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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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F/O Wyndham arrived at 73 squadron from 185 squadron, Malta on 11/04/1944.
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
JK803 Pratice formation 0144-08-13
Malta 185 squadron 1943-06-01
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
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
EN482 Patrolled island 5/6000ft 1943-12-08
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
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 Base to Vis. Vis to base 1944-08-13
EP617 Practice formation 1944-08-17
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
EP617 Base to Vis & return 2944-08-22
JK803 Pratice flying 2944-08-24

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