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Date |
Time |
Summary of Events |
References
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| EAST MOOR
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11/7/42 |
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Standing by for ops. until 17.30 hrs. but then cancelled. 13 hrs. 30 min. local and nav. Trg. on N.F.T's. F/Lt. Porter and P/O Sparke both completed conversion course and now fit for nurseries. Weather:- Cloud with intermittent rain at first becoming fair with occasional showers. Vis.:- 2-4 miles but 1/3000 yds. locally at first becoming 4-8 miles later. |
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| 12/7/42 |
. | Ops called but scrubbed later. 5 hrs. 10 min. local flying. Weather:- Cloud with intermittent rain all day. Vis.:- 1-3 miles improving to 4-8 miles.
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| 13/7/42 |
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Called for 8 main and 2 nurseries. Nurseries scrubbed later. P/O. scrubbed later as his a/c was standing by for a nursery. For details of raid see Ops. Record Book Raids No. 209 to 214.
2 a/c missing, nothing heard since leaving base.
1. M.Q.DG.227
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F/Sgt. Robb
Sgt. Fewtrell
Sgt. Cantell
Sgt. Craft
Sgt. Harkness
Sgt. Dodd
Sgt. Maas |
Cpt.
A/Obs.
W/Op.
M/U/G.
R/Gnr.
F/Eng.
A/Bmb. |
2. a/c "P"
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P/O. Bradbury
Sgt. Promings
Sgt. Smart
Sgt. Walton
Sgt. Brindley
P/O. Petherbridge
Sgt. Roy
Sgt. Kendall |
Cpt.
A/Obs.
A/Bmb.
W/Op.
M/U/G.
R/Gnr.
F/Eng.
2nd Plt. |
S/Ldr. Hewitt returned early R. Turret u/s.
Sgt. Bond returned early icing up but counted as sortie. Operational hours flown were 19.07
Night flying hours (S/Ldr. Hewitt) 1.17 Day flying local N.F.T. 3.20.
Weather:- Showery 10/10th cloud improving to 8/10th in evening. Vis.:- 6-12 miles except in showers.
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| 14/7/42 |
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Called for ops. but scrubbed later. 35 min. only local flying. Weather:- Showery frontal conditions. Weather unfit for flying almost all day.
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| 15/7/42 |
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Called for ops. Main and nursery but scrubbed later. 6hrs. 50 min. local flying and air firing.
Sgt. Craft's body washed up at Gt. Yarmouth. Weather:- Again a day of showers and heavy cloud. |
