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SIMPSON |
James Ian |
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d. 08 Oct 1943 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
155239 (656521) |
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P/O |
31st July 1943. (Gazette
Issue 36178 published on the 17 September 1943. Page 3 of 10) |
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DFM |
1st
October, 1943. (Gazette Issue 36192 published on the 28 September 1943. Page
4 of 10) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of Sortie or Flight |
21-Sep-42 |
P.7000 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Scramble |
11:20 |
11:30 |
Section
recalled to base |
07-Nov-42 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
16:00 |
17:20 |
Convoy
off Portland. A Hudson was chased and identified. |
08-Nov-42 |
P.6987 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
10:20 |
11:40 |
Convoy
of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards Portland |
20-Nov-42 |
P.6987 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Roadstead Operation |
08:45 |
09:50 |
F/Lt
Warnes led the 4 Whirlibombers on this second all-263 Roadstead Operation. No
incident |
20-Nov-42 |
P.6987 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
15:20 |
15:45 |
Finding
cloud at 100 feet the section returned to base. |
26-Nov-42 |
P.6987 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Rhubarb |
16:05 |
17:05 |
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08-Jan-43 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
13:25 |
14:10 |
Convoy
South of St. Aldhelms Head, going West. |
15-Jan-43 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Air Sea Rescue |
16:10 |
17:40 |
The
second sweep was entirely unsuccessful. |
28-Feb-43 |
P.7115 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Circus 17 |
14:40 |
15:40 |
Attack
on Maupertus. The veteran dive-bombers of “A” Flight went in for the third
time. |
07-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
15:05 |
16:20 |
Patrol
off St. Davids. Large Convoy. |
12-Mar-43 |
P.7117 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Patrol |
19:20 |
20:10 |
Dusk
Patrol |
19-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 52 |
18:10 |
19:10 |
The
large convoy which had been reported South of Guernsey could not be located
in thick black haze in the Channel Island area. |
21-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 23 (Morlaix Viaduct) |
00:05 |
01:30 |
Bombed
from 1200 ft. through moderate flak. |
22-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 24 |
00:05 |
01:30 |
Bombed
from 3000-1000ft. Accurate flak all calibres. |
23-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Night
Rhubarb No. 25 (Ponthou Viaduct) |
01:05 |
02:20 |
Target
not found. Bombs jettisoned in sea. |
26-Mar-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Rhubarb Operation |
15:05 |
15:50 |
Intending
to attack targets in the Carentan area they found no cloud cover whatever 20
miles North of Carentan and returned to base. |
04-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Roadstead Operation |
07:40 |
08:45 |
Swept
the Alderney – Cap de la Hague area at zero feet, in quest for E Boats
reported there, but none was found |
06-Apr-43 |
P.6995 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Circus 20 |
18:27 |
20:12 |
These
Whirlibombers were intended to form a second bombing wave to the Typhoon
bombers which had bombed Caen/Caupiquet aerodrome an hour before. However
they found 9/10 cloud at Ouistreham at 8000 feet and the operation was
abandoned. |
09-Apr-43 |
P.6979 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 55 |
12:50 |
14:30 |
Swept
the Sept Iles – Ile de Batz area for shipping reported there, as often,
ship-like rocks were found. |
14-Apr-43 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 57 |
15:30 |
17:05 |
Shipping
was reported in the Lannil Is estuaries. By chance, landfall was made too far
south and F/O Harvey inadvertently led into the area off Raie de Brest and
thereby found three ships. |
16-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Bomb Mondeville
Industries (Night) |
22:41 |
00:14 |
Attacking
the primary target from 2,000 feet in a 30º dive, he saw bursts in the target
area. Mod. flak. |
17-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Armed Shipping
Reccos and Rhubarbs |
23:04 |
00:15 |
He
reccod the La Haye du Puits area, but finding no target, returned with bombs. |
18-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Escorted Armed Dusk
Recco |
20:20 |
21:25 |
Reccod
the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no
shipping there. |
19-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Roadstead |
01:55 |
03:15 |
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21-Apr-43 |
P.7089 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Roadstead |
02:00 |
03:40 |
The
Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not
found. It had probably berthed in Alderney. |
27-Apr-43 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 59 |
16:35 |
17:50 |
Attack
on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
28-Apr-43 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 60 |
10:15 |
12:50 |
Attack
on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
28-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 62 |
14:22 |
15:45 |
This
operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of
Jersey. |
29-Apr-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Roadstead 63 |
13:10 |
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Attack
on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
11-May-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Ship Recco |
13:00 |
14:20 |
Uneventful
recco south of Jersey |
14-May-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Roadstead 67 |
21:00 |
21:45 |
Attack
on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in
the Basin Napoleon in Cherbourg docks |
15-May-43 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Roadstead 2 |
02:05 |
04:30 |
Attack
on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt
Holmes bombed one ship of it but did not see whether he hit it (Cat 4). F/Lt
Blackshaw returned to orbit Exeter, Harrowbeer and Exeter again, without
lights or R/T and then crashed fatally near Exeter. |
16-May-43 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Escorted Armed Recco |
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Escorted
armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T reception |
16-May-43 |
P.7040 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Recco |
23:20 |
00:25 |
Uneventful
night recco of Channel Is: area |
18-May-43 |
P.7089 |
Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Roadstead |
18:50 |
20:20 |
No
minesweepers were found in their suspected position between Jersey and
Brehat. |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
12-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Shipping Recco |
23:10 |
00:25 |
These two night shipping reccos were standard types of the
August moon period |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Scramble |
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The section was variously vectored at 10,000 to 15,000 feet
seawards of Swanage and Portland but did not see the enemy. |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7113 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Recco |
22:00 |
23:05 |
The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious
flares N. of BARFLEUR |
23-Aug-43 |
P.7098 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Convoy |
09:10 |
10:40 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Needles |
16-Sep-43 |
P.7098 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
22:15 |
23:15 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7098 |
F/Sgt J.I. Simpson |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:26 |
03:20 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bombed line W. of Plouaret |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7047 |
P/O J.I. Simpson |
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. P/O Simpson KiA |
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