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MYCROFT, Michael John

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rank: F/L
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 119649 )
born: United Kingdom

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Posted from 56 O.T.U to 32 Squadron 5th September 1942

349 squadron

Flt Lt Michael John Sharpe MYCROFT (119649) of the RAFVR

1945-09-14 DFC. F/Lt Michael John Sharpe MYCROFT (119649) 349 Sqdn

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RAF 32 1942-09-01 --

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P/O Mycroft embarked U.K & disembarked Gibraltar 22nd Nov 42 1942-11-07
Proceeded from Gibraltar to North Africa by air. 1942-12-10
Proceeded by air on attachment to 152 Squadron 1943-04-11
JG783 Scrambled with F/Sgt W.J.Sherman, no e/a sighted 1943-07-06
JK434 Patrolled convoy with F/Sgt Ashworth 1943-07-06
(KW729) Patrolled convoy with P/O R.W.Dunn 1943-07-07
(KW729) patrolled convoy with F/O B.Hunter 1943-07-08
JK533 High cover patrol over convoy with F/O B.Hunter. 1943-07-10
JK805 Scrambled after recce, no contact. 1943-07-11
ER668 High cover for Naval convoy with P/O Dunn 1800 - 1915 1943-07-12
JK978 High cover for Naval convoy with F/O Rankin 1943-07-12
JK713 Scrambled with F/O Hunter no contact made 1943-07-14
JK713 Convoy patrol with F/O Hunter 0605 - 0730 1943-07-15
JK978 Convoy patrol with F/O Hunter 1100 - 1250 1943-07-15
(Hurricane HW868) Convoy patrol with F/O Rankin 1300 - 1520 1943-07-21
(Hurricane HW732) Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Grant 1800 - 2020 1943-07-22
JK978 Patrol convoy with Sgt Pearce 0905 - 1045 1943-07-22
JK792 Scrambled with J.Smith, no contact made 1145 - 1235 1943-07-24
JK792 Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Grant 1820 - 1950 1943-07-28
JK792 High cover over convoy with W.Smith 1100 - 1235 1943-08-01
JK342 6 Spits on diversional sweep near Sardinia coast to cover Catalina on A.S.R. 1440 - 1600 1943-08-02
EN552 Scrambled with W/O Munro, plot lost & recalled 1943-08-03
EN552 Scrambled to intercept recce a/c, not sighted 1943-08-11
JK978 Escort Walrus a/c on A.S.R patrol 1943-08-18
At approx 22.30 hours Squadron received a call ordering a move from Tingley, Bone to La Sebala tomorrow. 1943-08-18
JK978 Patrolled Bizerte at 25000ft 1943-08-19
JK978 Patrol Bizerte area at 25,000ft 1943-08-20
JK927 Patrolled Bizerte 1943-08-21
JK221 Patrolled Bizerte 1943-08-23
EN552 Scrambled with F/O Rankin to intercept recce a/c, no contact made 1943-08-27
JK168 Patrolled Bizerte area with F/O Rankin 0640 - 0805 1943-08-29
JK168 Patrolled over Bizerte 0730 - 0815 1943-09-07
Squadron moving from LA Sebala to Montecorvino. Nil flying until 20th October. 1943-09-16
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