| Aircraftadd |
| Serial | Note | Date |
| |
2/Lt Harper from South Africa arrived at 73 Squadron today. |
1944-04-19
|
| MA339 |
Air & cannon test |
1944-05-01
|
| JK978 |
Air test |
1944-05-02
|
| MA424 |
Search for dinghy south of Hvar. Made a square search without results. |
1944-05-03
|
| EN252 |
search for dinghy again still no results. |
1944-05-03
|
| JK978 |
Air test |
1944-05-04
|
| EP965 |
Lt Harper providing top cover for attacks on Dalmatian coast. |
1944-05-09
|
| JK672 |
4 spits to Korčula and bombed Vela luka. All bombs fell in town |
1944-05-10
|
| JG893 |
Shipping & weather recce. At Makarska after encountered flak developed engine trouble & had to bale out. |
1944-05-11
|
| JK337 |
To Grottaglie |
1944-05-15
|
| JK605 |
Target 3 master schooners. At Čiovo no schooner seen, secondary target bridge at Omiš. All bomb fell in target area. |
1944-05-17
|
| JK605 |
Vis to base |
1944-05-17
|
| JK605 |
Air test |
1944-05-19
|
| JK383 |
At Livno attacked 2 lorries, 1 flamer other blew up. Damaged other small M.T's. Attacked large M.T with fuel drums. At Prozor another flamer. At Loviste saw 2 landing craft 1 set on fire. |
1944-05-19
|
| JG871 |
Air test |
1944-05-20
|
| JK605 |
To Vis to refuel 08.00 to 08.45 |
1944-05-21
|
| JK605 |
Bombed small boat near Harbour of Ston then both pilots recced Dalmatian island before returning to Vis. |
1944-05-21
|
| JK604 |
Target monastery (enemy H.Q) at Ljuboski. 10/10 cloud so secondary target Harbour at Grohote. All bombs on target area. |
1944-05-21
|
| JK383 |
Practice bombing |
1944-05-22
|
| |
Air test Hurricane LZ811 |
1944-05-23
|
| LZ811 |
Air test |
1944-05-23
|
| LZ811 |
Attacked aerodrome west of Bihac J.U.87, H.S126 & Macchi destroyed. Then made strafing runs. |
1944-05-25
|
| ES342 |
Air test |
1944-05-26
|
| JK741 |
Air test & cannon test |
1944-05-28
|
| MA339 |
To Vis |
1944-05-29
|
| MA339 |
Secondary roads near Drvar was about 6 M.T's & 12 light tanks. Attacked M.T's 2 smokers 4 damaged. |
1944-05-29
|
| MA339 |
From Vis to base |
1944-05-29
|
| ES342 |
From base to Vis |
1944-05-30
|
| ES342 |
Sweep at Padene attacked large M.T convoy many damaged one flamer. Another 12 M.T attacked, 1 flamer. |
1944-05-30
|
| ES342 |
Vis to base 19.00 to 19.35 |
1944-05-30
|
| ES342 |
Shipping patrol, nothing seen. 04.55 to 06.55 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES342 |
Patrolled south coast of Brac 17.35 to 1915 returned to base. |
1944-06-04
|
| JK191 |
To Vis to refuel |
1944-06-05
|
| JK191 |
Sweep Ston, Dunta Doli attacked M.T with fuel drums & was a flamer. AT Ormsac 1 M.T flamer. |
1944-06-05
|
| JK191 |
From Vis to base |
1944-06-06
|
| JL235 |
To Vis to refuel 1305 to 1345 |
1944-06-07
|
| JL235 |
No.2 (Lt Harper) developed engine trouble no.1 escorted back to base. |
1944-06-07
|
| |
3 pilots flown down to Grottaglie in fair-Child aircraft |
1944-06-08
|
| JK509 |
From Grottaglie to base with new spit. |
1944-06-08
|
| EF530 |
Air test |
1944-06-09
|
| ES342 |
To Vis to refuel & bomb up. |
1944-06-11
|
| ES342 |
Target Benkovac, bombed & then strafed the town. |
1944-06-11
|
| ES342 |
Sweep of Rogoznica, Skradin no targets so Benkovac town 2nd time today. |
1944-06-11
|
| JL309 |
To Vis to refuel 0450 to 0540 |
1944-06-12
|
| JL309 |
Target Dragočaj. Owing to bad weather bombed the bridge at Skradin. 4 near misses. |
1944-06-12
|
| JL309 |
Vis to base 1515 to 1555 |
1944-06-12
|
| ER218 |
Target bridge at Skradin, all bombs near misses. Road S.W of bridge damaged. |
1944-06-13
|
| JK450 |
Base to Vis |
1944-06-15
|
| JK450 |
Sweep Sarajevo, Doboj areas. No targets found. |
1944-06-15
|
| JK450 |
Dive bombed bridge at Skradin. Bombs missed again. |
1944-06-15
|
| JK450 |
Base to Vis 1210 to 1300 |
1944-06-16
|
| JK450 |
Bomb bridge at Obrovac, 2 direct hits 6 near misses. |
1944-06-16
|
| JK450 |
One 3 ton M.T flamer. No other targets seen.0510 to 0705 |
1944-06-17
|
| ER222 |
Bomb town of Sucuraj. 2 of the 6 bombs were direct hits on a large building in town. |
1944-06-17
|
| JK329 |
Air test |
1944-06-20
|
| JK450 |
Escort 5 DC.3s to a airstrip controlled by the yugo-slav partisans |
1944-06-21
|
| MA345 |
Air test |
1944-06-22
|
| JK450 |
From base to Vis |
1944-06-26
|
| JK450 |
Sweep at Karlovac. A airfield was seen with approx 50 aircraft. Section could not resist. 8 machines destroyed & 2 damaged. To the W. a smaller drone with 2 aircraft damaged. |
1944-06-26
|
| JK450 |
From Vis to base |
1944-06-26
|
| JK450 |
Base to Vis 1325 to 1405 |
1944-06-27
|
| JK450 |
Sweep Banjaluka area. No.2 (Lt Van Den Bergh) hit by flak. No information of pilot as yet. |
1944-06-27
|
| JL235 |
To Vis 1420 to 1455 |
1944-07-01
|
| JL235 |
Sweep Knin area covering roads. Saw black smoke rising to 10,000ft near Sisak. No strafing targets seen. |
1944-07-01
|
| JL235 |
Vis to base |
1944-07-01
|
| JG871 |
To Vis to refuel |
1944-07-02
|
| JG871 |
Livno & Sinj no targets seen. |
1944-07-02
|
| JL235 |
Escort to DC.3 safety escorted and seen land |
1944-07-03
|
| JL235 |
Vis to base |
1944-07-03
|
| EF553 |
To Vis to refuel 0700 to 0740 |
1944-07-06
|
| EF553 |
At Žepče saw train moving towards Doboj, attacked, train stopped, troops seen to leave, Loco blew up. All carriages raked with cannon & M.G fire. |
1944-07-06
|
| EF553 |
Vis to base 1225 to 1305 |
1944-07-06
|
| EF533 |
Air test |
1944-07-11
|
| JK660 |
15 camouflaged M.T's attacked at Debelo Brdo. 3 framers, 1 smoker & 1 damaged was claimed. |
1944-07-13
|
| |
Vis to base. |
1944-07-13
|
| JK660 |
Base to Vis 0540 to 0620 |
1944-07-14
|
| JK660 |
8 miles S. of Benkovac 10 M.T's strafed. All vehicles damaged & probably 4 destroyed. Troops seen leaving vehicles for cover. A/A fire hit 2 spits and needed to return to Vis. |
1944-07-14
|
| JK660 |
Vis to base 1635 to 1715 |
1944-07-14
|
| MA690 |
Scrambled, the pilot proved friendly. |
1944-07-19
|
| JF898 |
To Vis 1515 to 1550 |
1944-07-25
|
| MA693 |
Vis to base 1645 to 1725 |
1944-07-25
|
| MH607 |
High patrol of Vis 1920 to 2020 |
1944-07-28
|
| JF560 |
High patrol of Vis 0610 to 1725 |
1944-07-29
|
| MA708 |
High patrol of Vis 1915 to 2015 |
1944-07-30
|
| JF560 |
From Vis to bse |
1944-08-01
|
| ML425 |
From base to Vis |
1944-08-05
|
| ML425 |
Patrol of Vis, no incidents. |
1944-08-05
|
| ML425 |
From Vis, patrol of the island. |
1944-08-06
|
| ML425 |
From Vis patrol of the island |
1944-08-09
|
| BS511 |
Vis to base |
1944-08-11
|
| JK177 |
Practice formation flying. |
1944-08-14
|
| ML425 |
Air test |
1944-08-18
|
| JG878 |
From base to Vis |
1944-09-03
|
| JG878 |
Vis to base & return to Vis. |
1944-09-03
|
| JG878 |
Vis to base 1030 to 1100 |
1944-09-04
|
| JG878 |
Practice formation flying |
1944-09-08
|
| MA485 |
Air test |
1944-09-09
|
| JK803 |
Practice battle formation |
1944-09-09
|
| ML425 |
Squadron move from Foggia main to Canne |
1944-09-12
|
| MA620 |
Patrolled Mostar & Sarajevo until 1500 the relieved by other fighter aircraft. |
1944-10-04
|
| NH297 |
To Falcanara & return |
1944-10-09
|
| MA743 |
Air test |
1944-10-14
|
| EN359 |
Sweep Japlanac, Senj & Otočac owing to 10/10 cloud unable to penetrate to Otočac. |
1944-10-15
|
| EN359 |
Air test |
1944-10-15
|
| NH271 |
Sweep in search of heavy gun positions at Ston, Opuzen. Cloud prevented observation. |
1944-10-17
|
| PT668 |
To Brindisi 1345 to 1500 |
1944-10-18
|
| PT668 |
From Brindisi to Canne (base) |
1944-10-19
|
| MA743 |
Sweep Japlanica area. Have to return bad weather. |
1944-10-19
|
| PT681 |
Sweep Lokve, Delnice & Ravna gora. No Target seen. |
1944-10-21
|
| PT668 |
Shipping recce No.2 developer R/T trouble. Returned base. 0605 to 0615 |
1944-10-23
|
| PT668 |
Shipping & weather recce Yugoslavia coast. 0640 to 0745 |
1944-10-23
|
| MA743 |
Sweep Senj & Karlovac bad weather forced a return. |
1944-10-25
|
| MK444 |
Practice formation & cannon firing. |
1944-10-29
|
| MK444 |
Sweep Branje and areas, 1 tank hit, 2 M.T's damaged, 1 motorcycle damaged & gun position strafed. |
1944-10-31
|
| PT617 |
Air test |
1944-11-01
|
| MK444 |
Air test |
1944-11-01
|
| PT617 |
Patrolled Sarajevo at 18,000ft no E/A seen. |
1944-11-07
|
| MA743 |
Air test |
1944-11-09
|
| MK444 |
Air test |
1944-11-13
|
| MJ629 |
Air test |
1944-11-15
|
| PT617 |
Four a/c swap Mostar & Nevesinje area's. Attacked one small car. Mostar aerodrome see 2 derelict a/c & numerous bomb crators. Encounter flak. Attacked one M.T between buildings. |
1944-11-16
|
| PT681 |
Weather recce Knin & Bihać. 0620 to 0750 |
1944-11-16
|
| PT618 |
Escort to Wellington & Liberator bombers to Sarajevo area. Intense 88mm flak bursts. |
1944-11-18
|
| PT668 |
From Vis esorted 7 DC aircraft to Udbina. |
1944-11-20
|
| PT668 |
To Vis |
1944-11-20
|
| PT671 |
Weather recce out to Nikšići. Landed Bari to report weather to 267 squadron. |
1944-11-22
|
| PT671 |
Bari to base 1345 to 1420 |
1944-11-22
|
| PT617 |
Air test |
1944-11-25
|
| MA464 |
Set off to bomb Kiseljak. Bad weather conditions. Jettisoned bombs in the sea & returned to base. |
1944-12-02
|
| PT681 |
Sweep Nevesinje. Only 1 M.T seen, the 2 occupant of the vehicle run to a nearby house. Motor destroyed & house strafed. |
1944-12-04
|
| PT617 |
Air test |
1944-12-05
|
| PT681 |
Sweep Zagreb. Returned early owing to bad weather. |
1944-12-06
|
| MA484 |
Air test |
1944-12-08
|
| |
Half Squadron moving to Athens today, Lt Harper stays in Canne, Italy. |
1944-12-08
|
| MH607 |
Air test |
1944-12-09
|
| MH607 |
Air test |
1944-12-11
|
| MH607 |
Practice flying at base. |
1944-12-16
|
| PT668 |
|
1945-01-12
|
| PT668 |
Practice flying. |
1945-01-12
|
| PT668 |
Practice flying & cannon firing. |
1945-01-16
|
| MA408 |
To Prkos from base. 1025 to 1115 |
1945-03-13
|
| MA408 |
Sweep N. from Rab Island, damaged 2 small boat & 2 schooners. 20mm flak encountered. Lt Collins hit when attacking gun positions. Baled out & picked up by PBY later. |
1945-03-13
|
| MA408 |
Sweep Senj & Karlovac, nothing seen |
1945-03-14
|
| JL239 |
Air test |
1945-03-15
|
| MA408 |
Air test |
1945-03-15
|
| JL239 |
To Prkos. 1025 to 1115 |
1945-03-17
|
| JL239 |
Practice formation flying |
1945-03-17
|
| JL239 |
Base to Prkos 1005 to 1155 |
1945-03-18
|
| JL239 |
Escort DC.3. Weather bad both Spitfires & DC.3 returned to Prkos. |
1945-03-18
|
| JL239 |
From. Prkos to base. |
1945-03-18
|
| JL239 |
Air test |
1945-03-19
|
| MJ835 |
To Prkos 11.30 to 1220 |
1945-03-20
|
| MJ835 |
Bombing & strafing at Bilaj, houses hit. |
1945-03-20
|
| PT671 |
To Prkos 1030 to 1130 |
1945-03-21
|
| MK568 |
Sweep Bihać, Sunja & Senj. No movements noticed. |
1945-03-21
|
| MA796 |
Bombing Bihać. Hits on town, results not seen. |
1945-03-22
|
| MJ835 |
Bombing German barracks at Gospic 1200 to 1245 |
1945-03-22
|
| PT671 |
Swept Bihać town. North of town saw E/A convoy 250 M.T's & 2 tanks. Returned to Prkos to report the target. However it was to late in the day to return. 1630 to 1735. |
1945-03-22
|
| MK568 |
Weather recce over Gulf of Fiume (Rijeka) 0530 to 0715. |
1945-03-23
|
| MK568 |
Swept main road Gospić, Brinje, Zdenac. Nothing seen. |
1945-03-23
|
| EN135 |
Air test |
1945-03-25
|
| JL239 |
Escort DC.3 transport to Livade & return. |
1945-03-26
|
| |
Today we learnt the Squadron is on the move (Prkos) and a sea journey will be involved. |
1945-03-28
|
| JL239 |
Airborne from Prkos, returned owing to foul weather. |
1945-03-29
|
| JL239 |
Base to Prkos 1105 to 1155 |
1945-03-30
|
| JL239 |
Recce Bihac, Boston Krupa. At Sisak damaged 3 M.T's. |
1945-03-30
|
| JL239 |
Dusk patrol Gospic to Zagreb. Saw 3 DO.17 & one Fw190. F/O Pearce destroyed one Do17. The Fw190 was damaged. |
1945-03-30
|
| MJ349 |
Bombed enemy barracks at Gospic. 2 direct hits 2 near misses. 0630 to 0720 |
1945-04-01
|
| MJ349 |
Bombed Gospic, hit 3 building. No flak or movement sen. 0930 to 1100 |
1945-04-01
|
| MJ349 |
Dusk patrol for E/A Gospi, Karlovac & Bihac areas. No sightings |
1945-04-01
|
| JL239 |
Lt Harper & P/O Pearce bombed Petrinja. All bombs close together in center of town. |
1945-04-02
|
| JL239 |
Bombed Gospic then saw two ME.109s. F/O Pearce destroyed one & Lt Harper claimed a probable. |
1945-04-02
|
| JL239 |
Patrolled Karlovac & Sisak for possible E/A. Nothing seen. |
1945-04-03
|
| JL239 |
Patrolled Karlovac, Sisak, Bihać & Gospić. No movement. 1805 to 1940 |
1945-04-03
|
| MK568 |
Anti aircraft & weather recce, Gospić, Karlovac. No moment seen. Inaccurate flak from Ston |
1945-04-07
|
| JL239 |
AA sweep Fiume area, saw 7 M.T's at Ravna Coro. |
1945-04-08
|
| MJ238 |
Shipping recce. One very small vessel entering Fiume Harbour. No other shipping seen. |
1945-04-09
|
| MK568 |
Strafing attacks on Freya station. Left in cloud of dust. |
1945-04-14
|
| MJ238 |
Weather recce |
1945-04-15
|
| JL239 |
Air test |
1945-04-16
|
| JL239 |
Air test |
1945-04-16
|
| JL239 |
Bomb Generalski 2 bombs fell in town, 4 on a nearby hill top. |
1945-04-16
|
| JL239 |
Tac/R locate crashed 73 squadron aircraft flown by P/O Letts. Was found in a wrecked condition. |
1945-04-17
|
| JL239 |
TAC/R Susak & Zagreb. A couple M.T's & horse draw vehicles noticed. |
1945-04-18
|
| JL239 |
TAC/R no movement seen owing to dense haze. |
1945-04-20
|
| JL239 |
Recce Pola harbour & town, no movement seen. |
1945-04-21
|
| JL239 |
Recce Pola harbour & town, no movement seen. |
1945-04-21
|
| PT671 |
TAC/R Žužemberk, Novo Mesto, Kostajnica. Manly see bridges that were destroyed or badly damaged. |
1945-04-21
|
| |
Some of our Canadian & S.A.A.F pilots are also beginning to leave and return to their respective countries. |
1945-04-22
|
| JL239 |
Provided cover for Hurricanes attacking gun positions Kastav |
1945-04-23
|
| MJ796 |
Air test |
1945-04-24
|
| EN135 |
Recce 1 loco 15 wagons bombed at Živaja, All 4 bombs near misses. Loco with 6 wagons & flak car was strafed. |
1945-04-25
|
| PT671 |
Escort 2 M.T.B's which were assisting over craft evacuating personnel from coast of Istria. |
1945-04-25
|
| |
End of World War II in Europe |
1945-05-08
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