Place

Date

Time

Summary of events

Ratmalana

4

W/Cdr. Butler admitted 35 B.O. Hospital. S/Ldr F. G. Paisey assumed command.

6

F/O (A/F/L) Gilbert attached to RAF Station, Sigiriya.

8

F/O (A/F/L) Carson attached to G.R. School, Colombo.

8

06.30

"W" FL929 Capt. F/O Moody, Navig. Sgt. Somerville took off. Met. Trip.

16.45

"W" landed Ratmalana.

9

P/O Pavitt appointed A/F/Lt.. filling Navigation vacancy.

10

15.20
15.30
16.50

"H" Capt. P/O Ross, Navig. P/O strachan.
"B" Capt. P/O Burns, Nvig. F/O Baloon.
"V" Capt W/O Hall, Navig. F/O Segar.
Took off for Sigiriya.

02.35 to 17.20

"V" took off from Sigiriya Ops. Trip to Rakdegan???
Landed Ratmalana 2105 n. miles.

03.00 to 17.05

"H" took off from Sigiriya Ops trip to Memlanoh??
Landed Ratmalana. 1929 n. miles.

03.45 to 16.45

"B" took off Sigiriya. Ops. Trip to Andamans and L. Seuhaer???
Landed Ratmalana. 2025 n. miles

11

W/Cdr. Butler returned from 35 B.G.H. and re-assumed command.

13

14.30
14.50
16.30

"B" Capt. F/O Campbell. Navig. W/O Winter
Took off for Sigiriya.

02.45 to 17.30

"V" took off from Sigiriya. Ops. Trip Puket Island.
Landed Ratmalana.

03.00 to 17.10

"H" took off Sigiriya. Ops. Trip Laok seunawe?? Biruen??? Sigli??
Landed Ratmalana.

04.00 to 16.15

"B" took off Sigiriya. Ops. Trip. Nahoowry? Brooo?? Nicobars.
Landed Ratmalana.

06.45 to 12.40

"W" Capt. W/O Hall, Navig. F/O Segar, took off Ratmalana. Air sea Rescue, Catalina 205 Sqdn. Nothing seen.

13

10.00

"K" W/Cmdr. Butler and crew
"M" P/O Ross and crew
Practice Fly-Past for United Nations Day Ceremony.

14

09.35

"W" W/O Hall Capt. and crew
"K" W/Cmdr. Butler, Capt. and crew.
"M" P/O Ross, Capt. and crew.
Flypast, United Nations Day.

13.20 to 21.30

"K" FL911. Capt. P/O Ross, Navig. P/O Strachan, took off. Air Sea Rescue for Catalina. Nothing seen. Landed Ratmalana.

13.20 to 22.00

"W" FL929 Capt. W/O Hall, Navig. F/O Segar, took off. Air Sea Rescue for Catalina.
Landed Ratmalana. Sighted large rectangular object, partly submerged, circled, but saw no dinghy.

15

14.45

"P" FL940 landed, ex U.K. S/Ldr. G. R. Brady (Capt.) "A: Flight Commander.
Also, F/O L. R. Davidson and F/O F. B. Keene arrived ex U.K.

21

06.30 to 16.50

"K" Capt. S/Ldr. F. G. Paisey. Navig. W/Cmdr. C. A. Butler, Meteorological Flight.

22

14.45
03.35
15.35

"V" Capt. F/O Moody, Navig. Sgt. Somerville, took off for Sigiriya.
"V" took off Sigiriya, Ops. Trip Sabang
Landed Ratmalana.

23

12.00

Liberator Mark V: FL991 landed ex. U.K. Capt. P/O Boyle, Navig. Sgt. Allen.
First crew to arrive trained in Canada and the Bahamas.

15.00

Visit of Air Vice Marshall, S.A.S.0., A.H.Q., India and A.O.C. A.V.M. A. Lees. No. 222 Group. Visited Squadron dispersal, inspected aircraft, long range tanks, cameras, armament, special equipment.

16.15

Visit of Group Capt. Bandon. Ops. Air Headquarters.

24

17.00
04.05
16.30

"B" Capt F/O Campbell. Navig. W/O Winter Left for Sigiriya.
"B" Took off Sigiriya. Ops. Andamans, Nahcowry????
Landed Ratmalana.

29

F/Sgt. Cohen and Crew returned in D.C.2 from Karachi, having been on special duty - V.I.P. transit - since April 25th.
Trips flown: April 27th. Liberator FK227 Mauipur - Habbaniya to meet V.I.P.'s at Algiers.
May 6th. Algiers, Cairo West, 107 M.U. Kasfareet - Habbandyn, Mauipur, Karachi.
May 20th. Karachi, Cairo West, via Habbaniya (2350 n. miles)
May 21st. Cairo, Marrakach (French Morocco) via Bsakrn??, Lon Fex??, Casablanca. (2190 n. miles)
26th. Marrakach - Cairo West. V.I.P. Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Peires, A.O.C. in C. India.
27th Cairo West - Habbaniya (Air Chief Marshall took over at Jerusalem).
27th Habbaniya - Delhi (overfly Karachi).
30th Palam, Delhi, Karachi.

30

10.15 to 19.15

"H" FL945 Captain S/Ldr. Brady, Navig. F/Lt. Carson, Ops, Square search, for lifeboats, wreckage and possible enemy submarine. Nothing seen. Landed.