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RIDDALL, Reginald Douglas

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rank: F/L
status: survived
airforce: RAF    (no: 124184 )
born: United Kingdom

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Posted to 32 squadron from 336 Wing, June 1944.

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RAF 32 1944-06-01

Aircraft:

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4 Spits escort to 6 RP Hurricanes attacking ship 2 miles S.E of Dubrovnik. 1944-07-06
JL254 Tremiti islands patrol with W/O Pearce. 0600 - 0745 1944-07-08
EN578 Tremiti islands patrol with W/O Pearce. 1845 - 2015 1944-07-08
MA693 Took off to recce Yugoslavia, return early unserviceable R/T 1335 - 1345 1944-07-10
MA693 Recce with F/Lt Quine looking for a 3000 ton ship reported but couldn't find it, however a Ghibli a/c with German markings was shot down. 1944-07-10
EE664 Canne to Vis 1205 - 1300 1944-07-16
EE664 4 Spits escort 6 DC.3's to Yugoslavia 1355 - 1625 1944-07-16
JK340 Base to Vis 1335 - 1420 1944-07-18
JK340 4 Spits offensive road patrol, claimed destroyed 2 staff cars & 2 trucks. 1445 - 1700 1944-07-18
JL235 Recce to Šibenik harbour with Sgt James, harbour void of shipping. 1205 - 1335 1944-07-20
JL235 Bombing & strafing mission with W/O R.Lamb, bombed Gacko, all bombs burst on target. Strafed water browser knocking it off the road. Armored car in flames. 1944-07-26
JL235 (Operation Healing) 4 Spits 2 as top cover covering beach at Mimara & 2 T/recce for troops at Valona 1944-07-29
JL235 From Canne to Vis 1530 - 1610 1944-08-01
JL235 From Vis, combined operations. Sweep Korcula town for flak, for later leaflet drop. 1944-08-02
JL235 Dropped leaflets over Korcula with F/Lt Bignell 0945 - 1120 1944-08-02
JL235 Airborne with F/Sgt Bignell drop can of films on Dugi island 1944-08-02
MA698 Base to Vis 0705 - 0745 1944-08-04
MA698 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 1944-08-04
MA698 4 Spits bombed Ljubuški, 2 direct hits on warehouse, 2 near misses on Monastery & 2 near misses on schoolhouse 1944-08-06
JK188 4 Spits bombed junction at Hum, hits on secondary road. Direct hits on rail buildings. 1625 - 1825 1944-08-16
JK226 4 Spits Target Bileća. 2 bombs on secondary road, 4 on road junction, 2 direct hits on houses. 1944-08-18
JK226 4 spits recce roads Kiseljak to Zenica. Bomed Zenica, all bombs on large buildings in the center of town. 1944-08-27
JK226 5 Spits scored 8 direct hit on bombing German garrison at Stolac, the other 2 destroyed a red brick barn. 1944-08-29
JK360 6 Spits escort Venturas to Kostajnica on bombing mission. Bombed bridge from 9,000ft, believed all bombs overshot. 1944-09-01
JK360 3 Spits strafed & bombed M.T convoy. Up to 12 vehicles damaged by Cannon fire. 1944-09-05
EF538 4 Spits airborne on a reported M.T convoy at Metsoven. Only a few trucks were seen so the bridge (?S.2055) was bombed. 1944-09-06
EF538 4 Spits bombed bridge at S.1950 & damaged 15 M.T vehicles on their way west at Gospić 1944-09-07
MA507 (Operation Manna) 3 Spits patrolled convoys coming into Athens area. 1944-10-17
MA507 Escort DC.3's with F/Sgt Cross from Araxos to Kalamaki & return. 1944-10-19
JK366 T/recce with Sgt O'Reilly, Larissa area. Sighted horse draw convoy. 1944-10-21
JK546 Bombed river bridge north of Servia with S/Ldr Silvester, 2 bombs fell N.of bridge & 2 in river. 1944-10-23
EN290 4 Spis attacked trains S.of Prochoma. Damaged 3 loco's & 4 trucks, intense flak down the line. 1944-10-29
EF553 Recce railways with F/Sgt Cross 0530 - 0725 1944-10-31
MA751 Recce with F/Lt Saunders, returned after t/o engine trouble 0630 - 0635 1944-11-03
JK383 4 Spits strafed railway traffic on line to Skoplje. Burst on trains observed & heavy flak along the line. 1944-11-06

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