Operational Claims

Claims made by the Squadrons from R.A.F. Harrowbeer between 15th August 1941 and the 31st August 194

Date Squadron Claim Pilots Name

30/12/1941 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Destroyed F/O. Sporny ( Polish )

30/12/1941 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Destroyed P/O. Rytka ( Polish )

30/12/1941 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Destroyed F/O. Glowcynski

( Polish )

30/12/1941 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Damaged F/O. Rodzierwicz

( Polish )

30/12/1941 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Damaged Sgt. Malinowski

( Polish )

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27/04/1942 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Destroyed P/O. Rytka ( Polish )

27/04/1942 302 Polish 1 - ME 109F Destroyed P/O. Wardzinski

( Polish )

27/04/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Destroyed F/O. Perina ( Czech )

27/04/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Damaged F/O. Perina ( Czech )

27/04/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Damaged F/Lt. Liska ( Czech )

27/04/1942 312 Czech 2 - FW 190 Damaged P/O. Posta ( Czech )

12/07/1942 312 Czech 1 - JU 88 Damaged W/O. Sodek ( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Prob. Destroyed F/Sgt. Motycka

( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Prob. Destroyed Sgt. Ruprecht

( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - DO 217 Destroyed F/O. Keprt ( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1/2 - DO 217 Destroyed Sgt. Liskutin ( Czech ) 19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - DO 217 Damaged F/Sgt. Pipa ( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - FW 190 Damaged P/O. Smelik ( Czech )

19/08/1942 312 Czech 1 - Armed shipping boat Cat. III F/Sgt. Pipa

( Czech )

19/10/1942 175 2 - Small Trawlers Cat. III { Sqd. Ldr. Pennington-Leigh

{ F/O. Robertson ( R.C.A.F. )

{ F/Lt. Murchie ( R.C.A.F. )

{ Sgt. Kilsik ( West Indies )

{ W/O. Diggins ( R.C.A.F. )

19/10/1942 175 1 - E-boat Cat. III F/Lt. Andrews ( R.C.A.F. )

19/10/1942 175 Gun position destroyed Sgt. Kilsick ( West Indies )

22/11/1942 175 1 - 500 Ton Coaster

03/12/1942 175 1 - E-boat Cat. III { F/LT. Andrews ( R.C.A.F. )

{ F/O. Wilson ( R.C.A.F. )

{ P/O. Westcott ( R.C.A.F. )

{ P/O. Peacock

{ W/O. Diggins ( R.C.A.F. )

{ F/O. Galbraith ( Jamaica )

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19/06/1943 183 1 - 2 / 3000 M.V. Cat. III F/Lt. Dredge

19/06/1943 183 1 - 2 / 3000 M.V. Cat. III F/O. Gottowt ( Polish )

10/07/1943 183 1 - ' M ' Minesweeper Cat. III { P/O. Walley

{ P/O. Timms

{ F/Sgt. Harbutt

13/07/1943 193 1 - Tug Cat. III { F/Sgt. Beake

{ F/Lt. Dring

{ F/Lt. McAdam

{ F/O. Ahearne

{ F/O. Rawson

17/10/1943 193 1800 Ton Trawler Cat. III { F/Lt. Crabb

{ F/Lt. McLeod

17/10/1943 193 1200 Ton Trawler Cat. III { F/O. Cassie

{ P/O. Darling

25/10/1943 266 1 - FW 190 Destroyed F/O. Lucas ( Rhodesia )

25/10/1943 266 1 - FW 190 Destroyed Sgt. Drummond ( Rhodesia )

25/10/1943 266 1 - FW 190 Damaged Sgt. Hulley ( Rhodesia )

11/11/1943 266 2 - Locomotives, Flak Wagon, Gun Position

17/11/1943 266 1 - Trawler Cat. III { Sqd. Ldr. Lefevre ( Rhodesia )

{ F/O. Miller ( Rhodesia )

193 { F/Lt. Crabb

17/11/1943 266 1 - Motor Launch Cat. III, Gun Position F/Lt. Crabb

24/11/1943 193 4 - ' M ' Class Minesweeper Cat. III { F/Lt. Cassie

{ F/Lt. Darling

{ F/Lt. Crabb

{ F/O. McLeod

01/12/1943 193 1/2 - JU 88 Destroyed P/O. Pressland

01/12/1943 266 1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed F/Lt. Deall ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed F/O. Miller ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed Sqd. Ldr. Lefevre ( Rhodesia )

01/12/1943 266 1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed F/O. Blackwell ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed F/O. Mollett ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - JU 88 Destroyed Sgt. Hulley ( Rhodesia )

1/2 - JU 88 Destroyed F/O. Mollett ( Rhodesia )

1/2 - JU 88 Destroyed Sgt. Hulley ( Rhodesia )

266 2 - Armed Trawlers Cat. III

193 2 - Armed Trawlers. Cat. III

30/12/1943 266 1/2 - JU 52 Destroyed F/O. Lucas ( Rhodesia )

1/2 - JU 52 Destroyed F/O. Mollett ( Rhodesia )

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02/01/1944 266 1 - ME 109F Destroyed Sqd. Ldr. Lefevre ( Rhodesia )

02/01/1944 193 1/2 - ME 109F Destroyed F/Lt. Cassie G. E.

1/2 - ME 109F Destroyed F/O. Inglers J. A.

23/01/1944 266 1/4 - FW 190 Destroyed Sqd. Ldr. Lefevre ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - FW 190 Destroyed FLt. J. H. Deall ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - FW 190 Destroyed F/Lt. A. Sanders ( Rhodesia )

1/4 - FW 190 Destroyed P/O. G.Eastwood ( Rhodesia )

06/02/1944 { 266 1 - 1942 Class ' M ' Minesweeper Cat. III

{ 193 1 - 1942 Class ' M ' Minesweeper Cat. III

08/02/1944 1- FW 190 Destroyed W/Co. E. R. Baker DFC & Bar

193 1- FW 190 Destroyed F/Lt. P. H. Beake

09/02/1944 266 1 - Enemy ' Mustang ' Destroyed P/O. Erasmus ( Rhodesia )

1/2 - DO 24 Destroyed P/O. N. J. Lucas ( Rhodesia )

1/2 - DO 24 Destroyed F/O. J. D. Miller ( Rhodesia )

10/02/1944 1- DO 217 Destroyed W/Co. E. R. Baker DFC & Bar

1- FW 190 Destroyed W/Co. E. R. Baker DFC & Bar

10/02/1944 193 1- ME 410 Destroyed F/Lt. G. E. Cassie

2- ME 110 Damaged F/Lt. G. E. Cassie

1 - Military Lorry Destroyed F/Lt. G. E. Cassie

1/2 - ME 110 Destroyed W/O. E. Richardson

10/02/1944 266 2 - JU 88 F/Lt. J. H. Deall ( Rhodesia )

1- DO 217 Damaged F/Lt. J. H. Deall ( Rhodesia )

10/02/1944 266 1 - HE 111 Destroyed F/O. D.McGibbon ( Rhodesia )

3 - Havard type aircraft Destroyed F/O. D. McGibbon ( Rhodesia )

10/02/1944 266 1 - ME 110 Destroyed F/O. J. Haworth ( Rhodesia )

1 - Havard type aircraft Damaged F/O. J. Haworth ( Rhodesia )

31/03/1944 263 1 - ME 410 Destroyed F/Lt. G. G. Racine ( Canada )

18/04/1944 263 1/4 - DO 217 Destroyed F/Lt. R. Reelter

1/4 - DO 217 Destroyed F/O. J. B. Purkiss

1/4 - DO 217 Destroyed F/O. F. Green

1/4 - DO 217 Destroyed F/Sgt. W. A. Handley

18/04/1944 263 1 - HE 111 Damaged on ground F/Sgt. W. A. Handley

18/04/1944 263 1 - ME 410 Destroyed F/Sgt. J. Thould

18/04/1944 263 1 - Staff car and lorry Damaged F/Sgt. L. W. F. Stark DFC

25/04/1944 263 1 - Destroyer Cat. 4

2 - Armed Trawlers Cat. 3

26/04/1944 263 1 - 300 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 3

1 - ' M ' Class Minesweeper Cat. IV

29/04/1944 263 1 - Destroyer Cat. 3 or 2

29/04/1944 197 & 193 1 - 2500 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 3

1 - 1000 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 4

29/04/1944 257 1 - Sperrbrecher Cat. 4

03/05/1944 263 1 - Elbing Class D/R Cat. III

12/05/1944 263 1 - 1560 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. III

21/05/1944 263 2 - ' M ' Class M/S Cat. III

22/05/1944 131 2 - Lucas Damaged Cat. B

23/05/1944 263 1 - Destroyer Cat. III

263 1 - 2 / 3000 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. III

263 1 - 1000 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. III

28/05/1944 610 2 - Locomotives Cat. B

30/05/1944 263 1 - 3500 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. III

02/06/1944 610 3 - Locomotives Cat. B

06/06/1944 263 1 - Passenger Type Vessel Cat. 3

07/06/1944 263 1 - 1500 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 4

263 1 - 1000 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 4

263 1 - 800 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 4

08/06/1944 263 1 - 1500 Ton Motor Vessel Cat. 4

10/06/1944 263 3 - ' M ' Class Minesweepers Cat. 3

14/06/1944 263 1 - Three Masted Schooner Cat. 3

263 1 - T.T.A. Cat.3

14/06/1944 610 3 - T.T.A. Cat. 3

14/06/1944 263 1 - T.T.A. Cat. 3

263 1 - Unidentified Ship Cat. 3

17/06/1944 263 1 - Passenger Packet L.97 Cat.1

263 1 - L.C.T. Cat.2

18/06/1944 263 1 - 1500 Ton escorted vessel Cat. 3

263 1 - T.L.C. Cat. 3

27/06/1944 64 1 - Locomotive Cat. C

05/07/1944 126 2 - Camouflaged Lorries Damaged Rhubarb No.306

1 - Military Lorry Destroyed

1 - Military Car Destroyed

06/07/1944 126 1 - Large Engine Damaged Rhubarb No.308

10 / 20 Closed Trucks Damaged

1 - Troop Laden Lorry Damaged

1 - Lorry Destroyed

06/07/1944 64 1 - Locomotive & 12 coached Damaged Rhubarb No.308

07/07/1944 126 2 - Lorries Destroyed Rhubarb No.309

1 - Lorry Damaged

1 - Motorcycle Combination Destroyed

70 - Railway Trucks Damaged

1 - Radar Station Building Damaged

08/07/1944 126 2 - 15 cwt Lorries Damaged Rhubarb No.311

1 - One Ton Lorry Destroyed

4 - Railway Wagons Damaged

1 - Wireless Station Damaged

08/07/1944 64 1 - Lorry Damaged Rhubarb No.311

30 / 40 Trucks Damaged

08/07/1944 126 & 64 4 - 15 cwt Lorries Damaged Rodeo No.184

1 - 3 Ton Lorry Destroyed

1 - 3 Ton Lorry Damaged

1 - Small Lorry and Trailer Damaged

1 - Staff Car Destroyed

1 - Staff Car Damaged

1 - 2 Ton Camouflaged Lorry Damaged

1 - Water Tower Damaged

Various Armoured Vehicles and a Field Gun Damaged

14/07/1944 64 2 - Lorries Damaged Rhubarb No.316

17/07/1944 126 2 - Staff Cars Damaged Rhubarb No.317

1 - Motorcycle Destroyed

19/07/1944 64 1 - Locomotive & ten Wagons Damaged Rodeo No.319

2 - Barges Damaged

1 - Motorcycle and Dispatch Rider Destroyed

19/07/1944 126 1 - Staff Car Destroyed

24/07/1944 126 1 - ME 109 F or G Destroyed Rhubarb No.321

Sqd. Ldr. Plagis DFC

1 - ME 109 F or G Destroyed F/Lt. R. Collis

24/07/1944 64 49 - Loaded Trucks Damaged

25/07/1944 64 6 - Goods Trucks Damaged Rodeo No.189

25/07/1944 126 1 - M.T. Truck Destroyed

2 - M.T. Trucks Damaged

30 - Wagons Damaged

5 - Lorries Destroyed

4 - Staff Cars Destroyed

1 - Tank and four Petrol Tankers Destroyed

27/07/1944 126 & 64 1 - W/T. Station Destroyed Armed

Reconnaissance

1 - ME 109 G Destroyed Rhubarb No.324 F/Lt. Drew

35 - Goods Trucks Seriously Damaged Rhubarb No.325

20 - Wagons Seriously Damaged

1 - Lorry Destroyed

4 - Tanks Seriously Damaged

29/07/1944 126 & 64 1 - German Army Headquarters Destroye Ramrod No.158

1 - Camouflaged Bus Severely Damaged Ramrod No.158

30/07/1944 126 & 64 6 - Trucks Damage Rodeo No.191

8 - Lorries Destroyed

3 - Lorries Damaged

1 - Staff Car Probably Destroyed

1 - Motorcycle Damaged

1 - Small Petrol Tanker Probably Destroyed

1 - Locomotive and 109 Railway Trucks Damaged

01/08/1944 1 - ME 109 Destroyed Ramrod No.161 W/Co. Bird-Wilson DFC

01/08/1944 64 1 - me 109 Destroyed Ramrod F/O. O'Neil ( R.C.A.F. )

Fuel and Storage Tanks Damaged

30 / 40 - Railway Trucks Damaged

Lorry and Staff Car Probably Damaged

1 - Camouflaged Bus Flamer

2 - Camouflaged Buses Damaged

20 - Troops Damaged

05/08/1944 126 & 64 Radio Station Damaged Ramrod No.162

05/08/1944 64 3 - Military Cars & Trailer Probably Destroyed

1 - Military Car Damaged

1 - Armed Trawler Damaged

06/08/1944 126 30 - Goods Trucks Damaged Rodeo No.193

06/08/1944 64 30 - Goods Trucks Damaged

3 - Lorries Probably Destroyed

08/08/1944 126 1 - Staff Car Destroyed Rodeo No.197

1 - Staff Car Damaged

10 - Barges Cat. III

4 - Locomotives Cat. B

1 - Medium Tank Damaged

08/08/1944 64 5 - 15 cwt Lorries Damaged Rodeo No.198

70 - Railway Trucks Damaged

1 - Locomotive Damaged

12/08/1944 126 & 64 52 - Barges Damaged Ramrod No.170

1 - Staff Car Damaged

3 - Locomotives Damaged Rodeo No.200

3 - Trains Damaged

12 - Goods Wagons Damaged

43 - Barges Damaged

1 - Small Merchant Vessel Damaged

3 - Small Track Vehicles Damaged

1 - Lorry Destroyed

14/08/1944 126 1 - FW 190 Destroyed Rodeo No.202

Sqd. Ldr. Plagis DFC ( Rhodesia ), F/O. Porter ( R.A.A.F. )

and Sgt. Rae ( R.A.F. )

1 - ME 109 Destroyed

1 and 2 half ME 109 Damaged

1 - ME 109 Probably Destroyed

All attributed to the above named pilots

14/08/1944 126 2 - ME 109 Destroyed Rodeo No.202

P/O. Risley & F/O. Flinterman ( Dutch )

2 - FW 190 Destroyed

14/08/1944 126 & 64 1 - DO 217 Destroyed on the ground

3 - Staff Cars Damaged

23/08/1944 64 1 - Lorry Destroyed Rodeo No.204

1 - Steam Yatch Damaged

38 - Barges Damaged

23/08/1944 126 52 - Barges Damaged

2 - Staff Cars Damaged

1 - Troop Laden Lorry Damaged

23/08/1944 126 4 - JU 88 Damaged on the ground Rodeo No.204

1 - Unidentified twin engined aircraft damaged on the ground

Half a " Diver " destroyed by F/O. Flinmterman ( Dutch )

26/08/1944 126 2 - Locomotives Cat. B Ramrod No.234

7 - Lorries Destroyed

3 - Lorries Probably Destroyed

3 - Lorries Damaged

1 - Electric Train Damaged

26/08/1944 64 4 - Lorries Destroyed Ramrod No.234

2 - Lorries Probably Destroyed

9 - Lorries Damaged

1 - Motorcycle Destroyed

16 - Railway Trucks Damaged

1 - Bowser Destroyed

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