| Aircraftadd |
| Serial | Note | Date |
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F/O J.T Feeney joined 253 squadron from No.1 P.P.D |
1944-08-14
|
| JK278 |
A.S.R patrol 1145 - 1330 |
1944-08-20
|
| JK307 |
Escort R.P Hurricanes of 6 squadron, attacked Germany occupied buildings south of Poreč. 0630 - 0830 |
1944-08-21
|
| JK978 |
4 Spits armed recce Jablanica area. Bombed road & railway south of town. 1120 - 1255 |
1944-08-24
|
| BR110 |
Top cover to 6 Venturas to Karlovac. After swept area Ozalj, no movements. |
1944-08-30
|
| JK735 |
6 Spits covered 9 Venturas on a mission to Bosanska Krupa. 0930 - 1230 |
1944-09-03
|
| JL346 |
Ops from Brindisi 4 Spits recce between Pilipi & Metsovon a convoy of 20 plus M.T's bombed, no direct hits. 4 destroyed & 4 damaged following strafing attacks. |
1944-09-06
|
| JK735 |
Armed recce of Metsovon area. West of Bourdanel 12 M.T's attacked. 3 lorries destroyed, 2 damaged. |
1944-09-07
|
| JL346 |
2nd mission bombed bridge at Dhërmi, 4 near misses. |
1944-09-07
|
| JK808 |
5 spits 4 with bombs recce Matthaios - filiates area. No M.T's seen so 8x250's dropped on the latter town. |
1944-09-14
|
| JK808 |
Escort & bomber mission. 1730 - 1930 |
1944-09-14
|
| JK808 |
Shipping escort 0625 - 0840 |
1944-09-15
|
| JK808 |
From Vis 3 a/c bombed gun positions on Havar 0950 - 1030 |
1944-09-15
|
| JK808 |
Four a/c dropped 8x250 on Sumartin (Brač island) but poor visibility, all bombs undershot. |
1944-09-15
|
| JK808 |
Airborne with Lt Fischer, escort R.P Hurricanes on armed recce north of Rab island. On spit strafed & set on fire 60ft barge in Pag inlet. 0620 - 0830 |
1944-09-16
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F/Lt Feeney joined us from 253 squadron as new flight commander. |
1944-12-03
|
| PT497 |
Sweep over areas in Southern Yugoslavia, no targets seen. |
1944-12-04
|
| PT617 |
Armed recce. Bomb Nevesinje town in Yugoslavia. 1 aircraft recived flak damage. F/Lt Feeney bombed the A.A position on the way to the taget. |
1944-12-06
|
| PT617 |
Weather recce S.W Yugoslavia. |
1944-12-07
|
| |
Half Squadron moving to Athens F/Lt Feeney included. |
1944-12-08
|
| MA484 |
Air test |
1944-12-09
|
| MJ835 |
To Brindisi from base 1400 to 1500 |
1944-12-18
|
| MJ835 |
From Brindisi to Hassani, Greece (Kalamaki) 1045 to 1245 |
1944-12-19
|
| PV120 |
Escort to rocket carrying Beaufighters attacking Averoff prison. Two wings demolished. |
1944-12-21
|
| MJ629 |
Factory strafed |
1944-12-22
|
| MJ992 |
Recce N. of bomb line at Piraeus. Strafed ELAS buildings & slit trenches. |
1944-12-24
|
| PT681 |
Patrolled Athens, no incidents. |
1944-12-26
|
| MJ835 |
Strafing ELAS buildings, no moments seen. |
1944-12-31
|
| PT671 |
Recce Thine to Lama for R.A.F. P.O.W's no sightings. |
1945-01-01
|
| |
Recce for ELAS. Some Infantry noticed. 2 M.T's destroyed. |
1945-01-03
|
| PV120 |
Airborne with P/O Gilchrist Patrolled bomb line N & W Athens. Destroyed 6 M.T's. |
1945-01-03
|
| NH271 |
Recce with P/O Gilchrist N. Athens, 2 M.T's destroyed. |
1945-01-05
|
| PT671 |
Sweep with Sgt E.J Rowe. N. Athens, destroyed 2 M.T's. |
1945-01-06
|
| PT681 |
Recce Elevis destroyed 1 M.T & gun position |
1945-01-07
|
| MA620 |
Escort armoured column, not incidents |
1945-01-09
|
| MJ835 |
Recce of E. coast Volos town |
1945-01-11
|
| MA464 |
Recce roads of Volos 2 loaded M.T's destroyed 1 damaged. |
1945-01-13
|
| MJ835 |
Air test |
1945-01-18
|
| MJ835 |
Practice flying |
1945-01-26
|
| MJ835 |
Air test |
1945-01-27
|
| MJ835 |
Athens to Arraxos with F/Sgt Micklethwaite 1300 to 1400 |
1945-02-04
|
| MJ835 |
Arraxos to Athens with F/Sgt Micklethwaite, 1430 to 1530 |
1945-02-04
|
| MJ845 |
From Hassani to Brindisi with F/Sgt Micklethwaite 1100 to 1300 |
1945-02-06
|
| |
From Brindisi to Amendola with F/Sgt Micklethwaite 1345 to 1415 |
1945-02-06
|
| MJ835 |
From Amendola to Biferno 1345 to 1415 |
1945-02-07
|
| SM147 |
Four Spit sweep Konjic, Sarajevo & Senica areas. Covered roads & railways no movement seen. Flak encountered at Sarajevo. |
1945-02-09
|
| SM147 |
To Prkos but returned to base owning to bad weather. |
1945-02-12
|
| SM147 |
To Prkos 1110 to 1230 |
1945-02-13
|
| SM147 |
Operating from Zara, shipping recce northern Dalmatian Islands. Nothing seen. |
1945-02-13
|
| SM147 |
Ops from Zara, 2nd shipping recce attempted for N. Dalmatian island but again low clouds. |
1945-02-14
|
| SM147 |
Accompanied 6 squadron on strafing gun positions near Rab town on Rab Island. |
1945-02-15
|
| SM147 |
Weather & shipping recce with F/O Pearce, on the north Dalmatian coast. 0645 to 0805 |
1945-02-16
|
| SM147 |
Airborne with F/O Pearce, sweep road & rail Bihac area. |
1945-02-16
|
| MJ835 |
Four a/c sweep Senj & Bihac M.T damaged at Otocac. |
1945-02-17
|
| PT668 |
Four a/c sweep Zagreb to Celje. Loco's seen shunting in the marshaling yard at Zapresic but unable to attack owning to intense accurate flak. Two a/c returned early with engine trouble. |
1945-02-20
|
| PT668 |
From Prkos L.G Strafed German garrison buildings on Krk Island. |
1945-02-21
|
| PT668 |
Base to Prkos 0855 to 0955 |
1945-02-25
|
| PT668 |
Escort to D.C.3's from Prkos to Lavade L.G in partisan territory. These transport carried both troops & equipment. |
1945-02-25
|
| MJ834 |
Air test at base (Canne) |
1945-02-26
|
| MJ835 |
To Prkos 0600 to 0700 |
1945-02-27
|
| MJ835 |
Escort to D.C.3's Prkos to Lavade L.G. 0755 to 1040 |
1945-02-27
|
| MJ525 |
Base to Prkos 1015 to 1115 |
1945-03-01
|
| MJ525 |
Four a/c two with bombs, bombed bridge at Bos Novi. Hits on bridge & railway. One Spit damaged by flak. 1405 to 1550 |
1945-03-01
|
| PV359 |
Shipping recce with P/O Gilchrist, Fiume area. 1635 to 1750 |
1945-03-01
|
| MJ525 |
Still remaining at Prkos shipping recce with P/O Gilchrist Fiume & Pola 0645 to 0815 |
1945-03-03
|
| MJ525 |
Four a/c covered Senj to Otocac. Bombed bridge at Ossero (Osor) unable to observe results. Destroyed 2 M.T's with Cannon. |
1945-03-03
|
| PT497 |
Sweep Grosublje to Trbnje, destroyed 2 loco's damaged 13 wagons. P/O Gilchrist hit by flak & forced to bale. |
1945-03-04
|
| MJ525 |
Prkos to base 0920 to 1010 |
1945-03-05
|
| MJ769 |
Air test |
1945-03-08
|
| SM147 |
To Prkos 0645 to 0740 |
1945-03-09
|
| SM147 |
Airborne on D.C transport escort. All aircraft returned to their bases owning to foul weather. |
1945-03-09
|
| SM147 |
From Prkos to base 1350 to 1440 |
1945-03-09
|
| MK568 |
Air test |
1945-03-11
|
| MJ835 |
To Prkos from base (Canne) |
1945-03-12
|
| MJ835 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Pratt strafing searchlight sites at Lussinpiccola (Mali Lošinj) but very little moment was seen on the small island |
1945-03-12
|
| MJ835 |
Three a/c sweep Kočevje to Lašče. Returned owning to weather. |
1945-03-13
|
| MJ835 |
Attacked & damaged 2 schooners in Cherso harbour. Attacked M.T's at Generalski Stol, Lt Collins hit by flak & baled. |
1945-03-13
|
| MJ835 |
Air sea resue for Lt Collins. Covered dinghy until the Catalina arrived. |
1945-03-13
|
| PT671 |
Weather recce with Lt Van Den Bergh at Pola, Colje & Zagreb 0555 to 0725 |
1945-03-14
|
| MJ835 |
Three a/c two with 2x250lb bombs bombed German mess at Lussin Piccola. (Mali Lošinj) two men standing near the building were killed. |
1945-03-14
|
| PT671 |
Sweep Zagreb area with Lt Van Den Bergh. Strafed & hit 1 loco & 1 gun position. |
1945-03-15
|
| PT671 |
Prkos to base |
1945-03-15
|
| EN135 |
To Prkos 1435 to 1135 |
1945-03-15
|
| ES135 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Pratt, followed Spitfire bombers to targets on Rab Island. Made 3 strafing runs over pin point where 105mm flak guns were reported. |
1945-03-17
|
| MJ835 |
Air test |
1945-03-17
|
| MJ568 |
To Prkos 0930 to 1040 |
1945-03-19
|
| |
Air test |
1945-03-20
|
| MJ769 |
Air test |
1945-03-20
|
| MJ835 |
To Prkos 1030 to 1120 |
1945-03-21
|
| MJ835 |
Sweep Bihac, Sunja, Karlovac & Senj, no movement or incidents. |
1945-03-21
|
| MJ568 |
Weather recce from Prkos with Lt Collins. |
1945-03-22
|
| MA796 |
Airborne with Lt Collins to bomb Bihac town, low haze prevented pilots from observing any damage. 0720 to 0805 |
1945-03-22
|
| MJ835 |
Bombed river road bridge with Lt Collins south of Karlovac, 2 near misses. |
1945-03-22
|
| MJ835 |
Armed recce with Lt Collins to Bihac, Busnovi. Strafed 1 loco & 4 wagons. 2nd attack the engine was destroyed. |
1945-03-23
|
| MJ835 |
Bombed river road bridge with Lt Collins south of Karlovac. Two bombs land on a ammo dump next to the bridge sending black smoke up to 500ft. |
1945-03-23
|
| MA408 |
Air test |
1945-03-24
|
| MJ238 |
Sweep with P/O Pearce of Gospic, Senj & Karlovac no movement seen. 1045 to 1220 |
1945-04-03
|
| MJ238 |
Four a/c patrolled Karlovac, Sisak, Bihac & Gospic, no movement seen. |
1945-04-03
|
| MJ238 |
Airborne with F/Sgt E.Rowe escort to Walrus of 293 squadron mine spotting. |
1945-04-04
|
| |
Squadron move Canne to Prkos |
1945-04-05
|
| MJ769 |
Four a/c armed recce, low cloud forces a return to base (Prkos L.G) |
1945-04-06
|
| MJ238 |
AA & weather recce Gospic, Karlovac covering roads. Inaccurate flak from Generalski Stol |
1945-04-07
|
| MK568 |
Sweep Brod & Dugo Selo, with F/Sgt Nickelthwaite 9/10 clouds returned to base. |
1945-04-08
|
| EN135 |
Air test |
1945-04-09
|
| MJ238 |
Tac/R with F/Sgt E.Rowe covering Zencca then Vraca & Zepce where up to 400 M.T's were seen moving north. Along the railway up to 20 loco's some with wagons. 0600 to 0745 |
1945-04-11
|
| MJ258 |
Escort to three D.C.3 transports from Prkos to Livade & back again. 1505 to 1720 |
1945-04-11
|
| JL239 |
Four a/c sweep sighted 200-300 M.T's mostly stationary. Pilots impression that convoy is digging in. Strafed M.T staff car flamer plus 2 M.T damaged. |
1945-04-12
|
| MJ238 |
Air test |
1945-04-13
|
| MJ238 |
Tac/R with P/O Gilchrist no movements seen, nothing to report. |
1945-04-14
|
| MJ238 |
Tac/R with F/Sgt Nickelthwaite 10/10 cloud unable to continue. |
1945-04-15
|
| MJ238 |
Tac/R coast roads Novi to Sasak 50 M.T's were seen parked & camouflaged. Reported targets, made no attack. |
1945-04-16
|
| MJ769 |
Four a/c two carrying bombs bombed & strafed M.T's S.E of Generalski Stol. Bombs fell wide strafing destroyed 3 M.T's. Two pilots (F/O Letts & Baker) hit by flak & did not return to base. |
1945-04-16
|
| MJ238 |
Tac/R with Lt Harper, located crashed 73 squadron Spitfire flown by F/O Letts. Spitfire in a wrecked condition. |
1945-04-17
|
| MJ238 |
Airborne with F/Lt Ball. Escort three D.C from Prkos area to Livade L.G & return. |
1945-04-18
|
| MJ298 |
Six a/c armed recce, target Kocevje town & marshalling yard. 2 bombs fail to explode, 5 bombs fell on rail tracks, 3 hit railroad buildings exploding smoke to 500ft & 2 in town. |
1945-04-19
|
| MK568 |
Tac/R with Lt Harper no movement seen owning to dense haze 0600 to 0735 |
1945-04-20
|
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Both flight commanders - F/Lt Feeney & Capt Maritz (SAAF) completed their operational tour during the month, and will soon be leaving the Squadron much to our regret. |
1945-04-30
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