Back HANDLEY William Arnold
Service Number 186287 (1338811)
P/O 19th Aug. 1944. (Gazette Issue 36814 published on the 24 November 1944. Page 3 of 10)
F/O 19th Feb. 1945. (Gazette Issue 37007 published on the 27 March 1945. Page 5 of 8)
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