Back BEAUMONT Robert Charles
d. 18 Aug 1944 CWGC
Service Number 169061 (1301714)
P/O 7th Dec. 1943. Gazette Issue 36389 published on the 18 February 1944. Page 4 of 10)
F/O 7th June 1944. (Gazette Issue 36597 published on the 4 July 1944. Page 4 of 8)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
20-Jul-43 P.7056 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Shipping Recco 10:55 12:10 Armed escorted shipping recco of Channel Islands area
03-Aug-43 P.7111 Sgt R.C. Beaumont 10 Group Circus 19:57 21:15 These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome
13-Aug-43 P.7056 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Armed Shipping Recco 06:45 07:50 The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island shipping lanes without success
15-Aug-43 P.7092 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Shipping 22:00 23:10 Sgt Beaumont bomber Coaster & barges in Cherbourg Harbour.
17-Aug-43 P.7096 Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Recco 23:05 00:35 The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious flares N. of BARFLEUR
08-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Operation Starkey 17:07 17:42 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
09-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
18-Sep-43 P.7056 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Ranger Operation 01:23 03:00 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts in cutting near Lamballe
25-Sep-43 P.6977 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont 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.6983 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont 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.
17-Oct-43 P.6971 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Recco 22:31 23:51 More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack.
19-Oct-43 P.7046 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Rhubarb 14:20 15:45 Repeatedly bombed and cannoned a goods train N of Airel.
23-Oct-43 P. F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont 10 Group Roadstead 77 15:00 16:10 Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour
28-Oct-43 P.7046 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg
05-Nov-43 P.7098 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont 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
06-Nov-43 P.7108 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Night Shipping Recco 18:15 19:35 Beaumont and Todd to Channel Islands and Cap de la Hague – Marcouf.
07-Nov-43 P.7100 F/Sgt R.C. Beaumont Air Sea Reescue Search 14:34 15:56 7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257 Squadron.