Aircraftadd |
Serial | Note | Date |
MA620 |
Air test |
1945-03-01
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MA620 |
Air test |
1945-03-02
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MA484 |
Biferno to Canne 1030 to 1040 |
1945-03-05
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JL239 |
To Prkos 0645 to 0740 |
1945-03-09
|
JL239 |
Four a/c airborne on DC transport escort, unable to complete owing to weather. All a/can returned to their bases. |
1945-03-09
|
MK568 |
To Prkos from base 1025 to 1115 |
1945-03-13
|
MK568 |
Three a/c escort to Halifax dropping supplies in Ljubljana area. 1230 to 1505 |
1945-03-13
|
PT668 |
Four a/c sweep. Please read picture above. |
1945-03-13
|
MA620 |
Air test |
1945-03-19
|
MA796 |
To Prkos 1030 to 1120 |
1945-03-21
|
MA796 |
Four a/c sweep main & secondary roads Bihać, Sunja & Senj. No movements notice. |
1945-03-21
|
PT671 |
Airborne with F/Lt Feeney, weather recce at Prkos 0550 to 0610 |
1945-03-22
|
MJ835 |
Airborne with F/Lt Feeney, bombed building Bihać town. Low haze prevented pilots observing any damage. |
1945-03-22
|
JL239 |
Airborne again with F/Lt Feeney, bomb river road bridge at Karlovac. 2 near misses. |
1945-03-22
|
JL239 |
Airborne with F/Lt Feeney. Armed recce Bihać, Bosanski Novi strafed & destroyed 1 loco plus 4 wagons. |
1945-03-23
|
JL239 |
Airborne again with F/Lt Feeney bomb bridge S. of Otocac. Two bombs landed on ammo dump 10 yards from bridge, explosion sent black smoke up to 500ft. |
1945-03-23
|
PT671 |
Eight a/c from base (Canne) to Prkos 0700 to 0750 |
1945-03-25
|
PT671 |
Eight a/c escort to 12 DC.3 transport between Prkos & Livade L.G with supplies to forward troops. |
1945-03-25
|
MJ769 |
Airborne with F/O Letts recce Gospić, Otočac & Senj. Nothing seen apart from 1 horse drawn vehicle. |
1945-03-25
|
MJ769 |
Six a/c escort 12 more DC.3 to & from Livade L.G, without incident. 0720 to 0940 |
1945-03-26
|
MJ769 |
Four a/c bombed Ostrozac & Jizbacici. F/Sgt Pratt hit by flak and crashed. Pilot missing. 1115 to 1245 |
1945-03-26
|
MJ769 |
Airborne with Capt Maritz, road recce Bosanski Novi, Karlovy & Senj areas |
1945-03-26
|
MH607 |
Three a/c to bomb Slunj, weather prevented the attack jettisoned bombs in the sea. |
1945-03-26
|
MH607 |
Four a/c to bomb Bihić & Bosanski Novi, no targets. Bombed bridge at Otoka, 8 near misses. |
1945-03-27
|
MJ769 |
Four a/c bomb Ostrožac & Bosanski Novi. Strafed 6 MT's destroyed 2 & damaged 3 others. |
1945-03-29
|
MJ769 |
Airborne with F/O Green bombed Otoka bridge, 4 near misses. |
1945-03-29
|
MJ769 |
Recce Gospić L.G for reported F.W190 no a/c seen. Bombed Gospić town. 0645 to 0800 |
1945-03-30
|
MJ769 |
Four a/c airborne two bombed Bos Krupa & two Senj. Recce road to Karlovac, nothing seen. 0945 to 1055 |
1945-03-30
|
MH607 |
Four a/c bombed strongpoint at Jezero village. All bombs around target. |
1945-03-30
|
MH607 |
Prkos to base 1435 to 1530 |
1945-03-30
|
MA408 |
Base (Canne) to Prkos 0810 to 0915 |
1945-04-05
|
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Squadron move to Prkos |
1945-04-05
|
MA408 |
Briefed on attack with bombs on 25 M.T's S. of Sarajevo. Bad weather returned to base, bombs jettisoned in sea.1115 to 1300 |
1945-04-06
|
MK568 |
Shipping recce with Lt Harper, 1 small vessel seen entering (Rijeka) Fiume harbour. No other shipping seen. |
1945-04-09
|
MJ238 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Mickelthwaite road recce Novo Mesto to Karlovac, a number of horse draw vehicles & troops were observed. |
1945-04-11
|
EN135 |
Four a/c airborne bombed railroad bridge W. of Maglaj, 2 near misses 2 bombs damaged road way. After stafed M.T's 10 destroyed 3 damaged. |
1945-04-11
|
JL239 |
Four a/c armed recce stretching from Bodoj to Brod, bombed stationary loco & wagons, strafed many wagons. Tracks cut. |
1945-04-12
|
MJ238 |
Four a/c strafing attacks on Freya radar station, Permantura south tip of Istria left in cloud of dust. |
1945-04-14
|
MK568 |
Airborne with Lt Harper weather recce. |
1945-04-15
|
EN135 |
Four a/c bombed & strafed MT's S.E of Generalski Stol, two pilots hit by flak & didn't return. (F/O Letts & F/O Baker) |
1945-04-16
|
MH778 |
Airborne with F/O Pearce to bomb targets alone road at Istria, one a/c developed fuelling trouble both return to base after jettisoned bombs. |
1945-04-17
|
MJ248 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Mickelthwaite air test. |
1945-04-17
|
EN135 |
Air test |
1945-04-18
|
EN135 |
Airborne with F/O Lawrence tac/recce to Kraljevica & areas. Reported movements of M.T's, trailers, field guns & marching troops were notice. |
1945-04-18
|
EN135 |
Four a/c airborne 1 developed engine trouble & returned (Lt Westbrook) bombing marshaling yard at Kočevje 4 direct hits 2 near misses. Rail tracks cut. |
1945-04-19
|
JL239 |
Four spits escort to 6 DC a/c duty carried out without incidents. |
1945-04-20
|
MJ769 |
Recce with Lt Harper at Pula harbour, nothing seen. |
1945-04-21
|
EN135 |
Airborne with Lt Van Den Bergh Tac/R weather conditions rendered sortie aborted. |
1945-04-22
|
MJ769 |
Airborne with Lt Harper provided cover for Hurricanes from 6 Squadron with rockets on gun positions at Kartav (near Fiume) 2 near misses 2 wide. Our Spit went in after strafing. |
1945-04-23
|
MJ769 |
With S/Ldr Furniss & W/O Howard at Nova Mesto & Tresňje bombed 2 loco's 40 wagons. Bombs 2 direct hits on wagons & 2 bombs on station. After a strafing attack all wagons damaged. |
1945-04-24
|
MJ238 |
Airborne with Lt Harper, escort 2 M.T.B's 1225 to 1415 Other sections & squadrons escorted throughout the day. Assisting evacuation from Istria. |
1945-04-25
|
JL239 |
Four a/c covering Ploa 2 of section returned owing to 1 a/c having engine trouble (F/O Pearce & Lt Collins). The other 2 bombed railway tunnel 2 near misses 2 wide. |
1945-04-26
|
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Air test |
1945-04-26
|
MK119 |
Air test |
1945-04-26
|
ES110 |
Air test |
1945-05-03
|
MA408 |
Armed recce to Lippa area. Unable to penetrate clouds below mountains. |
1945-05-03
|
EN135 |
Four a/c airborne Lt Collins developed engine trouble & escorted back to base. No targets seen by rest of section. |
1945-05-04
|
MA408 |
Located large convoy all showing signs of surrender. Please read picture above. |
1945-05-04
|
PT671 |
Tac/R with F/Lt Green reported M.T's going N. and N.E. Also two stationary loco's. |
1945-05-07
|
|
German surrenders war in Europe is over. |
1945-05-07
|
MA408 |
Eleven a/c pratice flying. |
1945-05-10
|
MK568 |
Practice flying |
1945-05-11
|
MA408 |
Practice aerobatics |
1945-05-23
|
MA484 |
Brindisi to Biferno 1215 to 1315 |
1945-05-24
|
MA484 |
Biferno to Bari 1500 to 1530 |
1945-05-24
|
MA408 |
Biferno to Bari |
1945-05-25
|
MA484 |
Bari to Brindisi |
1945-05-28
|
MA408 |
Practice flying |
1945-05-29
|
|
Lt R.Collins (SAAF) recalled to proceed home. |
1945-06-06
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