26 July 1940
No.615 Squadron continues to provide cover for Convoy CW.8. Thirteen Hurricanes take off at 13:00 for Hawkinge, from where several patrols are flown. No enemy aircraft are sighted, and all pilots return to Kenley at 19:30.
Pilots and Aircrafts :
Flight Lieutenant Lionel M. Gaunce (P2966)[1], Pilot Officer Petrus H. Hugo (P2963), Pilot Officer Cecil R. Montgomery (P3160), Flying Officer John R.H. Gayner (P3380), Flying Officer Peter Collard (P2768), Pilot Officer Cecil R. Young (N2337), Flying Officer Anthony P. Gray (N2328) [Patrol Hawkinge : 13h00 – 15h25]
Flight Lieutenant James G. Sanders (P3487), Pilot Officer Keith T. Lofts (P3161), Pilot Officer Douglas H. Hone (L1992), Flying Officer Anthony Eyre (P3162), Flying Officer Richard D. Pexton (P3158), Pilot Officer David Evans (P2801) [Patrol Hawkinge : 15h54 – 17h05]
Flight Lieutenant James G. Sanders (P3487), Pilot Officer Keith T. Lofts (P3161), Pilot Officer Douglas H. Hone (L1992), Flying Officer Anthony Eyre (P3162), Flying Officer Richard D. Pexton (P3158), Pilot Officer David Evans (P2801) [Patrol Hawkinge : 17h45 – 18h35]
Flying Officer Anthony Eyre (P3162), Flying Officer Richard D. Pexton (3158), Pilot Officer David Evans (P2801) [Patrol Hawkinge : 19h10 – 19h30]
[1] The same aircraft is also attributed to Squadron Leader Joseph R. Kayll for this sortie. However, the Squadron Leader’s very short flight (15 minutes) suggests a transcription error.
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