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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
30-Dec-41 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
14:05 |
14:50 |
Patrol
was maintained over sea South of Exmouth to protect Halifax bombers returning
from their successful operation against Brest. |
20-Jan-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Tactical Exercise |
11:15 |
11:45 |
An
exercise in co-operation with the Army. Dummy Attacks were made on troop
concentrations and supply columns in the Marlborough - Yatesbury area. |
15-Feb-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
08:20 |
09:10 |
No
Incident. |
15-Feb-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
14:35 |
15:30 |
Section
patrolled Angle at 15000. Several short vectors given by F'Wood Humbug.
Nothing seen. |
07-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
13:45 |
14:25 |
Nothing
Seen. |
07-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
17:00 |
18:05 |
Nothing
Seen. |
08-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
07:20 |
07:55 |
Nothing
Seen. |
08-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
10:20 |
11:45 |
Nothing
Seen. |
09-Mar-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
16:30 |
18:30 |
Nothing
Seen. |
10-Mar-42 |
P.7007 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
12:15 |
13:45 |
Nothing
Seen. |
15-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
14:55 |
16:05 |
Nothing
Seen. |
21-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
14:30 |
16:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
22-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Sweep of Irish Sea |
13:35 |
15:00 |
Nothing
Seen. |
22-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Sweep of Irish Sea |
16:55 |
18:15 |
Nothing
Seen. |
23-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
14:35 |
15:55 |
Nothing
Seen. |
23-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
17:05 |
18:35 |
Nothing
Seen. |
24-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
14:25 |
15:45 |
Nothing
Seen. |
26-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy Patrol |
13:50 |
15:45 |
Nothing
Seen. |
27-Mar-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
14:35 |
15:55 |
Nothing
Seen. |
27-Mar-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
17:40 |
19:00 |
The
Linney-Head, Smalls, Carnsors, Saltee area was thoroughly swept. |
28-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Search for lost pilot |
15:05 |
16:15 |
A
pilot of 402 Spitfire Squadron on convoy patrol pancaked in the sea 12 miles
south of Tenby. |
29-Mar-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
08:45 |
10:30 |
Nothing
Seen. |
05-Apr-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
12:45 |
13:45 |
Patrol
of Steward |
10-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
14:30 |
15:50 |
Patrol
of Irish Sea to Saltees. Very wide echelon |
11-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
13:00 |
14:00 |
Three
sections after raid 159. Although Blue section plots were coincident for 5
minutes, e/a escaped unseen in cloud |
14-Apr-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
10:35 |
12:05 |
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15-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
13:40 |
14:50 |
Saltee
Patrol |
15-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
17:10 |
18:30 |
Saltee
Patrol |
16-Apr-42 |
P.7061 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
11:10 |
12:30 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
16:10 |
17:35 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
18:50 |
20:05 |
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22-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
07:10 |
08:25 |
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22-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
09:40 |
10:55 |
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23-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
11:50 |
13:10 |
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23-Apr-42 |
P.7110 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
13:40 |
14:45 |
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24-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
17:40 |
18:25 |
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26-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
16:40 |
16:50 |
Recalled
as convoy entered Haven. |
26-Apr-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
18:25 |
18:50 |
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14-May-42 |
P.7061 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
17:50 |
18:40 |
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15-May-42 |
P.7061 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
09:25 |
09:55 |
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24-May-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
19:30 |
20:30 |
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05-Jun-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
10 Group Ramrod 19 |
15:10 |
16:30 |
Attack
on Morlaix aerodrome |
30-Jun-42 |
P.7089 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
22:50 |
23:10 |
Nothing
seen. |
04-Jul-42 |
P.7089 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
18:15 |
19:40 |
Patrol
to S. of Eire. |
06-Jul-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
19:50 |
20:50 |
No
incident. |
08-Jul-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
09:55 |
11:15 |
Patrol
to Carnsore and South |
08-Jul-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
19:45 |
20:50 |
No
incident. |
14-Jul-42 |
P.7114 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
20:10 |
21:05 |
Patrol
South of Eire. The whole area between Angle and Eire and Lundy was swept, but
unsuccessfully. |
05-Aug-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
10:00 |
11:05 |
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05-Aug-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
A/S Rescue Search |
12:25 |
13:15 |
Search
for Blenheim believed ditched off St. Davids Head. No trace seen. |
06-Aug-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Convoy |
11:05 |
12:05 |
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17-Aug-42 |
P.7090 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Patrol |
17:00 |
17:30 |
Anti-Enemy
Rhubarb Patrol off Bolt Head. |
18-Aug-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
09:15 |
10:00 |
Patrol
base at 20,000 or enemy aircraft, which turned back |
03-Sep-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
11:05 |
11:45 |
Up
from Colerne they were vectored South at 15,000 feet, and finding low cloud
at base landed at Middle Wallop. No incident in either patrol |
16-Sep-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
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. |
21-Sep-42 |
P.7099 |
P/O N.V. Crabtree |
Scramble |
10:15 |
11:15 |
Vectored
towards two enemy aircraft at 1000 feet 20 miles South of St. Aldhelms Head.
Nothing seen |
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See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab |
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