Aircraftadd |
Serial | Note | Date |
EN479 |
Escort to 1435 Sqdn bombing Narzamemi at 10,000ft. No E/A seen. |
1943-06-12
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EN479 |
Sweep S.E Sicily. Orbited Biscari & Comiso. Intense accurate flak at Comiso. |
1943-06-16
|
BS557 |
High cover to Liberators bombing Biscari & Comiso. |
1943-06-17
|
EN479 |
High cover to sweep over Comiso by 1435 & 111 sqdn. |
1943-06-21
|
EN479 |
Island patrol, taken over to intercept E/A. None seen |
1943-06-22
|
EN479 |
Escort to 8 Spits of 1435 Sqdn bombing Comiso. |
1943-06-23
|
EN392 |
Escort to P.R.U. W/O Smith staffed gun tower at Scalambri. |
1943-06-25
|
EN479 |
Patrolled Scalambri at 20,000ft no E/A seen. |
1943-06-26
|
JK611 |
Escort to 1435 & 229 sqdn bombing Gerbini. |
1943-06-27
|
JK972 |
Search for A/C in sea. Found oil patch N.E Gozo & directed H.S.L to spot. |
1943-06-30
|
JK650 |
Patrolled 30 miles N.W of island. No E/A seen. |
1943-06-30
|
JK522 |
Escort bombers to Gerbini. Rendezvous point no sign. Proceeded to Catenia engaged 8 plus E/A. Sgt.Saphir destroyed two M.E.109's. Contacted bombers & escorted home. P/O McConnell crashed (EN841) on landing., uninjured. |
1943-07-04
|
JK650 |
Island patrol. No.1 a/c engine trouble. Returned base. |
1943-07-04
|
JK522 |
Escorted Mitchell's to Comiso. 2 Maachi 202's attempted attacks but were driven off. |
1943-07-06
|
JK650 |
Escorted Mitchell's to Biscari. Bombing good many fires north of aerodrome. No E/A or flak. |
1943-07-07
|
JK650 |
Patrolled S. of island no incidents. |
1943-07-08
|
JK522 |
Patrolled convoy of 160 landing crafts, leaving them west of Gozo. |
1943-07-09
|
JK672 |
Escorted bombers to Vozzini, no E/A inaccurate A/A |
1943-07-10
|
JK672 |
Scrambled. 11 unidentified a/c seen at 15,000ft. No engagement. |
1943-07-10
|
JK672 |
Patrolled S.E Sicily. |
1943-07-11
|
JK672 |
Patrolled Noto to Belvedere |
1943-07-11
|
EN479 |
Patrolled S.E Sicily. |
1943-07-12
|
EN479 |
Sweep Catania to Gerbini |
1943-07-13
|
JK522 |
Patrolled Augusta to Catania at 15000ft |
1943-07-14
|
JK722 |
Patrolled Naval units off S.E Sicily. |
1943-07-16
|
EN479 |
Sweep Catania plain. At Gerbini 80 plus M.T's seen. Traffic blocked at bridge. |
1943-07-17
|
JF419 |
Scrambled vector 360° proved friendly. |
1943-07-29
|
EN479 |
Scrambled, no e/a seen. |
1943-08-08
|
JK650 |
Island patrol |
1943-08-12
|
JK873 |
Scrambled. Bogey friendly. |
1943-08-25
|
JK672 |
Convoy patrol |
1943-08-31
|
EN402 |
Island patrol |
1943-09-07
|
JK950 |
Convoy patrol |
1943-09-08
|
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Italy surrenders |
1943-09-10
|
JK522 |
Escort convoy N.E of Malta |
1943-09-16
|
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19th to 24th nil operations squadron movement from Malta to Sicily. |
1943-09-19
|
JK672 |
Convoy patrol N.E of Riposto |
1943-09-25
|
BR498 |
Escort convoy off Syracuse |
1943-09-25
|
JK722 |
Escort convoy from Augusta to Syracuse. |
1943-09-27
|
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1st to 16th nil operations squadron moved from Gerbini, Sicily to Grottaglie, Italy. |
1943-10-01
|
EN390 |
Patrolled 18,000ft over base (Grottaglie) |
1943-11-11
|
JK672 |
Escort to bombers to Durazzo. Staffed tanks with cannon & m.g lorries. Light A/A F/O Clark hit by cannon shell. |
1943-11-15
|
JK672 |
Search for S/L Page. Recalled after t/o |
1943-11-17
|
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S/Ldr Chase arrives at 73 from 126 Squadron. |
1943-11-20
|
JG953 |
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1943-11-29
|
JK991 |
Squadron move from Montecorvino to Foggia, main. |
1943-12-02
|
JK991 |
Local flying |
1943-12-09
|
JK991 |
Formation practice |
1943-12-10
|
JK991 |
Foggia to Bari. Communication flying. |
1943-12-14
|
JK991 |
Escort DC from Bari to Termoli |
1943-12-14
|
JK991 |
Foggia to Taranto |
1943-12-17
|
JK991 |
Cannon test & formation flying. |
1943-12-19
|
EN252 |
Air test |
1943-12-19
|
JK991 |
To Bari to refuel for escort work |
1943-12-21
|
JK991 |
Bari to Vasto escort DC |
1943-12-21
|
MA712 |
Scrambled E/A approaching Bari, nothing seen. |
1944-01-03
|
JK991 |
Sweep Vis and neighbor islands. Only light Flak from Vis harbor. |
1944-01-11
|
JK891 |
Sweep Vis & neighboring islands. No incidents. |
1944-01-13
|
JK437 |
Search for ditched Liberator Niget Island, fail to find. |
1944-01-14
|
JK991 |
Sweep W. of Lagosta, Brac & Split. Vectored over islands no E/A seen. |
1944-01-17
|
JL226 |
Practice flying. |
1944-01-19
|
JK991 |
Practice flying. |
1944-01-20
|
MA531 |
Cannon test |
1944-01-20
|
JK991 |
Sweep over enemy occupied islands Lagost & Vis. Light A/A |
1944-01-25
|
JK991 |
Sweep over Vic |
1944-01-26
|
JK991 |
To Vito |
1944-01-27
|
MA531 |
Sweep Vis, S. of Brac & Hvar without incident. |
1944-01-30
|
MA531 |
Sweep Vis, Brac & Hvar without incident. |
1944-01-31
|
MA531 |
Straffed trains, wagons & lorries at Hutovo. 1 engine destroyed 2 wagons destroyed |
1944-02-02
|
MA531 |
Escort destroyers to Stari Grad Bay where they shelled the town. |
1944-02-04
|
MA531 |
Sweep inland to Poljice. Destroyed engine in station & lorry along road |
1944-02-10
|
JK991 |
Sweep over Vis, not incidents. |
1944-02-16
|
MA311 |
Recce Dalmatian coast forced to return owing to bad weather. |
1944-02-20
|
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F/Sgt Bailey killed in Spit JK709 near Gioia from bad weather. |
1944-02-20
|
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Emergency landing strip now on Vis Island. |
1944-02-23
|
MA531 |
12 spits airborne split into 2 sections. Staffed lorries, personal & trains. At Metkovic encountered H & L.AA . S/Ldr Chase hit by flak & crash landed on Vis. |
1944-02-28
|
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S/Ldr Chase returned from Vis none the worst, after having to make a unfortunate forced landing. |
1944-03-03
|
JK991 |
Practice formation flying |
1944-03-27
|
MH359 |
Patrolled Dalmatian islands, manly Vis without incident. |
1944-03-28
|
MA532 |
Attacked truck south of Neum a flamer. Attacked another east Dunta Doli also flamer |
1944-03-29
|
MA633 |
Air & cannon test |
1944-03-29
|
MA633 |
Sweep Dalmatian coast. Strafed heavy lorry a flamer. Staff car & 3 ton lorry damaged. Strafing solders marching at Vitina. |
1944-04-02
|
MA633 |
Attacked in two's loco's blew up wagons left damaged. Schooner damaged. In Orasac area |
1944-04-07
|
MA630 |
Recce of Zadar & Zemunik Donji. See what appeared to be R.D.F station. |
1944-04-11
|
MA532 |
Patrolled Vis at 3000ft. 0535 to 0655 |
1944-04-15
|
JK337 |
Flying VC fighter bombers escorted by 32 squadron bombed and strafed Vrgorac. Target left in black smoke |
1944-04-16
|
JK337 |
Ljubuski town & joining mostar road trafed lorry, car & motorcycle. |
1944-04-17
|
JK337 |
Bombing & straffing mission off w.point of Mijet. Bombs dropped on Stolac town many vehicles noticed. |
1944-04-19
|
MA339 |
Set course for Ljubuski & bombed the town. All bomb fell on the target where the M.T was parked. |
1944-05-01
|
JK337 |
Armed recce to Ploča. Bombing run on 3 vessels, all bomb wid of targets. |
1944-05-02
|
JK337 |
Armed recce to Ploča. Bombing run on 3 vessels, all bomb wid of targets. |
1944-05-02
|
JK337 |
Armed recce to Ploča. Bombing run on 3 vessels, all bomb wid of targets. |
1944-05-02
|
JK337 |
Target hotel Riviera, Orebic beyond Pelagosa 10/10 cloud return Vis |
1944-05-06
|
JK337 |
To Orebic to attack Riviera hotel. 4 bombs hit target considerable damage. Strafed barge & lunch on the return. 1944- |
1944-05-07
|
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Sweep. Landfall at Omis covered road to Podgora and Sestanovac to Vrgorac search for radio station without results |
1944-05-09
|
JG800 |
Airborne with bombs to assist a small party engaged on a raid at Šolta. |
1944-05-10
|
JL393 |
Swep roads at Obrovac to Sujica no targets seen. Saw train at Mostar but couldn't attack owing to rugged nature of country. |
1944-05-14
|
JG800 |
Sweep of roads Split, Sinj, Knis, Drnis. Only targets seen two M.T both flamers. Rainstorm at base landed Termoli |
1944-05-17
|
JG800 |
From Termoli to Amendola |
1944-05-17
|
JG800 |
To Vis refuel |
1944-05-22
|
JG800 |
Seep Zara & Starigrad. Owing to weather 10/10 clouds & rain set course to base. |
1944-05-22
|
JG800 |
Dive bombed aerodrome at Bihac then straffed. S/L Chase hit by flak force landing. Section damaged 2 Macchi, 202's, 1 H.S126, S/L Chase destroyed J.U.87 a flamer. Heard on R/T "I've had it boy's I'm on fire". |
1944-05-26
|
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P.O.W Dulag DL Wetzlar. |
1944-05-26
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