HAMPTON, Frederick Charles
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rank: W/Ostatus: 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.
(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.
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 73 | 1943-06-01 | -- |
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| Serial | Note | Date |
| 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 |
| JK190 | Patrol Naples 0600 to 0740 | 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 | Proceeded to Vis for escort work, saw Cat taxiing but didn't take off. Patrolled Vis for 1-15 minutes. | 1944-04-03 |
| 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 |
| JK278 | Sweep covered road Sinj areas. No targets seen. 0455 - 0705 | 1944-06-23 |
| MA345 | To Vis, refuel & bomb up. 0800 - 0845 | 1944-06-25 |
| 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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