YATES, Jack Neville
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rank: F/Ostatus: survived
airforce: RAF (no: 159463 )
born: 1921-04-04 United Kingdom
added by: Robert Curnock
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F/O J N 'Banger' Yates DFC
DFC Citation - Flying Officer Jack Neville YATES (159463), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 607 Squadron.
• This officer has completed a large number of
sorties many of them in the Far East. Through-
out these operations he has displayed a high
degree of skill and courage, setting a very fine
example. On one occasion Flying Officer Yates
was engaged by a number of enemy fighters, one of which he shot down. In the fight, Flying
Officer Yates was wounded and his aircraft sus-
tained severe damage but he flew on to an airfield and effected a safe landing. During an
operation in February, 1944, he was engaged by
12 enemy fighters. Flying Officer Yates fought
with great skill, however, and destroyed one of
the enemy aircraft and afterwards led his section safely to base. This Officer has destroyed at least 5 hostile aircraft.
DFC Citation - Flying Officer Jack Neville YATES (159463), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 607 Squadron.
• This officer has completed a large number of
sorties many of them in the Far East. Through-
out these operations he has displayed a high
degree of skill and courage, setting a very fine
example. On one occasion Flying Officer Yates
was engaged by a number of enemy fighters, one of which he shot down. In the fight, Flying
Officer Yates was wounded and his aircraft sus-
tained severe damage but he flew on to an airfield and effected a safe landing. During an
operation in February, 1944, he was engaged by
12 enemy fighters. Flying Officer Yates fought
with great skill, however, and destroyed one of
the enemy aircraft and afterwards led his section safely to base. This Officer has destroyed at least 5 hostile aircraft.
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Squadrons:
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| Airforce | Sqdrn | Start | Finish |
| RAF | 607 | -- | 1944-03-16 |
Aircraft:
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|---|---|---|
| Serial | Note | Date |
| MA672 | Spitfire Vc - Experience on Type | 1943-09-18 |
| MA672 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test | 1943-09-20 |
| MA676 | Spitfire Vc - Local Flying and Formation | 1943-09-24 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Formation | 1943-09-25 |
| MA857 | Spitfire Vc - Range Estimation and 1/4 Attacks | 1943-10-02 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - 1/4 Attacks with Night Exercise | 1943-10-03 |
| JL321 | Spitfire Vc - 2a Camera Gun Exercises | 1943-10-04 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Air to Air | 1943-10-07 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - 3a Camera Exercise | 1943-10-08 |
| JL321 | Spitfire Vc - 2b Camera Exercise | 1943-10-08 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - 3a Camera Gun Exercise | 1943-10-09 |
| MA341 | Spitfire Vc - Air to Ground | 1943-10-13 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Height Test | 1943-10-20 |
| MA672 | Spitfire Vc - Formation and Aerobatics | 1943-10-25 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test and Local Flying | 1943-10-26 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Formation and Practice Attacks | 1943-10-29 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Height Climb and Cloud Flying | 1943-10-30 |
| MA688 | Spitfire Vc - Formation and Stern Chasing | 1943-11-02 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Squadron Formation (Scramble in Air) | 1943-11-03 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test | 1943-11-06 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Naval Co-Operation with M.T.B's | 1943-11-12 |
| LZ975 | Spitfire Vc - R/T anf I.F.F. test | 1943-11-14 |
| LZ975 | Spitfire Vc - Section Attack with Camera Gun | 1943-11-14 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-11-15 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - I.F.F. and R/T Test | 1943-11-18 |
| MA857 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test | 1943-11-19 |
| MA688 | Spitfire Vc - Full Throttle Test | 1943-11-19 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-11-23 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Alipore to Cittagong | 1943-11-29 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Chittagong to Ramu | 1943-11-30 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Refuelling Patrol | 1943-12-01 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Local Formation | 1943-12-03 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-03 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Practice Formation Attacks | 1943-12-04 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Wing Scramble | 1943-12-05 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Flight Scramble | 1943-12-05 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-06 |
| MA672 | Spitfire Vc - Convoy Patrol Landing at Chittagong | 1943-12-07 |
| MA672 | Spitfire Vc - Chittagong to Ramu | 1943-12-08 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test | 1943-12-08 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Air Test | 1943-12-13 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Refuelling Cover for P38's | 1943-12-15 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Escort 2 Mosquitos and VIP | 1943-12-16 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - To Chittagong for Night Readiness | 1943-12-17 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - From Chittagong to Ramu | 1943-12-18 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-20 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - G.C.I. Co-op | 1943-12-22 |
| MA391 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-26 |
| MA367 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-26 |
| MH299 | Spitfire Vc - Scramble | 1943-12-31 |
| MA299 | Spitfire Vc - Black Section Carried out Recco of Crashed Spitfire (Sgt P Mann) | 1944-02-10 |
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