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WYNDHAM, Alan Arthur

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rank: F/O
status: survived
airforce: RAAF    (no: 420329 )
born: 1923-04-17 Wyong Australia

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57 OTU UK
F/O Wyndham arrived at 73 squadron from 185 squadron, Malta on 11/04/1944.

F/O Wyndham and W/O Strange both on the same sortie something happened but only have them both returning from Vis island on the 16th May 1944. Check picture to the right.

Left the squadron on the 5/11/1944.


Overseas/Operational service

Embarked Melbourne 22/05/1942
Disembarked Canada 20/06/1942
Embarked Canada 23/11/1942
Disembarked UK 30/11/1942
Transferred N.Africa 17/05/1943
Transferred Malta 04/06/1943
Transferred middle E. 17/11/1944
Transferred India 16/05/1945
Embarked India 28/09/1945
Disembarked Sydney 28/10/1945

Squadrons:

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AirforceSqdrnDate
RAF 73 squadron 1944-04-01
RAF 185 1943-06-01

Aircraft:

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SerialNoteDate
Malta 185 squadron 1943-06-01
JK333 Airborne on dusk patrol south of the island escort for outgoing shipping. 1943-06-11
EN349 Four Spits airborne on patrol of the island. 1943-06-28
ER716 Sweep S.E of Sicily two 109's attacked 1943-07-01
ER716 Sweep S.E of Sicily two 109's attacked 1943-07-01
ER928 Close escort to Mitchells. 1943-07-05
JK885 Support to Fortresses 1943-07-08
JK391 Cover for landing parties Sicily 1943-07-09
Operation Husky (Sicily landings) 1943-07-09
JK166 Patrol cover for shipping at Sicily 1943-07-11
JK166 Patrol 1943-07-11
JK166 Patrol Sicily coast 1943-07-13
JK885 Patrol south of Catania. Wyndham landed Paterno 1943-07-13
JK455 Escort Mitchells to Sicily 1943-07-14
JK404 Escort Mitchells Sicily. 1943-07-15
JK166 Escort Mitchell's bombing Valguarnera 1943-07-16
EN482 Scrambled no enemy aircraft sighted 1943-08-01
EN403 Scrambled. /Lt Chappell attacked J.U.88 Wyndham hit and returned fire but had to bale out. Picked up by Walrus. 1943-08-02
MA452 Island patrol 1943-08-06
EN523 Patrolled 20 miles south of Gela. 1943-08-24
EN533 Patrol island 1943-09-01
JL167 Escort for shipping 1943-09-03
EN533 Scrambled but no sightings 1943-09-04
EN633 Patrol 15 miles N. of island 1943-09-05
Patrolled convoy 20 miles N.E of island to 50 miles N.N.E of island. 1943-11-30
EN482 Scrambled to intercept 6+approaching island, found to be 5 DC.3's. 1943-12-07
EN482 Patrolled island 5/6000ft 1943-12-08
BR226 Convoy patrol 55 miles south of island. 1944-01-13
MA452 Patrolled over island at 15,000ft 1944-01-16
JK309 Convey patrol 1235 to 1455 1944-01-29
JK650 Scrambled 020° at 15,000ft orbited 15 miles north of island, nothing seen. 1944-02-01
MA452 Scrambled to 25000ft on reaching 6000ft was recalled, bogey proved friendly. 1944-02-11
JK650 Scrambled but proved friendly. 1944-02-22
JG955 Convoy patrol 0750 to 0950 1944-02-23
Joined 73 squadron 1944-04-01
ES285 Air test 1944-04-09
ES285 Local sector recce 1944-04-12
MH359 Patrol of Vis until returning section arrival. 1944-04-14
MA532 Non-ops. Air test 1944-04-15
Bombing & straffing. Half of them seen to be on target. Intense flames apparently fuel dump. 1944-04-16
JK338 Bombing & straffing mission. Road & rail Stolac, loco + wagons destroyed. 1944-04-19
EF630 Loco destroyed & about 12 wagons at Poljice. At Turkovići loco blew up. 1944-04-23
MA633 Air test 1944-04-24
ES142 Armed. Made landfall at Gradac located M.T target. All bombs fell in area 1944-05-01
Good news today of two pilots feared killed in March & April. Hayne & McCall are P.O.W. 1944-05-01
MA634 Scrambled then pancake target friendly. 1944-05-02
MA311 Patrol of Vis 1944-05-03
ES142 Armed recce bombs dropped at target G9007 1944-05-04
JG800 Air & cannon test 1944-05-07
ES142 Target Seibel ferries reported at Raciste. No target sighted. Secondary target hotel Riviera Orebic. 4 direct hits. 1944-05-08
ES142 Searched areas for radio station Omiš, Podgora, Šestanova without results. 1944-05-09
LZ815 Proceeded to Listica. Heavy flak encountered unable to get near target. 1944-05-10
ES142 Searche all inlets Grohote harbour & north coast of island. Straffed 30ft vessel & damaged. 1944-05-11
JK337 Air test 1944-05-12
JK446 Air test 1944-05-13
JK446 Armed recce Siebel ferry. Bomb run at 100ft two near misses 1944-05-14
F/O Wyndham and W/O Strange returned from Vis (picture above) 1944-05-16
JL393 Sweep of roads Split, Sinj, Knis, Drnis. Only targets seen two M.T both flamers. Rainstorm at base landed Termoli 1944-05-17
JL393 From Termoli to Amendola 1944-05-17
JK978 No sign on target boat secondary target bombed Ston 1944-05-21
JG871 Air test 1944-05-22
JG800 Air & cannon test 1944-05-25
JG800 Air & cannon test 1944-05-25
MA345 Dive bombed aerodrome at Bihac then straffed. S/L Chase hit by flak force landing. Section damaged 2 Macchi, 202's, one J.U.87, one H.S.126. 1944-05-26
ES342 Air test 1944-05-27
ER666 Landed at Vis to refuel 1944-05-29
ER666 Base to Vis 1944-05-30
ER666 Escort to Baltimores bombing Prekaja. 1944-05-30
ER666 Air test 1944-05-31
JK805 To Vis to refuel 1944-06-01
JK805 To Ostrožac attacked loco, blew up. On same line 30 wagons straffed 1944-06-01
JL222 Target Sumartin (Brac). All bombs direct hits. At Supetar harbour attacked 2 boats both sunk. 1944-06-02
JL222 Vis to base 1944-06-02
ER666 Air test 1944-06-04
ER666 Vis to refuel 1944-06-05
ER666 Bombing raid. Target bridge at Skradin. No.1 scored direct hit, whole bridge destroyed. Pećigrad staff car a flamer 1944-06-05
ER666 Vis to base 1944-06-05
ER666 To Vis to refuel then Sinj attacked 2 M.T both damaged. No.1 (F/Lt Twomey) developed glycol leak forced to bale out near Knin. Landed safely & seen running. 1944-06-06
ER666 Vis to base 1944-06-06
ES142 To Vis refuel then target railway bridge Otoka area. Owing to bad weather unable to find target. 1944-06-07
JL309 "Jim Crow" to Vis to refuel then owing to bad weather returned to base 1944-06-08
ER666 To Vis to refuel then sweep Drvar areas. Covered secondary roads no targets. 1944-06-09
Escort aircraft to landing strip Bosansko Grohovo 1944-06-09
ER666 07.25 - 08.05 to Vis from base 1944-06-11
ES142 09.00 - 10.15 escort 1944-06-11
ES142 15.40 - 17.20 offensive sweep 1944-06-11
JK333 Island patrol at dusk S. of island area for outgoing shipping 1944-06-11
JG871 Air test 1944-06-12
JK450 Air test 1944-06-12
JG871 To Vis refuel & bomb up 1944-06-13
JG871 Target dump at Dragočaj Search area no trace on dump. Bomed railway line at Dragočaj 1944-06-13
JG871 To Vis then sweep Zara area, no activity. 1944-06-13
ER590 Local flying 1944-06-14
JG871 Air test 1944-06-14
JK667 Practice flying 1944-06-20
JK278 Practice battle formation 1944-06-21
Covered north coast of Korcula. No targets seen. 1944-06-22
JK667 Escort D.C.3 from Vieste to Drvar & return 1944-06-25
JG871 To Vis to refuel then sweep at Dugojno attacked convoy 20 M.T 5 flamers 1944-06-25
MA291 Base to Vis the sweep return to Vis then base. 1944-06-26
JG871 Base to Vis then sweep Benkovac, Svrake & Gospić areas. No targets 1944-06-27
EN349 Island and patrol 1944-06-28
JK667 Local flying 1944-06-29
JK660 From Foggia to Canne 1944-07-01
JK519 Attacked loco at Generalski Stol. Loco blew up. Another train with loco's both ends, both blew up. 1944-07-02
MA345 Target Tomislavgrad all bombs fell in target area. Loco in station Bugojno blew up. 1944-07-05
EP579 To Vis (refuel) then target railway wagons at Drnis 1944-07-08
MA345 Sweep Gospić area no targets found. 1944-07-09
ER666 Sweep Doboj area. No targets 1944-07-09
MA291 Base to Vis then at Markov attacked large barge 1944-07-10
MA291 Doboj, vinkovci destroyed 2 staff cars 8 loco's 1 M.T return Vis then base. 1944-07-11
MA345 Base to Vis then sweep Medak, Otočac, Ličko, Selce, Bunić only one target seen M.T damaged 1944-07-14
MA708 Scrambled vector 060º the ordered to return. 1944-07-18
ER271 Base to Vis then to Amendola 1944-08-12
JK803 Pratice formation 1944-08-13
JK803 Base to Vis. Vis to base 1944-08-13
EP617 Practice formation 1944-08-17
EP617 Base to Vis & return 1944-08-22
JK803 Pratice flying 1944-08-24
MA751 Air test 1944-09-01
JK803 Pratice flying & formation 1944-09-07
JK177 Pratice battle formation 1944-09-09
MJ116 Squadron moved from Foggia Main to Canne 1944-09-12
MJ116 From Biferno to base (Cannes). 1944-09-13
MJ116 From base to Falcanara to refuel. 1944-09-17
MJ116 Patrol of Ljubljana area. On landing ground saw 15 aircraft. Returned to base via Falcanara. 1944-09-17
NH271 Patrol of Zagreb, Noviska areas. Sibenik area accurate flak encountered. Sgt Shearer hit and forced to bale out east of Žirje. Pilot safe in Dinghy. 1944-10-05
PT498 To Falcanara & return 1944-10-09
NH271 Sweep Zagreb areas. At Zaprešić four loco's seen and attacked. Intense flak at least 20 flak cars. 1944-10-12
PT668 Sweep Zagreb areas. 10/10 clouds returned to base 1944-10-13
MK444 Air test 1944-10-13
Sweep Senj, Karlovac 10/10 clouds return base. 1944-10-15
PT498 Sweep Jablanica & Kaonth areas weather forced to return to base 1944-10-19
PT498 Sweep Jablanica & Kaonth areas weather forced to return to base 1944-10-19
MA743 Sweep Lokve & Ravnogorska. Nothing seen 1944-10-21
PT498 Shipping & weather recce Yugo coast 1944-10-25
PT498 Sweep Senj areas. Bad weather returned base 1944-10-25
EN359 Practice formation & cannon firing. 1944-10-29
PT497 Air test 1944-11-01
F/O Wyndham left the squadron. 1944-11-05

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