Back HEATON William Whitaker
d. 9 Jul 1944 CWGC
Service Number 156653 (1576532)
P/O 28th Aug. 1943. (Gazette Issue 36207 published on the 8 October 1943. Page 5 of 10)
F/O 28th Feb. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36428 published on the 14 March 1944. Page 3 of 6)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
23-Jul-43 P.6990 Sgt W.W. Heaton Shipping Recco 12:30 13:16 This armed escorted shipping recco was abandoned near the Casquets in thick sea haze
04-Aug-43 P.6990 Sgt W.W. Heaton Armed Shipping Recco 11:38 13:05 Long shipping recco W. of Ushant and as far as Cap Chevre, 10 miles south of Brest. This time, however, no ships were found
15-Aug-43 P.7012 Sgt W.W. Heaton 10 Group Circus 15:00 16:20 This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation abandoned
16-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt W.W. Heaton Night Recco 22:12 23:35 Sgt Heaton had a long chase of a doubtful a/c, possibly Wellington
17-Aug-43 P.7047 Sgt W.W. Heaton Night Recco 22:05 23:35 The pilots found nothing remarkable other than more mysterious flares N. of BARFLEUR
29-Aug-43 P.7097 Sgt W.W. Heaton Convoy 11:45 13:10 Convoy from Needles to West of Portland.
31-Aug-43 P.6990 Sgt W.W. Heaton Convoy 13:45 15:15 Convoy, West of Portland.
08-Sep-43 P.6997 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton Operation Starkey 17:07 18:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
18-Sep-43 P.7097 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton Night Ranger Operation 01:24 03:15 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or v. close to line in Bois de Manling. He then fired at and secured strikes on a locomotive (Cat B)
23-Sep-43 P.6990 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton   11:30 12:50 This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d.
24-Sep-43 P.7047 F/Sgt W.W. Heaton Scramble 11:35 12:05 Vectored towards I.O.W and recalled
04-Oct-43 P.7097 P/O W.W. Heaton Armed Recco 11:40 12:12 Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in Lenardrieux Estuary
08-Oct-43 P.7097 P/O W.W. Heaton Night Recco 21:00 22:15 Channel Islands again nil. But P/O HEATON was shot up by a 2,500 ton Flak ship off Cap de la Hague
14-Oct-43 P.7012 P/O W.W. Heaton Night Recco 21:20 22:34 Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell – Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack.
30-Oct-43 P.6997 P/O W.W. Heaton Ramrod 99 15:00 16:00 The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to divebomb the Munsterland
02-Nov-43 P.7037 P/O W.W. Heaton Rhubarb 14:00 14:35 Rhubarb to attack railway targets N. and W. of CARENTAN. They found 4/10 cloud at 4000 feet and RTB
06-Nov-43 P.7037 P/O W.W. Heaton Night Shipping Recco 20:15 21:45 Uneventful recco to Channel Islands.