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HOLMAN |
Eric John |
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Service Number |
125518 (1334537) |
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P/O |
7th Feb. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35654 published on the
31 July 1942. Page 6 of 12) |
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F/O |
1st Oct. 1942: (Gazette Issue 35791 published on the
17 November 1942. Page 11 of 22) |
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F/Lt |
7th Feb. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36541 published on the 30 May
1944. Page 3 of 6) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
17-Aug-43 |
P.6990 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7098 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Convoy |
08:10 |
09:40 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
09-Sep-43 |
P.6947 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Operation Starkey |
08:00 |
09:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
12-Sep-43 |
P.7013 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Convoy |
06:55 |
08:05 |
Large convoy forming off Needles and moving West. |
16-Sep-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Armed Ship
Recco |
23:50 |
01:10 |
These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague –
Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes. |
18-Sep-43 |
P.6990 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Ranger
Operation |
02:20 |
04:00 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bombed a train (Cat C.) E. of Plouarel. |
08-Oct-43 |
P.7055 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Recco |
19:00 |
20:25 |
S/Ldr BAKER bombed an E. Boat Cat 4 off VARRIVILLE but was
prevented by S/Ls from investigating further. |
17-Oct-43 |
P.7111 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Recco |
21:59 |
23:08 |
More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack. |
21-Oct-43 |
P.7092 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Rhubarb |
17:20 |
18:50 |
These two damaged a loco with cannon fire 3 miles S.E.
Barneville |
22-Oct-43 |
P.7092 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Rhubarb |
16:00 |
16:50 |
Insufficient cloud cover off Alderney. |
23-Oct-43 |
P.7098 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
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. |
30-Oct-43 |
P.7092 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Ramrod 99 |
15:00 |
16:00 |
The seven Whirlwinds which were serviceable took off to
divebomb the Munsterland |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7046 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Ramrod 100 |
15:15 |
15:45 |
7 Whirlibombers took off to dive bomb M/V Munsterland lying in
No 5 dry dock Cherbourg. They met 10/10 cloud and RTB |
09-Nov-43 |
P.7092 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night Shipping Recco |
23:32 |
00:52 |
Both sorties from Predannack and both sorties uneventful. |
11-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/O E.J. Holman |
Night shipping recco |
21:55 |
23:18 |
Attacked two tugs ½ mile from Cherbourg about to enter the
Harbour |
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