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BALL, Ronald Henry

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rank: F/L
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 124910 )
born: United Kingdom

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73 squadron

Posted from 73 Squadron late June 1945

Squadrons:

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RAF 73 1944-12-01

Aircraft:

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MA743 Sector recce & practice landings. Please read picture above. 1455 to 1610 1944-11-16
MJ835 Sector recce at base 1100 to 1200 1944-12-16
MA484 Practice flying at base 1500 to 1600 1944-12-16
PT668 Practice flying & Cannon firing at base. 1945-01-12
PT668 Practice flying 1945-01-16
JG272 Practice flying at base. 1945-01-21
NH271 F/Lt Ball bales out. Please read picture above. 1945-02-05
F/Lt Ball returned from Yugoslavia today where he made a force landing. 1945-02-08
MJ629 From Biferno to base 1100-1115 1945-02-18
PT497 Sweep Yugoslavia but force to return owing to bad weather. 1100-1150 1945-02-19
MA484 Base to Vis 1945-02-20
MA484 Vis to Prkos 1945-02-20
MA484 Airborne with F/O Rumbelow recce Dalmatian coast, no incidents. 1945-02-21
MA484 Airborne from Prkos with F/Sgt Siddle shipping recce Gulf of Fiume (Rijeka) 0630-0740 1945-02-22
MA484 Three a/c set off to strafe 1 man torpedo boats spotted on morning recce Fiume Gulf. Turned out to be other craft. 1945-02-22
MK113 Air test 1945-02-22
MA484 Prkos to base. 1945-02-22
MK113 To Prkos 0900 to 0950 1945-02-26
MK113 4 a/c sweep Pag island strafed boats around harbour. 1945-02-26
Pag island still remains in German hands, partisans having to withdraw. 1945-02-26
MK113 4 a/c sweep Gospic & Karlovac, 3 M.T's damaged & 1 railway wagon. Difficult to attack owing to the valley. 1945-02-26
MK113 Prkos to base 1640 to 1730 1945-02-26
MJ525 Air test 1945-02-28
MJ835 Prkos to Livade L.G. 0700 to 0930 1945-03-01
MJ835 Prkos to base 1045 to 1150 1945-03-01
PV359 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
MK113 Air test 1945-03-04
MK113 Returned to base (Canne) 0920 to 1010 1945-03-05
MA484 Base to Brindisi 1040 to 1140 1945-03-08
JL255 Base to Prkos 0555 to 0650 1945-03-23
JL255 Four a/c bombed marshalling yard at Bos Novi. Buildings damaged 0940 to 1050 1945-03-23
JL255 Four a/c armed recce in search of troops Bihac & Bos Krupa area. No troops seen, secondary target bombed Bos Krupa damaging buildings 1300 to 1420 1945-03-23
EN135 Canne to Prkos 1030 to 1120 1945-04-01
EN135 Patrol a area south of Celje with W/O Howard while Halifax bombers engaged in supply dropping. 1945-04-01
EN135 Prkos to base 1945-04-01
MJ769 Air test 1945-04-03
PV120 Air test 1945-04-03
PT671 Four a/c AA & weather recce Gospic, Karlovac covering roads. Inaccurate flak from Generalski Stol 1945-04-07
MJ238 AA sweep Fiume area, saw 7 M.T's at Ravna Coro. 1945-04-08
JL239 Four Spitfire 2 with bombs, bombed roadway & strafed M.T's North of Maglaj. 8 M.T's destroyed & 10 damaged. 2 of the M.T's apparently were carrying ammo as they exploded violently. 1945-04-11
PT671 Tac/R only movement seen small motor vessel on a river west of Bos Gradiška pulling a barge.. 1945-04-12
PT671 Three Spits escort to Halifax aircraft to Fiume, no contact made. F/Lt Ball returned early with engine trouble 1320 to 1340 1945-04-12
MJ769 Air test 1945-04-13
MK568 Four Spits armed recce Slunj & Primislie area. Bombed horse drawn vehicles, 4 near misses. Owning to fading light unable to attack. 1825 to 1940 1945-04-13
PT671 Airborne with F/Sgt E.Rowe on weather recce, one a/c developed engine trouble both returned 0755 to 0805 1945-04-15
MJ769 Air test 1945-04-15
MK568 Tac/R with S/Ldr Ashton reported 8 loco's & 16 M.T's 1945-04-16
MJ248 Air test 1945-04-17
MK568 Airborne with F/Lt Feeney escort three D.C.3 transporters 1245 to 1450 1945-04-18
MJ629 Four a/c Tac/R & armed recce bombed 4 plus M.T's believe to be hidden off road among trees. 4 bombs near misses 4 damaged roadway. 1945-04-19
EN135 Three a/c attacked gun positions. 2 bombs in target area 4 near misses. 1945-04-21
MJ769 Armed recce wheaten conditions rendered sortie aborted. Bombs jettisoned in sea. 1945-04-23
MA408 Air test 1945-04-24
MJ238 Sweep damaged 1 car 3 horse drawn vehicles & 5 M.T's scattered. Inaccurate flak from convoy. 1945-04-24
PT671 Airborne wit Lt Van Den Bergh, escort to 2 M.T.B's. 1505 to 1700 1945-04-25
MJ769 Air test 1945-04-25
MJ769 Tac/R with F/Sgt Nickelthwaite. Weather conditions rendered sortie aborted 1945-04-28
JL255 Air test 1945-04-29
JL255 Air test 1945-04-29
PT671 Tac/R with F/Sgt E.Rowe. Reported 30 stationary M.T's with large craters 100ft wide on the road. 1945-04-30
EP978 Air test 1945-05-03
Previously reported convoy 1000 plus M.T's. Section of 4 spits bombed & strafed. Yugoslavia troops were also attacking the troops with shells 1945-05-06
MA408 Four Spits airborne to bomb fort at Pola 4 bombs on perimeter track 4 bombs fell approx 70 yards from buildings. 1945-05-06
German surrenders, war in Europe is over. 1945-05-08
MJ769 Practice flying 1945-05-11
MJ769 Prkos L.G to Brindisi Squadron move 1500 to 1650 1945-05-12
MA408 Formation flying 1945-05-25
MH552 Close formation flying 1945-05-28
EN135 Practice flying 1945-06-01
MH552 Practice flying (range estimations & stern chasing) 1945-06-06
MJ238 Practice flying ( high altitude formation & tail chasing) 1945-06-07
MJ238 Practice flying (navigation training) 1945-06-08
MH552 Pratice flying (aerobics) 1945-06-11
MH552 Pratice flying (battle formation) 1945-06-11

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