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TUFF |
Robert Bruce |
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d. 22 Feb 1944 |
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Service Number |
Aus 409257 |
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P/O |
30-Apr-42 |
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F/O |
30-Oct-42 |
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MiD |
22-Jun-44 |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
15-Aug-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Recco |
23:40 |
01:00 |
F/O Tuff's Channel Island recco was uneventful |
17-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7119 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Convoy |
14:45 |
16:05 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7055 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7055 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Night Shipping Recco |
22:20 |
23:35 |
S/Ldr Baker found P/O Heaton's ship off Cap de la Hague and
bombed it from mast height without seeing more than indistinct explosions.
Remaining aircraft RTB. |
09-Nov-43 |
P.7098 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Night Shipping Recco |
20:03 |
21:35 |
Cap de la Hague – Marcouf recco abandoned owing to lack of
moonlight as a result of 10/10 cloud at 2500 feet |
11-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Night shipping recco |
21:55 |
23:18 |
Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the
Harbour |
24-Nov-43 |
P.7108 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Armed shipping recco |
14:59 |
16:06 |
Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point. |
25-Nov-43 |
P.7111 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Ramrod 106 pt 1 |
12:00 |
12:32 |
10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned
back |
26-Nov-43 |
P.6983 |
F/O R.B. Tuff |
Ramrod 109 |
15:40 |
16:50 |
Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg. |
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