| Aircraftadd |
| Serial | Note | Date |
| JK970 |
Local flying practice |
1943-12-19
|
| JK437 |
To Bari refueled & escorted DC.3 from Bari to Vasto. |
1943-12-21
|
| JK437 |
Bari to base |
1943-12-21
|
| JK437 |
Bari to base |
1943-12-21
|
| JK464 |
Local flying practice |
1943-12-23
|
| JK767 |
Flying practice |
1943-12-24
|
| MA532 |
Combat practice |
1943-12-30
|
| JK527 |
Local flying practice |
1944-01-03
|
| EN252 |
Scrambled to intercept E/A, nothing seen. |
1944-01-04
|
| JK527 |
Airborne with F/0 Jones patrol convoy approaching Manfredonia harbour. |
1944-01-09
|
| JK527 |
Shipping recce Bari to Manfredonia. |
1944-01-10
|
| JK709 |
Airborne with F/O Jones escort convoy leaving Bari. |
1944-01-18
|
| JK546 |
Cannon firing |
1944-01-19
|
| JK991 |
Practice battle formation |
1944-01-22
|
| JK437 |
Practice scramble |
1944-01-22
|
| EN252 |
Scrambled with F/Sgt McCall to intercept E/A but nothing seen. |
1944-01-24
|
| EN252 |
From Celone aerodrome to base. A/C landed at the Celone from the above scramble. |
1944-01-24
|
| JK437 |
Sweep over enemy occupied islands, Lagosta & Vis at 6000ft. 0955 to 1145 |
1944-01-25
|
| JK527 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Karatau covering small convoy entering Manfredonia harbour. 1350 to 1530 |
1944-01-25
|
| JK709 |
Five A/C sweep over Vis without incident |
1944-01-28
|
| JK464 |
Airborne with F/O Martin escort convoy into Manfredonia harbour. 1300 to 1505 |
1944-01-29
|
| JK437 |
To Grottaglie 1400 to 1440 |
1944-02-16
|
| JG783 |
From Grottaglie 1700 to 1740 |
1944-02-16
|
| MA311 |
Airborne with P/O Jones convoy patrol from Korčula to Manfredonia. |
1944-02-17
|
| MA532 |
Convoy patrol with P/O Jones on convoy patrol. 0630 to 0810 |
1944-02-19
|
| JG783 |
Airborne with F/O Jones searching for dinghy, didn't find. |
1944-02-21
|
| |
Army co-ops with A.A unit for calibration test. |
1944-02-22
|
| JG783 |
Airborne with P/O Cenitch to escort destroyers making their daily trip from Dalmatian Islands to Manfredonia |
1944-02-23
|
| EN582 |
Four a/c sweep over Vis no incident. 1050 to 1235 |
1944-02-23
|
| JK991 |
Airborne with W/O Karatau safely escorted destroyers from area Korčula Island to Manfredonia. |
1944-02-27
|
| MA712 |
Cannon test |
1944-03-04
|
| EF630 |
Airborne with F/O Hewitt search for B.17 in sea off Manfredonia, failed to locate. |
1944-03-19
|
| MA311 |
Patrolled 6 L.C.T's between Vis & Hvar |
1944-03-22
|
| JL235 |
Airborne with W/O Horn searching for dinghy, found but no personal. |
1944-03-24
|
| JK546 |
Practice formation flying |
1944-03-27
|
| JK546 |
Local flying & practice formation |
1944-03-28
|
| MA640 |
Air test |
1944-04-02
|
| MA640 |
Airborne with P/O Kirker escort Cat (PBY) from Varano to Vis. |
1944-04-03
|
| MH359 |
Safely escorted Fairchild a/c to Vis, Patrolled for 10 minutes then returned to base. |
1944-04-04
|
| JK672 |
Airborne with F/O Martin safely escorted Cat (PBY) from Lake Lesina to Vis. |
1944-04-05
|
| JK338 |
Airborne with F/O Martin practice low flying above 200ft. |
1944-04-06
|
| JG866 |
Eight a/c sweep at Poljica bay 4 schooners attacked & damaged. Locos damaged & blew up |
1944-04-07
|
| MA311 |
Scrambled with F/Sgt Rumbelow to intercept raider approaching Bari, received various vectors but did not sight. |
1944-04-08
|
| ES285 |
Sweep at Poljica bay 4 schooners attacked & damaged. 3 Locos damaged. Lorries left burning. |
1944-04-11
|
| JG866 |
Practice dive bombing. |
1944-04-12
|
| JG866 |
Bombing & strafing of Loviste all bombs seemed to be around and on targets. No flak & shipping seen |
1944-04-15
|
| MA311 |
Airborne with F/O Kirker, patrolled Vis at 3000ft for 45 minutes. |
1944-04-19
|
| MA640 |
Airborne with W/O Horn, patrol of Vieste 1655 to 1845 |
1944-04-20
|
| MH359 |
Scrambled with W/O Horn on various vectors but plot faded. |
1944-04-21
|
| JG886 |
Attacked lorry at Vitina, schooner at Ljubs. Camouflaged M.T unit seen & left 3 framers. |
1944-05-01
|
| EF652 |
3 a/c on bombing mission to Ploče. Bombed target vessels from 3500ft. All fell at leat 200 yards wide. |
1944-05-02
|
| JK307 |
Six a/c sweep of roads & railways, Trojir to Perković. Two 3 ton lorries destroyed at Vrpolje |
1944-05-04
|
| JK978 |
Sweep Dalmatian coast. Two masted 150ft merchant vessel strafed & damaged. House holding enemy troops strafed by all Spits & slit trenches near by where troops were running strafed. At Drace 20 loaded mules were also attacked. |
1944-05-07
|
| |
Air & Cannon test |
1944-05-08
|
| JG893 |
Air test |
1944-05-10
|
| JK978 |
Target Zemunik aerodrome. On way out informed pilot (Lt Harper) from earlier section baled out. Spits provided top cover for dinghy until picked up by H.S.L |
1944-05-11
|
| JK446 |
Four a/c recce of Brač, low cloud prevented search. |
1944-05-12
|
| JK978 |
Air test |
1944-05-12
|
| EP965 |
Base to Grottaglie 1500 to 1545 |
1944-05-14
|
| MA345 |
Grottaglie to base. 1700 to 1745 |
1944-05-14
|
| JK978 |
Target 3 master schooners. At Čiovo no schooner seen, secondary target bridge at Omiš. All bomb fell in target area. |
1944-05-17
|
| JK978 |
Vis to base |
1944-05-17
|
| JL309 |
From Amendola to base 1710 to 1730 |
1944-05-19
|
| JK978 |
Six a/c section 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
|
| JK975 |
2nd sortie to Loviste. The 2 landing craft previously attacked now both on fire. |
1944-05-19
|
| JK978 |
Vis to base |
1944-05-19
|
| MA345 |
Six a/c base to Vis to refuel, 0800 to 0845. |
1944-05-21
|
| MA345 |
Target monastery at Humac S.W of Ljubuški reported H.Q of enemy division. 10/10 clouds so secondary target Gohote harbour. All bombs fell in target area. |
1944-05-21
|
| JK605 |
Patrol at Bihać, Dobro, Selo & Bosansko areas. 3 M.T's set on fire at Bihać. Saw convoy at least 100 vehicles. Leading staff car set on & 2 vehicles. Out of ammo. |
1944-05-25
|
| JK605 |
Sweep but then recalled 1410 to 1435 |
1944-05-25
|
| ES342 |
Air test |
1944-05-27
|
| JL222 |
Air & Cannon test |
1944-05-28
|
| |
Three a/c sweep out to Knin, Bos Grohovo to Glamac. Saw 30 small M.T's attacked & 15 flamers 5 damaged. |
1944-05-30
|
| MA332 |
Four a/c base to Vis for refueling. 0605 to 0645 |
1944-05-31
|
| MA332 |
Sweep out to Drvar, Sucevici & Kistanje. No targets seen. 0750 to 1000 |
1944-05-31
|
| MA332 |
Sweep out to Knin, Bosan, Petrovac & Bos Krupa secondary roads. No targets. |
1944-05-31
|
| MA332 |
Vis to base 1515 to 1600 |
1944-05-31
|
| |
Operation Flounced Brač island |
1944-05-31
|
| ES142 |
To Vis to refuel. 0455 to 0545 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES142 |
Airborne with W/O Strange, patrol south coast of Brač. Sighted three M.E.109's. Destroyed one each & W/O Strange damaged the third. 0815 to 0915 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES142 |
Airborne with W/O Strange patrol Brač, no incidents. 1430 to 1550 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES142 |
Patrol Brač 1830 to 1910 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES142 |
Vis to base 1950 to 2030 |
1944-06-04
|
| ES142 |
Cannon test |
1944-06-05
|
| |
Air test |
1944-06-05
|
| ES142 |
Practice battle formation, fighting, dive bombing. |
1944-06-05
|
| ES142 |
Three a/c sweep Celebic saw 3 trains each with 3 loco's. 4 loco's destroyed all wagons raked. At Konjic 2 loco's destroyed 1 damaged. |
1944-06-06
|
| JK191 |
To Vis to refuel 0600 to 0640 |
1944-06-07
|
| JK191 |
Airborne with Sgt Pratt. Attacked convoy of 20 M.T at Bos Grohovo. One exploded nine flamers damaged five. 0730 to 0915 |
1944-06-07
|
| JK191 |
Vis to base 1010 to 1055 |
1944-06-07
|
| ER486 |
Air test |
1944-06-08
|
| ES142 |
To Vis & patrol of island. 0555 to 0705 |
1944-06-09
|
| ES142 |
Four a/c airborne on train wrecking operation N. of Sarajevo. 8 loco's destroyed, 3 damaged, 3 wagons flamers. Flak encountered various places. 6 of the above loco's fell from the guns of F/Sgt Rowe a/c. |
1944-06-09
|
| ES142 |
Armed recce. Bombed Benkovac from 1500ft. 4 bombs fell on target in town. |
1944-06-09
|
| ES142 |
Vis to base |
1944-06-09
|
| JG877 |
To Vis to refuel 0500 to 0540 |
1944-06-10
|
| JG887 |
Armed recce, target Supetar (Brač) six bombs in town 2 near misses. 1 M.T flamer. Raked building with one house exploding. |
1944-06-10
|
| JK805 |
Air test |
1944-06-10
|
| |
Air test |
1944-06-11
|
| ES342 |
To Vis to refuel 0450 to 0540 |
1944-06-12
|
| ES342 |
Four a/c sweep coastal road Šibenik, also covered Zara, Obrovac, Benkovac & Skradin. Damage 1 M.T no other targets seen. 0715 to 0830 |
1944-06-12
|
| ES342 |
Target Dragočaj. Owing to bad weather bombed the bridge at Skradin. 4 near misses. 1120 to 1245 |
1944-06-12
|
| ES342 |
From Vis to base 1515 to 1555 |
1944-06-12
|
| JK450 |
Target bridge at Skradin, all bombs near misses. Road S.W of bridge damaged. |
1944-06-13
|
| ER222 |
Base to Vis 0925 to 1005 |
1944-06-15
|
| ER222 |
Sweep with Lt Harper Sarajevo & Doboj areas, no targets. 1100 to 1250 |
1944-06-15
|
| ER222 |
Airborne with Sgt Pratt armed recce, dive bombed bridge N.E of Skradin. All bombs near misses. 1415 to 1610 |
1944-06-15
|
| BR351 |
To Vis to refuel 90 Gallon L.R.T |
1944-06-16
|
| BR351 |
Airborne with F/Lt Bremner. 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 Spits was expended. |
1944-06-16
|
| |
F/Sgt Rowe forced to bale out. Read picture above. |
1944-06-16
|
| JL235 |
Practice flying & formation. |
1944-07-05
|
| MA345 |
To Vis to refuel & bomb up. 0840 to 0930 |
1944-07-06
|
| EP579 |
Four a/c armed recce. Target railway bridge over river at Dolipolje, bombs fell short of bridge but damaged at least 30 yards of track. |
1944-07-06
|
| EF553 |
Sweep Skradin, Obrovac, Svrak areas. No targets returned to Vis. |
1944-07-07
|
| EF553 |
From Vis to base |
1944-07-07
|
| EF553 |
Target Locomotives. Please read picture above. |
1944-07-08
|
| EF533 |
Base to Vis 1335 to 1415 |
1944-07-10
|
| EF533 |
Four a/c armed recce, target road bridge over river Zenica. 2 bombs that were direct hit destroyed a large part of the bridge. 4 bomb caused considerable damage to nearby building. |
1944-07-10
|
| |
C/O broke the news today that we would be returning to Foggia on defensive work. Changing our site & aircraft with 32 squadron. 32 would be changing to Balkans Air Force. |
1944-07-11
|
| JK519 |
Base to Vis 0540 to 0620 |
1944-07-14
|
| |
Sweep or four areas no movement or targets seen. |
1944-07-15
|
| EF553 |
Vis to base |
1944-07-15
|
| MA311 |
Base to Vis |
1944-07-20
|
| MA311 |
High patrol of Vis |
1944-07-22
|
| MA311 |
High patrol of Vis |
1944-07-23
|
| MH359 |
Vis to base |
1944-07-24
|
| ML425 |
From base to Vis |
1944-07-31
|
| ML425 |
Vis to Base |
1944-08-01
|
| |
From Biferno to base 1000 to 1015 |
1944-09-13
|
| |
Patrol of Zagreb area. Beyond Knin 10/10 clouds, heavy rain further penetration not possible. |
1944-09-15
|
| MH562 |
W/O Rowe force landing. Please read picture above. |
1944-09-23
|
| MJ629 |
To Falcanara, weather u/s return to base. |
1944-10-10
|
| PT668 |
Air test |
1944-11-01
|
| MK444 |
Air test |
1944-11-04
|
| PT617 |
Patrol of Zagreb, without incident. |
1944-11-04
|
| PT617 |
Four a/c sweep Senj & Karlovac areas. At Jezerine destroyed 3000 gallon petrol bowsers. Also 30 carts in the area. Karlovac strafed loco shed. |
1944-11-06
|
| MJ629 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer. Weather recce, report to 254 MET. 1030 to 1200 |
1944-11-08
|
| PT617 |
Air test |
1944-11-09
|
| PT498 |
Four a/c sweep 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
|
| MJ629 |
From base to Vis, 0925 to 1015 |
1944-11-19
|
| MJ629 |
Escort Liberators that were to arrive at Visegrad at 1220. No bombers seen but looked like they had arrived earlier owing to the damage. Intense flak from 88mm. |
1944-11-19
|
| MA620 |
Weather recce out to Niksic, landed at Bari to report to 267 squadron. |
1944-11-21
|
| MA620 |
Airborne with Sgt Gladstone to escort two DC's but returned owing to 10/10 cloud. |
1944-11-21
|
| MK444 |
From Biferno to base. 1615 to 1630 |
1944-11-22
|
| PT617 |
TAC/R with Sgt Wilson, unable to penetrate cloud in Budva area. Attempted to reach target area above & below cloud without success. |
1944-11-26
|
| |
Half Squadron moving to Athens tomorrow W/O Rowe included. |
1944-12-07
|
| PT617 |
To Brindisi, 1000 to 1100 |
1944-12-08
|
| PT617 |
Brindisi to Athens 1300 to 1500 |
1944-12-08
|
| PT617 |
Airborne with F/O Baker. Attacked ELAS who have blocked roads with tree trunks & old vehicles, just S. of Athens. 2 M.T's left burning & about 12 casualties. |
1944-12-10
|
| MJ629 |
Strafed ELAS slit trenches. Saw burnt-out vehicles on Mount Ymittos slopes. |
1944-12-11
|
| PT618 |
Airborne with Lt Westbrook, strafed ELAS 20mm gun positions at Lofos Strefi. |
1944-12-12
|
| MJ992 |
Strafed gun position Athens surrounding hills. |
1944-12-13
|
| PT497 |
Recce quarries in ELAS area's. |
1944-12-14
|
| |
W/O Rowe awarded D.F.C. Please read picture above. |
1944-12-14
|
| PT618 |
Airborne with Sgt E.J Rowe. Tactical/R as far as 100 miles north of Athens then had to turn back owing to low clouds. |
1944-12-19
|
| PT617 |
Four a/c recce for M.T's outer areas of Athens. Three M.T's flamers & 3 damaged. |
1944-12-21
|
| PT617 |
Airborne with P/O Gilchrist on tactical/R of Akharnai & Eleusis. Also searched for R.A.F personnal. |
1944-12-22
|
| MJ835 |
Strafed ELAS buildings around the Athens area. |
1944-12-22
|
| NH271 |
Patrolled Athens, no incidents. |
1944-12-26
|
| PV120 |
Airborne on last light recce, nil seen. |
1944-12-26
|
| PV120 |
Last light recce, no sightings. 1725 to 1755 |
1944-12-28
|
| MA484 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Micklethwaite 16 M.T's & 1 car destroyed in the Athens area. |
1945-01-01
|
| PT671 |
Airborne with Lt Van Der Bergh, Patrolling bomb line N. & W. of Athens. 2 M.T's destroyed. |
1945-01-03
|
| MJ629 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer, patrolled bomb line destroyed 6 M.T's. |
1945-01-05
|
| NH271 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer sweep N. Athens bomb line. Destroyed 2 M.T's |
1945-01-05
|
| MJ629 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Shearer, recce Kifisia & area Destroyed 7 M.T's plus 1 coach. |
1945-01-07
|
| NH464 |
Airborne with P/O Gilchrist, escort armoured column at Koropi. |
1945-01-07
|
| MA464 |
Top cover to armoured column, no incidents. |
1945-01-07
|
| MH607 |
Air test |
1945-01-11
|
| MA464 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Pratt recce & Message dropping in areas of R.A.F P.O.W's, but not seen. |
1945-01-13
|
| PT671 |
Practice flying |
1945-01-24
|
| PT671 |
Airborne with Lt Westbrook, practice flying. |
1945-01-25
|
| PT671 |
Air test |
1945-01-27
|
| |
The Greek campaign finished 73 squadron returned to Canne (Foggia) to resume offensive sweeps over Yugoslavia. |
1945-01-27
|
| PT671 |
Airborne from Hassani to Brindisi 1230 to 1430 |
1945-01-31
|
| PT671 |
Brindisi to base (Foggia, Canne) 1505 to 1605 |
1945-01-31
|
| MK113 |
Air test |
1945-02-08
|
| MK113 |
Air test |
1945-02-08
|
| MK113 |
Air test |
1945-02-11
|
| |
We lost two of our DFC holders today on completion of their tours. F/Lt Martin DFC (Bar) & W/O Rowe DFC |
1945-02-21
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