| No.218 Squadron Wing Commanders |
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| Back |
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Awards |
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| Wing Commander |
Herbert
James KIRKPATRICK |
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| Service No. |
5230 |
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RAF |
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Details |
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D.S.O |
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| Joined Squadron |
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D.F.C |
LG Date 23.11.1941 |
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| From |
No.9
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D.F.M |
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MiD |
LG Date 08.06.1943 |
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Awarded With |
No.218 Sqdn |
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| Assumed Command |
22nd April 1941 |
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| Relinquished Command |
31st
December 1941 |
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Promotions |
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| Left Squadron |
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Pilot Officer |
27th February 1933 |
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Unknown. |
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Flying Officer |
27th August 1933 |
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Flight Lieutenant |
27th August 1936 |
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Squadron Leader |
1st April 1939 |
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A/Wing Commander |
29th December 1942 |
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Act Group Captain |
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| Additional Notes & Citation |
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Act Air Commandore |
27th April 1943 |
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Group Captain |
27th October 1943 |
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| Born 30th October 1910. |
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| Posted
from No.9 (B) Squadron RAF Honnington to assume command of No.218
Squadron. Assumed command of |
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| RAF Station Wyton as officer commanding June
16th 1942. SASO, HQ No.3 (Bomber) Group March 5th 1943. |
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| Wing
Commander Kirkpatrick DFC |
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| This officer has command the squadron for some
time, except for a few week due to an injury received whilst trying |
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| to save members of his squadron when an
aircraft crashed and the bombs exploded. He has displayed great coolness |
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| leadership and courage during his operational
missions, many of whichhave been carried out at low levels. He has done much |
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instill confidence and fighting spirit in the young crews with whom he had
flown. |
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| Wing Commander Kirkpatrick has exhibited a
high standard of initiative and resource when his station has been the subject |
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| to enemy air attacks. |
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| Operations
with No.218 Squadron |
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Target |
A/C Type |
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| 25th April
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Kiel |
Wellington |
P.9299 |
HA-R |
Target
attacked, landed Honnington during air-raid. |
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| 3rd May 1941 |
Brest |
Wellington |
R.1008 |
HA-A |
Target attacked. |
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| 8th May 1941 |
Hamburg |
Wellington |
R.1496 |
HA-O |
Target attacked. |
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| 23rd June 1941 |
Cologne |
Wellington |
W.5457 |
HA-Z |
Target
attacked, aircraft hit by flak. |
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| 29th August
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Mannheim |
Wellington |
R.5111 |
HA-L |
Target attacked. |
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| 7th September
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Berlin |
Wellington |
R.5111 |
HA-L |
Target
attacked, E/A seen shot down over target |
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| 29th September
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Le Havre |
Wellington |
W.5447 |
HA-C |
Target attacked. |
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| 12th October
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Nuremburg |
Wellington |
Z.8375 |
HA-Z |
Target attacked. |
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| 31st October
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Bremen |
Wellington |
Z.8375 |
HA-Z |
Target attacked. |
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| 15th November
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Kiel |
Wellington |
Z.8375 |
HA-Z |
Target attacked. |
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| 27th Novemver
1941 |
Dusseldorf |
Wellington |
Z.8375 |
HA-Z |
Target attacked. |
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| 16th December
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Brest |
Wellington |
Z.1101 |
HA-Z |
Target attacked. |
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| DETAILS |
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| Date Lost |
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Target |
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| Fate |
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Bombload |
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| Buried |
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Crashed |
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| Grave |
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Take-Off |
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| Age |
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Crash Time |
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| Married |
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Cause |
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Aircraft |
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| P.O.W Camp |
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S/n & Codes |
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| P.O.W No. |
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| Notes |
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