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ARTUS, Edward

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rank: F/O
status: kia
airforce: RAF    (no: 174779 )
born: United Kingdom

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154 squadron

8 squadron

Lost in aircraft Spitfire

Date of Death 1945-04-05 Age : 27 years.

Burial/Commemoration Details : Plot L. Grave 227. at Calcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemeter, India

SON OF FREDERICK AND MARY ANN ARTUS, OF BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON.


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EN199 9 Spit escort Fortresses to Catania. 1000 - 1145 1943-07-04
JK430 8 Spit escort Mitchell's to Comiso (recalled) 1000 - 1030 1943-07-05
JK430 Area cover to Marauders & lighting's of NAAF bombing Gerbini aerodrome. 1045 - 1215 1943-07-08
JK430 10 Spits convoy patrol, having nothing to report 1530 - 1720 1943-07-09
JK430 7 Spits convoy patrol 1835 - 2050 1943-07-09
JK430 (Operation Husky) Patrolled beaches between Gela & Cape Scalambri 0435 - 0550 1943-07-11
MA414 8 spit patrol of Gela. Saw 3 FW.190 but no engagement 1430 - 1600 1943-07-11
EN455 10 Spit escort for bombers to Gerbini 1040 - 1220 1943-07-12
JK330 8 Spit patrol 'Cent' beach Sicily 0520 - 0645 1943-07-13
MA414 8 Spit patrol 'Cent' beach 1345 - 1520 1943-07-13
MA414 12 Spit sweep Gerbini & Catania area 1310 - 1510 1943-07-15
EN455 12 Spits airborne to escort battleships Rodney & Nelson. Sighted 2 ships believed to be them but no contact made 1315 - 1450 1943-07-16
JK324 11 Spit patrol 1700 - 1855 1943-07-17
EN199 11 Spit patrol of Gerbini & Catania area (please read picture above) 0800 - 0945 1943-07-17
EN199 3 Spit scramble, nothing seen. 1705 - 1735 1943-07-18
JK430 16 Spit Squadron move from Malta to newly made landing strip near Lago di Lentini, Sicily 1630 - 1715 1943-07-20
EN199 12 Spit patrol of base area 0830 - 0915 1943-07-25
JK324 12 Spit sweep to patrol Gulf of Milazzo. Little heavy inaccurate flak from shore 1035 - 1215 1943-07-25
JK741 11 Spit patrol of Cape Milazzo at 5,000ft. Cargo vessel seen burning in the Gulf. 1450 - 1650 1943-07-25
EN199 10 Spit patrol of Cape Milazzo. On return journey 2 rear a/c were bounced by e/a & 1 shot down (F/O Rippon) 1825 - 2005 1943-07-25
JK430 10 Spits top cover for Bostons bombers to Milazzo, returned owing to weather. 0845 - 0945 1943-07-28
EN199 12 Spit escort to 12 Bostons to Milazzo, all bombs fell on town & railway yard. 0925 - 1105 1943-07-30
EN199 8 Spit patrol of Augusta harbour 1355 - 1530 1943-07-30
ER163 4 Spit patrol Augusta & Syracuse 1900 - 2025 1943-07-31

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