Back WILLIAMS David John
d. 12 Feb 1943 CWGC
Service Number 1314587
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
17-Oct-42 P.6979 Sgt D.J. Williams Convoy Patrol 10:05 11:30 Convoy escorted without incident from Needles to Portland.
10-Nov-42 P.7062 Sgt D.J. Williams Convoy 14:30 15:00 Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward.
10-Nov-42 P.7062 Sgt D.J. Williams Convoy 16:05 17:30 Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward.
18-Nov-42 P.7105 Sgt D.J. Williams Convoy 12:15 13:50 This convoy of 16-18 ships was escorted without incident from Needles area to Portland.
30-Nov-42 P.7094 Sgt D.J. Williams Diversion from Practice 14:30 15:30 This section airborne North of base on cine camera gun dogfighting was diverted to chase a bandit. They were recalled from 20 miles South of Swanage.
07-Dec-42 P.7117 Sgt D.J. Williams 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.
14-Dec-42 P.6991 Sgt D.J. Williams Scramble (Recalled) 16:40 17:00  
21-Jan-43 P.7097 Sgt D.J. Williams Roadstead Operation from Predannack 16:40 17:15 Escorted by 19 Squadron. Formation recalled when a few minutes out from English coast.
12-Feb-43 P.7052 Sgt D.J. Williams Rhubarb 08:30 missing Attack on La Haye du Puits. 2 trains attacked with cannon and a siding at Port Bail bombed. Sgt. D. Williams hit by flak from train and ditched 4 miles off Cap de Carteret. Last seen organising dinghy.