List of operations

List of operations

Operational flights undertaken by Geoffrey Gosney between 3 May 1942 and 8 November 1942 in France, Germany, North Africa, Egypt, and Crete for a total of 380.10 hours.

Two typewritten lists

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[underlined] 568331 F/Sgt. Gosney, G.A. [/underlined]

[underlined] DETAILS OF OPERATIONAL FLYING. [/underlined]

[underlined] [a] Date [b] Squadron [c] Captain [d] Target [e] Time [f] Remarks [/underlined]

[a] 3-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Hamburg [e] 7.05 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 5-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Stottgart [sic] [e] 8.05 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 8-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Warnemunde [e] 6.35 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 19-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Mannheim [e] 7.05 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 29-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Gnome-Rhone Works, Paris [e] 6.15 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 30-5-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Cologne [e] 5.30 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 1-6-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Essen [e] 5.00 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 3-6-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Bremen [e] 5.15 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 5-6-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Essen [e] 5.30 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 8-6-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Essen [e] 5.45 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 16-6-42 [b] 10 [c] P.O. Goldston [d] Essen [e] 5.50 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 20-6-42 [b] 10 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Emden [e] 4.35 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 25-6-42 [b] 10 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Bremen [e] 5.35 [f] D.C.O.
( [a] 5-7-42 [b] 10 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Base-Gibraltar [e] 10.20 [f] D.C.O.
(
{ [a] 8-7-42 [b] 10 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Gibraltar-Kasfarest, Egypt [e] 13.20 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 12-7-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 8.30 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 15-7-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.40 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 24-7-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.40 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 28-7-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 7.50 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 4-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.35 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 9-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 7.30 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 13-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.30 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 19-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.35 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 23-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 6.40 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 29-8-42 [b] 10/227 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 7.15 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 13-9-42 [b] 462 [c] F.L. Goldston [d] Tobruk [e] 8.20 [f] Commando Raid. D.C.O.
[a] 7-10-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L Goldston [d] Soda Bay, Crete [e]8.10 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 12-10-42 [b] 462 [c] Sgt. Wyatt [d] Tobruk [e] 7.00 [f] Heavily Damaged. Crash Landed. Pilot Awarded D.F.M.

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[underlined] [a] Date [b] Squadron [c] Captain [d] Target [e] Time [f] Remarks [/underlined]

[a] 21-10-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L. Goldston [d] Maleme, Crete [e] 8.00 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 29-10-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L. Goldston [d] Maleme, Crete [e] 8.05 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 2-11-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L. Goldston [d] Maleme, Crete [e] 8.05 [f] D.C.O.
[a] 5-11-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L. Goldston [d] Battle Area [e] 6.05 [f] Straffing M.T. and Armoury. D.C.O.
[a] 6-11-42 [b] 462 [e] S.L. Goldston [d] Battle Area [e] 5.25 [f] Straffing. D.C.O.
[a] 8-11-42 [b] 462 [c] S.L. Goldston [d] Battle Area [e] 6.15 [f] D.C.O.

Total number Operational Sorties – 33.

Total Number Operational Hours – Day 23.40
Night 213.15
236.55

Total Non-operational Hours – Day 129.15
Night 14.00
143.15

Grand Total Flying Hours – Day 152.55
Night 227.15
380.10

[inserted] 236.55 [/inserted]

[inserted] [calculations] [/inserted]