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PROCTOR |
Harold Medd |
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d. 24 Aug 1944 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
159873 (1098177) |
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P/O |
20th Oct. 1943 (Gazette Issue 36276
published on the 3 December 1943. Page 7 of 12) |
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F/O |
20th Apr. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36510
published on the 9 May 1944. Page 3 of 8) |
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DFC |
1st September, 1944. (Gazette Issue
36682 published on the 29 August 1944. Page 2 of 6) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
11-May-43 |
P.6971 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ship Recco |
13:00 |
14:20 |
Uneventful
recco south of Jersey |
06-Jun-43 |
P.6981 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
10 Group Roadstead 72 |
17:15 |
18:45 |
It
was intended to dive-bomb Cherbourg Docks. But found 10/10 cloud at
7000-12000 feet over the target |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
11-Aug-43 |
P.7111 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
10 Group Roadstead 74 |
14:34 |
16:05 |
7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach. Battle of Aber Vrach |
15-Aug-43 |
P.6971 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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 |
29-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Convoy |
08:30 |
09:50 |
Convoy from Needles to West of Portland. |
31-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Convoy |
06:55 |
08:30 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
31-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Convoy |
10:25 |
11:45 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
31-Aug-43 |
P.6974 |
Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Convoy |
12:40 |
14:10 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.6983 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
18-Sep-43 |
P.6971 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:27 |
01:55 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Briefed to bomb Ponthou Viaduct. Think
they hit cuttings N and S |
23-Sep-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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11:30 |
12:50 |
This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d. |
24-Sep-43 |
P.7046 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Scramble |
16:40 |
18:00 |
Various vectors at 10,000 feet S. of base. |
25-Sep-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ramrod Operation |
16:25 |
17:50 |
This intended d/b of LANNION a/d was conducted from Predannack.
10/10 cloud prevented bombing |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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. |
13-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ship Recco |
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Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
19-Oct-43 |
P.6979 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Rhubarb Op |
12:20 |
13:35 |
Between them they badly damaged two locos with cannon and bombs |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6979 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
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. |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
10 Group Roadstead 77 |
15:00 |
16:10 |
Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour |
28-Oct-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
30-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to
divebomb the Munsterland |
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. |
09-Nov-43 |
P.7108 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Night Shipping Recco |
19:00 |
20:30 |
Proctor went to Channel Islands but saw no shipping. |
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. |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/Sgt H.M. Proctor |
Night shipping recco |
20:30 |
22:05 |
Both sorties uneventful |
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