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MERCER |
Paul Thomas Richard |
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d. 24 Oct 1943 |
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Service Number |
127883 (1314988) |
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P/O |
10th Aug. 1942. (Gazette Issue 36067 published on
the 22 June 1943. Page 3 of 6) |
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F/O |
10th Feb. 1943. (Gazette Issue 36067 published on
the 22 June 1943. Page 3 of 6) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
06-May-43 |
P.7007 |
P/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Roadstead 65 |
17:15 |
18:10 |
Attack
on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The
Casquets were indeed found in this position. |
14-May-43 |
P.7089 |
P/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Roadstead 67 |
21:00 |
21:45 |
Attack
on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in
the Basin Napoleon in Cherbourg docks |
29-May-43 |
P.7007 |
P/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Scramble |
19:15 |
20:15 |
These
sections patrolled base at 5,000ft |
06-Jun-43 |
P.6990 |
P/O P.T.R. Mercer |
10 Group Roadstead 72 |
17:15 |
18:45 |
It
was intended to dive-bomb Cherbourg Docks. But found 10/10 cloud at
7000-12000 feet over the target |
03-Aug-43 |
P.7040 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
10 Group Circus |
19:57 |
21:15 |
These 8 Whirlibombers divebombed Brest Guipavas aerodrome |
04-Aug-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
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 |
16-Aug-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Night Recco |
22:06 |
23:30 |
F/O Mercer found nothing remarkable in the Channel Islands area |
17-Aug-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
25-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Convoy |
07:50 |
09:05 |
Escort of convoy Swanage to Portland |
31-Aug-43 |
P.6990 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Convoy |
09:20 |
10:45 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
09-Sep-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
18-Sep-43 |
P.7040 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Night Ranger
Operation |
01:25 |
03:35 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or very close to line E. of
Plouvara |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
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. |
13-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
Ship Recco |
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Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell –
Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – Predannack. |
18-Oct-43 |
P.6986 |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
263 Special Night Ops
- Chuffa Prang |
02:22 |
03:30 |
Designed to disorganise railway communications in and near
Cherbourg Peninsula and thereafter to take advantage of the tactical
situation. It was a great success. |
23-Oct-43 |
P. |
F/O P.T.R. Mercer |
10 Group Roadstead 77 |
15:00 |
missing |
Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour. F/O Mercer KiA |
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