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MILLS, Jack Percival

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rank: F/L
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 64690 )
born: 1918-12-28 United Kingdom

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Posted to 73 squadron 7th July 1943 from 71 O.T.U

1944-04-07 DFC Flt Lt Jack Percival MILLS (64690) 73 Sqdn

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Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1943-07-01
RAF 43 1940-06-01
RAF 249 1940-09-01

Aircraft:

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F/Lt J.P Mills arrived at La Sebala, posted to 73 squadron from 71 O.T.U. 1943-07-07
ES142 Local 1810 to 1855 1943-07-15
ES142 Local 1943-07-16
ES280 Dusk landings 2020 to 2130 1943-07-17
JK527 Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt Mygind west of Bizerte 0430 to 0720 1943-07-19
JK888 Patrolled convoy N. of Bizerte at 15/20,000ft 1943-07-21
ES280 Seven Spits Patrolled west bound convoy off Cap Serrat 1943-07-22
JK726 Patrolled convoy S.E of Cape Bon. 1943-07-23
JK726 Patrolled convoy near Bizerte 1943-07-24
Formation flying 1943-07-26
ES142 Five Spits to Kairouan 0707 to 0750 1943-07-28
ES142 Kairouan to base 1943-07-28
JK726 Patrolled convoy between Sicily & Cap Bon 1943-07-29
ES142 Patrolled convoy N. of Cap Bon with Sgt A.Chenitch 1943-08-01
ES280 Naval co-ops 1943-08-07
ES142 Scrambled with F/Sgt Green to 20,000ft over Bizerte, then order N.N.W of Galite island, E/A not sighted. 1943-08-08
ES280 Scrambled with F/Sgt Green to 20,000ft over Bizerte, then sent N.N.W of Galite island. No e/a seen. 1943-08-08
ES142 Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt Green, east of Bizerte 0635 to 0840 1943-08-16
ES142 Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt Green 50 miles east of Bizerte 1120 to 1335 1943-08-16
ES142 Four Spits up to patrol convoy west of Bizerte, did not find. 1943-08-19
ES142 Patrol Bizerte at 25,000ft 1943-08-20
Hurricane HW116, from Sebala 2 to base. 1810 to 1820 1943-08-20
ES142 Patrolled Bizerte at 25,000ft 1943-08-22
JK427 Patrolled Bizerte 0600 to 0750 1943-08-23
JK604 Patrolled Bizerte 1155 to 1350 1943-08-23
JK190 Patrolled Bizerte 1943-08-24
JG953 Patrolled 30 miles north of Bizerte 2010 to 2145 1943-08-26
JK991 Patrolled Bizerte with Sgt Ross 0915 to 1030 1943-08-27
JK546 Patrolled 20 miles N. of Bizerte with Sgt Ross 1943-08-29
JK546 Dinghy search 1943-08-30
JK546 Practice flying 1943-09-01
JK392 Practice flying 1943-09-03
JK546 Convoy patrol with Sgt Stonehouse, west of Bizerte 0615 to 0805 1943-09-06
JK546 Convoy patrol off Bouficha 1943-09-07
JK546 Six Spits airborne to Borizzo Airfield (Sicily) 0815 to 0915 1943-09-08
JK546 Borizzo Airfield to Sebala 1600 - 1700 1943-09-08
JK546 Four Spits on convoy patrol west of Zembra island. 1640 - 1815 1943-09-10
JK546 Six Spits accompanied a Walrus a/c to pick up 2 German airmen in the water. Picked up & returned to Sebala 0655 - 0900 1943-09-19
Nil flying from 20th September to 16th October. Squadron awaiting instructions to move. 1943-09-20
JK546 Sebala to Palermo (Sicily) squadron move 1240 - 1440 1943-10-17
JK546 Palermo to Montecorvino (squadron move) 1530 - 1645 1943-10-17
JK392 Patrol over Naples with F/Sgt Ritchie at 23,000ft 1943-10-21
JK546 Shipping recce, Found convoy & escorted to the next section took over. 0545 - 0745 1943-10-23
JL172 Shipping patrol, Salerno area 1045 - 1210 1943-10-24
JK546 Patrol over Naples at 23,000ft 1550 - 1730 1943-10-27
JK892 Shipping recce Capri to point Licosa with P/O Hiltz 1105 - 1220 1943-10-29
JK460 Submarine recce in Salerno area 1320 - 1425 1943-10-29
JK546 Patrol Naples at 23,000ft with F/Sgt Hampton 0600 - 0740 1943-11-02
JK709 Patrolled Naples with F/Sgt Hampton 1410 - 1550 1943-11-02
JK546 Shipping recce between Capri & Licosa with P/O Stonehouse 1000 - 1120 1943-11-04
JL172 Patrolled Naples with F/Sgt Hampton 1300 - 1440 1943-11-05
JK546 Shipping recce & patrol Capri to Naples with F/Sgt Hampton 0610 - 0830 1943-11-13
JK546 Six Spits Montecorvino to Brindisi, forward base for sweep over Albania 0710 - 0820 1943-11-15
JK546 Ground strafing on coast at Durazzo, Albania. Oil tanks on fire. Joint mission with 126 squadron 1943-11-15
JK546 Brindisi to Montecorvino 0800 - 0915 1943-11-16
JK892 Patrol of convoy south of Capri with F/O Bretherton 1245 - 1445 1943-11-20
The C.O S/Ldr Chase & F/Lt Mills left by road for Foggia this morning. The C.O is endeavoring his best to have the personnel under cover for the winter. 1943-11-25
JK546 Sector recce (Foggia main) 1943-12-05
JK546 Local flying 1943-12-07
JK546 Local flying 1943-12-08
JK546 Formation practice 1943-12-13
JK709 Air test 1943-12-14
JK190 Formation flying 1943-12-15
JK546 Foggia to Taranto 1943-12-16
JK546 Taranto to Foggia 1943-12-17
F/Lt Mills completed his tour & will be presently be leaving the squadron. 1943-12-27
Released from the RAF as a Squadron Leader. 1947-08-30

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