Back COGHLAN Humphrey St. John
Service Number 90117
P/O (prob.) 12th Mar. 1934. (Gazette Issue 34036 published on the 27 March 1934. Page 15 of 80)
P/O 12th Mar. 1935. (Gazette Issue 34153 published on the 23 April 1935. Page 6 of 32)
F/O 7th June 1941. (Gazette Issue 35196 published on the 20 June 1941. Page 24 of 72)
F/Lt 2nd Feb. 1942. (Gazette Issue 35615 published on the 30 June 1942. Page 17 of 44)
S/Ldr 11th Nov. 1943. (Gazette Issue 36263 published on the 23 November 1943. Page 9 of 10)
DFC 21 Oct 1941. (Gazette Issue 35318 published on the 17 October 1941. Page 2 of 4)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
22-May-41 P.7005 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 10:10 10:30 Convoy Patrol
23-May-41 P.6993 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 14:00 15:15 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6994 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 13:00 14:30 Convoy Patrol
01-Jun-41 P.6994 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 16:20 16:40 Convoy Patrol
03-Jun-41 P.7005 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 08:25 09:55 Convoy Patrol
03-Jun-41 P.6977 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 11:20 13:00 Convoy Patrol
09-Jun-41 P.6977 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Interception Patrol 14:30 15:35 The two sections were on patrol, but no enemy was sighted.
09-Jun-41 P.6974 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 19:30 20:20 Convoy Patrol
12-Jun-41 P.7045 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:50 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 09:10 10:40 Convoy Patrol
15-Jun-41 P.7000 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 12:00 13:45 Convoy Patrol
23-Jun-41 P.7044 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 09:00 10:20 Convoy Patrol
28-Jun-41 P.7044 P/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 09:30 10:25 Convoy patrol
24-Jul-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Interception Patrol 18:55 19:35 The section patrolled Portland Bill at 5000 feet.
29-Jul-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 11:15 12:45 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
06-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Warhead No. 4 08:46 10:00 Warhead No. 4 Operation to strafe Maupertus
06-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Warhead No. 5 12:21 13:18 Warhead No. 5 Operation to strafe Maupertus
07-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Interception Patrol 16:30 17:30 The section was on patrol, but saw nothing.
12-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Operation No. 77 10:02 11:35 Escort of 54 Blenheims of No.2 Group to Antwerp to attack Knapsack and Quadrath power stations
17-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Offensive Operation 13:34 14:30 4 Whirlwinds fly from Ibsley to Maupertus at 15000 feet to draw the German fighters into the air, and that Spitfires and Hurricanes should follow and deal with them. The Hun, however, was not “playing”.
19-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 17:50 18:50 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
20-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 07:30 08:05 Convoy Patrol in the Bristol Channel.
26-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Offensive Action 11:32 12:58 Low level attack on Lannion aerodrome.
31-Aug-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Gudgeon No.4 14:05 15:27 Cover for Blenheims returning from an attack on Lannion aerodrome.
03-Sep-41 P.7011 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Convoy Patrol 12:40 13:25 Convoy patrol in the Bristol Channel.
18-Sep-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Interception Patrol 16:05 16:55 The section was on patrol.
04-Sep-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Gudgeon No.6 14:12 15:40 Close escort to 6 Blenheims detailed to bomb an oil ship in Cherbourg Harbour.
08-Sep-41 P.7044 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Attack on convoy off Guernsey 16:36 17:55 Escort of 12 Blenheims attacking Convoy off Jersey
29-Sep-41 P.6998 F/O H.St J. Coghlan Mandolin Operation No.7 18:33 20:20 Attack JU.88s on Lannion aerodrome.
02-Nov-41 P.7110 F/Lt H.St J. Coghlan Attack on Whitchurch Aerodrome 08:00 08:25 Ten Whirlwinds co-operated in this large scale Home Guard Tactical Exercise. In the first phase Whitchurch aerodrome and the three Avon bridges on the South side of Bristol were beaten-up in low level attacks by four sections of aircraft. In the second phase the Southern approaches of Bristol were again attacked by three sections of aircraft.