HAYNE, Charles John
Stats:
rank : F/L
status :
pow
airforce : RAF
(no: 48581 )
born : 1919-03-08 Yeovil United Kingdom
added by: Justin
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73 Squadron
17/12/1943
Five new pilot arrived today (Foggia main) from a A.F.U near Algiers, F/O C.J.Hayne included.
3/3/1944
F/Lt Charles J Hayne in Spitfire JG783
Four Spitfires led by F/O Bremner with F/Lt Hayne, F/Sgt Lee & W/O Hampton after a thorough briefing. At 10.00 set course for the Dalmatian coast that being the target area. A few miles N.E of Dubrovnik a couple of trains were hit. Spitfires continued west until reaching the coast and visited more shipping ports. During the attack on trains F/Lt Hayne could not be contacted on the R/T by his No.1 and nothing more was seen or heard from him. It is believed aircraft & pilot forced landed somewhere in the area. The other Spitfires arrived back at base at 12.25.
P.O.W Camp Oflag Luft lll Sagan.
Squadrons:
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Airforce Sqdrn Date
RAF
73
1943-12-01
Aircraft:
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Serial Note Date
P/O Hayne arrived at the squadron.
1943-12-17
JK667
Formation flying
1943-12-19
JK190
Vasto to Bari return.
1943-12-21
MA712
Experience on type 14.35 to 15.00
1943-12-23
MA565
Formation flying
1943-12-24
MA633
Scrambled over base to 25,000ft as usual plots faded.
1943-12-28
MA630
Aircraft test
1943-12-29
JK892
Calibration test.
1943-12-30
MA633
Scrambled saw nothing.
1944-01-03
JK464
Convoy escort from Bari to Manfredonia.
1944-01-09
JK709
Formation flying & gun test.
1944-01-12
JK709
Scrambled the ordered to land.
1944-01-14
MA311
Search for Liberator Niget Island region, no trace.
1944-01-14
JK970
Practice scramble
1944-01-21
JK991
Local flying practice
1944-01-22
JK709
Convoy patrol
1944-01-25
MA630
Air test
1944-01-28
JK709
Sweep over Dalmatian coast. Strayed trains & lorries at Hutova
1944-02-02
ER178
Calibration test
1944-02-03
MA630
Top cover to Naval units shelling enemy positions at Šolta Island.
1944-02-04
MA311
Scrambled various vectors saw nothing.
1944-02-04
EN582
Air & cannon test
1944-02-15
JL226
Air test 06.50 to 07.10
1944-02-16
JL226
Air test 14.30 to 14.50
1944-02-16
EN252
Sweep Dalmatian Islands for Radar stations, no sightings.
1944-02-17
MA532
Shipping recce Korčula many small schooners seen. Hvar to Vis patrolled Vis the to base.
1944-02-18
JK783
Sweep Dalmatians saw few small boards at Vela-Luka. No shipping in Stari Grad.
1944-02-19
EN582
Air test
1944-02-20
EN252
Escort H.S.L 15 miles S. of Vis recalled due to weather.
1944-02-21
Emergency landing strip now on Vis Island.
1944-02-23
MA712
Shipping recce, saw large ship & 4 schooners at Solin
1944-02-24
JK991
Escort convoy
1944-02-26
MA311
Recce Dalmatian coast. Found convoy of about 50 lorries W. of Mostar. Strayed hits on about 12, 4 left in flames.
1944-03-02
JG783
Attacked two stationary trains at Poljica. F/Lt Hayne failed to return.
1944-03-03
P.O.W Camp Oflag Luft lll Sagan
1944-03-03
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