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OATES, Alan

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rank: P/O
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 1133618 )
born: United Kingdom

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Arrived 32 Squadron 12th March 1944. (1133618) W/O

Posted to No.1 B.P.D on being reported missing, 17th April 1944.

Ex missing awaiting reposting 12th September 1944
Appointed a commission and reposted to 32 squadron 11th October 1944. P/O (184565)


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Squadrons:

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RAF 32 1944-04-01

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Arrived 32 Squadron 1944-03-12
MA790 Scrambled with W/O W.F.Raybould no e/a encountered. 1020 - 1050 1944-04-09
MA634 Patrol Vis with F/Lt W.Hume 1730 - 1915 1944-04-10
MH359 4 Spits patrol of Vis & Brač 1030 - 1210 1944-04-12
MA634 Patrol Vis with W/O Duhunty, 625 - 0820 1944-04-13
MA790 8 a/c offensive recce led by S/Ldr S.M.Lewis of the Dalmatian inlands. 1944-04-13
MA693 Scrambled with W/O G.Petley to intercept e/a. Not seen. 1944-04-14
MA631 Shipping recce with F/Lt W.Hume Dalmatian islands 0615 - 0755 1944-04-16
Posted to No.1 B.P.D on being reported missing. 1944-04-17
JL251 6 spits airborne to escort 73 squadron spits bombing Ljubuški. F/Sgt Oates hit by flak and baled out. 1944-04-17
Returned to the unit today after force landing in Yugoslavia and enabled to escape by the help of the partisans. 1944-05-31
ES340 4 Spits escort 3 DC.3's to Yugoslavia & back 1545 - 1900 1944-06-21
MA311 Airborne with F/Lt Maura to patrolled Vieste & Tremiti, a/c returned early L.R tank problems. 1944-06-23
MA311 Vieste & Tremiti patrol with F/Lt Maura, diverted to A.S.R search. 1944-06-23
MA359 To Vis 1355 - 1445 1944-06-25
JK340 3 Spits up, near Kocerin 2 trucks shot up both flames. Near Imotski 5 lorries parked, 3 claimed at damaged. 1944-06-25
MA332 Airborne with F/Lt Maura, dawn patrol & shipping recce 0450 - 0605 1944-06-26
MA332 A.S.R search 1020 - 1150 1944-06-26
EN578 Patrol Penna point with F/Sgt Pearce 0500 - 0630 1944-06-29
MA650 Patrol of Penna point 1944-06-30
MA311 Recce with F/Sgt Veys of Podgorski Channel, returned early No.1 R/T u/s 1944-07-07
MA311 Recce Podgorski Channel for Siebal ferries with F/Sgt Veys. 1944-07-07
EF635 A.S.R with H.Miller. Catalina was covered while 1 person was picked up. 0910 - 1055 1944-07-08
JL254 Patrol Vieste with W/O Petley 0610 - 0740 1944-07-10
JL231 Canne to Vis 1205 - 1300 1944-07-16
JL231 Airborne with Sgt Gooch, escort 6 DC.3's to Yugoslavia 1355 - 1650 1944-07-16
EE664 Base to Vis 0525 - 0605 1944-07-19
EE664 4 Spits road & railway sweep. Train attacked west of Jablanica strike observed on engine & trucks. 2nd train attack in station at Lisičića 1944-07-19
ES362 Base to Vis 1540 - 1625 1944-07-21
ES362 3 Spits bombed bridge at Bihać. All bursts observed misses on target but hits in town. Later F/Lt Quine hit by flak and force landed. 1944-07-21
ES362 From Vis to base 08320 - 0905 1944-07-22
JG871 3 Spits bombed Korcula town, 1 salvo in town 2 in target area. 1944-07-23
EP343 Airborne with P/O Oddy, bombed Stolac all bombs fell eastern section of town. 1944-07-25
EP343 Fighter cover for troops (Operation Healing) in the Himarë area. 1944-07-29
JK360 Canne to Vis 0840 - 0930 1944-08-03
JK360 4 Spits sweep Drnis to Sinj area looking for M.T convoy reported in the previous operation, not found. Attacked road & rail trucks. 1944-08-03
JK360 To Vis from base 1040 - 1120 1944-08-04
JK188 4 Spit-bombers dropped 8×250lbs on Humac monastery, all bombs near misses 1944-08-05
JG733 4 spits bombed Target Gacko 6 bombs direct hits causing fires, 2 bombs straddled bridge N.E of Gacko 1944-08-19
JK546 3 Spits escort to 6 Venturas on bombing raid to Karlovac, no flak & no e/a. 1944-08-30
JK188 6 Spits escort Venturas to Kostajnica on bombing mission. Bombed bridge from 9,000ft, believed all bombs overshot. 1944-09-01
JL231 3 Spits strafed & bombed large convoy reported by 249 squadron, up to 12 M.T's damaged by Cannon fire. 1944-09-05
JG733 4 Spit sweep roads Bihać, Kosajnica & Šiška. Had to turn back east of Gospić owing to foul weather. 0955 - 1115 1944-09-07
JK188 Airborne with W/Cdr Woodruff, first operational sortie from Greece. Please read picture above. 1944-09-26
MA298 (Brindisi) 6 Spits escort Dakotas to Araxos & return. 0930 - 1200 1944-10-03
MA751 (Araxos) Scrambled with Sgt O'Reilly, JU88 damaged. 1944-10-05
EF553 Airborne with W/O Gawen, attempted to bomb Skoplje but returned weather u/s 1944-10-11
JK376 (Operation Manna) Airborne with W/O Cartland patrolled shipping coming into Athens area. 1944-10-15
JL131 (Operation Manna) 4 Spits patrolled shipping, Athens area. 1944-10-15
JK226 (Operation Manna) Patrolled shipping with W/O Cartland. 1944-10-16
JK188 (Operation Manna) Airborne with W/O Cartland patrolled shipping. 1944-10-17
MA507 Yellow section F/O Oates & F/Sgt James, please read picture above. 1944-10-22
EF533 Recce Salonika area with Sgt Ford 1944-10-25
MA533 Recce of roads & railways north of Salonika, weather really bad. 1944-10-30
JK330 (Kalamaki) Recce with Sgt Bromley of railway line to Polykastro, it seemed intact & saw train moving north. 20mm flak came from the trucks. 1944-11-01
Recce with F/O Gray, road & rail communication north of Salonika. 1944-11-02
JK383 4 Spits strafing N.of Saloniki to Skoplje area. 1944-11-07
MA533 Strafed trains north of Skoplje with W/O Evans 1944-11-12
ER637 Airborne with E.Evans strafed train on railway Skoplje to Mitrovica, destroyed 6 rail trucks. Force down a JU.52 into a field & the crew were strafed as they run from the a/c 1944-11-15
MJ730 Bombed railway near Mitrovica with F/O Gray. No claims 1944-11-18

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