Peter Le Brocq’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
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Peter Le Brocq’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book
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Peter Le Brocq’s Flying Log Book from 10th February 1941 until 21st July 1944. Trained at No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, 15 Operational Training Unit. In September 1941 posted to 38 Squadron for operations and transferred to the Middle East. In June 1942 posted to 40 Squadron. Posted to 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit in December 1942 and then No. 1 Torpedo Training Unit in May 1943. October saw a posting to 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit before returning to the Torpedo Training Unit December. Operational posting to 144 Squadron (Coastal Command) in May 1944.
On 21st July 1944 he was killed when his aircraft crashed just after take-off.
Served at RAF Sealand, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Harwell, RAF Hampstead Norris, RAF Mount Farm, RAF Shallufa, RAF Kabrit, RAF Limavady, RAF East Fortune, RAF Turnbury, RAF Davidstow Moor, RAF Strubby.
Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Oxford, Wellington I, Wellington, Hudson, ASV Wellington, Beaufort, Beaufighter.
With 38 Squadron he flew a total of 10 operations (7 night bombing, 2 night minelaying, 1 day torpedo operation). His targets were Heraklion, Marble Arch, El Agheila, Derna, Wadi Natru, Benghazi, Med Sea. His pilots were Sergent Maundrell, Squadron Leader Rollinson and Flight Lieutenant Robinson.
On posting to 40 Squadron was the pilot for 22 night bombing and 1 night minelaying operations. His targets included various battle areas in the Middle East, Benghazi, Gazala, Mersa Matruh, El Darba, LG118, LG104, Tobruk. Whilst in Malta he crashed on the runway (14th June 1942)
With 144 Squadron he flew 8 anti-shipping operations and Rover sweeps (6 day and 2 night). His targets and patrol areas were Ushant, Cap de Hague, the Channel Islands, Lorient, Dutch Coast and Heligoland. On his final operation on 21st July 1944 his aircraft crashed on take off resulting in his death.
On 21st July 1944 he was killed when his aircraft crashed just after take-off.
Served at RAF Sealand, RAF Brize Norton, RAF Harwell, RAF Hampstead Norris, RAF Mount Farm, RAF Shallufa, RAF Kabrit, RAF Limavady, RAF East Fortune, RAF Turnbury, RAF Davidstow Moor, RAF Strubby.
Aircraft flown were Tiger Moth, Oxford, Wellington I, Wellington, Hudson, ASV Wellington, Beaufort, Beaufighter.
With 38 Squadron he flew a total of 10 operations (7 night bombing, 2 night minelaying, 1 day torpedo operation). His targets were Heraklion, Marble Arch, El Agheila, Derna, Wadi Natru, Benghazi, Med Sea. His pilots were Sergent Maundrell, Squadron Leader Rollinson and Flight Lieutenant Robinson.
On posting to 40 Squadron was the pilot for 22 night bombing and 1 night minelaying operations. His targets included various battle areas in the Middle East, Benghazi, Gazala, Mersa Matruh, El Darba, LG118, LG104, Tobruk. Whilst in Malta he crashed on the runway (14th June 1942)
With 144 Squadron he flew 8 anti-shipping operations and Rover sweeps (6 day and 2 night). His targets and patrol areas were Ushant, Cap de Hague, the Channel Islands, Lorient, Dutch Coast and Heligoland. On his final operation on 21st July 1944 his aircraft crashed on take off resulting in his death.
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Great Britain. Royal Air Force, “Peter Le Brocq’s Royal Air Force Pilot’s Flying Log Book,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed December 10, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/57211.