WELLS, Patrick Hardy Vesey
Stats:
rank: F/L
status:
survived
airforce: RAF
(no: 72098 )
born: 1917-03-16 Johannesburg South Africa
added by: Justin
Bio / Text:
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73 Squadron
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Squadrons:
| Squadrons add |
| Airforce | Sqdrn | Date |
| RAF |
249 |
1940-06-01
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| RAF |
255 |
1943-09-01
|
| RAF |
73 |
1943-03-01
|
Aircraft:
| Aircraftadd |
| Serial | Note | Date |
| |
Flew hurricanes before June
|
1943-06-10
|
| ES142 |
Local flying.
|
1943-06-12
|
| ES280 |
Local flying.
|
1943-06-17
|
| ES280 |
Local flying.
|
1943-06-20
|
| JK527 |
Local, type experience.
|
1943-06-22
|
| ES142 |
Dusk landing.
|
1943-06-22
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| |
Local. Experience on type.
|
1943-06-24
|
| JK970 |
Cannon test
|
1943-07-03
|
| JK161 |
Patrolled east of Bizerte
|
1943-07-06
|
| JK888 |
Patrolled convoy from Rass zebib to Cap Bon.
|
1943-07-07
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Six pilots led by F/Lt Wells flying Hurricanes proceeded to Malta for a important job.
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1943-07-08
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| |
Anti searchlight patrol from Malta to Catalina Sicily. Strafing M.T's S.W Sicily.
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1943-07-10
|
| |
Hurricanes at Malta return to LA Sebala 2
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1943-07-14
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| JK892 |
Dawn patrol east of Bizerte.
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1943-07-24
|
| JK604 |
Patrolled Galite island at 15,000ft
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1943-08-02
|
| JK546 |
Formation flying.
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1943-08-12
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| JK892 |
Scrambled but bogey was friendly.
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1943-08-13
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| JK190 |
Dinghy search east of Cap Bon. Did not find.
|
1943-08-15
|
| JK991 |
Air test
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1943-08-17
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| JK991 |
Convoy patrol. Could not find. Was informed not left Algiers.
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1943-08-19
|
| JK991 |
Patrol Bizerte but returned T/T failure. 06.15 to 06.30
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1943-08-20
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| JK190 |
Patrolled Bizerte
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1943-08-23
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| JK546 |
Patrolled Bizerte
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1943-08-24
|
| JK460 |
Patrolled Bizerte
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1943-08-25
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| JK427 |
Patrolled Bizerte
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1943-08-26
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| JK991 |
Dinghy search
|
1943-08-30
|
| JK190 |
Local flying
|
1943-09-05
|
| JK190 |
Convoy patrol W. of Zambra Island
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1943-09-10
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| |
F/L Wells left the squadron posted to 255 (night) Beufighters squadron.
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1943-09-14
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| |
Nil fly from 1943-09-20 to 1943-10-16 squadron move to Montecorvino, Italy.
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1943-09-24
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