76) |
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F/O |
17th Aug. 1940. (Gazette
Issue 34949 published on the 20 September 1940. Page 10 of 58) |
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F/Lt |
17th Aug. 1941. (Gazette Issue 35279
published on the 19 September 1941. Page 9 of 82) |
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T/S/Ldr |
1st July 1943: (Gazette
Issue 36131 published on the 10 August 1943. Page 5 of 10) |
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S/Ldr |
2nd Apr. 1944. (Gazette
Issue 36554 published on the 6 June 1944. Page 2 of 8) |
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W/Cdr |
Not found |
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DFC |
22nd November, 1940.
Gazette Issue 34998 published on the 22 November 1940. Page 15 of 58) |
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DFC * |
1st October, 1943.
(Gazette Issue 36192 published on the 28 September 1943. Page 3 of 10) |
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DSO |
15th June, 1944. (Gazette
Issue 36805 published on the 17 November 1944. Page 1 of 2) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of Sortie or Flight |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
18-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
18:57 |
20:15 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
20-Jul-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
10:55 |
12:10 |
Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area |
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 |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7055 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Shipping Recco |
11:25 |
12:35 |
Channel Islands shipping lanes were thoroughly searched from a
height of 20-100 feet. |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7055 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
04-Aug-43 |
P.7055 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Armed Shipping Recco |
11:38 |
13:05 |
Long shipping recco W. of Ushant and as far as Cap Chevre, 10
miles south of Brest. This time, however, no ships were found |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
14-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
22:55 |
00:05 |
S/Ldr BAKER found an E. Boat running at high speed from Jersey
towards St Peter Port. Also shot down He.111 |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Circus |
15:00 |
16:20 |
This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker
returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation
abandoned |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
18-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
00:15 |
02:50 |
S/Ldr Baker DFC found armed trawler off Cotentin. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.7096 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
17:42 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7096 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
16-Sep-43 |
P. |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
22:10 |
23:20 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:31 |
03:24 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Briefed to bomb Ponthou Viaduct. Think
they hit cuttings N and S |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7113 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Shipping Recco |
23:59 |
00:50 |
Lightning vied with flak in 10/10 cloud over Cap-de-la-Hague. |
04-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Armed Recco |
11:40 |
12:12 |
Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in
Lenardrieux Estuary |
07-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Recco |
11:40 |
12:50 |
Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area |
07-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
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Found thick haze to 1000 feet N. of CHERBOURG and abandoned
recces. |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
19:00 |
20:25 |
S/Ldr BAKER bombed an E. Boat Cat 4 off VARRIVILLE but was
prevented by S/Ls from investigating further. |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Shipping Recco |
22:20 |
23:35 |
S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and
bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions.
Remaining aircraft RTB. |
14-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Recco |
19:45 |
21:27 |
Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
18-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
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.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
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. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
10 Group Roadstead 77 |
15:00 |
16:10 |
Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour |
28-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
30-Oct-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to
divebomb the Munsterland |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
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.7037 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Air Sea Reescue
Search |
14:34 |
15:56 |
7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257
Squadron. |
09-Nov-43 |
P.7037 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night Shipping Recco |
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Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North
of Cap de la Hague and lowering to the South. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Night shipping strike |
10:32 |
00:07 |
S/Ldr Baker attacked small trawler 50-75 tons SSE of Hurn |
24-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Armed shipping recco |
08:30 |
09:58 |
Recco 10 miles N of St Malo. Nothing seen. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 106 pt 1 |
12:00 |
12:32 |
10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned
back |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7102 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 106 pt 2 |
15:57 |
16:45 |
8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.7040 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 108 |
11:57 |
12:45 |
Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
29-Nov-43 |
P.7040 |
S/Ldr E.R. Baker DFC |
“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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