Back WOODWARD Robert Sinckler
d. 07 Dec 1942 CWGC
Service Number 74698 (754304)
P/O 3rd Oct. 1939. (Gazette Issue 34705 published on the 10 October 1939. Page 12 of 60)
F/O 3rd Oct. 1940. (Gazette Issue 35005 published on the 3 December 1940. Page 8 of 50)
F/Lt 3rd Oct. 1941. (Gazette Issue 35358 published on the 25 November 1941. Page 7 of 46)
S/Ldr Not found
DFC 29th August, 1941 (Gazette Issue 35260 published on the 29 August 1941. Page 7 of 64)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
15-Feb-42 P.7110 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 08:20 09:10 No Incident.
18-Feb-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 10:20 11:05 No incident.
19-Feb-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 13:05 14:35 Very bad visibility, but convoy found & patrolled.
07-Mar-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy Patrol 13:20 15:00 Nothing Seen.
15-Mar-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 13:20 14:00 Nothing Seen.
15-Mar-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy Patrol 15:55 17:10 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7110 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Sweep of Irish Sea 13:10 14:10 Nothing Seen.
22-Mar-42 P.7110 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Sweep of Irish Sea 15:15 16:50 Nothing Seen.
23-Mar-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy Patrol 16:35 18:00 Nothing Seen.
29-Mar-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 17:00 17:35 Nothing Seen.
10-Apr-42 P.7090 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 17:45 18:50 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
10-Apr-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 20:05 21:20 Patrol of Irish Sea to Saltees
15-Apr-42 P.7000 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 15:35 16:25  
15-Apr-42 P.7060 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Patrol 18:55 20:15 Saltee Patrol
30-Apr-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Ramrod 18 18:12 19:30 Attack on Morlaix aerodrome, A Flight to attack Lannion.
02-Apr-42 P.7052 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 15:40 16:55  
05-Apr-42 P.7052 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 18:50 20:10  
08-Apr-42 P.7035 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 13:15 14:40  
08-Apr-42 P.7035 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 16:25 18:00  
14-Apr-42 P.7035 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 13:35 14:55  
03-May-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 17:00 17:35  
06-May-42 P.7011 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 10:05 11:10  
13-May-42 P.7003 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Irish Sea sweep 15:50 16:50 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
13-May-42 P.7052 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Irish Sea sweep 19:10 20:05 Irish Sea Sweep. Another determined effort to intercept the elusive 1/123
05-Jun-42 P.7052 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Ramrod 19 15:20 16:40 Attack on Lannion aerodrome
22-Jun-42 P.7116 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Scramble 10:40 11:15 No incident.
23-Jul-42 P.6990 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Combined Rhubarb Operation 15:30 16:45 Rhubarb to attack railway at Landivisiau
28-Jul-42 P.7110 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Patrol 18:10 18:40 Smalls patrol
08-Sep-42 P.7062 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation 07:45 09:20 Roadstead to attack tanker near Channel Islands. Not found.
09-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation 14:35 15:20 Roadstead to attck a large ship reported by a shipping recco near Cap de la Hague.
10-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation 18:25 20:05 Searched the Sept Islands – Brehat Shipping lane. Target not found.
16-Sep-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC A/S/R Search 07:20 08:15 Search for Typhoon pilot who bailed out about 20 miles North of Cherbourg after engine failure on the previous day's operation. Nothing seen.
03-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Roadstead Operation 18:15 19:00 Attack a 3000 ton M/V in Alderney harbour
13-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Armed Recco 07:05 07:42 Intended armed low recco of Barfleux-Cherbourg area but found too little cloud cover
08-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Bomb Dropping Test 16:00 16:30 See Appendix “A”
08-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Shipping Recco 10:25 10:40 This was an abortive sortie. S/Ldr Woodward orbitted over the coast and found no cloud cover, and the recco was abandonded.
12-Oct-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Bomb Test     See Appendix “A”
08-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 13:30 15:00 Large convoy escorted without incident from Isle of Wight towards Portland.
10-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Convoy 15:05 16:40 Convoy of Floating Dock from Needles, Westward.
19-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead 40 Whirlwinds Antiflak 11:20 12:15 This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “B” Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “A” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No incident.
20-Nov-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC Roadstead Operation Whirlibombers 08:45 09:50 This was the first all-Whirlwind Roadstead Operation. 4 “A” Flight Whirli-bombers were escorted by 4 “B” Flight Whirlwinds antiflak. No incident.
07-Dec-42 P.7105 S/Ldr R.S. Woodward DFC 10 Group Roadstead 45 13:10 missing West of Guernsey, Enemy convoy was sighted lying off Baie de St. Brelade, South West of Jersey. S/Ldr Woodward DFC MiA