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HANDLEY |
William Arnold |
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Service Number |
186287 (1338811) |
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P/O |
19th
Aug. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36814 published on the 24 November 1944. Page 3 of
10) |
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F/O |
19th
Feb. 1945. (Gazette Issue 37007 published on the 27 March 1945. Page 5 of 8) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
23-Aug-43 |
P.7040 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Convoy |
10:10 |
11:10 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Needles |
25-Aug-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Convoy |
10:00 |
11:15 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland |
09-Sep-43 |
P.7012 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
12-Sep-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt W.A. Handley |
Convoy |
07:55 |
09:05 |
Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/Sgt W.A. Handley |
Ship Recco |
08:00 |
09:00 |
The Munsterland was not found between Casquets and Barfleur. It
is though that this will be found to be the last time in the history of the
world in which twelve Whirlwinds were airborne together. |
28-Oct-43 |
P.7092 |
F/Sgt W.A. Handley |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
09-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.A. Handley |
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 |
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