Details below in red are added from other sources to complement the official record book.
12/9 |
S/L H.Sainsbury posted from Framlingham to East Kirkby for admin duty. |
13/9 |
Arr Spilsby as SAO. Accomodation available. No water, messing or rations. No other personnel at staion. Inspection of station. All meals consequently had to be purchased outside station |
19/9 |
Officer and 35 ranks of RAFVR arrived but no bedding; East Kirkby couldn't supply by 1900; one lorry arrived from MU with enough beds! 3 cooks loaned from EK. |
20/9 |
No electricity, no boilers. |
7/10 |
Advance party from Langar. |
11/10 |
13 aircraft arr. from Langar - very foggy till 1600 hrs, visibility 100 yds |
16/10 |
Night cross country flying |
18/10 |
First operational flight by 207. |
26/10 |
Foggy |
27/10 |
Foggy. N/F |
28/10 |
Foggy. N/F |
9/11 |
First copy of station bulletin "The Bull" |
11/11 |
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12/11 |
No ops - bad weather |
18/11 |
16 a/c out; 16 returned 1 damaged in collision, 1 airman missing. |
22/11 |
Ops; all ret. |
23/11 |
Ops, 1 a/c & crew MIA (3 actually lost - LM 373, LM374, DV329) |
24/11 |
Crash at Chapel St Leonards, fire tender sent 0100. Crew safe. |
26/11 |
Ops - all ret. |
1/12 |
Acting S/L Balme D.M., DFC, awarded DSO; London Gazette, 1/12/43 |
2/12 |
15 a/c - Berlin; 1 a/c missing - ED601;
P/O A. Mann - Pilot, Sgt S.Martin - F/E, |
3/12 |
10 a/c - Leipzig, all ret. |
7/12 |
207 Sqdn - SNCO's awarded DFM, London Gazette 7/12 |
8/12 |
No 5 Group order - Spilsby upgraded from satellite to station status w.e.f. 24/11/43 |
10/12 |
207 - DFC's; P/O J.T.Agnew; P/O R Cartwright; P/O J.A.Stephens;
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14/12 |
Snooker match! Sgts (4) vs Cpls (2) Airmen (5) vs Officers (1) |
16/12 |
Berlin - 15 a/c. 1 MIA (EE141/P) - Acting F Lt R.J.Allen; Sgt D.J.Pipall;
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20/12 |
Frankfurt - 15 a/c. all ret. |
22/12 |
DV 361 (V) Accident on cross country trip, (caught on firs in air; Sgt C.E.Ryall (WOP) Aus.; Sgt G.C.O'Neill A/G; Sgt T.G.Higgins A/G. |
24/12 |
R5669 lost on ops to Berlin |
29/12 |
Berlin - 12 a/c. 1 MIA. ( no details entered) |