Aircraftadd |
Serial | Note | Date |
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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
|
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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
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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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
|
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F/O Wyndham left the squadron. |
1944-11-05
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