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CROOKS |
David Alexander Cummings |
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d. 01 Apr 1941 |
CWGC |
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Service Number |
40678 |
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A/P/O (prob) |
7th May 1938. (Gazette
Issue 34513 published on the 24 May 1938. Page 15 of 76) |
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P/O |
Not found |
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F/O |
03 Sep 1940. (Gazette
Issue 34964 published on the 8 October 1940. Page 11 of 56) |
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F/Lt |
Not found |
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DFC |
25th
June, 1940. (Gazette Issue 34881 published on the 25 June 1940. Page 7 of 60) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
08-Dec-40 |
P.6972 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:15 |
11:45 |
Section
patrolled Exmouth, the vectored to Torquay, then returned to Exmouth. |
08-Dec-40 |
P.6972 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:25 |
16:40 |
Section
patrolled base at 15000'. Plotted as a hostile raid. Sirens sounded in
Exeter. |
13-Dec-40 |
P.6972 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:05 |
15:40 |
Section
ordered to intercept Raid 132 in the vicinity of Start Point. Enemy not
sighted. Plotting was irregular and R/T poor. |
17-Dec-40 |
P.6968 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:10 |
11:40 |
Section
patrolled between Start Point at Exmouth. |
20-Dec-40 |
P.6973 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:50 |
15:50 |
The
Section was ordered to patrol Bear Head and then to intercept Raid 148. Plots
of the raid faded in Lyme Bay |
21-Dec-40 |
P.6972 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
09:00 |
09:30 |
The
section was ordered to intercept Raid 164. This was intercepted at 0912 off
Start Point and identified as a Martin 167. |
23-Dec-40 |
P.6973 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:40 |
09:35 |
The
section was on patrol in the neighbourhood of Start Point. |
27-Dec-40 |
P.6974 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:35 |
12:00 |
The
section patrolled in the vicinity of Start Point and Torquay. |
02-Jan-41 |
P.6982 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
10:10 |
11:20 |
The
patrol was detailed to intercept Raid 72, identified as JU.88. The enemy was
not sighted. |
02-Jan-41 |
P.6982 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:45 |
12:45 |
Two
raiders were plotted South of the Lizard, but were not sighted. |
03-Jan-41 |
P.6973 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Sweep |
09:45 |
11:10 |
F/O
Crooks carried out a sweep over the Channel 40 miles South of the Lizard,
then 40 miles East, then North to the coast. He did not sight anything. |
04-Jan-41 |
P.6976 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:30 |
15:10 |
The
two aircraft were put on patrol, but were not ordered to intercept any raid. |
04-Jan-41 |
P.6976 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Chameleon Patrol |
16:00 |
16:45 |
This was a special operation the object of which was to attack
German “E” boats coming from Cherbourg. Nothing seen |
13-Jan-41 |
P.6981 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Chameleon Patrol |
16:00 |
16:45 |
The
three aircraft again carried out the “Chameleon patrol”. Apart from a smoke
trail at 20,000 feet they saw nothing in the Channel. |
17-Jan-41 |
P.6985 |
F/O D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
10:15 |
11:00 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol. |
20-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
09:50 |
10:55 |
An
attempt was made to intercept a raid South of Start Point, but no contact was
made. |
23-Jan-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
10:35 |
11:30 |
The
two aircraft were detailed to intercept a raider which came 5 miles off the
coast near Fowey. He turned away, however, before they could intercept. |
01-Feb-41 |
P.6990 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:30 |
16:10 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol. |
04-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:40 |
12:40 |
The
section was ordered to intercept Raid 141 which, however, faded 60 miles
South of the Lizard |
08-Feb-41 |
P.6968 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
09:06 |
10:15 |
Blue section up from Exeter at 0840 on a practice flight was
vectored onto Raid 139, 12 miles south of Start Point an Arado 196 was
intercepted and F/O Hughes gave it a 5 second burst with no observed results.
Red section up from St.Eval at 0906 as orbiting south of Dodman Point when
F/Lt Crooks saw a float plane crash into the sea. P/O Graham had passed him 2
minutes earlier, but this was the last that he saw of him. A coastguard
reported that two aircraft had crashed into the sea 3 miles south of Dodman
Point, the first in flames. P/O Graham was credited with the destruction of
an Arado 196. |
10-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:40 |
15:50 |
The
Section was on patrol. |
14-Feb-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:25 |
16:03 |
The
section was detailed to intercept Raid 124 which faded in the direction of
The Smalls. |
15-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:50 |
09:50 |
The
section was on patrol. |
15-Feb-41 |
P.6990 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:00 |
14:30 |
The
section was on patrol. |
17-Feb-41 |
P.6985 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:00 |
14:30 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol |
20-Feb-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:55 |
09:30 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol |
21-Feb-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
10:00 |
10:35 |
F/Lt.
Crooks was detailed to Raid 108 which flew parallel with the coast, 35 miles
out to sea at 24,000 feet. No interception resulted. |
23-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
15:10 |
15:20 |
The
two aircraft were put on patrol. F/Lt.Crooks had to return as his
undercarriage was u/s. |
25-Feb-41 |
P.6986 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
11:45 |
12:40 |
The
section was put on patrol in connection with Raid 351 – 1 plot only N.W. of
the Scillies. |
26-Feb-41 |
P.6988 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:45 |
10:00 |
F/Lt
Crooks was detailed to Raid 132 which passed 25 miles S.W. of the Lizard to
the Scillies. |
26-Feb-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:15 |
14:50 |
The
section was on patrol. |
01-Mar-41 |
P.6993 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
09:05 |
10:35 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol. |
01-Mar-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
13:45 |
14:55 |
The
two aircraft were on patrol. |
01-Mar-41 |
P.6994 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
17:25 |
17:45 |
F/Lt
Crooks was on patrol. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6991 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
10:00 |
11:45 |
During
the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron
over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies
to Plymouth. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6991 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
13:45 |
15:20 |
During
the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron
over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies
to Plymouth. |
02-Mar-41 |
P.6991 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
17:20 |
19:05 |
During
the day, a continuous patrol was maintained by 263, 234, and 247 Squadron
over a battleship which was coming in a damaged condition from the Scillies
to Plymouth. |
11-Mar-41 |
P.6987 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
14:30 |
14:40 |
F/Lt
Crooks patrolled Lizard Point. |
23-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
07:20 |
07:45 |
The
section was on patrol over Convoy “ Sapper” |
23-Mar-41 |
P.7000 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
09:25 |
10:40 |
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30-Mar-41 |
P.7004 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
13:05 |
13:35 |
The
section investigated two doubtful raids which later proved to be coastal
aircraft. |
30-Mar-41 |
P.7004 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
18:05 |
19:30 |
Over
Convoy “Robin” |
31-Mar-41 |
P.7004 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Convoy Patrol |
06:20 |
07:50 |
Over
Convoy “Robin” |
31-Mar-41 |
P.7004 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
08:50 |
09:45 |
The
section was detailed to a raid 145 (probably and HE.111) which dropped bombs
in Falmouth Bay but saw nothing. |
01-Apr-41 |
P.6989 |
F/Lt D.A.C. Crooks |
Interception Patrol |
18:35 |
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A Do.215 was intercepted North of the Lizard. S/Ldr Donaldson
attacked and damaged it. F/Lt Crooks crashed in flames near Helston and was
killed. It appears that he was shot down by the Dornier, but S/Ldr Donaldson
did not see him after giving the “tally ho”. |
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