HAYNE, Charles John
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rank: F/Lstatus: pow
airforce: RAF (no: 48581 )
born: 1919-03-08 Yeovil United Kingdom
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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.
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.
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 73 | 1943-12-01 | -- |
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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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