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WATKINS |
William Edwin |
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Service Number |
162644 (1317496) |
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P/O |
26th Nov. 1943. (Gazette
Issue 36323 published on the 7 January 1944. Page 4 of 8) |
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F/O |
26th May 1944. (Gazette
Issue 36577 published on the 20 June 1944. Page 3 of 8) |
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F/Lt |
26th Nov 1945 (Gazette Issue 37398
published on the 18 December 1945. Page 4 of 6) |
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Date |
A/C |
Crew |
Duty |
Up |
Down |
Details of
Sortie or Flight |
19-May-43 |
P.7089 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Roadstead |
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Repetition
of previous days uneventful search for minesweepers Channel Islands – Brehat |
29-May-43 |
P.7013 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Scramble |
17:15 |
18:45 |
These
sections patrolled base at 5,000ft |
13-Jul-43 |
P.7097 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Shipping Recco |
16:00 |
17:15 |
The area searched comprised the Channel Island area and as far
as the Ile Brehat. |
15-Aug-43 |
P.6997 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
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.7096 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
10 Group Ramrod |
08:50 |
10:00 |
It was intended to divebomb Brest Guipavas. Aborted in 10/10
cloud |
31-Aug-43 |
P.7047 |
Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Convoy |
11:25 |
12:55 |
Convoy, West of Portland. |
08-Sep-43 |
P.7040 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Operation Starkey |
17:07 |
18:05 |
Divebombing of Naval and Flak heavy guns at Hardelot |
18-Sep-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night Ranger
Operation |
02:21 |
04:05 |
Chatanooga Choo-Choo. Bursts on or v. close to the line W. of
PLOUARET |
23-Oct-43 |
P.6998 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
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.6977 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Ramrod Operation |
14:30 |
15:25 |
These eight a/c dive-bombed the Munsterland in No 5 dry dock
Cherbourg |
02-Nov-43 |
P.7012 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Rhubarb |
14:00 |
14:35 |
Rhubarb to attack railway targets N. and W. of CARENTAN. They
found 4/10 cloud at 4000 feet and RTB |
05-Nov-43 |
P.7037 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
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.6979 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Air Sea Reescue
Search |
14:34 |
15:56 |
7 Whirlwinds went on A/S/R Search for F/O Coombe of 257
Squadron. |
10-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night Shipping Recco |
20:34 |
22:12 |
Sturgeon attacked 4 or 5 ships, thought to be armed trawlers, 4
miles S.E. of Sark. |
16-Nov-43 |
P.6997 |
F/Sgt W.E. Watkins |
Night shipping recco |
02:40 |
04:10 |
Two uneventful sorties from Predannack. |
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