No. 263 Squadron
Ex ungue leonem
Sorties (3,154)
| Date | Aircrew | Aircraft | Sortie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 1943 | Lovell | P7007 | Escorted Armed Dusk Ship Recco: Dusk escorted armed recco in Channel Islands area. |
| 16 Apr 1943 | Thyagarajan | P6979 | Escorted Armed Dusk Ship Recco: Dusk escorted armed recco in Channel Islands area. |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Compass temporarily jammed u/s entailed a landfall at C. de la Hague. He therefore … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Brearley | P6995 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Nothing was seen or heard of him after he left Warmwell. |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Abrams | P7099 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Mistaking Isigny for the Caen canal, he pin-pointed too late. He then disintergrated the … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Attacking the primary target from 2,000 feet in a 30º dive, he saw bursts … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7059 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): He made a dummy run through the flak and then attacked primary target from … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Finding a (heavily) armed trawler N of Ouistreham, he bombed it but thinks that … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | King | P7117 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): He bombed the primary target from 100 feet but saw no results. He saw … |
| 17 Apr 1943 | Harvey | P7090 | Bomb Mondeville Industries (Night): Making landfall near Courseulles, he flew East but missed the Caen canal and therefore … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7108 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Ordered to recco the Channel Islands area, he returned from the Casquet … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Abrams | P7099 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Ordered to recco the Houlgate – St Marcouf area, nothing was heard … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7089 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: He reccod Alderney – Marcouf and finding no shipping, bombed Fort St. … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Coyne | P7057 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: He searched for trains Bayeux – Airel, meeting intense flak at Airel, … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Intending to bomb Granville – Folligny he returned from the Casquets with … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Harvey | P7090 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Ordered to look for trains between Bayeux and Caen nothing was heard … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: He reccod the La Haye du Puits area, but finding no target, … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | King | P7117 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Ordered to look for trains ISIGNY – ST LO, it is likely … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Night Armed Shipping Reccos and Rhubarbs: Finding no trains he bombed the Carentan Valogues line. He saw an … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Coyne | P7057 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7007 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Lovell | P6971 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Thyagarajan | P6974 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 18 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Escorted Armed Dusk Recco: Reccod the Channel Islands area at zero feet in good visibility, but found no … |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Night Recco: Night Recco of Channel Islands Barfleur area |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7108 | Night Recco: Night Recco of Southern Channel Islands area |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Coyne | P7057 | Night Roadstead: difficult and unfruitful |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7007 | Night Roadstead: It was searched for but cloud 9/10 at 500 feet made observation |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Night Roadstead |
| 19 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Night Roadstead: Shipping was reported between Jersey and Cap de la Hague. |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Coyne | P7108 | Night Armed Recco: He found a small convoy of 2 Dutch Coasters a small M/V and 2 Motor … |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7007 | Night Armed Recco: He found two armed trawlers steaming South about 2 miles S.E. of St Marcouf. He … |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Night Roadstead: The Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not found. It … |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7108 | Night Roadstead: The Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not found. It … |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7089 | Night Roadstead: The Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not found. It … |
| 21 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Night Roadstead: The Channel Islands convoy which F/O Coyne had attacked was sought for, but not found. It … |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7108 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7040 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7007 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Tebbitt | P7069 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 27 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | 10 Group Roadstead 59: Attack on convoy of 9 ships S. of Jersey. |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | 10 Group Roadstead 60: Attack on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P6981 | 10 Group Roadstead 60: Attack on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7059 | 10 Group Roadstead 60: Attack on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7089 | 10 Group Roadstead 60: Attack on convoy of 8 ships N. of Sept Isles |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7057 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Lee-white | P7059 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Tebbitt | P7089 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 28 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | 10 Group Roadstead 62: This operation did not find the depleted convoy in its estimated position south of … |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Cotton | P7057 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Ridley | P6979 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Tebbitt | P7089 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 29 Apr 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | 10 Group Roadstead 63: Attack on shipping near Isigny. Found to be fishing vessels |
| 2 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 2 May 1943 | Cotton | P7008 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 2 May 1943 | Lee-white | P6979 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 2 May 1943 | Ridley | P6989 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 2 May 1943 | Tebbitt | P7013 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 2 May 1943 | Thyagarajan | P7113 | Roadstead 64: Roadstead to Channel Island area. Mistaken report of tanker at Casquets |
| 3 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P7074 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 3 May 1943 | Cotton | P7008 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 3 May 1943 | Lee-white | P7079 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 3 May 1943 | Ridley | P7013 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 3 May 1943 | Tebbitt | P6989 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 3 May 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Armed Ship Recco: Swept Guernsey, Sept Iles, Ile de Batz, where W/Cdr Dolezal and 310 Squadron became involved … |
| 5 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P6974 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 5 May 1943 | Cotton | P7008 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 5 May 1943 | Ridley | P6979 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 5 May 1943 | Tebbitt | P6989 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 5 May 1943 | Thyagarajan | P7074 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 5 May 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Roadstead: Search for a minelayer reported steaming East from Brehat. Between Sept Iles and Ile de Batz. They … |
| 6 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P6994 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Cotton | P7008 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Coyne | P7057 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Holmes | P7048 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Mercer | P7007 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Ridley | P7059 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Tebbitt | P7110 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Thyagarajan | P7069 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 6 May 1943 | Warnes | P7013 | Roadstead 65: Attack on tanker with 5 small escort vessels reported W.N.W. of Alderney. The Casquets were indeed … |
| 11 May 1943 | Holmes | P7057 | Ship Recco: Uneventful recco south of Jersey |
| 11 May 1943 | Proctor | P6971 | Ship Recco: Uneventful recco south of Jersey |
| 11 May 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Ship Recco: Uneventful recco south of Jersey |
| 11 May 1943 | Tebbitt | P7007 | Ship Recco: Uneventful recco south of Jersey |
| 14 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Coyne | P6979 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Holmes | P7040 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Lee-white | P7059 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Mercer | P7089 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Simpson | P7110 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 14 May 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Roadstead 67: Attack on two destroyers alongside the Quai Maritime alternatively a medium M/V in the Basin Napoleon … |
| 15 May 1943 | Warnes | P7113 | Night Roadstead 2: Attack on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt Holmes … |
| 15 May 1943 | Blackshaw | P7094 | Night Roadstead 2: Attack on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt Holmes … |
| 15 May 1943 | Holmes | P7040 | Night Roadstead 2: Attack on convoy off Barfleur. S/L Warnes and Sgt Simpson couldn't find it. F/Lt Holmes … |