No. 263 Squadron

Ex ungue leonem

Sorties (3,154)

DateAircrewAircraftSortie
25 Nov 1943 Tebbitt P7098 Ramrod 106 pt 2: 8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
25 Nov 1943 Todd P6983 Ramrod 106 pt 2: 8 Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Baker P7040 Ramrod 108: Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Ross P7108 Ramrod 108: Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Tebbitt P7100 Ramrod 108: Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Todd P6971 Ramrod 108: Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Unwin P7111 Ramrod 108: Whirlibombers dive-bombed SS Munsterland again
26 Nov 1943 Baker P6983 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Dunlop P6971 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Mogg P7046 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Ross P6997 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Smith P7012 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Snalam P7097 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Tebbitt P7100 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
26 Nov 1943 Tuff P6983 Ramrod 109: Attack on a secret target SW of Cherbourg.
29 Nov 1943 Baker P7040 “Hanwich” Operation: This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off …
29 Nov 1943 Blacklock P7012 “Hanwich” Operation: This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off …
29 Nov 1943 Mogg P7012 “Hanwich” Operation: This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off …
29 Nov 1943 Snalam P7046 “Hanwich” Operation: This operation was planned to intercept mine-sweepers or mine-destroying JU52's thought likely to be operating off …
Baker P7102 Night Recco: Found thick haze to 1000 feet N. of CHERBOURG and abandoned recces.
Baker P7037 Night Shipping Recco: Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North of Cap de la …
Blackshaw P6974 Patrol: Attack on shipping off Ushant. No shipping sighted
Cotton P7108 Patrol: Attack on shipping off Ushant. No shipping sighted
Cotton P7000 Shipping Recco: An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first light. 4 warships found. P/O Cotton …
Coyne P6991 Patrol: No incident
Coyne P7013 Escorted Armed Recco: Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T reception
Coyne P7110 Ship Recco: Search for two destroyers and a medium M/V suspected in the Channel Islands area. 7 miles …
Coyne P6974 Roadstead: Repetition of previous days uneventful search for minesweepers Channel Islands – Brehat
Currie P7100 Convoy Patrol: Nothing Seen.
Gill P6995 Shipping Recco: This section took off intending to make use of cloud cover in reconnoitring the Channel Island …
Green P7012 Night Recco: Found thick haze to 1000 feet N. of CHERBOURG and abandoned recces.
Lee-white P7110 Patrol: Attack on shipping off Ushant. No shipping sighted
Lee-white P7069 Escorted Armed Recco: Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T reception
Lee-white P7059 Ship Recco: Search for two destroyers and a medium M/V suspected in the Channel Islands area. 7 miles …
Lee-white P7050 Roadstead: Repetition of previous days uneventful search for minesweepers Channel Islands – Brehat
Lee-white P7097 Shipping Recco: An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first light. 4 warships found
Mercer P6986 Ship Recco: Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell – Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – …
Muirhead P7013 Patrol: No incident
Proctor P7111 Ship Recco: Night searches (Without bombs) for the Munsterland. Warmwell – Sept Iles – Iles de Batz – …
Ridley P6979 Ship Recco: Search for two destroyers and a medium M/V suspected in the Channel Islands area. 7 miles …
Ridley P6974 Shipping Recco: An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first light. 4 warships found
Ross P6783 Night Shipping Recco: Both sorties abandoned owing to 10/10 cloud at 2,000 feet North of Cap de la …
Rudland P7120 Convoy Patrol: Nothing Seen.
Simpson P7059 Escorted Armed Recco: Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T reception
Simpson P7097 Scramble: The section was variously vectored at 10,000 to 15,000 feet seawards of Swanage and Portland but did …
Small P7043 Scramble: Cancelled
Smith P6990 Scramble: The section was variously vectored at 10,000 to 15,000 feet seawards of Swanage and Portland but did …
Warnes P7043 Shipping Recco: This section took off intending to make use of cloud cover in reconnoitring the Channel Island …
Warnes P7040 Patrol: Attack on shipping off Ushant. No shipping sighted
Warnes P7113 Escorted Armed Recco: Escorted armed recco recalled because of a failure of R/T reception
Watkins P7089 Roadstead: Repetition of previous days uneventful search for minesweepers Channel Islands – Brehat
Wood P7110 Shipping Recco: An armed escorted shipping recco had been ordered for first light. 4 warships found
Woodward P7105 Bomb Test: See Appendix “A”
Wright P7090 Scramble: Cancelled