Back DIMBLEBEE Frank Oswald
Service Number 133260 (937693)
P/O 27th July 1942. (Gazette Issue 35813 published on the 4 December 1942. Page 3 of 6)
F/O 27th Jan. 1943. (Gazette Issue 36015 published on the 11 May 1943. Page 9 of 14)
F/Lt 27th July 1944. (Gazette Issue 36660 published on the 15 August 1944. Page 4 of 6)
DFC 30 July, 1943. (Gazette Issue 36113 published on the 27 July 1943. Page 2 of 14)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
04-Jul-41 P.6974 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Interception Patrol 15:00 15:40 The section was put on patrol from Portreath, There was an enemy aircraft in the vicinity, and the section was sent 20 miles South of the Lizard, but saw nothing.
12-Jul-41 P. Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Interception Patrol 18:25   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.
07-Aug-41 P.7041 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Convoy Patrol 19:35 21:00 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
19-Aug-41 P.7042 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Convoy Patrol 10:15 11:55 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.
03-Sep-41 P.7044 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Convoy Patrol 13:25 14:45 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
28-Sep-41 P.7011 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Mandolin Operation 14:20 15:45 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome.
15-Oct-41 P.7001 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Scramble 12:45 14:05 Order to patrol Newport at 15,000 feet. Nothing seen.
02-Nov-41 P.7041 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Scramble 11:40 12:10 No incident
17-Nov-41 P.6990 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Rhubarb 64 09:46 10:25 Attack on Distillery targets - abortive
02-Nov-41 P.7056 Sgt F.O. Dimblebee Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 08:00 08:25 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.