The 263 Sqn diary gives the following account for September 1942 :-
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September 10th was a day of triumph for the squadron. Two boxes of four Whirlibombers led by S/Ldr. R.S. Woodward, DFC and F/Lt G.B. Warnes with F/Lt H.J. Blackshaw flying as Red Two, and escorted by 118 and 66 Squadrons and W/Cmdr. Boyd, DSO, DFC, the Station Commander of Warmwell, found four large armed trawlers between Alderney and Cap de la Hague. Briefly, they bombed and sank two of them.
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I have been trying to establish which Wing Commander Boyd this may be, I have a couple of possibilities, can anyone confirm his Christian names ?
6th February 2007, 13:47
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