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HAMPTON, Frederick Charles

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rank: W/O
status: kia
airforce: RAF    (no: 54695 )
born: Pulborough United Kingdom

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W/O Frederick Charles HAMPTON (54695) died on 1944-07-14 - Spitfire VB ER550

(14-07-44)
Two more Spitfires flown by F/O G.A Martin and P/O F.C Hampton were off from base on the second offensive of the day. Yugoslavia again being the hunting ground and Droani the area. Two staff cars East of Dragočaj were found stationary. Both were attacked and one of them destroyed. At Tarčin two locomotives were attacked and destroyed. The surrounding buildings and camouflaged emplacement at Tarcin were also strafed. The Spits returned to Dragocaj (where they attacked the staff cars) and strafed at least six people who appeared to be interested in the burning cars. The second car was set on fire and at least one body claimed. At a point approximately 15 miles North of Imostski at 9,000 feet, P/O F.C Hampton developed engine trouble to an extent that he had to bale out. The pilot cleared the aircraft, the parachute streamed but failed to balloon. F/O Martin landed at Vis at 15.40 to report the position of the body of P/O Hampton before returning to base.

SON OF FREDERICK CHARLES AND KATE HAMPTON, OF WEST CHILTINGTON, SUSSEX.

Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1943-06-01

Aircraft:

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JK190 Patrol Naples 0600 to 0740 1943-01-02
ES142 Proceeded to Vis for escort work, saw Cat taxiing but didn't take off. Patrolled Vis for 1-15 minutes. 1943-04-03
Spitfire started to arrive early June 1943-06-08
ER136 Experience on type. 0755 to 8030 1943-07-10
JK892 Local flying 1943-07-12
JK604 Local flying 1943-07-13
JK892 Local flying 1943-07-13
JK767 Local flying 1943-07-14
JL161 Local flying 1943-07-16
JK767 Dusk landings 2020 to 2110 1943-07-16
JK427 Patrolled convoy near Bizerte 0440 to 0635 1943-07-18
JK427 Dawn patrol N. of Bizerte 0425 to 0635 1943-07-20
JK427 Patrolled convoy Zembra to Cap Bon 1943-07-21
JK427 Patrolled convoy entering Bizerte harbour. 1943-07-22
JK190 Aircraft test 1943-07-24
JK427 Convoy patrolled N. of Cap Serrat 1943-07-27
JK604 Sebala 2 to Sebala 1. 1135 to 1145. 1943-07-27
JK604 Practice scramble 1943-07-31
JK427 Long range fuel tank test. 1943-08-01
JG953 Practice interception. 1943-08-07
JK829 Formation flying 1943-08-07
JK190 Shadow firing 1943-08-11
JK190 Formation flying 1943-08-12
JK427 A.A air-op 1943-08-13
JK190 Dog fighting practice 1943-08-18
JK460 Patrol Bizerte 1943-08-22
JK460 2nd patrol of Bizerte 1943-08-22
JK427 Patrol Bizerte 1943-08-25
JK427 Patrol 30 miles N. of Bizerte 1943-08-26
JK190 Formation practice 1943-08-30
JK427 Flying practice. 1943-09-02
JK427 Formation practice 1943-09-04
JK427 Patrol Bizerte 1943-09-05
JK427 Convoy patrol W. of Zambra Island. 1943-09-10
JK427 Dinghy search, nothing seen. 1943-09-16
JK190 Aircraft test 1943-09-16
20th September to 16th October Nil flying squadron move to Montecorvino, Italy. 1943-09-20
JK190 Shipping patrol S. of Capri. 1943-10-29
JG953 Patrol over Naples. 1943-10-30
JG953 Aircraft test 1400 to 1420. 1943-10-31
JG953 Aircraft test 1000 to 1025 1943-10-31
JK709 Aircraft test 1445 to 1515 1943-10-31
JK809 Shipping patrol between Licosa point & Capri. 1943-11-01
JK190 Patrol Naples 1943-11-02
JK709 Aircraft test 1115 to 1140 1943-11-02
JK460 Patrol Naples 1410 to 1550 1943-11-02
JK709 Shipping recce, found convoy 30 miles S. of Naples. 1943-11-04
JK392 Aircraft test 1943-11-04
JK546 Patrolled Naples 1943-11-05
JK809 Patrolled convoy 1943-11-07
JK809 Shipping patrol 1943-11-10
JK709 Naples patrol at 23,000ft 1943-11-11
JK709 Naples patrol 1943-11-11
JK190 Shipping patrol & recce Capri to Naples. 1943-11-13
JK709 Montecorvino to Brindisi forward base for sweep over Albania. 1943-11-15
JK709 Ground strafing on coast at Durazzo, Albania. Oil tanks on fire. Joint mission with 126 squadron. 1943-11-15
JK709 Brindisi to Montecorvino (base) 0800 to 0915 1943-11-16
JK546 Sector recce 1943-12-09
JG953 Formation practice 1943-12-13
JK892 Escort for DC Bari to Termoli 1943-12-14
JK190 Practice flying 1943-12-18
JK709 Cannon test & formation flying. 1943-12-19
Formation flying 1943-12-19
MA226 Aircraft test 1943-12-21
MA633 Practice flying & formation 1943-12-30
JK892 Search for ditched crew of B.25 off Gargano blu but did not find. 1944-01-08
JK709 Search for L.C.I & dingy. Found L.C.I off Manfredonia, did not find dinghy. 1944-01-09
JK991 Air & gun test 1944-01-11
JL226 Air test 1944-01-14
JK709 Sweep W. of Lagosta, Brac & Split. Vectored over islands no E/A seen. 1944-01-17
JL226 Air test 1944-01-20
JK709 Air test 1944-01-21
JK709 Local flying practice. 1944-01-22
MA633 Scrambled received various vectors, saw nothing. 1944-01-27
JK709 Search for dinghy off Pineto, no results. 1944-01-28
MA712 Air test 1944-01-29
JK709 Sweep Vis, Brac & Hvar without incident. 1944-01-31
MA630 Sweep over Vis & neighboring islands straffed train wagons and lorries on mainland 1944-02-02
JK991 Escort destroyers S. of Gornje-selo into Stari Grad bay. 1944-02-04
There is an emergency landing strip now on Vis Island. 1944-02-23
JL226 Recce Dalmatian coast. Found convoy of about 50 lorries W. of Mostar. Strayed hits on about 12, 4 left in flames. 1944-03-02
JK546 Air test 1944-03-02
JK546 Attacked two stationary trains at Poljica. F/Lt Hayne failed to return. 1944-03-03
MA311 Scrambled, after various vectors nothing was seen. 1944-03-04
JK991 Escort Cat (PBY) but after reaching Vis was told Cat had not taken off. 1944-03-27
JK546 South of Neum attack truck, flamer. Dunta Doli barge also a flamer 1944-03-29
ES142 Patrolled Vis, weather deteriorated at Foggia 9/10 cloud. Landed at Madna. 1944-04-05
ES142 Madna to base. 1944-04-06
MA640 Air test 1944-04-08
MA359 The usual dusk patrol of Vis island. 40 minutes then returned to base. 1944-04-13
JK337 Practice dive bombing 1944-04-14
JL226 Flying VC fighter bombers escorted by 32 squadron bombed and strafed Vrgorac. Target left in black smoke. 1944-04-16
JG866 Bombing attack of Ston, some buildings were notice to topple. Barge in inlet at Doli cove attacked. 1944-04-18
MA311 Bombing & straffing mission off w.point of Mijet. Bombs dropped on Stolac town many vehicles noticed. 1944-04-19
JK672 Recce Dalmatian coast, at Mijet only a few fishing vessel were seen. 1944-04-21
JL226 Patrolled Vis island 1944-04-23
JK339 Bombed Makarska town near the tip of Brac Island. All bombs fell on target. 1944-04-29
JL226 Scrambled, told bandits approaching Barletta at deck level. Saw nothing. 1944-05-02
JL226 Scrambled on course to Tremiti Island, then told to pancake. 0810 to 0835 1944-05-02
JL226 Scrambled on course to Tremiti Island, then told to pancake. 0810 to 0835 1944-05-02
JK672 At Ploca saw 100ft schooner, bombing run at 1500ft four near misses 1944-05-02
JK672 2nd bombing run of 3 vessels at Ploca, bomb fell 200yds wide. 1944-05-02
ES142 Air test 1944-05-03
JK337 Practice flying 1944-05-05
EF652 Target hotel Riviera, Orebic beyond Pelagosa 10/10 cloud return Vis 1944-05-06
JG871 Air test 1944-05-21
JK978 To Grottaglie 1305 to 1340. 1944-05-21
JL381 From Grottaglie 1430 to 1505 1944-05-21
JL393 To Vis to refuel 0905 to 1000 1944-05-22
JL393 Seep Zara & Starigrad. Owing to weather 10/10 clouds & rain set course to base. 1944-05-22
JK307 Air test 1944-05-23
JG800 To Vis to refuel, then at Solta was recalled. 1944-05-25
JG800 From Vis to base 1750 to 1840 1944-05-25
To Grottaglie (Hurricane) 0930 to 1015 1944-05-26
ER228 From Grottaglie 1944-05-26
MA332 Air test 1944-05-27
JL222 Landed at Vis to refuel 1500 to 1540 1944-05-29
MA332 Escort to six Marauders on bombing Mlinska 1944-05-30
MA332 Covered roads Prekasa to Vacanj. W. of Knin follower road to S. of Drnis no targets seen. 1944-05-30
JL222 To Vis to refuel 1530 to 1615 1944-05-31
JL222 Out to Glamoc, Mlinska attacked 2 M.T's 1 flamer & 1 severely damaged. At Podbred attacked what seemed to be a electric train. 1944-05-31
JK741 Air test 1944-06-01
JK667 Vis to base (Canne) 1944-06-01
MA332 Target Sumartin (Brac) all bombs direct hits. At Supetar 40ft schooner & 25ft boat both sunk. Staffed 2 building, severely damaged. 1944-06-02
MA332 At Supetar bombed in town. Staffed all building with cannon and M.G fire. 1944-06-02
Air test 1944-06-04
BR351 Air test 1600 to 1640 1944-06-04
EF530 To Vis to refuel 0615 to 0700 1944-06-05
EF530 Target 200ft bridge at Skradin No.1 (F/Lt Twomey) scored 2 direct hits completely destroying the bridge. 1944-06-05
EF530 Vis to base 1944-06-05
BR351 At Bos Grhovo saw 20 large M.T attacked 1 exploded and 9 flamers. 1944-06-07
BR351 From Vis to base 1944-06-07
JK805 Patrol of Vis 1944-06-09
JK805 Escort duty, proceed to S. of Andrisa. Recalled to Vis. 0855 to 0925 1944-06-09
JK805 Sweep Japlanica, Sarajevo. 8 logo's destroyed 3 damaged. Wagons set on fire. 1 M.T destroyed. 1944-06-09
JK805 Bombed Benkovac, 4 bombs in town 2 misses. No targets found for strafing. 1944-06-09
JK805 Vis to base 1944-06-09
MA291 Air test 1944-06-10
MA291 To Vis to refuel 1450 to 1530 1944-06-10
MA291 At Trebinje attacked Loco & wagons Loco blew up.1610 to 1755 1944-06-10
MA291 Sweep Scradin to Benkovac, no targets 1900 to 2030 1944-06-10
MA291 From Vis sweep Novigradsko lake to Drvar attacked armored cars severely damaged 0455 to 0640 1944-06-11
MA291 Vis to base 1215 to 1255 1944-06-11
MA332 To Vis to refuel & bomb up 0455 to 0540. 1944-06-13
MA332 Target dump at Dragočaj Search area no trace on dump. Bombed railway line at Dragočaj 0705 to 0910 1944-06-13
JL309 Sweep Sibenik, Zara areas. 1 aircraft (W/O Hampton) developed engine trouble & returned to Vis. 1200 to 1210 1944-06-13
JL309 Vis to base 1745 to 1825 1944-06-13
MA291 Base to Vis 1230 to 1310 1944-06-14
MA291 t Konjic 1 Loco damaged. At Tarcin saw long train logo's both ends. Both blew up 1944-06-14
MA291 Sweep Bihav one M.T flamer 3 damaged 1944-06-14
MA291 Sweep Bihac area. S.E of Lapac damaged 1 M.T. North of Lapac saw convoy 20 M.T's 13 flamers, 1 damaged 0500 to 0700 1944-06-15
MA291 BIhac area. N. of Lapac 1 M.T attacked, flamer. Strafed gun emplacement.0930 to 1140 1944-06-15
MA291 At Prijepolje 5 M.T flames, 6 damaged, 5 more flamers. Ammunition dump exploded. The new hunting ground offered so many targets that the ammunition on all Spits was expended 0555 to 0635 1944-06-16
MA291 From Vis set course to Obrovac. Bombed 80ft bridge over river at Zrmanja. Large portion of bridge was blown away. 1944-06-16
JK660 Base to Vis 1100 to 11.40 1944-06-17
JK660 Only taget found, gun emplacement at Doljane. 1944-06-17
JK660 Covered roads N. of Split no targets found. 1944-06-17
MA291 Air test 1944-06-18
JK278 Sweep of Dalmatian Islands. No Shipping or other targets seen. Didn't cross to mainland Sgt Woodruff on his first operational sortie. 1944-06-22
JK278 Covered north coast of Korcula. No targets 1944-06-22
JL309 To Vis to refuel & bomb up. 0800 to 0845 1944-06-25
JL309 Target pontoon Bridge, no sign of target. Secondary target power station 6 bombs direct hits. 1944-06-25
JK667 To Vis & refuel 1944-07-01
JK667 Sweep Knin to Bihac. No targets notices for strafing. Saw black smoke from the last sections attack. 1944-07-01
EP579 Attacked Loco at Generalski. Attacked another train loco's at both ends, both blew up. 1944-07-02
ER550 Sweep of Dragočaj 2 staff cars flamers. At Tarčin 2 loco's attacked & destroyed. P/O Hampton developed engine trouble and had to bale. Cleared the aircraft, chute streamed but fail to balloon.. 1944-07-14

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