VAN DER MERWE, J
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rank: Ltstatus: survived
airforce: SAAF (no: 328518V )
born: South Africa
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2/Lt J.Van Der Merwe joined 94 squadron 02-01-44.
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Squadrons:
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 94 | 1944-01-01 | -- |
Aircraft:
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| Serial | Note | Date |
| News received today squadron to be completely re-equipped with Spitfires. | 1944-03-03 | |
| Four Hurricanes were flown to the Delta today to be replaced by Spitfires | 1944-03-04 | |
| MA360 | Patrol convoy 'WAGON' | 1944-03-11 |
| JK327 | Patrol convoy 'ACROSS' | 1944-03-13 |
| MA360 | First light convoy patrol 'RAVEN' 33 ships going west. 0620 to 0725 | 1944-03-18 |
| First light patrol convoy 'WAGON' 0625 to 0820 | 1944-03-21 | |
| (Hurricane HW.173) Patrol convoy 'WAGON' with 336 squadron. 1815 to 1925 | 1944-03-21 | |
| MH982 | Order to intercept hostile going North. Unable to owing to scrambled to late. | 1944-03-23 |
| JK742 | Patrol convoy 'TELESCOPE' | 1944-03-30 |
| MH977 | Section scrambled, E/A turned away to the North. Pancaked | 1944-04-04 |
| JK518 | Last patrol over convoy 'PANNIER' | 1944-04-17 |
| JK518 | Last patrol over convoy 'PANNIER' | 1944-04-17 |
| Convoy patrol | 1944-05-04 | |
| JK972 | Dusk sweep carried out over convoy 'CASING' | 1944-05-16 |
| JK327 | Convoy patrol 'HANKEY' 0955 to 1200 | 1944-05-24 |
| Four pilots including Lt VanDer Merwe left on attachments to 259 wing. (Operation Turpitude) | 1944-05-29 | |
| Squadron moved from Bu Amud to Savoia | 1944-07-15 | |
| JK977 | Patrol convoy 'TYPEWRITER' | 1944-07-20 |
| MA363 | Patrol convoy 'STRAND' | 1944-07-30 |
| EN254 | Offensive sweep over Create, nothing seen. 1600 to 1830 | 1944-08-06 |
| MH558 | First light patrol over convoy 'EASTCHEAP' 0605 to 0805 | 1944-08-09 |
| EN254 | Offensive sweep over Crete, no E/A seen. 0610 to 0850 | 1944-08-14 |
| No flights from 1944-08-27 to 1944-10-18 squadron moving to Kalamaki,Greece | 1944-08-27 | |
| ER525 | Railway traffic was attacked at Kitros. 8 trucks were left burning 3 more smoking, 1 staff car left in flames. | 1944-10-23 |
| ES191 | Strafing railways traffic, bad weather returned early | 1944-10-26 |
| Section flew to Lemnos to escort DC.3 not contact was made. | 1944-10-31 | |
| ER871 | T/O to straf rail traffic between Salonika & Devdelija. Strafing was prevented by ground mist to 200ft. | 1944-11-01 |
| ER501 | Section flew to Lemnos to escort Dakota, no contact made. | 1944-11-04 |
| ER222 | Section attacked & destroyed 3 engines 25 wagons. Small flak at first then heavy A.A from armored train. All Spits returned safe. | 1944-11-07 |
| JK256 | Veles & Skopjle one engine destroyed 3 wagons damaged. Intense flak encountered, F/O Hulse hit but managed to reach base. | 1944-11-09 |
| EE783 | Strafing of M.T's in Crete, no targets seen. 88mm flak encountered around Suda bay. | 1944-11-27 |
| LZ928 | Section flew to Crete for further operations. | 1944-12-05 |
| LZ928 | Section returned to base after carrying out operations against the Germans isolated on Crete. | 1944-12-05 |
| JK649 | Section escorted RAF convoy into Athens from AHQ against any possible attacks by ELAS | 1944-12-07 |
| JK649 | Strafing ELAS from around Athens stadium. | 1944-12-08 |
| ER663 | Section carried out low level strafing attack on high ground S. of stadium held by guerilla troops. | 1944-12-10 |
| MH590 | Strafing attacks on guerilla houses in Athens. | 1944-12-13 |
| EP612 | Section escorted a supply dropping Halifax to AHQ. Also strafed ELAS troops & M.T. | 1944-12-18 |
| Section continued to escort tanks from AHQ to Kifisia. | 1944-12-19 | |
| ER525 | Recce for ELAS troop in hills N.E of Kalamaki, nothing was seen. | 1944-12-20 |
| EP612 | Recce for guns in Athens area, none observed. | 1944-12-21 |
| LZ828 | Armed recce over Peristeri. | 1944-12-23 |
| Recce of Eleusis, Corinth & Tripolis. Returned early owing to weather. | 1944-12-25 | |
| JK649 | Escort to armoured convoy proceeding along road to Koropi. | 1944-12-29 |
| ER663 | Drop supplies to prisoners at Mafiklia & Kifissia.owing to bad visibility did not locate. | 1945-01-02 |
| MA363 | Drop supplies to POW's | 1945-01-03 |
| ER663 | Dusk patrol around base, nothing seen. | 1945-01-04 |
| LZ828 | Armed recce of M.T traffic Elvesis & Koropi. 1 truck destroyed. | 1945-01-06 |
| MA363 | Cover armoured column at Elevsis | 1945-01-08 |
| Lt Van Der Merwe posted to advance SAAF camp, tour expired. | 1945-01-22 | |
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