Date

(1942)

WellingtonSerial No.

Details

Unit

July 7th

HX 391

Harwell - Portreath

OADU

July 11th

HX 391

Portreath - Gibraltar (recalled)

OADU

July 12th

HX 391

Portreath - Gibraltar

OADU

July 13th

HX 391

Gibraltar - Malta

OADU

July 14th

HP 883

Malta - Kasfareet

OADU

July 17th

HP 883

Kasfareet - Wadi Sharea [?]

OADU

July-Sept

Various

Ops  out of Shallufa and Cabrit

40 Squadron

Sept 21st

HX 387

Cabrit to LG 224

Ferry Flight

Sept 27th

HX 394

LG 224 to Habannaya

Ferry Flight

Sept 29th

HX 394

Habannaya to Sahjar (Persian Gulf)

Ferry Flight

Sept 30th

HX 394

Sahjar to Karachi

Ferry Flight

Oct 5th

HX 943

Karachi to Allahabad

Ferry Flight

Oct 11th

HX 394

Allahabad to Asansol

Ferry Flight

Dec 1942

HX 750

Digri - Salboni - Digri

99 Squadron

Below  are the details of how W/O E.G. “Ted” Paterson RNZAF and crew made his way from the UK to 99 Squadron in  India.  This account may not be entirely typical, but provides a flavour of the timescales and journey involved.

Taken from the log book of W/O E.G. Paterson, RNZAF, courtesy of Alistair Paterson