WYNDHAM, Alan Arthur
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rank: F/Ostatus: 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
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
Spitfire Art Prints:
Aircraft:
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|---|---|---|
| Serial | Note | Date |
| 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 |
| ER226 | 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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