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GILL |
Donald Ross |
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d. 07 Nov 1942 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
J/15111 |
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RCAF |
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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 |
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14-Apr-42 |
P.7090 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
10:35 |
12:05 |
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14-Apr-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
17:00 |
18:15 |
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15-Apr-42 |
P.7116 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
14:40 |
16:10 |
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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 |
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16-Apr-42 |
P.7090 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
11:50 |
13:20 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
13:10 |
14:10 |
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17-Apr-42 |
P.7060 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
17:10 |
18:40 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
17:00 |
18:20 |
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21-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
19:40 |
21:00 |
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22-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
07:40 |
09:10 |
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22-Apr-42 |
P.7000 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
10:35 |
11:35 |
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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 |
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23-May-42 |
P.7056 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Scramble |
10:30 |
10:50 |
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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 |
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06-Aug-42 |
P.6995 |
P/O D.R. Gill |
Convoy |
11:05 |
12:05 |
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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 |
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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 |
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See also the Summary Jun-Jul 42 tab |
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