Place

Date

Time

Summary of events

Sigiriya

Jan 3

1015 to 1?05

FL936 "V" P/O Hall & Crew. 'Night' Photo practice.

15?0 to 1815

FL945 "H" P/O Rowley & Crew. Fighter Affiliation, Air to Air Firing at Ruttalam???

4th

1505

FL911 "K" F/Sgt. Stow & Crew. Nvig. F/Sgt. Dunk?? Returned from India after taking Air Gunners to Bopal and collecting spares. Dec 31 to Bhopal??; Jan 1 to Kanchrepara?? Jan 3, to Cuttack.

0905 to 0945

FL945 P/O Boyle & Crew. Air to Air Firing

1000? To 1120

FL936 P/O Hall & Crew Night photo practice

1925 to 2100

FL936 P/O Hall & Crew. Night photo of aerodrome.

0705 t 1835

BZ711 P/O Flett and Crew. Navigator P/O Spelling. "Paper" patrol. No enemy sightings.

F/L Percival and Crew arrived, on posting ex 354 Squadron.

5

0630 to 1850

BZ752 "N" W/O Landick and Crew, Navig. Sgt. Pratt Convoy Escort.

1700 to 0330

BZ711 "A" P/O Hall & Crew. Navig. P/O Segar. "CAX" Exercise with Navy.

6th

0730 to 1535

FL911 "K" P/O Boyle & Crew. Navig. F/Sgt. Allan "CAX" Exercise

7th

0815 to 1505

BZ752 "N" F/L Bradley & Crew. Navig. F/Sgt. Hughes. Navigation Exercise

8th

Visit of A/Cmd. Grove, Air C. S.E.A. and G/C Bird of 222 Group.

4th

1455 to 1755

// FL945 P/O Ross & Crew. Dummy attack on Trincomalea?? and fighter affiliation.

9th

0950 to 1530

FL991 "K" P/O Crawley & Crew. Navig: Sgt. Wright. Navigation Exercise

10th

F/Lt. Conner and Crew arrived on posting, ex Canada.

11th

1300 to 1745

FL940 F/L Mullins & Crew. Dummy attack on Trimcomalea?? Harbour

12th

0915 to 1640

FL991 P/O Hall & Crew. Navigs. P/O Segar. A/S Escort to force "Lanark"

1020 to 1555

BZ752 W/O Landick & Crew. Navig: Sgt Pratt. Navigation Exercise

13th

0815 to 1735

BZ752 P/O Rowdey & Crew. Navig: F/O Strutten . A/S Escort to force "Lanark"

1225 to 1915

FL940 P/O Dean & Crew. Navig. Sgt. Wiseman. Navigation Exercise.

1420 to 1740

BZ711 P/O Flett and Crew. Air to Air Firing.

14th

0700 to 1100

BZ752 P/O Hill & Crew. Navig. W/O Woodcock. Anti Sub Sweep. No sightings.

0900 to 1200

BZ711 F/L Mullins & Crew. Fighter affiliation, Air to Air Firing.

15th

0700 to 1730

BZ752 F/L Mullins and Crew. Navig. P.O Paterson Anti Sub and offensive sweep. No sightings.

W/Cmdr. C. A. Butler, left by air for Karachi. Posted from the Squadron for a staff College Course at Quatta??

S/Ldr. G. R. Brady, posed as Squadron Commander, and Station Commander, Sigiriya, vice W/Cmdr. Butler.

F/Lt. Percival appointed "A" Flight Commander, vice S/L Brady.

Formation of Special Flight: two aircraft "W" BZ938 "Y" BZ939 and two crews; F/L Bradley & Crew. F/L Conner & Crew.

19th

0835 to 1135

"A" BZ711 F/L Mullins & Crew. Air Firing at Puttalam

1430 t0 1705

"D" FL969 P/O Dean & Crew. Air Firing at Puttalam

21st

0835 to 1045

"D" FL969 P/O Crowley & Crew. Air Firing

1500 to 1645

"K" FL911 P/O Hill & Crew Air Firing

22nd

0825 to 1225

"F" FL991 F/L Mullins & Crew Air Firing

1430 to 1710

"F" FL991 P/O Dean & Crew Air Firing

23rd

1845 to 0730

"Y" BZ939 F/L Bradley & Crew. Navig. Sgt. Hughes. Operations "Special Task" special Operator. P/O Pritchard.

23rd

1900 to 0725

"W" BZ938 F/L Conner & Crew. Navig. P/O Larney. Operations "Special Task" special Operator: F/Sgt. Smeatham

P/O Jackson and Crew arrived on posting ex Nassau.

23rd

0805 to 1155

"F" FL991 W/O Landick. P/O Boyle P/O Crawley and Crew. Low level bombing.

24th

0800 to 1135

"F" FL991 F/L Mullins, P/O Rowley P/O Ross and Crew. Low level bombing.

1315 to 1715

"F" FL991 S/L Percival, F/O Jones, P/O Dean, and Crew. Low level bombing.

25th

1055 to 1135

"F" FL991 P.O Boyle & Crew. Air Firing.

1910 to 0710

"W" BZ938 F?L Connor & Crew. Navig P/o Larnery. Special Operator: F/O Pritchard. "Special Operataions"

1930 to 0715

"Y" BZ939 F/L Bradley & Crew. Navig: F/Sgt. Hughes. Spec. Op: F/Sgt Brooks "Special Operations"

Vistied "C" Flight and aircrews for special operations. Discussed general policy with O.C. Squadron.

25th

Gave lecture to aircrews on Oxygen, use at altitude, British and USA Equipment.

26th

0730 to 1610

"G" EV821 P/O Ross & Crew "GAX" Naval Exercise.

0625 to 1525

"A" BZ711 P/O Boyle & Crew, Navig: F/Sgt. Allen. Convoy Escort.

28th

2200 to 0900

"Y" BZ939 F/L Bradley & Crew. Navig: F/Sgt. Hughes. Spec. Operator: F/Sgt. Smeatham. "Special Operational sortie"

2210 to 0920

"W" BZ938 F/L Conner & Crew, Navig: F/O Larney. Spec> Operator: F/Sgt. Brooks. "Special Operational sortie"

1145 to 1220

"F" FL991 P/O Hall & Crew. Photographic exercise.

29th

1130

"V" FL936: P/O Burns & Crew landed, from Madras, having been to Mauripur Road, Delhi, Allahabad, Jodhpur, Kanchrapara and Madras: collection of spares etc.

0855 to 1105

"H" FL 945 P/O Jackson & Crew - Air Firing.

1425 to 1550

"H" FL945 F/L Brodigan & Crew. Air Firing

30th

0830 to 1125

"H" FL945 F/L Brodigan, P/O Servos, W/O Landick & Crew. Low level bombing.

1305 to 1550

"H" FL945 P/O Jackson & Crew. Local photographic practice.

0745 to 1550

"A" BZ711 P/O Rowley & Crew. Navig: P/O Strutton. Search for survivors of torpedoed ship.

31st.

0840 to 1135

"A" BZ711 F/O Jones, F/O Flett, P/O Dean, & Crew. Low level bombing practice.