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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Dec 1 | Normal routine. 26 lifts. 6 hrs 10 mins Middlewick Range. | |
| " | Dec 2 | Normal routine. 33 lifts. 6 hrs 40 mins. Middlewick Range. | |
| Capt. Smillie posted "G" Sqn. 3 NCOs represented Regt in "News of the | |||
| World Relay Race". | |||
| " | Dec 3 | Normal routine. 2 lifts. 20 mins. | |
| " | Dec 4 | Normal routine. 49 lifts. 9 hrs 25 mins. | |
| " | Dec 5 | Normal routine. 15 lifts. 3 hrs. | |
| " | Dec 6 | Normal routine. 1 lift. 10 mins. Briefing for exercise RECURRENT 20 crews. | |
| LZ GREAT SAMFFORD airfield. | |||
| " | Dec 7 | Exercise RECURRENT cancelled for "A" Sqn. No flying. | |
| " | Dec 8 | Inter Squadron Cross Country Race. "A" Sqn second. Briefing for Exercise | |
| RECURRENT for "A" Sqn. No flying. | |||
| " | Dec 9 | Exercise RECURRENT cancelled. 26 lifts. 6 hrs 20 mins. | |
| " | Dec 10 | Normal routine. 10 lifts. 1 hx 40 mins. | |
| " | Dec 11 | Normal routine 7 lifts. 1 hr 35 mins. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Dec 12 | Normal routine. 10 lifts. 1 hr 50 mins. 20 crews briefed for Exercise | |
| RECURRENT II. Capt. Chapman to Chelsea to relieve Capt. Turner. | |||
| " | 13 | Exercise RECURRENT II postponed 24 hrs. No flying. | |
| " | 14 | Exercise RECURRENT II postponed 24 hrs. 6 lifts. 1 hr 10 mins. | |
| " | 15 | Exercise RECURRENT II postponed to 19 Dec. 15 lifts. 2 hrs 40 mins | |
| Glider, piloted by F/O Rushworth landed at EARLS COLNE in error. No damage | |||
| or injuries. | |||
| " | 16 | Normal routine. No flying. | |
| " | 17 | Normal routine. 12 lifts. 3 hrs. Gliders. piloted by F/O Rushworth & S/Sgt | |
| Davies forced landed during day flying. S/Sgt Davies' glider damaged. | |||
| No injuries. Glider piloted by Sgt Thirkettle damaged during night flying. | |||
| " | 18 | Normal routine. 27 lifts. 4 hrs 55 mins. | |
| " | 19 | Briefing for exercise ROUNDABOUT. No flying. | |
| " | 20 | Exercise ROUNDABOUT postponed 24 hrs. No flying. Inter-Squadron Road Relay | |
| Race. "A" Sdn won. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| " | Dec 21 | Exercise ROUNDABOUT postponed 24 hrs. No flying. Cpl Lawson tried at RIVEN | |
| HALL by F.G.C.K. | |||
| " | 22 | Exercise ROUNDABOUT cancelled. No flying | |
| " | 23 | Normal routine. 5 lifts. 1 hr. 12 NCOs returned from Street Fighting Course | |
| Chelsea. | |||
| " | 24 | Normal routine. 3 lifts. 30 mins. | |
| " | 25 | Holiday. | |
| " | 26 | Holiday. | |
| " | 27 | Normal routine. No flying. | |
| " | 28 | 8 NCOs proceeded on draft. 14 lifts. 2 hrs 40 mins. | |
| " | 29 | Normal routine. 12 lifts. 7 hrs 25 mins. | |
| " | 30 | Normal routine. 4 lifts. 40 mins. Glider RN 732, pilot Sgt Wheatley, | |
| crashed during night flying. Light injuries to both pilots. | |||
| " | 31 | Normal routine. |
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