Back GILL Donald Ross
d. 07 Nov 1942 CWGC
Service Number J/15111
RCAF
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
11-Jan-42 P.7114 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 11:05 11:50 Pilots were vectored to the Isle of Wight chasing a bogey. The bogey was then identified as a Grumman Martlet by pilots of squadron.
07-Mar-42 P.7117 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy Patrol 13:45 14:25 Nothing Seen.
08-Mar-42 P.7116 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy Patrol 07:45 09:35 Nothing Seen.
19-Mar-42 P.7056 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy Patrol 13:35 14:55 Nothing Seen.
05-Apr-42 P.7114 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 09:55 11:20 Patrol of Irish Sea
05-Apr-42 P.7060 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:25 13:10 Patrol of Steward
10-Apr-42 P.7061 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 14:00 15:25 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
10-Apr-42 P.7061 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 17:45 18:50 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
10-Apr-42 P.7061 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 20:05 21:20 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
11-Apr-42 P.7061 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 13:05 14:15 Three sections after raid 159. Although Blue section plots were coincident for 5 minutes, e/a escaped unseen in cloud
12-Apr-42 P.7061 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 12:15 13:25  
14-Apr-42 P.7090 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 10:35 12:05  
14-Apr-42 P.7116 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 17:00 18:15  
15-Apr-42 P.7116 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 14:40 16:10  
15-Apr-42 P.7090 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 18:25 19:50 Saltee Patrol
16-Apr-42 P.7116 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 08:20 09:35  
16-Apr-42 P.7090 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:50 13:20  
17-Apr-42 P.7060 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 13:10 14:10  
17-Apr-42 P.7060 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 17:10 18:40  
21-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 17:00 18:20  
21-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 19:40 21:00  
22-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 07:40 09:10  
22-Apr-42 P.7000 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 10:35 11:35  
06-May-42 P.7090 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol Portreath & Falmouth (Royal visit) 08:00 20:20 Patrolled Cornwall for Royal visit
09-May-42 P.7060 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 07:15 08:30  
23-May-42 P.7056 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 10:30 10:50  
05-Jun-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 20:40 21:20 This scramble south of base and towards Lundy originated in the misplotting of the Squadron Oxford, returning from Portreath.
08-Jun-42 P.7060 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 09:45 10:00 Abortive Scramble.
13-Jun-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Scramble 06:05 06:40 Bogey identified as Liberator, South of Smalls
04-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 21:45 22:40 Patrol of Smalls area and South. No incident
05-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Patrol 08:50 09:50 Salter Patrol
05-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:45 13:00  
06-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 11:05 12:05  
09-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 05:45 06:55 Convoy “YOUNG”
11-Aug-42 P.7059 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 13:30 14:45 Convoy “POKER”
11-Aug-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Convoy 18:55 19:05 Recalled as ships were in Milford Haven.
28-Aug-42 P.7099 P/O D.R. Gill 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.
16-Sep-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill A/S/R Search 10:15 11:10 Search was carried out in area 15-25 miles North of Cherbourg, often within sight of French coast. Nothing seen.
29-Sep-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Shipping Recco     This section took off intending to make use of cloud cover in reconnoitring the Channel Island Shipping Lanes. But finding heavy rain squalls RTB
01-Oct-42 P.7059 P/O D.R. Gill Roadstead Operation 17:00 18:15 Roadstead to bomb minesweepers in Trieux estuary. Not found.
06-Oct-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Armed Recco 09:05 09:50 Recconnaissance of the Guernsey-Sark area
12-Oct-42 P.6995 P/O D.R. Gill Armed Recco 09:55 10:55 Armed low recco of Alderney, Cap de la Hague, Guernsey area.
07-Nov-42 P.7043 P/O D.R. Gill Rhubarb 10:30 missing This operation had as its target the Valognes – Carentan railway. P/O Gill MiA
 See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab