Don Tilley 19 Squadron Sorties

AUGUST 1944 


 14/08/1944    OP 1: H.Q. Buildings at DUBROVNIK, serve as anti-flak to 16 sqdn, (20 naval officers killed and 27 injured) 

 14/08/1944    OP 1: H.Q. Buildings at DUBROVNIK, serve as anti-flak to 16 sqdn, (20 naval officers killed and 27 injured)

16/08/1944    OP 2: Bombs and canon on  motorized transports (32 destroyed, 85 damaged, w workshops destroyed)

21/08/1944    OP 3: Anti-Flak to 39 squadron,  ZAKINTHOS Harbour, 3 armed trawlers. A/C was hit in stb nacelle and aileron control servo

28/08/1944    OP 4: Sweep,  Brindisi. KEFLINIA, LEKAS, BRINDISI: 1 x 80-100 ton Caique damaged

05/09/1944    OP 5: Strave troops in village, train busting west of BROD, 1 x Loco destroyed and 3 x probable locos destroyed

16/09/1944    OP 6: Rocket attack on gun emplacements at NOVIS, sporadic flak, confirmed 2 destroyed and 2 damaged

20/09/1944    OP 7: Attack barracks with rockets at BANJA LUKA

23/09/1944     To CRATAGLI but recalled

24/09/1944    OP 8: Rocket attack on 105mm guns at SADENA in support of commandos. probable

26/09/1944    OP 9: Attack coastal ammo dump? on CORFU. hit a coastal gun with 20mm canon.

05/10/1944    OP 10: Anti Shipping sweep: ZARA to TRIESTE

09/10/1944    OP 11: Crash and ditched on sweep take-off.

11/10/1944    OP 12: to BJELOVAR, returned bad weather

12/10/1944    OP 13: O.P. and Billets at ELBASAN

16/10/1944    OP 14: Monastry and tanks at TOMISLANGRAD. 1 x tank on fire. 20mm on tank and MT.

18/10/1944    OP 15: BJELOVAR, returned, bad weather.

20/10/1944    OP 16: Attack H.Q. in BJELOVAR with rockets and 20 mm. Hits

24/10/1944    OP 17: Rocket attack on KRIS siding, strafed trucks and cavalry. Port engine on fire. Belly landed in Bacuga area, Yugoslavia.

Stayed with Partisan forces for one month

02/12/1944    OP 18: Rocket attack on barracks at BJELOVAR, salvo in "priority" building

03/12/1944    OP 19: Attack gun emplacenents at LUSSINO island.

06/12/1944    OP 20: Attack GRACAC in support of Partisans

15/12/1944    OP 21: Rocket attack on M.T. in "POD" pocket

17/12/1944    OP 22: Rocket attack gun emplacements LUSSINO island.

18/12/1944    OP 23: Attack on armed trawler in KHARLO BAG, confirmed sunk

26/12/1944    OP 24: KHARLOVAC, unsuccessful, target not visible in cloud. S/E landing

03/01/1945    OP 25: Attack Marshalling yards at KHARLOVAC, 300+ ??, large explosion

24/02/1945    OP 26: Rocket attack on 4200 ton minelayer "Kuckuck" in FIUME, hits confirmed, ship  SUNK

13/03/1945    OP 27: Attack marshalling yards at KARLOVAC, petrol fires led to explosions blocking all through lines

17/03/1945    OP 28: Attack gun positions RAB

20/03/1945    OP 29: Attack castle occupied by A.O.C. Balkans at CERNIK. a General killed, Capt, Dixon crashed

01/04/1945    OP 30: Attack a strong point east of Sarajevo

05/04/1945    OP 31: Attack a pontoon bridge at BOS GRADISKA. Cut in 2 places, hits confirmed, floated away

09/04/1945    OP 32: Attack town of ST LUCIA, fire started

16/04/1945    OP 33: Attack town of  ZOLLA

18/04/1945    OP 34: Attack town of JASTRE BASKO

21/04/1945    OP 35: Attack remains of bridge at  BOS GRADISKA

27/04/1945    OP 36: ZOLLA, aborted due to weather

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