[Alex Smart]

Hi Guy,

Hudson III and IIIa's
squadron code "GK"
From April '42 to Sept'42
Gianaclis;St: Jean; Khormaksar and LG100.

Short note from theCoastal & Support and Special Squadrons by Rawlings

"In June it was ableto set upstanding coastal patrols between Mersa Matruh and Sidi Barrani. That month 52 sorties were flown;
P/O Cowan Hunt was attacked by three Ju88's and managed to shoot one down; he was killed in a fatal accident on July 1st.
In July the Squadron went on the offensive, bombing enemy convoys; one such attack on 10th resulted in three out of the nine aircraft being lost.
In August most operations were against F-Boatsoperating out ofTobruk, the Squadron sinking sixteen and damaging three for the loss of four aircraft. The folowing month No.459 sent detachments west to St:Jean andeast to Aden for convoy escort duties.
P/O Beaton scored a victory on 4th September by bombing a destroyer and setting it on fire and four days later P/O Proctor severely damaged a large motor vessel. Most of the flying, however , was routine escort and patrol work and resulted in no enemy being sighted. Each month for the rest of the year the Squadron was flying well over a hundred sorties a month."

Hope this helps.

Do you need a/c serial numbers and details ?

night

Alex