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Summary of Events COMPILING OFFICER__Fg. Off. A. F. Brewer_________ |
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1.8.56 |
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Only 12 sorties were flown today because of a shortage of serviceable aircraft. Most
sorties were individual trips, with pairs doing close formation sorties to familiarise
two of the new pilots |
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2.8.56 |
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August Grant. Flt. Lt. Goodwin and Fg. Off. Thomson flew two Hunters to Rheims for an
air display. |
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3.8.56 |
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August Grant. |
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4.8.56 |
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August Grant./TD>
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5.8.56 |
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August Grant. |
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6.8.56 |
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August Grant. |
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7.8.56 |
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The Squadron took over Battle Flight duties until next Monday. 24 sorties were flown
on Battle Flight , mainly on P.I.'s under G.C.I. control. Total hours on Battle Flight
today were 19.30. Flt. Lt. Goodwin and Fg. Off. Thomson returned from France today
having carried out 15 sorties and 10.00 hours. The display was postponed. |
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8.8.56 |
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12 sorties were flown by Battle Flight this morning before mid-day stand-down. Two
other sorties were flown by spare aircraft, carrying out general syllabus training. |
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| JEVER |
9.8.56 |
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27 Hunter and 5 Vampire sorties were flown today. Battle Flight had a not too
successful day with the G.C.I., which was unserviceable for part of the day. |
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| JEVER |
10.8.56 |
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Flt. Lt. Goodwin returned to France today to give an aerobatic display. Battle Flight
completed a further 24 sorties today. Aircraft unserviceability got the upper hand for
the last two scrambles and only two aircraft got airborne. |
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11.8.56 |
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The weather was marginal for most of the morning and only 9 sorties were flown, 8 of
them on Battle Flight . |
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12.8.56 |
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Stand-down. |
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| JEVER |
13.8.56 |
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On the last day as duty Battle Flight the Squadron flew 23 sorties and carried out
17 P.I.'s. 4 syllabus sorties were carried out, bringing the total Hunter flying for the
month to 136.30 hours. |
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| JEVER |
14.7.56 |
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16 Hunter sorties were flown today, the emphasis being on individual sorties such as
High Level Navigation exercises. Four Vampire sorties were flown, two being dual-
checks for new pilots. |
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15.8.56 |
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Despite the fact that the normal stand-down took place today at 12.30 hours, 18 Hunter
sorties were flown bringing the hours well above the target figure for this stage of
the month. With another detachment to A.P.S. Sylt imminent, over half the sorties
were devoted to simulated banner attacks. |
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16.8.56 |
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Low cloud and frequent showers delayed the first take-off until after 10.00 hours.
A limit was then imposed of two pairs per squadron. Consequently only 14 Hunter sorties
were flown, again the emphasis was on Cine practices. |
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17.8.56 |
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Similar weather conditions imposed severe restrictions on the flying programme once
more. The airfield was declared 'Red' for most of the morning and lunch period.
Twelve sorties were flown in the short periods that the airfield became 'Amber'. |
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18.8.56 |
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The Squadron flew one trip of eight aircraft on High Level
Battle Formation. F.S. Ward
had to return to base shortly after take-off with engine trouble. His engine failed
on the approach but he landed the aircraft safely. |
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19.8.56 |
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Stand-down. |
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20.8.56 |
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Low cloud and thunderstorms persisted again for most of the day, 'straight-in'
landings being the order of the day until late afternoon. 16 sorties were flown on
Hunters for 11.50 hours. |
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21.8.56 |
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Vastly improved weather conditions permitted unrestricted flying throughout the day.
aircraft serviceability was good and 35 day sorties were flown on Hunters. Advantage
was taken of the weather to bring the night-flying syllabus up to date and 14 sorties
were flown at night, 2 being Vampire T.11. Total hours for the day and night were 37.55. |
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22.8.56 |
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Due to the normal Wednesday half day only 15 sorties were flown. Training was confined
to simulated banner attacks in preparation for Sylt with a few individual trips for the
new pilots and some of the operational ones. |
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| JEVER |
23.8.56 |
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A fairly good days flying with good weather all day enabled 22 hours to be flown.
Emphasis was once again placed on simulated banner attacks with several G.C.A.
exercises. The Squadron is now well ahead of the target for this stage of the month. |
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24.8.56 |
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The airfield was 'Red' all morning and expected to remain so all day. However
the weather cleared at mid-day and a total of 17 sorties were flown again mainly on
simulated flag attacks. |
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25.8.56 |
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Stand-down. |
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26.8.56 |
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Stand-down. |
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27.8.56 |
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Due to the aircraft being slow in coming up, a fairly late start was made to the
morning but increasing serviceability during the day enabled 28 sorties to be flown.
These were mainly confined to individual trips, among them quite a few low flying
practices. A total of 22 hours maintained the flying achievement at well above the
target. |
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28.8.56 |
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A system of planned flying tried today worked extremely well, enabled 42 sorties to be
flown for a total of 31 hours. They were almost all 'pairs' trips and with the
exception of a few G.C.A's were confined to simulated banner attacks. |
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29.8.56 |
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A total of 13 sorties almost all of which consisted of low level
battle exercises in
pairs. The monthly target was passed during the morning. |
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30.8.56 |
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The Squadron took part in Exercise 'Guest' today although flying only consisted of
two offensive support "fours" and two interception "pairs". |
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31.8.56 |
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No Hunter flying was done today as the monthly target has been easily exceeded, however
several Vampire T.11 trips were flown to practice instrument flying. |
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6.8.56
19.8.56 |
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PERSONNEL
Fg. Off. Jones and Plt. Off. Hunwick joined the Squadron from O.C.U.
Flt. Lt. Goodwin gave an aerobatic display at Rheims.
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Aircraft
Hunter
Hunter
Vampire
Vampire. |
Day
Night
Day
Night |
FLYING HOURS
Hrs. Mins. Sorties
358 15 454
7 45 12
21 00 28
1 25 2 |
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signed ATPowell
(A. T. POWELL)
Squadron Leader,
Officer Commanding,
No. 118 Squadron.
Royal Air Force. |
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