HUME, William
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rank: F/Lstatus: survived
airforce: RAF (no: 117494 )
born: United Kingdom
added by: Justin
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Squadrons:
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 32 | 1943-04-01 | -- |
Aircraft:
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| Serial | Note | Date |
| F/O Hume Hurricanes in May | 1943-05-01 | |
| F/O Hume flew Spitfires & Hurricane in June | 1943-06-01 | |
| JK459 | Scrambled, no contact made | 1943-06-15 |
| JK342 | Scramd with F/Sgt Hamilton, no contact made | 1943-06-22 |
| JK342 | Scrambled with FSgt Millar, no contact made | 1943-06-23 |
| LZ813 | On patrol with F/Sgt Tickner, F/O Hume's engine cut out and was forced to make a emergency land on a beach near Bone. Pilot uninjured | 1943-07-06 |
| JK472 | Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Tickner 1630 - 1820 | 1943-07-07 |
| JG783 | High cover patrol with F/Sgt Millar for Naval convoy 1300 - 1455 | 1943-07-09 |
| EE804 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Hamilton, nothing to report | 1943-07-10 |
| JK447 | High cover, over convoy with P/O J.Evans | 1943-07-10 |
| JK434 | High cover over convoy with F/Sgt Tickner | 1943-07-10 |
| JK472 | Scramble with F/Sgt Simmons after recce, recalled to base | 1943-07-11 |
| JK533 | Patrol over Naval convoy with F/Sgt Simmons | 1943-07-13 |
| JK533 | A.S.R. patrol with P/O J.Evans | 1943-07-13 |
| JK792 | Patrol over Naval convoy with F/Sgt Millar | 1943-07-15 |
| JK978 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Anders, no contact. | 1943-07-16 |
| JK168 | Convoy patrol with F/Sgt Easterbrook | 1943-07-21 |
| JK168 | Scrambled with Sgt Callaghan, no contact | 1943-07-23 |
| JK168 | Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Tickner | 1943-07-30 |
| JK978 | Patrol Bizerte | 1943-08-21 |
| JK444 | Scrambled, no contact made | 1943-08-22 |
| EN552 | Scrambled, no contact made | 1943-08-30 |
| EN552 | Ordered to intercept enemy recce plane, no contact made. 1815 - 1850 | 1943-09-01 |
| JK168 | Patrol Bizerte with F/Sgt Veys 1255 - 1425 | 1943-09-04 |
| JK532 | Patrol Bizerte with F/Sgt Veys 1100 - 1225 | 1943-09-05 |
| JK532 | Patrol Bizerte with F/O Johnston 1730 - 1900 | 1943-09-06 |
| Scrambled with F/O Johnston, no e/a contact 1130 - 1220 | 1943-09-08 | |
| JK472 | Scramble for e/a, plot faded | 1943-09-09 |
| Squadron moving from LA Sebala to Montecorvino. Nil flying until 20th October. | 1943-09-15 | |
| Admission of W.Hume to hospital | 1943-09-19 | |
| JK168 | Patrol Naples with F/O Rankin 1100 - 1230 | 1943-10-20 |
| JK447 | Patrol Naples with F/Lt Brodie 1500 - 1635 | 1943-10-20 |
| JK447 | Patrol convoy with F/Lt Brodie 1210 - 1340 | 1943-10-22 |
| JK792 | Patrol Naples with S/Ldr Carlson 1200 - 1325 | 1943-10-23 |
| JK168 | Airborne with F/Sgt Hamilton, reconnoitering position of convey for patrol 0605 - 7000 | 1943-10-25 |
| MA459 | Airborne with F/O Rankin patrol Naples 1200 - 1340 | 1943-10-26 |
| JK447 | Patrol convoy with F/Sgt Pearce 1225 - 1415 | 1943-10-28 |
| JK978 | reconnoitering for shipping with F/Sgt Veys 1425 - 1520 | 1943-10-31 |
| JK792 | Patrol Naples with F/Sgt Bishop 1500 - 1635 | 1943-11-01 |
| JG783 | Patrol Naples with F/Sgt Bishop 1410 - 1605 | 1943-11-03 |
| JK974 | Patrol Naples with F/Sgt Bishop 0610 - 0740 | 1943-11-04 |
| JK472 | Patrol Naples with F/Sgt Bishop 1305 - 1420 | 1943-11-07 |
| JK342 | Patrol Naples with F/Sgt Simmond 1610 - 1655 | 1943-11-13 |
| News received today that the Squadron with be returning to Africa | 1943-11-15 | |
| MA736 | Scrambled with F/Sgt Hamilton, no e/a encountered 1600 - 1630 | 1943-12-01 |
| JF566 | (La Senia) Anti-recce sweep with F/Lt Bull, no opposition encountered. | 1944-01-04 |
| JF566 | (La Senia) Anti recce sweep with F/Lt Bull 0805 - 1000 | 1944-01-04 |
| Promoted to the rank of F/Lt | 1944-01-07 | |
| (Marrakech) Dawn patrol with F/O B.L Hunter, no e/a encountered 0815 - 0925 | 1944-01-11 | |
| Dawn patrol with F/O Hunter 0815 - 0925 | 1944-01-11 | |
| JF566 | Dusk patrol with F/O Hunter. 1755 - 1855 | 1944-01-12 |
| JF566 | (Marrakech) Dusk patrol with F/O Hunter 1755 - 1855 | 1944-01-12 |
| JF662 | Scrambled with F/O Hunter, no e/a sighted | 1944-01-14 |
| JF662 | Scrambled with F/O Hunter, no e/a sighted | 1944-01-14 |
| JF566 | Dawn patrol with F/O Hunter | 1944-01-15 |
| JF662 | Dawn patrol with F/O R.H Johnston 0815 - 0920 | 1944-01-17 |
| JF662 | (Marrakesh) Dawn patrol with F/O Johnstone | 1944-01-17 |
| 14 a/c returned from Marrakech to La Senia today | 1944-01-19 | |
| JF584 | (La Senia) Anti-recce patrol over convoy with F/Sgt R.H Anders, 1205 - 1310 | 1944-01-24 |
| JF670 | 3 Spits anti-recce patrol over convoy 1535 - 1700 | 1944-01-24 |
| JF584 | (La Senia) Anti recce patrol over convoy with F/Sgt Anders 1205 - 1310 | 1944-01-24 |
| JF670 | 3 Spit patrol convoy 1535 - 1700 | 1944-01-24 |
| 32 Squadron move, 15 Spitfires were flown to Sidi Amor where they spent the night | 1944-01-30 | |
| Spitfires arrived at their destination Foggia main, Italy. | 1944-01-31 | |
| JF670 | Convoy patrol with F/Sgt L.Simmons 0700 - 0825 | 1944-02-28 |
| MA708 | Airborne with F/Sgt Callaghan to escorted Cant seaplane to Vis & back. 0920 - 1125 | 1944-02-29 |
| MA693 | 4 Spit sweep Zaostrog, Kozica & Vrgorac areas. On road to Kozica 5 horse drawn wagons loaded with troops was attacked . S.E of Vrgorac 1 truck flamer & hits scored on car. F/Sgt Bishop crash landed. | 1944-03-02 |
| MA631 | 4 Spits patrolled Vis & Hvar 1540 - 1740 | 1944-03-22 |
| JG495 | 4 Spit recce Brač, Šolta & Drivenik, nothing to report. | 1944-03-26 |
| JG495 | 4 Spit dawn recce Vis to south coast of Brač, nothing to report. 0530 - 0715 | 1944-03-27 |
| JF897 | Shipping recce with F/O Raybould 0520 - 0705 | 1944-03-31 |
| JL254 | 7 Spit offensive sweep Dalmatian coast. Yellow section (Hume & Callaghan) fired on beached ship at Janjina. F/Lt Callaghan missing after going down to strafe something. | 1944-04-02 |
| JL254 | 3 Spit patrol of Vis 1820 - 2005 | 1944-04-03 |
| MA532 | 7 Spit attacked 2 schooners & 3 gun positions on a cliff at Cavtat 0950 - 1140 | 1944-04-04 |
| 4 Spit patrol of Vis, recall owing to ground mist. Landed at Termoli 0550 - 0735 | 1944-04-05 | |
| JL251 | 4 Spits carried out offensive sweep Cavtat 1025 - 1225 | 1944-04-06 |
| JG495 | 4 Spits provided escort Spit-bombers of 73 Squadron to Niksia 1315 - 1515 | 1944-04-08 |
| JL254 | Dusk patrol of Vis with F/Sgt Oates 1730 -1915 | 1944-04-09 |
| JL254 | Patrol Vis with F/Sgt Oates 1730 - 1915 | 1944-04-10 |
| JL254 | 5 Spit patrol Vis 1800 - 1940 | 1944-04-11 |
| JL254 | 4 Spit patrol of Vis 0555 - 0735 | 1944-04-13 |
| JL254 | A.S.R search with F/O Cox 1100 - 1240 | 1944-04-13 |
| JL254 | Shipping recce with F/Sgt Oates of the Dalmatian coast islands 0615 - 0755 | 1944-04-16 |
| JL254 | 6 Spits provided escorted to Spit-bombers to Vrgorac 1115 - 1315 | 1944-04-16 |
| JL254 | 6 Spits escorted Spit-bombers to Ljubuški, then sections split up & strafed roads. F/Sgt Oats hit by flak & reported missing. Trains & trucks left burning. 1100 - 1300 | 1944-04-17 |
| JF584 | Patrol of Vieste with W/O Petley 1705 - 1840 | 1944-04-19 |
| JL254 | Patrol Vieste with Maura 1700 - 1800 | 1944-04-22 |
| JL254 | Shipping recce with F/Lt Maura of Brač & Hvar | 1944-04-23 |
| JL254 | 4 Spit sweep of Dubrovnik roads 1410 - 1635 | 1944-04-25 |
| JL254 | 4 Spit bombers with to Spit escorts bombed Dubrovnik, encountered intense flak over the target. 1130 - 1330 | 1944-04-29 |
| JF898 | Patrol Vis with F/Lt Maura 0530 - 0720 | 1944-05-01 |
| MA532 | 4 Spit sweep of roads in Yugoslavia 0915 - 1125 | 1944-05-02 |
| MA736 | To Vis | 1944-05-04 |
| MA736 | Scramble from Vis with F/Lt Pearce, no e/a sighted 0940 - 0955 | 1944-05-04 |
| MA736 | Patrol of Vis with F/Sgt Pearce 1840 - 1940 | 1944-05-04 |
| JG495 | Patrolled Vis 1100 - 1250 | 1944-05-06 |
| JG495 | Gave high cover to bombers | 1944-05-07 |
| JL226 | Gave high cover to Spit-bombers of 73 squadron on a raid 0530 - 0740 | 1944-05-10 |
| JL254 | Scrambled with W/O W.Smith, no e/a sighted 1430 - 1445 | 1944-05-11 |
| ES362 | A.S.R search with F/Sgt Pearce 0610 - 0825 | 1944-05-14 |
| ES362 | A.S.R search with F/Sgt Pearce 1015 - 1140 | 1944-05-14 |
| JL325 | Scrambled with FLt Maura, no e/a encountered 1305 - 1510 | 1944-05-15 |
| Posted to Gibraltar | 1944-05-17 | |
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