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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivenhall | 1 | Normal Routine - 14 lifts 2 hrs. 50 mins. | ||
| " | 2 | 1600 | Squadron Commander to conference with Commander Glider Pilots. - 30 lifts - 10 hrs. 5 mins. | |
| " | 3 | Lieut. H. B. Haeffner proceeded on embarkation Leave. | ||
| " | 4 | Captain NAG Smillie proceeded on embarkation Leave. | ||
| " | 5 | Normal Routine. 13 lifts - 3 hrs. 40 mins. | ||
| " | 6 | Inspection by Commander Glider Pilots cancelled. Composite night dissolved. | ||
| Personnel posted to 2 & 18 Flights. 25 lifts - 8 hrs. 50 mins. Privilege leave recommenced. | ||||
| " | 7 | SSM K Mew, posted to No. 1 Wing HQ as RSM. S/Sjt Lawton, D., proceeded on | ||
| embarkation Leave. 3 lifts - 55 - mins. | ||||
| " | 8 | Normal Routine lifts - 1 hours | ||
| " | 9 | " " 13 lifts - hrs. 55 mins. | ||
| " | 10 | " " 27 lifts - 11 hrs. 35 mins. | ||
| " | 11 | Local exercise "PADDY". 12 crews took part. General Brerton Lt.-General FAM Browning, DSC, | ||
| visited Station to watch Exercise. Total time 12 hrs. 14 mins. | ||||
| Normal Routine. Captain AGC Turner awarded MBE. 18 lifts - 4 hrs. 30 mins. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivenhall | 13 | 1500 | 570 Squadron RAF practised Mass take-off. 12 Gliders - 8 hrs 15 mins. | |
| " | 14 | Captain RK Cross proceeded to RAF Hampstead Norris, | ||
| 1500 | 295 Squadron RAF practised Mass take-off. 12 Gliders. Total for day - with | |||
| 22 hrs 55 mins. | ||||
| " | 15 | 1500 | 570 Squadron RAF practised Mass take-off - 12 Gliders. ,S/Sgt Tincombe | |
| forced landed. Extensive damage to Glider but no injuries. Total for day 42 lifts - 17 hours. | ||||
| " | 16 | Normal Routine. 19 lifts - 4 hrs 15 mins. | ||
| " | 17 | " " No flying. | ||
| " | 18 | " " 18 lifts - 4 hours. | ||
| " | 19 | Loading and briefing for Exercise "EVE". 24 Gliders - 2 lifts - 20 mins. | ||
| " | 20 | Exercise "EVE" postponed 24 hours. Local flying. 25 lifts - 5 hrs. 20 mins. | ||
| " | 21 | 1030 | 20 out of 24 Gliders took off on Exercise "EVE". Loads were Glider-brone elements of 3 & 5 Para Bdes. Major SC Griffith forced landed at USAAU, Lavenham,due to rope | |
| breaking Pitot head and damaging fuselage S/Sjt Wornleighton forced landed at | ||||
| L.Z. Mount Farm Airfield. S/Sgt Chandler broke nose-wheel. S/Sjt Haines's flaps damaged. 11 Gliders retrieved in afternoon. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information | References to Appendices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivenhall | 22 | Normal Routine. 16 lifts - 5 hrs. 15 mins. | ||
| " | 23 | " " 6 lifts - 1 hr. 20 mins. | ||
| " | 24 | " " 16 lifts - 5 hrs 10 mins. | ||
| " | 25 | " " 12 lifts - 15 hrs. | ||
| " | 26 | " " 17 lifts - 3 hrs. 5 mins | ||
| " | 27 | " " 6 lifts - 2 hrs. 5 mins | ||
| " | 28 | " " No flying. | ||
| " | 29 | " " Lieut. J. B. Weston and S/Sjt Wormleighton killed in | ||
| Tiger Moth accident at Chelmsford. | ||||
| " | 30 | Normal Routine. |
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