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