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YATES |
Jocelyn Ivan |
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Service Number |
137257 (1381800) |
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P/O |
25th
Nov. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35904 published on the 12 February 1943. Page 6 of
12) |
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F/O |
25th
May 1943. (Gazette Issue 36104 published on the 20 July 1943. Page 7 of 12) |
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to A & SD branch as F/O |
30th
May 1944. (Gazette Issue 36612 published on the 14 July 1944. Page 6 of 12) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
04-Jun-42 |
P.7007 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Patrol |
05:55 |
06:55 |
Early
patrol of Smalls-Carmsore area. |
20-Jun-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:30 |
Plots
were off Salters but faded before contact could be made. |
20-Jun-42 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
13:40 |
14:20 |
Plots
were off Salters but faded before contact could be made. |
26-Jul-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
19:45 |
20:00 |
Plots
in Smalls area intermittent and doubtful. Nothing Seen |
27-Jul-42 |
P.6995 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Patrol |
21:00 |
21:55 |
Patrol
of Small area. |
05-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
10:50 |
12:50 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
12:45 |
13:45 |
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09-Aug-42 |
P.7056 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
05:45 |
06:55 |
Convoy
“YOUNG” |
18-Aug-42 |
P.7090 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
09:15 |
10:00 |
Patrol
base at 20,000 or enemy aircraft, which turned back |
28-Aug-42 |
P.7057 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
14:20 |
15:30 |
Plots
were good from Cherbourg at 20,000-30,000ft. The Whirlwinds which were
scrambled struggled to 24,000 but saw nothing. |
21-Sep-42 |
P.7110 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Scramble |
13:05 |
14:05 |
Patrol
off Portland. Nothing seen |
08-Nov-42 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
11:20 |
13:00 |
Convoy
of important Floating Dock from Needles area towards Portland |
10-Nov-42 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
15:00 |
16:35 |
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16-Nov-42 |
P.7013 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Rhubarb |
16:05 |
17:30 |
Rhubarb
operation against the Valognes – Carentan railway. |
20-Nov-42 |
P.7059 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
Roadstead Operation |
08:45 |
09:50 |
F/Lt
Warnes led the 4 Whirlibombers on this second all-263 Roadstead Operation. No
incident |
07-Dec-42 |
P.6986 |
Sgt J.I. Yates |
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. |
18-Jan-43 |
P.7097 |
F/Sgt J.I. Yates |
Roadstead Operation
from Predannack |
14:03 |
15:29 |
The
Ile de Batz area was searched for the promised minesweepers. Returning from
Ushant the formation was attacked by 4 F.W. 190s. There were no Whirlibomber
combats or casualties |
05-Mar-43 |
P.7117 |
P/O J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
17:40 |
18:55 |
Patrol
off St. Davids |
12-Mar-43 |
P.7089 |
P/O J.I. Yates |
Convoy |
18:10 |
19:40 |
Escort
Convoy “Dinner”. |
14-Mar-43 |
P.7059 |
P/O J.I. Yates |
10 Group Circus 18 |
15:55 |
17:00 |
Attack
on Maupertus. They dive-bombed from 15000 - 9000 ft. and saw 2 bursts in S.E.
corner and other bursts in the centre. Flak was slight and inaccurate. |
19-Mar-43 |
P.7108 |
P/O J.I. Yates |
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. |
26-Mar-43 |
P.6974 |
P/O J.I. Yates |
Rhubarb Operation |
10:45 |
12:10 |
Making
landfall at LANGRUNE/S/M they scored cannon strikes on a goods loco there
(Cat II) then bombed Ouistreham lock gates |
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See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab |
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