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SUMMARY OF EVENTS COMPILING OFFICER __Fg. Off. C. Boyack.___ |
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1.12.55 |
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The month started badly with poor visibility, and the restrictions of one pair
per squadron , only Green Ticket holders eligible to fly, were imposed all day.
This naturally cut down the amount of training carried out, and since flying was
only possible between 10:15 hours and 16:00 hours, few flights were completed.
Eight aircraft were flown on pure cine training and there were a number of
aerobatic and controlled descent practices done. Night flying was cancelled.
Four of our pilots received some ground gunery training when they fired
the .38 Revolver and the Sten Gun on the butts under instruction from Flight
Lieutenant Plowright the Station Ground Defence Officer.
Today Flt. Lt. Watson left the Squadron after two years service to take
over Station Flight here at Jever. Flight Lieutenant Sutton has come from Station
Flight to take command of "B" Flight. As a number of pilots are leaving within a
short time of each other, it has been found necessary to re-allocate some pilots
from one flight to the other. This has been done in order to ensure that each
Flight has roughly the same experience.
Flights 14 Hours 9.15 |
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2.12.55 |
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There was no flying today because of low cloud and poor visibility which prevailed
throughout the North German Plain. Five more officers fired the Revolvers and Sten
Guns on the butts, roughly average results were achieved. The majority of officers
were engaged with their secondary duties all day, but two games of volleyball
against an airmans team were played late this afternoon. |
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3.12.55 |
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In addition to low cloud and poor visibility, very strong gusty winds at 90
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Daniels , was on the subject of M.T. with particular emphsis on the use of R.A.F.
sub-form 658A, which must be completed for all journeys in Squadron M.T. The
other lecture was on Accident Prevention and Accident Reporting and was given by
Flying Officer Swart. There was no flying and the airfield closed at 12.30 hours
for the week-end. |
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5.12.55 |
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Only one formation of aircraft flew today because the weather after a fairly
promising early outlook, rapidly deteriorated. Low cloud, with poor visibility,
stopped all flying at about 09:30 hours.
Squadron Leader J.R. Chapman, our new Commanding Officer, arrived at Jever last
night, and today was busy making the official acquaintance of all pilots and S.N.C.O.s.
Squadron Leader Chapman comes to us from Bruggen, where he was a Flight Commander on
Number 130 Squadron, flying Sabres, for just over two years.
Flights 4 Hours 2.25 |
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6.12.55 |
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Squadrons were today restricted to having only two pairs airborne at any one
time. This was rather galling in view of our much-improved serviceability, but a
good day's training was completed. Almost all of today's flying was on pure cine
exercises, varying from ranging and tracking at 20,000 feet, to quarter attacks
at 35,000 feet.
Flights 34 Hours 23.15 |
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7.12.55 |
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Low cloud covered the airfield all morning and there was no flying. The
majority of pilots were engaged with their secondary duties after 10:00 hours after
listening to a lecture by Flying Officer Tann, the Wing P.A.I., on "Guided Missiles"
until that time. At 1000 hours, the Squadron Flight Commanders and P.A.I. attended
a lecture on the G.G.S. Mk.s 5 & 8, which was given by Mr. Peacock of the Royal
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to G.D. Officers tomorrow.
The airfield closed at 12:30 hours for Sports Afternoon.
In addition to the afternoon's outdoor sporting activities, a team of the
Squadron Officers played the airmen, in response to their challenge, at Table-Tennis
this evening. While the officers drew 3-3 in singles matches, they lost all three
doubles matches to the airmen, but a most enjoyable time was had by all. |
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8.12.55 |
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Flying got away to a good start this morning and eight aircraft were flown
almost non-stop. The emphasis today was on high level battle formation practices.
On some of these, dog-fighting between pairs of aircraft was carried out, and on
others cine tail-chases were done. Some aerobatic flights, and four more cine
exercises were also completed. The airfield closed at 1600 hours for night flying.
Flights 41 Hours 31.25
This evening, the process of checking-out Squadron pilots for night flying
was continued.
Flights 6 Hours 4.05 |
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9.12.55 |
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Weather virtually prevented any training flying being done today. The first pair
of aircraft were airborne at 09:00 hours, but they were recalled just as they were
about to return to base. Low cloud was the cause of the recall, and it lay over
the airfield until almost mid-day, when another pair of aircraft was sent off.
This pair encountered cloud at 500 feet, but pressed on as visibility below that was
good. Ten minutes later however, the recall signal went out again, and there was
no flying from 12:15 hours onward.
Today the Wing Commander Flying announced a local restriction on Hunter
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10.12.55 |
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Before met. briefing this morning, Flying Officer ???????? gave a lecture to
the Squadron pilots on Instrument Flying technique. There was no flying, all the
airmen being away on Trade Training Lectures, so pilots used the time to bring
their respective Squadron jobs up-to-date. |
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12.12.55 |
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Although the weather here was quite good in the morning, the rest of Germany
was obscured by fog and consequently there was no flying. We were ourselves
fogbound by noon, and remained so for the rest of the day.
In the morning pilots were standing by to fly in case the weather did improve
generally, but a series of crew chief demonstrations were arranged and these
occupied the whole of the afternoon, as no improvement was effected. |
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13.12.55 |
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No change in the weather situation, the fog persisted all day. In the
morning lectures were given in Flying Wing Headquarters and in the afternoon
pilots continued their checks for crew-chief qualifications. |
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14.12.55 |
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No flying today - 400 feet cloud base with freezing rain. The morning was
taken up with Aircraft Recce. and information films in the Wing Briefing Room
followed by Crew-Chief training at the Squadron. In the afternoon all outdoor
sport was cancelled because of ice on the ground. The Squadron pilots played
No. 93 Squadron at Basketball in the Gymnasium and the airmen carried out servicing
and polishing work in the Hangar. |
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18.12.55 |
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by films and aircraft recognition. The station was given a stand-down by the Station
Commander until 08.00 hours on Monday. |
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19.12.55 |
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The weather today was very poor, and apart from one local familiariosation trip in the
Vampire T II there was no flying from the Squadron. Two compass swings were carried out
and for the remainder of the day officers were busily engaged with their secondary
duties. |
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20.12.55 |
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Poor visibility prevented flying all day. There was a period of aircraft recognition
, followed by a lecture on the organisation of the Sation Armourment Squadron by the
Officer Commanding ; in the briefing room this morning. The airfield closed at 1300
hours for sports afternoon which was held today instead of tomorrow because of the
impossibility of flying. |
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21.12.55 |
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Poor visibility and ice on the runway again prevented flying all day. Squadron Leader
Dower, the new Senior A.T.C. officer, lectured all the pilots on the present and the possible
future method of dispersing bomber streams. This lecture was rather unusual from our
point of view, but was, of course, of great interest. There was also a period of aircraft
recognition, in which the last dozen or so aircraft studied were revised.
This afternoon two pilots stood by to fly while the rest of the squadron aircrew
played basket ball and were narrowly beaten by No 93 Sqn. The squadromn P.A.I. today
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22.12.55 |
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forming on the runway.
Sqn Ldr Chapman today flew the Vampire T 11 on air - to - ground firing with Fg.Off
Tann the Wing P.A.I. It is hoped to give all pilots experience of the air - to - ground
firing in the T 11, in the near future, and todays flight was the first of, we
hope, many.
Hunter Hours. 14 : 15 Hunter Flights. 25 |
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23.12.55 |
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Amber airfield conditions limited flying to one pair per squadron initially, and by
1220 hours the weather had deteriorated so much that flying was stopped altogether. While
flying was in progress the main training carried out was medium level navigation
exercises with precision Christmas Card deliveries to Royal Air Force Stations,
Oldenburg, Fassberg, Ahlhorn, Gutersloh, Sylt and Schleswigland. The airfield closed
1700 hours for Christmas Grant which lasts until 0800 hours on 29th December 1955. Over
the grant, the Wing is providing a Battle Flight, and although the squadron will not be
standing by at all, we are providing Operations Officers for one day.
Hunter Hours. 6 : 10 Hunter Flights. 8 |
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29.12.55 |
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Poor visibility restricted flying severely today, and only one pair of aircraft were
airborne together. This pair carried out cine quarters at 20,000 ft but the remainder
of todays training was confined to aerobatics and forced landings practices with
controlled descents and Mach runs.
Hunter Flights. 11 Hunter Hours. 8 : 15 |
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30.12.55 |
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A good days training was completed, as the weather and aircraft serviceability were
both much improved. Cine training figured prominently in the authorisation book, and
formation and aerobatic flights were also carried out. Four pilots carried out their
first dusk flights in the Hunter.
Our last unmodified aircraft was flown to Lyneham today by Flt. Lt. Watson of Station
Flight.
Hunter Flights. 22 Hunter Hours. 14.40 |
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31.12.55 |
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The Station Commanders parade scheduled for this morning was cancelled because of
ice on the parade griound, and this ice also caused flying to be restricted until just
after 09.30 hours. Only three pairs of aircvraft flew from the Squadron, two of these
pairs practicing cine quarter attacks.
The airfield was closed at 12.30 hours for the weekend.
Hunter Hours. 4 : 10 Hunter Flights. 6
Monthly Totals. Hunter Flights. 166 Hunter Hours. 117 : 10 |
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CBoyack Fg. Off. RChapman Sqn. Ldr.
(C.Boyack) (J. R. CHAPMAN)
Compiling Officer Officer Commanding
Number 4 Squadron Number 4 Squadron
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