Flying Log Book 4

John Murray Culbertson's 4th Flying Log Book

This log book starts 6th January 1953 and finishes 12th July 1960. He flies Devon, Expeditor, Firefly, Gannet, Harvard, Meteor, Oxford, Prince, Sea Prince & Sturgeon. This includes leading his squadron in Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation Fly Past and a Fly Past for Marshall Tito..

N.B. Any comments in the Logbook are prefixed by # in the Duty column.

Aircraft Single-engine Multi-engine Instr Cloud Flying
Page Unit Squadron        Date        Time Airborne Time Landed Pilot Pilot, Passenger or Duty Performed Duty &  #Comment                Type Model No. Day Dual (1) Day Pilot (2) Night Dual (3) Night Pilot (4) Day Dual (5) Day Pilot (6) Night Dual (7) Night Pilot (8) Passenger DL (9) Dual (10) Pilot (11)
4_1 812 06-Jan-53 0:15 SELF ADDLS Firefly As 6 217 0:15
4_1 812 06-Jan-53 0:20 SELF ADDLS Firefly As 6 215 0:20
4_1 812 10-Jan-53 0:20 SELF ADDLS Firefly As 6 217 0:20
4_1 812 13-Jan-53 0:20 SELF ADDLS Firefly As 6 217 0:20
4_1 812 14-Jan-53 1:50 SELF ELLIS ADDLS & GFP Firefly As 6 215 1:50
4_1 812 16-Jan-53 0:25 SELF TEST FLIGHT Firefly As 6 212 0:25
4_1 812 17-Jan-53 2:45 SELF RUSSELL-JONES EGLINTON TO FORD Firefly As 6 212 2:45 0:25
4_1 812 20-Jan-53 0:25 SELF ADDLS Firefly As 6 212 0:25
4_1 812 21-Jan-53 0:35 SELF RUSSELL-JONES TO THESEUS - DNCO - RETURNED TO FORD Firefly As 6 212 0:35
4_1 812 21-Jan-53 0:55 SELF RUSSELL-JONES TO THESEUS Firefly As 6 212 0:55 1
4_1 812 21-Jan-53 0:55 SELF PESKETT WT. EX & CARRIER DRILL Firefly As 6 212 0:55 1
4_1 812 22-Jan-53 0:30 SELF PESKETT CARRIER DRILL Firefly As 6 212 0:30 1
4_1 812 22-Jan-53 0:10 SELF PESKETT CARRIER DRILL Firefly As 6 212 0:10 1
4_1 812 22-Jan-53 2:00 SELF PESKETT CARRIER DRILL Firefly As 6 212 2:00 1
4_1 812 23-Jan-53 1:55 SELF PESKETT STRIKE ON THESEUS Firefly As 6 212 1:55 1
4_1 812 23-Jan-53 2:05 SELF COOMBS STRIKE ON MAIN BODY Firefly As 6 212 2:05 1
4_1 812 26-Jan-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW ASPRO Firefly As 6 212 2:00 1
4_1 812 28-Jan-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW SHAD. & CAP TARGET Firefly As 6 218 2:00 1
4_1 812 28-Jan-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW RECCE. Firefly As 6 217 2:30 1
4_1 812 29-Jan-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW DESTROYER CO OP. & CAP TARGET Firefly As 6 217 1:40 1
4_1 812 30-Jan-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW ASPRO Firefly As 6 218 2:00 1
4_1 812 30-Jan-53 2:10 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE ON GIBRALTAR Firefly As 6 212 2:10
4_2 812 03-Feb-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW RP & A/S BOMBING Firefly As 6 220 1:30 1
4_2 812 04-Feb-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW RP & A/S BOMBING Firefly As 6 214 1:30 1
4_2 812 04-Feb-53 1:00 SELF TEST Firefly As 6 212 1:00 1
4_2 812 06-Feb-53 1:10 SELF PITTOCK RP & A/S BOMBING Firefly As 6 212 1:10 1
4_2 812 09-Feb-53 1:40 SELF PESKETT DC & RP ATTACKS Firefly As 6 217 1:40 1
4_2 812 10-Feb-53 1:50 SELF BROMILOW SONEX Firefly As 6 212 1:50 1
4_2 812 11-Feb-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW GUM DIRECT EXER. WITH 4th D.S. Firefly As 6 212 1:40 1
4_2 812 12-Feb-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX THENCE FROM NORTH FRONT Firefly As 6 212 2:00
4_2 812 12-Feb-53 1:20 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX THENCE FROM NORTH FRONT Firefly As 6 212 1:20 1
4_2 812 16-Feb-53 1:40 SELF PESKETT R/P FIRING Firefly As 6 212 1:40 1
4_2 812 17-Feb-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW SONEX & PILOT NAVEX Firefly As 6 214 1:40 1
4_2 812 19-Feb-53 1:40 SELF PESKETT A/S BOMBING Firefly As 6 211 1:40 1
4_2 812 19-Feb-53 1:10 SELF PITTOCK A/S BOMBING Firefly As 6 212 1:10 1
4_2 812 25-Feb-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX Firefly As 6 212 2:00 1
4_2 812 25-Feb-53 1:00 SELF TEST Firefly As 6 220 1:00 1
4_3 812 02-Mar-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX Firefly As 6 211 2:30 1
4_3 812 03-Mar-53 2:50 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE - LANDED ALGIERS Firefly As 6 211 2:50
4_3 812 04-Mar-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW ALGIERS TO THESEUS Firefly As 6 218 1:40 1
4_3 812 11-Mar-53 2:05 SELF BROMILOW FLY PAST FOR MARSHALL TITO Firefly As 6 212 2:05 1
4_3 812 12-Mar-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW COMBINED STRIKE ON FLEET Firefly As 6 212 2:30 1
4_3 812 13-Mar-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE Firefly As 6 220 1:30 1
4_3 812 15-Mar-53 2:15 SELF RUSSELL- JONES THESEUS TO EGLINTON Firefly As 6 212 2:15
4_3 812 26-Mar-53 1:50 SELF ELLIS LJX - 11 Firefly As 6 212 1:50
4_3 812 27-Mar-53 1:45 SELF BROMILOW HARBOUR RECCE Firefly As 6 216 1:45
4_4 812 20-Apr-53 0:50 SELF F.L.P. & G.F.P. Firefly 6 212 0:50
4_4 812 30-Apr-53 0:30 SELF REM BROOK F.L.P. & G.F.P. Firefly 6 214 0:30
4_4 812 21-Apr-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW ASH & BEACON EX Firefly 6 214 1:30
4_4 812 22-Apr-53 2:10 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX Firefly 6 216 2:10
4_4 812 23-Apr-53 0:55 SELF R.E.L. WEBB FORMATION PRACTICE Firefly 6 216 0:55
4_4 812 23-Apr-53 0:40 SELF LAPM CROW FORMATION PRACTICE Firefly 6 216 0:40
4_4 812 24-Apr-53 1:55 SELF ELLIS TO GOSPORT Firefly 6 218 1:55
4_4 812 25-Apr-53 3:15 SELF ELLIS FROM GOSPORT Firefly 6 218 3:15
4_4 812 27-Apr-53 1:00 SELF F.L.P. & N.F.T. Firefly 6 214 1:00
4_4 812 28-Apr-53 1:10 SELF CLOUD FORMATION FLYING Firefly 6 216 1:10
4_4 812 29-Apr-53 1:10 SELF WHIDDON NAVEX Firefly 6 214 1:10
4_4 812 30-Apr-53 1:55 SELF BROMILOW G.C.A. NUTTS CORNER Firefly 6 219 1:55
4_4 812 30-Apr-53 1:35 SELF BROMILOW NIGHT FLYING FAMIL'S LOCAL AREA Firefly 6 216 1:35
4_5 812 01-May-53 0:55 SELF 20° DUMMY R/P DIVES Firefly 6 218 0:55
4_5 812 01-May-53 1:25 SELF BROMILOW DUMMY STRIKE Firefly 6 216 1:25
4_5 812 04-May-53 2:25 SELF BROMILOW LJX - 9B Firefly 6 216 2:25
4_5 812 04-May-53 0:30 SELF LEM BUTLER AIR TEST Firefly 6 212 0:30
4_5 812 05-May-53 1:55 SELF WHIDDON F.L.P. & STAGE II Firefly 6 214 1:55
4_5 812 06-May-53 2:10 SELF BROMILOW SEARCH FOR U.S.S. BLOCK ISLAND Firefly 6 216 2:10
4_5 812 06-May-53 0:10 SELF HIGGINS TEST FLIGHT Firefly 6 212 0:10
4_5 812 06-May-53 0:25 SELF HIGGINS TEST FLIGHT Firefly 6 212 0:25
4_5 812 07-May-53 0:15 SELF AIR TEST Firefly 6 212 0:15
4_5 812 07-May-53 0:30 SELF Lt (E) CALDECOTT A/S BOMBING Firefly 6 219 0:30
4_5 812 07-May-53 0:20 SELF A/S BOMBING Firefly 6 219 0:20
4_5 812 08-May-53 0:35 SELF F.L.P. & G.F.P. Firefly 6 214 0:35
4_5 812 11-May-53 1:35 SELF BROMILOW RADAR HOMINGS & I.F. Firefly 6 214 1:35
4_5 812 14-May-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW DIVISIONAL DRILL & I.F. Firefly 6 214 1:40
4_5 812 15-May-53 2:15 SELF PESKETT LJX - 9 Firefly 6 216 2:15
4_5 812 19-May-53 0:30 SELF A/S BOMBING ON TOWED TARGET Firefly 6 216 0:30
4_5 812 19-May-53 0:25 SELF A/S BOMBING ON TOWED TARGET Firefly 6 216 0:25
4_5 812 20-May-53 0:50 SELF PITTOCK D.P.L. & N.F.T. Firefly 6 216 0:50
4_5 812 20-May-53 1:00 SELF WHIDDON NIGHT NAVEX Firefly 6 214 1:00
4_5 812 22-May-53 0:30 SELF ELLIS TEST FLIGHT Firefly 6 215 0:30
4_5 812 22-May-53 0:30 SELF A/S BOMBING ON TOWED TARGET Firefly 6 216 0:30
4_5 812 27-May-53 1:20 SELF DIVISIONAL DRILL & RANGE ESTIMATION Firefly 6 211 1:20
4_5 812 28-May-53 0:20 SELF A/S BOMBING ON TOWED TARGET Firefly 6 214 0:20
4_5 812 28-May-53 0:25 SELF A/S BOMBING ON TOWED TARGET Firefly 6 214 0:25
4_6 812 28-May-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW FLY PAST REHEARSAL Firefly 6 211 1:30
4_6 812 29-May-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW TO LEE Firefly 6 211 2:00
4_6 812 30-May-53 2:25 SELF BROMILOW FROM LEE - FLY PAST REHEARSAL - TO STRETTON Firefly 6 211 2:25
4_6 812 30-May-53 1:20 SELF BROMILOW FROM STRETTON Firefly 6 211 1:20
4_6 812 03-Jun-53 1:35 SELF PESKETT TO FORD Firefly 6 211 1:35 0:15
4_6 812 05-Jun-53 0:30 SELF FROM FORD TO LEE Firefly 6 211 0:30 0:30
4_6 812 05-Jun-53 1:35 SELF FLY-PAST REHEARSAL Firefly 6 211 1:35
4_6 812 06-Jun-53 2:10 SELF BROMILOW FLY-PAST REHEARSAL Firefly 6 211 2:10
4_6 812 06-Jun-53 1:50 SELF BROMILOW FROM LEE Firefly 6 211 1:50
4_6 812 08-Jun-53 0:15 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 211 0:15
4_6 812 08-Jun-53 0:15 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 211 0:20 0:15
4_6 812 09-Jun-53 1:55 SELF BROMILOW TO LEE Firefly 6 212 1:55
4_6 812 09-Jun-53 2:35 SELF BROMILOW FLY-PAST & RETURN Firefly 6 212 2:35 0:30
4_6 812 09-Jun-53 1:00 SELF BROMILOW VALLEY - EGLINTON Firefly 6 212 1:00 0:10
4_6 812 10-Jun-53 0:20 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 212 0:20
4_6 812 10-Jun-53 0:10 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 212 0:10
4_7 812 12-Jun-53 2:10 SELF BROMILOW TO LEE Firefly 6 212 2:10 0:30
4_7 812 13-Jun-53 1:40 SELF McCULLOCK FLY-PAST REHEARSAL Firefly 6 212 1:40 0:30
4_7 812 15-Jun-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW THE REVIEW H.M. QUEEN Firefly 6 212 1:40 0:20
4_7 812 16-Jun-53 2:40 SELF BROMILOW LEE - EGLINTON Firefly 6 212 2:40 0:40
4_7 812 19-Jun-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW TO LOSSIE Firefly 6 212 2:00
4_7 812 22-Jun-53 1:05 SELF BROMILOW LOCAL Firefly 6 212 1:05
4_7 812 26-Jun-53 0:25 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 212 0:30
4_7 812 26-Jun-53 0:30 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 212 0:30
4_7 812 29-Jun-53 0:15 SELF BROMILOW TO H.M.S. EAGLE Firefly 6 212 0:15 1
4_7 812 01-Jul-53 1:30 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE ON EAGLE Firefly 6 212 1:30 1 0:50
4_7 812 02-Jul-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW HUNTER-KILLER WITH SKYRAIDER Firefly 6 212 2:30 1
4_7 812 06-Jul-53 1:30 SELF WHIDDON TO EGLINTON Firefly 6 212 1:30
4_7 812 06-Jul-53 2:00 SELF WHIDDON FROM EGLINTON Firefly 6 212 2:00 1 0:30
4_7 812 07-Jul-53 2:55 SELF BROMILOW CASEX 41 Firefly 6 219 2:55 1
4_7 812 08-Jul-53 3:10 SELF BROMILOW CASEX 43 Firefly 6 212 3:10 1
4_7 812 08-Jul-53 3:00 SELF BROMILOW CASEX 43 Firefly 6 219 3:00 1
4_8 812 09-Jul-53 3:20 SELF BROMILOW CASEX 43 Firefly 8 216 3:20
4_8 812 14-Jul-53 1:40 SELF BROMILOW Strike on Magilligan Firefly 6 216 1:40
4_8 812 14-Jul-53 1:35 SELF BROMILOW Strike on Magilligan Firefly 6 212 1:35
4_8 812 16-Jul-53 1:00 SELF BROMILOW FROM Eagle - Eglinton Firefly 6 212 1:00
4_8 812 22-Jul-53 2:45 SELF BROMILOW H.F. Firefly 6 212 2:45
4_8 812 23-Jul-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW H.F. Firefly 6 212 2:30
4_8 812 24-Jul-53 0:45 SELF BROMILOW W/F Firefly 6 218 0:45
4_8 812 17-Aug-53 2:10 SELF COOMBS H.F. Firefly 6 212 2:10
4_8 812 18-Aug-53 0:20 SELF COOMBS A/S Bombing Firefly 6 212 0:20
4_8 812 18-Aug-53 0:15 SELF COOMBS A/S Bombing Firefly 6 212 0:15
4_8 812 18-Aug-53 0:20 SELF COOMBS A/S Bombing Firefly 6 212 0:20
4_8 812 19-Aug-53 0:35 SELF COOMBS A/S Bombing Firefly 6 212 0:35
4_8 812 20-Aug-53 1:35 SELF BROMILOW F.L.P. Radar Homings, Wind Finding Firefly 6 214 1:35
4_8 812 21-Aug-53 1:30 SELF CALDECOTT To Roborough Firefly 6 212 1:30
4_8 812 21-Aug-53 1:45 SELF CALDECOTT From Roborough Firefly 6 212 1:45
4_9 812 25-Aug-53 0:15 SELF BROMILOW H/F Ex to Stornoway Firefly 6 212 0:15
4_9 812 26-Aug-53 0:45 SELF R.P. on Towed Target Firefly 6 212 0:45
4_9 812 27-Aug-53 0:15 SELF BROMILOW Farnborough Trainer Firefly 6 214 0:15
4_9 812 31-Aug-53 0:15 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 216 0:15
4_9 812 01-Sep-53 0:20 SELF ADDLS Firefly 6 216 0:20
4_9 812 04-Sep-53 0:30 SELF BROMILOW To Eagle Firefly 6 212 0:30 1
4_9 812 09-Sep-53 2:15 SELF BROMILOW ASW Firefly 6 219 2:15 1
4_9 812 09-Sep-53 2:00 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE Firefly 6 218 2:00 1
4_9 812 10-Sep-53 1:55 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE Firefly 6 212 1:55 1
4_9 812 14-Sep-53 2:20 SELF BROMILOW STRIKE Firefly 6 212 2:20 1
4_9 812 15-Sep-53 2:35 SELF BROMILOW A.S.P. Firefly 6 216 2:35 1
4_9 812 22-Sep-53 0:35 SELF PESKETT To Lossiemouth Firefly 6 218 0:35
4_9 812 22-Sep-53 0:30 SELF PESKETT From Lossiemouth Firefly 6 218 0:30 1
4_9 812 24-Sep-53 1:10 SELF BROMILOW SHADEX Firefly 6 214 1:10 1
4_10 812 03-Oct-53 1:00 SELF BROMILOW FROM Eagle - Eglinton Firefly 6 212 1:00
4_10 812 06-Oct-53 2:30 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX Firefly 6 212 2:30
4_10 812 16-Oct-53 3:00 SELF BROMILOW NAVEX, H/F, I.F. Firefly 6 212 3:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 14-Jan-54 1:00 SELF Famil Harvard 264 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 14-Jan-54 1:05 SELF Local, stalling & landings Harvard 264 1:05
4_11 Admiralty Flight 21-Jan-54 2:00 SELF Famil, local, landings Firefly 101 1:30
4_11 Admiralty Flight 04-May-54 1:30 SELF J.G. homings, landings, X-country Firefly 101 1:30
4_11 Admiralty Flight 14-May-54 0:30 F/L Harrison Famil Firefly 220 0:15
4_11 Admiralty Flight 14-May-54 1:30 SELF To Gosport & return Firefly 101 1:30
4_11 Admiralty Flight 21-May-54 2:20 SELF X-country & J.G. Firefly 220 2:20
4_11 Admiralty Flight 28-May-54 1:30 SELF X-country I.F. Firefly 220 1:30 0:30
4_11 Admiralty Flight 10-Jun-54 2:00 SELF I.F., J.G., & X-country Firefly 101 2:00 0:20
4_11 Admiralty Flight 25-Jun-54 2:30 SELF I.F. & X-country Firefly 220 2:30 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 16-Sep-54 1:00 SELF Local, J.G. Firefly 220 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 23-Sep-54 2:00 SELF J.G. & local Firefly 101 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 01-Oct-54 1:00 SELF Local Firefly 101 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 06-Oct-54 1:00 SELF Local & J.G. Firefly 101 1:00
4_11 Admiralty Flight 26-Oct-54 2:00 SELF J.G., X-country, stalling Firefly 101 2:00
4_12 Culdrose 765 14-Feb-56 13:50 15:10 Brown SELF Re-famil Oxford 730 1:20
4_12 Culdrose 765 15-Feb-56 8:45 09:50 Brown SELF Local & Circuits Oxford 730 1:05
4_12 Culdrose 765 15-Feb-56 10:20 11:40 SELF Local & Circuits Oxford 730 1:20
4_12 Culdrose 765 16-Feb-56 14:05 15:05 SELF Local & Circuits, S.E.L. Oxford 730 1:00
4_12 Culdrose 765 16-Feb-56 15:15 16:05 Brown SELF I.F. Oxford 730 :50 0:30
4_12 Culdrose 765 17-Feb-56 13:35 14:15 Brown SELF Dual check Firefly 722 0:40
4_12 Culdrose 765 27-Feb-56 15:05 16:20 SELF Local solo famil. Firefly 723 1:15
4_12 Culdrose 765 09-May-56 10:30 11:45 MATTHEWS SELF Dual check Expeditor 108 1:15
4_12 Culdrose 765 09-May-56 13:30 15:00 SELF Local & circuits Expeditor 108 1:30
4_12 Culdrose 765 10-May-56 10:00 11:10 SELF Local & S.E.F. Expeditor 108 1:10
4_12 Culdrose 765 05-Jun-56 10:10 11:30 SELF Local & S.E.F. Expeditor 108 1:20
4_12 Culdrose 765 07-Jun-56 13:30 14:30 SELF 1st SOLO Sturgeon 326 1:00
4_12 Culdrose 765 03-Jul-56 9:15 10:30 SELF Local Expeditor 108 1:15
4_12 Culdrose 765 04-Jul-56 9:20 10:30 MATTHEWS SELF I.F. Expeditor 108 1:10 0:40
4_13 Culdrose 765 06-Jul-56 9:00 10:30 SELF Local Sturgeon 326 1:30
4_13 Culdrose 765 30-Aug-56 9:10 10:30 SELF Local Sturgeon 326 1:20
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 18-Jun-57 10:55 12:15 Hawksworth SELF F.1 Gannet 624 1:20
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 18-Jun-57 15:30 16:55 Hawksworth SELF F.1.2. Gannet 624 1:25
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 19-Jun-57 11:20 11:45 Hawksworth SELF F.2 Gannet 919 0:35
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 19-Jun-57 11:55 12:45 SELF F.3 Gannet 919 0:50
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 20-Jun-57 12:35 13:20 SELF F.5 Gannet 624 0:45
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 21-Jun-57 10:45 11:45 SELF F.4 Gannet 617 1:00
4_13 RNAS Eglinton 22-Jun-57 9:10 10:10 Hawksworth SELF F.7 Gannet 919 1:00
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 16-Jul-57 9:50 11:05 SELF L.F.P. & G.C.A. & Q.G.H. Gannet 544 1:15 0:20
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 16-Jul-57 13:00 13:50 Hawksworth SELF F.7 Gannet 623 0:50
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 16-Jul-57 14:10 15:10 SELF F.8 Gannet 623 1:00
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 18-Jul-57 10:00 11:30 SELF L.F.P. & G.C.A. & Q.G.H. Gannet 623 1:30 0:10
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 01-Aug-57 12:20 13:35 SELF Lt Bateman I.F. G.C.A. & Local Gannet 522 1:15 0:10 0:15
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 06-Aug-57 9:30 11:00 SELF Local G.C.A. Gannet 522 1:30
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 12-Sep-57 10:10 11:20 SELF G.F.P. G.C.A. C & L Gannet 363 1:10
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 13-Sep-57 13:30 14:40 SELF Lt Reid, N.A. Lewis B'kelly - Brawdy Gannet 620 1:10 0:10
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 13-Sep-57 15:20 16:40 SELF Lt Reid, N.A. Lewis Brawdy - B'kelly Gannet 620 1:20
4_14 RNAS Eglinton 18-Sep-57 14:10 15:20 SELF G.F.P. G.C.A. Gannet 623 1:10 0:15
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 08-Oct-57 9:30 10:45 SELF L.F.P. A.S.B. Gannet 623 1:15
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 18-Oct-57 14:30 15:30 SELF L.F.P. G.C.A. Gannet 522 1:00 0:15
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 08-Nov-57 9:45 12:05 SELF Lt Kinna G.F.P. I.F. Gannet 625 2:20 1:05
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 13-Nov-57 17:25 17:50 SELF Lt Cdr Diboll Flare path check Gannet 627 0:25
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 13-Nov-57 18:10 18:55 SELF Lt Cdr Diboll L.F.P. Gannet 627 0:45
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 20-Nov-57 13:55 14:50 SELF Lt Cdr Kinna L.F.P. I.F. Gannet 920 0:55 0:45
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 25-Nov-57 10:25 11:55 SELF Lt Cdr Kinna Eglinton - Culdrose Gannet 920 1:30 0:15
4_15 RNAS Eglinton 25-Nov-57 14:30 16:10 SELF Culdrose - Eglinton Gannet 920 1:40 0:20
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 17-Jan-58 11:00 12:30 SELF Lt v de Plank P.O. Davies A.S.B. - G.C.A. Gannet 428 1:30 0:30
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 29-Jan-58 13:00 16:05 SELF S/L Kavanagh P.O. Ireland L.J.X. 13 Gannet 358 3:05 0:15
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 30-Jan-58 14:05 15:10 SELF Lt Reid I.F. TEST Gannet 509 1:05 0:50
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 31-Jan-58 13:00 14:00 SELF Lt Fitzpatrick I.F. G.C.A. Gannet 509 1:00 0:30
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 13-Feb-58 15:30 16:35 SELF Lt McGrail I.F. Gannet 870 1:05 0:50
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 21-Feb-58 8:35 09:45 SELF Local Gannet 509 1:10
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 25-Feb-58 16:40 17:05 SELF Lt Griffin TEST FLIGHT Gannet 548 0:25
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 03-Mar-58 15:10 16:10 SELF G.F.P. Gannet 551 1:00
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 14-Mar-58 14:45 16:10 SELF Lt Card G.F.P., G.C.A., I.F. Gannet 553 1:25 0:25
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 21-Mar-58 11:20 11:50 SELF G.F.P. Gannet 550 0:30 0:10
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 25-Mar-58 13:50 14:50 SELF G.F.P. Gannet 549 1:00 0:15
4_17 RNAS Eglinton 25-Mar-58 16:05 16:35 SELF Formation Gannet 551 0:30
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 25-Apr-58 14:45 16:00 SELF A.S.B. G.F.P. Gannet 553 1:15
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 29-Apr-58 9:30 11:00 SELF S/L Lawson L Tel. Brown Stage II & Comex Gannet 548 1:30
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 29-Apr-58 11:10 11:35 SELF S/L Lawson L Tel. Brown Stage II & Comex Gannet 548 0:25
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 30-Apr-58 9:30 11:00 SELF Lt Cdr Wilcox Lt Griffin To Yeovilton Gannet 551 1:30 1:00
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 30-Apr-58 13:00 13:30 SELF Lt Griffin Yeovilton to Lee Gannet 551 0:30 0:10
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 07-May-58 13:55 15:40 SELF Lt Griffin To Yeovilton Gannet 544 1:45 0:35
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 13-May-58 15:50 16:30 SELF 20° R.P. Gannet 551 0:40
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 16-May-58 15:30 17:00 SELF Lt ? Holdridge L Tel Brown L.J.X 7 - 3 Gannet 549 1:30
4_18 RNAS Eglinton 30-May-58 13:55 15:25 SELF P.O. Buick Low level Navex Gannet 549 1:30
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 04-Jun-58 9:00 09:50 SELF G.F.P. & G.C.A. Gannet 551 0:50 0:15
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 09-Jun-58 13:30 15:00 SELF Mid Bradshaw Navex & G.C.A. Gannet 551 1:30
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 13-Jun-58 10:45 11:35 SELF s/l Lawson L.Tel Knill Mk 30 drop Gannet 551 0:50
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 17-Jun-58 13:25 16:15 SELF S/L Lawson P.O. Buick L/J/X/ 14 Gannet 553 2:50
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 17-Jun-58 22:45 00:25 SELF P.O. Buick G.F.P. & Formation Gannet 553 1:40
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 20-Jun-58 14:00 16:00 SELF S.E. A.S.B. & Search Gannet 551 2:00
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 01-Jul-58 10:00 11:00 SELF L.Tel McArthey S/L Lawson T.D. Gannet 554 1:00
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 02-Jul-58 14:30 15:30 SELF L.Tel Knill G.F.P. & Dummy Gloworm Gannet 553 1:00
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 10-Jul-58 11:10 11:30 SELF A.S.B. Gannet 551 0:20
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 11-Jul-58 9:40 12:55 SELF Lt Cd Williams N.A. Ellis To Yeovilton - Brawdy & return Gannet 920 3:15 1:25
4_19 RNAS Eglinton 22-Jul-58 9:15 10:45 SELF Lt Griffin To Lee Gannet 553 1:30 0:50
4_20 RNAS Eglinton 23-Jul-58 11:55 13:50 SELF Lt Griffin From Lee Gannet 553 1:55 0:25
4_20 RNAS Hal Far 26-Aug-58 10:45 11:45 Lt Cd Ayres Self Dual Meteor 109 1:00
4_20 RNAS Hal Far 27-Aug-58 10:45 11:50 Lt Cd Ayres Self Dual Meteor 109 1:05
4_20 RNAS Hal Far 28-Aug-58 10:40 11:40 Lt Cd Ayres Self Dual Meteor 109 1:00
4_20 RNAS Hal Far 01-Sep-58 12:50 13:20 SELF 1st Famil Meteor 109 0:30
4_20 RNAS Hal Far 19-Sep-58 12:05 12:55 Self 2nd Famil Meteor 109 0:50
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 14-Oct-58 11:00 11:45 SELF L.F.P. Gannet 526 0:45
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 18-Oct-58 11:00 11:45 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 526 0:45 0:15
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 20-Oct-58 10:30 11:45 SELF Lt Palmer To Tunis Gannet 526 1:15 0:20
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 20-Oct-58 16:00 17:15 SELF Lt Palmer From Tunis Gannet 526 1:15 0:20
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 14-Nov-58 11:15 12:05 Ayres SELF L.F.P. Meteor 109 0:50
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 18-Nov-58 9:40 10:40 SELF Ayres To IDRIS Meteor 109 1:00 0:45
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 18-Nov-58 14:45 15:40 SELF Lt Cd Ayres From IDRIS Meteor 109 0:55
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 29-Nov-58 9:15 10:00 SELF Lt Cd Curtis To Catania Gannet 433 0:45
4_21 RNAS Hal Far 29-Nov-58 12:55 13:30 SELF Lt Cd Curtis From Catania Gannet 433 0:35
4_22 RNAS Hal Far 06-Dec-58 13:10 15:15 SELF S/L Robinson N.A. Fraser Search Gannet 433 2:05
4_22 RNAS Hal Far 31-Dec-58 9:30 11:30 SELF L.F.P. & G.C.A. Gannet 433 2:00
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 02-Jan-59 15:10 16:10 SELF L.F.P. Gannet 454 1:00
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 06-Jan-59 9:30 10:20 SELF Lt Cd Montanden C.P.O. Hogg To Pantelleria Gannet 454 0:50
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 06-Jan-59 15:45 16:35 SELF Lt Cd Montanden C.P.O. Hogg From Pantelleria Gannet 454 0:50
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 08-Jan-59 13:30 14:00 SELF R.P. Proof Firing Gannet 454 0:30
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 20-Jan-59 8:00 SELF Col Palagi F.D.o. To BHRI - BRINDISI - PRACTICA - DE-MARE - HAL FAR Gannet 433 7:30 1:15
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 07-Feb-59 11:00 11:45 SELF 1 n.a. To Catania Gannet 454 0:45
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 07-Feb-59 12:30 13:15 SELF 1 n.a. From Catania Gannet 454 0:45
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 13-Feb-59 10:00 11:00 SELF ?/o Shaw n/s Dunbar to Idris Gannet 433 1:00
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 13-Feb-59 14:15 15:15 SELF ?/o Shaw n/s Dunbar From Idris Gannet 433 1:00
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 20-Feb-59 10:40 11:50 SELF Lt ST Vaughan Mine drop Gannet 454 1:10
4_24 RNAS Hal Far 20-Feb-59 12:15 12:45 SELF Lt ST Vaughan Mine drop Gannet 454 0:30
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 02-Mar-59 18:30 19:30 SELF L.F.P. - NIGHT Gannet 454 1:00
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 05-Mar-59 9:30 11:30 SELF 1 C.P.O. 1 L.A. To Bone? Gannet 433 2:00 1:05
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 05-Mar-59 13:25 15:25 SELF 1 C.P.O. 1 L.A. From Bone? Gannet 433 2:00 1:05
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 17-Mar-59 10:45 11:45 Lt Cd Ayres Self I.R.T. Devon 319 1:00 0:50
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 31-Mar-59 14:30 15:30 SELF Lt Cd Grey R.P. FILFLA Gannet 433 1:00
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 04-Apr-59 8:00 11:30 SELF Lt ST Vaughan To Naples & return Gannet 433 3:30 1:10
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 06-Apr-59 9:30 12:00 SELF Surg Lt Scott Lt Segar To Idris & return Gannet 433 2:30 0:35
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 08-Apr-59 14:25 15:40 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:15
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 10-Apr-59 9:35 11:40 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 454 2:05
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 15-Apr-59 8:00 13:15 SELF Lt Cd Hanks Lt Kearley To El Adem & return Gannet 431 5:15 0:50
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 24-Apr-59 15:05 16:20 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:15
4_25 RNAS Hal Far 30-Apr-59 10:30 14:35 SELF Maj Whitely Lt Cd Batchelor To Idris-El Aouina & return Gannet 431 4:05 1:20
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 06-May-59 14:30 15:45 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:15
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 07-May-59 9:00 10:00 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:00
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 13-May-59 15:25 16:25 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:00
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 15-May-59 10:15 11:00 SELF Local & G.C.A. Gannet 431 0:45
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 20-May-59 7:30 08:50 SELF C.P.O. Malyon L.A. Butler Low fly Sicily Gannet 431 1:20
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 20-May-59 10:10 12:40 SELF Sisters Clarke & Gearing To Idris & return Gannet 431 2:30
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 25-May-59 8:15 10:20 SELF S.A.T.C.O C.P.O. Bewtly Navex Gannet 431 2:05
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 23-Jun-59 7:45 13:45 SELF N.A. Vigor To El Adem & return Gannet 431 5:55 2:10
4_26 RNAS Hal Far 24-Jun-59 7:45 09:10 SELF C.P.O.s Todd Bartlett Low fly Sicily Gannet 431 1:25
4_27 RNAS Hal Far 01-Jul-59 8:30 11:15 SELF F.A.V.O. To Naples & return Gannet 431 2:45 0:40
4_27 RNAS Hal Far 02-Jul-59 19:50 21:05 SELF Lt Cd Auld Night Locla & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:15 0:30
4_27 RNAS Hal Far 07-Jul-59 19:45 21:15 SELF C.P.O. Donaldson Night Navex & G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:30 0:45
4_27 RNAS Hal Far 14-Jul-59 20:25 21:25 SELF Lt Cd Auld Night Navex & G.C.A. Gannet 454 1:00 0:20
4_27 RNAS Hal Far 21-Jul-59 20:10 21:10 SELF N.A. Knight Navex & Flare drop Gannet 431 1:00 0:25
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 06-Aug-59 20:00 21:20 SELF Lt Cd Auld Navex & Flare drop Gannet 454 1:20 0:50
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 11-Aug-59 8:40 10:50 SELF C.P.O. Loveyr P.O. Sheridan Search in areas K, L & M Gannet 454 2:10
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 18-Aug-59 12:25 13:55 SELF S/L Butlin To Napoli Gannet 454 1:30 0:30
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 18-Aug-59 16:30 18:00 SELF S/L Butlin From Napoli Gannet 454 1:30 0:30
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 19-Aug-59 10:50 11:40 SELF S/L Armstrong Mine drop Gannet 454 0:50
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 20-Aug-59 20:15 21:05 SELF Lt Cd Auld Coordinated Dinghy ex Gannet 454 0:50 0:30
4_28 RNAS Hal Far 29-Sep-59 18:25 19:45 SELF Lt Cd Evans Navex, Flares, G.C.A. Gannet 431 1:20
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 07-Oct-59 10:15 11:15 SELF Lt Cd Ayres Mutual I.F. Meteor 115 1:00
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 08-Oct-59 9:10 10:50 SELF 3rd Famil Meteor 115 0:40
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 09-Oct-59 11:00 12:00 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 107 1:00
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 10-Oct-59 7:30 08:30 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 332 1:00
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 12-Oct-59 8:50 09:45 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 332 0:55
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 13-Oct-59 8:55 09:50 SELF LINEX Meteor 115 0:55
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 13-Oct-59 13:15 13:55 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 115 0:40
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 15-Oct-59 9:00 09:55 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 107 0:55
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 22-Oct-59 9:30 10:20 SELF L.F.P. Meteor 107 0:50
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 10-Nov-59 9:30 10:30 SELF L.F.P. Gannet 431 1:00
4_29 RNAS Hal Far 18-Nov-59 10:45 11:55 SELF S/L Armstrong Mine drop Gannet 431 1:10
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 09-Dec-59 9:10 10:10 SELF Fam I Meteor TT20 612 1:00
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 10-Dec-59 9:00 09:45 SELF Fam II Meteor TT20 612 0:45
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 15-Dec-59 9:30 11:00 Lt Cd Ayres Self Fam I & I.F. Devon 896 1:30
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 15-Dec-59 14:10 15:40 Lt Cd Ayres Self Fam I & I.F. Devon 896 1:30
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 21-Dec-59 12:00 12:45 SELF Fam I Prince 672 0:45
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 22-Dec-59 10:35 11:35 SELF Fam II Prince 668 1:00
4_30 RNAS Hal Far 31-Dec-59 14:45 15:30 SELF Fam III Prince 676 0:45
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 05-Jan-60 11:30 12:30 SELF Local Prince 415 1:00
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 06-Jan-60 10:30 11:15 SELF Air test Prince 223 0:45
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 20-Jan-60 10:55 11:45 SELF S/L Hills Local Prince 415 0:55
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 24-Jan-60 14:55 17:55 SELF S/L Glen & Stevens Search Prince 415 3:00
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 26-Jan-60 9:05 11:05 SELF S/L Banwell S/L Black Navex Prince 248 2:00
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 29-Jan-60 13:45 14:45 SELF A.A.L.R.X. TIGER Meteor 103 1:00
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 05-Feb-60 9:15 10:45 SELF S/L Meech Navex Prince 223 1:30
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 08-Feb-60 7:35 09:05 SELF Lt Spendlove Mutual to IDRIS Devon 957 1:30
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 08-Feb-60 13:40 15:20 SELF Lt Spendlove Mutual from IDRIS Devon 957 1:40
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 09-Feb-60 10:50 11:40 SELF S/L Townsend Air support for Tiger Meteor 103 0:50
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 12-Feb-60 10:45 12:15 SELF 1st Famil Devon 957 1:30
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 12-Feb-60 14:10 15:15 SELF 2nd & 3rd Famil Devon 957 1:05
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 17-Feb-60 14:40 15:40 SELF Radar calibration Meteor 103 1:00
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 19-Feb-60 13:30 15:10 SELF Lt Cd Evans Sigonela & return Devon 953 1:40
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 23-Feb-60 8:15 09:50 SELF 1 student Navex S. Prince 666 1:35
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 29-Feb-60 7:30 11:45 SELF Lt Cd Evans To Palma Devon 956 4:15
4_32 RNAS Hal Far 29-Feb-60 13:30 17:30 SELF Lt Cd Evans From Palma Devon 956 4:00
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 02-Mar-60 9:25 11:05 SELF F.H.V.O., FAO To IDRIS Devon 956 1:40
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 02-Mar-60 14:00 15:40 SELF F.H.V.O., FAO From IDRIS Devon 956 1:40
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 04-Mar-60 14:30 15:10 SELF Dummy R.P. Meteor 372 0:40
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 07-Mar-60 7:20 15:50 SELF 3 officers To Gibraltar Devon 956 8:30
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 10-Mar-60 8:30 16:50 SELF C.P.O. Donaldson From Gibraltar Devon 956 8:20
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 13-Jun-60 9:15 11:10 SELF 1 student Navex Prince 669 1:55
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 14-Jun-60 9:00 10:50 SELF 1 student Navex Prince 669 1:50
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 08-Jul-60 6:00 14:30 SELF C.P.O. Donaldson To Gibraltar Devon 957 8:30
4_33 RNAS Hal Far 12-Jul-60 12:15 20:45 SELF C.P.O. Donaldson From Gibraltar Devon 957 8:30

Abbreviations used

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  • AALRX — ?
  • ADDL — Aerodrome Dummy Deck Landing
  • AS — Anti-submarine?
  • ASW — Anti-submarine Warfare?
  • C & L — ?
  • DC — ?
  • DPL — ?
  • FILFLA — ?
  • FLP — ?
  • GCA — ?
  • GFP — ?
  • HF — ?
  • IRT — ?
  • JG — ?
  • LFP — ?
  • LJX — ?
  • NFT — ?
  • RP — ?
  • SHAD. & CAP Target — ?
  • WF — ?
  • WT — ?
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