Aircraftadd |
Serial | Note | Date |
MA640 |
Patrol Tremiti islands with F/O H.Miller 1820 - 1935 |
1944-06-01
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MA712 |
Escort to Hurricanes with F/Lt Gervias 0805 - 0825 |
1944-06-02
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MA712 |
Escort Reggiane's (Italian bombers) bombing bridge at Skradin. The bombs misses their target by 200/300 yards. Moderate flak encountered. 1000 - 1205 |
1944-06-02
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MA693 |
Scrambled with F/Ft Gervais, bogey at 10,000ft turned friendly 1330 - 1335 |
1944-06-03
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MA693 |
Scrambled with F/Lt Gervais, sighted e/a but unable to close 1830 - 1950 |
1944-06-03
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JL325 |
Airborne with F/Lt Gervais escort DC.3's to Vis & return, picking up casualties 0640 - 0740 |
1944-06-04
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JL325 |
Return from Vis with DC.3's 1140 - 1230 |
1944-06-04
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News was received of the fall of Rome. It caused intense jubilation among the civilian population of Foggia |
1944-06-04
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JL325 |
Escort Catalina (PBY) with F/Lt Gervias on A.S.R. search 0810 - 1040 |
1944-06-06
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MA424 |
Patrol Vieste with F/Lt H.Miller 1815 - 1935 |
1944-06-09
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JL123 |
4 VC Spits carried out sweep to Bos Nova, no targets seen, flak encountered over Sinj |
1944-06-10
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MA424 |
Patrolled Bari to Barletta with F/Lt Gervais 1315 - 1440 |
1944-06-11
|
MA640 |
Patrol of Dalmatian coast islands with F/O Johnston 0445 - 0640 |
1944-06-12
|
MA640 |
Scrambled with F/O Johnston, plot turn friendly 1200 - 1230 |
1944-06-12
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MA693 |
Scrambled with F/Lt Johnston, no contact made 1415 - 1535 |
1944-06-13
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JL254 |
Patrolled Vis with F/Lt Johnston, returned to base 2000 - 2050 |
1944-06-13
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JK759 |
3 Spit road sweep Prijedor to Sinj. 0840 - 0920 |
1944-06-15
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JK759 |
3 Spit road sweep Prijedor area. 1000 - 1210 |
1944-06-15
|
JK340 |
Foggia to Vis for operations 0805 - 0845 |
1944-06-17
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JK759 |
4 Spit road sweep in Sarajevo area, uneventful 0945 - 1145 |
1944-06-17
|
EE664 |
4 spit sweep of Prejepolje area. F/Lt Johnston (JK340) returned early with boost trouble he crashed on landing at Amandola airfield. |
1944-06-22
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EN578 |
Scrambled from Vis with F/Lt H.Miller plot 80 miles N.W of Vis, no contact. |
1944-06-22
|
EE664 |
To Vis for operations 0950 - 1050 |
1944-06-26
|
EN578 |
Patrol of Tremiti with F/Lt Gervais 0845 - 2010 |
1944-06-26
|
MA650 |
Patrol with F/Lt Gervais, landing at Penna point 0650 - 0930 |
1944-06-30
|
MH359 |
Patrolled Penna point with F/Lt Gervais 1900 - 2030 |
1944-07-01
|
MA650 |
4 Spits to Grottaglie for sweep 0830 - 0910 |
1944-07-02
|
MA650 |
4 Spit sweep of Koritza area. One truck shot up, 40 & 88mm flak encountered Sgt Port made a wheels up landing at base u/c jammed. |
1944-07-02
|
MA332 |
4 Spit patrol Vieste |
1944-07-03
|
MA650 |
Patrol Vieste with F/O Johnston 0600 - 7030 |
1944-07-04
|
MA650 |
Scrambled with F/O Johnston, plot faded 1015 - 1035 |
1944-07-04
|
MA650 |
Scrambled with F/Lt Quine, plot turned friendly 1015 - 1035 |
1944-07-05
|
MA650 |
Airborne with F/O Johnston to shot down drifting barrage balloon, duty carried out. 1715 - 1735 |
1944-07-05
|
JK546 |
Patrolled Tremiti with F/O Johnston 1840 - 2005 |
1944-07-06
|
MA650 |
Patrolled Tremiti with F/O Johnston 0600 - 0740 |
1944-07-11
|
ES362 |
Canne to Vis 1205 - 1300 |
1944-07-16
|
ES362 |
4 Spits scort 6 DC.3's to Yugoslavia 1355 - 1625 |
1944-07-16
|
MA345 |
4 Spits bombed Korcula town, all bombs burst in the target area. |
1944-07-20
|
ES362 |
Airborne with F/Sgt Rignell to bomb Gospic but low cloud prevented bombing, so bombed Ovac instead. All bursts in town. |
1944-07-24
|
JL235 |
To Vis 1600 - 1645 |
1944-07-30
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JL235 |
From Vis shipping recce with W/O R.Lamb, nothing to report 0615 - 0710 |
1944-07-31
|
JL235 |
Vis to base 0815 - 0915 |
1944-07-31
|
JG871 |
Canne to Vis 1530 - 1610 |
1944-08-01
|
JG871 |
From Vis with W/O Lamb , combined operations. Sweep Korcula town for flak. 0730 - 0925 |
1944-08-02
|
JG871 |
From Vis with W/O Lamb, swept Korcula for flak. 1030 - 1230 |
1944-08-02
|
JG871 |
4 Spits dropped can of films on Dugi Island. 1455 - 1635 |
1944-08-02
|
JG871 |
Base to Vis 0650 - 0745 |
1944-08-04
|
JG871 |
4 Spits bombed Dogoj rail & river junction and strafing of the roads Banja, Luka, Dogoj. In all 4 trains were attacked. Severe concentration of flak in places 88mm & 40mm 0900 - 1045 |
1944-08-04
|
JG871 |
From Vis to base 1145 - 1225 |
1944-08-04
|
JG871 |
4 Spits took off from Vis but returned owing to bad weather. 1720 - 1845 |
1944-08-06
|
MA698 |
4 Spits bombed Rogoznica from about 6,000ft, 2 bombs in town, 2 on outskirts, 2 in sea. |
1944-08-08
|
MA698 |
4 Spits bombed Udbina, 6 bombs near buildings which were damaged. Went down & strafed. No flak |
1944-08-14
|
MA698 |
4 Spits to bomb & strafe reported M.T convoy near Metsovo but only a few trucks were seen so bombed bridge S.2055 |
1944-09-06
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Operation Manna |
1944-10-12
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JL127 |
Operating Manna patrolling shipping convoys. Engine cut ditched off Corinth, Sgt Green killed. |
1944-10-15
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