Back ROSS David George
d. 05 Jun 1944 CWGC
Service Number 84001 (742202 )
P/O 24th Aug. 1940. (Gazette Issue 34949 published on the 20 September 1940. Page 14 of 58)
F/O 24 Aug 41 (Gazette Issue 35283 published on the 23 September 1941. Page 12 of 52)
F/Lt 24 Aug 42 (Gazette Issue 35717 published on the 22 September 1942. Page 3 of 6)
S/Ldr 9 Feb 1944: F/Lt ROSS is posted as S/Ldr O.C. 193 Squadron
DFC (Gazette Issue 36443 published on the 24 March 1944. Page 2 of 4)
Date A/C Crew Duty Up Down Details of Sortie or Flight
04-Aug-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 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
11-Aug-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 10 Group Roadstead 74 14:34 16:05 7 E. Boats reported in the estuary of Aber Vrach.  Battle of Aber Vrach
13-Aug-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Armed Shipping Recco 06:45 07:50 The Whirlibombers swept swept the familiar Channel Island shipping lanes without success
15-Aug-43 P.7013 F/Lt D.G. Ross 10 Group Circus 15:00 16:20 This operation to dive-bomb Guipavas aerodrome. S/Ldr Baker returned with exactor trouble. F/Lt McClure found 10/10 cloud and operation abandoned
17-Aug-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 10 Group Ramrod 08:50 10:00 It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10 cloud
18-Aug-43 P.7096 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Recco 02:58 03:05 F/Lt Ross patroled off Cotentin
08-Sep-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Operation Starkey 17:07 17:42 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
09-Sep-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Operation Starkey 08:00 09:05 Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot
17-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Armed Ship Recco 01:17 02:22 These pilots took off in pairs to recco the Cap de la Hague – Isigny and Channel Islands shipping lanes.
18-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Ranger Operation 01:22 03:30 Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or near bridge N. of Lamballe
23-Sep-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross   11:30 12:50 This operation consisted in the d/b of MORLAIX a/d.
04-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Armed Recco 11:40 12:12 Abortive armed recco for two Hun destroyers reported lurking in Lenardrieux Estuary
07-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Recco 11:40 12:50 Escorted by Ibsley Wing, uneventful, recco Channel Island area
08-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 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.
09-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Recco 19:00 20:30 Uneventful except for the strange lights near Barfleur.
15-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Recco 21:30 22:25 Another search from Predannack. Poor visibility.
17-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Recco 21:25 22:43 More searches Predannack – PORSPOIER – SEPT Iles – Predannack.
18-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 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.
21-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Rhubarb 17:20 18:50 These two damaged a loco with cannon fire 3 miles S.E. Barneville
22-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross Rhubarb 16:00 16:50 Insufficient cloud cover off Alderney.
23-Oct-43 P.6974 F/Lt D.G. Ross 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.
23-Oct-43 P. F/Lt D.G. Ross 10 Group Roadstead 77 15:00 16:10 Attack on Munsterland in Cherbourg Harbour
28-Oct-43 P.6983 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod Operation 14:30 15:25 These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock Cherbourg
05-Nov-43 P.7108 F/Lt D.G. Ross 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
07-Nov-43 P.7098 F/Lt D.G. Ross Air Sea Reescue Search 14:34 15:56 7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257 Squadron.
09-Nov-43 P.6783 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night Shipping Recco     Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North of Cap de la Hague and lowering to the South.
10-Nov-43 P.7098 F/Lt D.G. Ross Roadstead 78 10:35 11:45 Attacked ships moving South 2 to 3 miles off N.W. Coast of Guernsey.
11-Nov-43 P.7100 F/Lt D.G. Ross Night shipping recco 22:47 00:17 Uneventful Channel Island sortie
24-Nov-43 P.7100 F/Lt D.G. Ross Armed shipping recco 14:59 16:06 Turned back owing to bad weather S.W. of Plienmount Point.
25-Nov-43 P.7108 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod 106 pt 1 12:00 12:32 10/10 Cloud with tops 6-7,000 over Cherbourg, so sorties turned back
25-Nov-43 P.7108 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod 106 pt 2 15:57 16:45 8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26-Nov-43 P.7108 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod 108 11:57 12:45 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26-Nov-43 P.6997 F/Lt D.G. Ross Ramrod 109 15:40 16:50 Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.