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4th September 1939 Duty instructions

7th September 1939 Escort duty

8th September 1939 Suspicious object bombed

10th September 1939 U-Boat sighted

16th September 1939 Sunderlands returned

26th September 1939 U-Boat bombed

4th November 1939 Search

6th November 1939 Relocated

8th November 1939 Sea party embarked

10th November 1939 Enemy recce

11th November 1939 Sea party delivered

12th November 1939 Transport duties

13th November 1939 Airbase bombed

24th November 1939 Instrument failure

28th November 1939 New arrival

29th November 1939 Flying boat sunk

1st December 1939 U-Boat bombed at Orkney

6th December 1939 Delivery

18th December 1939 Relief aircraft

1st January 1940 Bomb attack

9th January 1940 Search

10th January 1940 Patrol and escort duties

12th January 1940 Engine change

14th January 1940 Replacement aircraft

19th January 1940 Snow and Ice

21st January 1940 Battleships sighted

22nd February 1940 Flying boat destroyed

24th January 1940 Submarine hunt

27th January 1940 Patrol

28th January 1940 Sullom Voe bombed

6th February 1940 Personnel moved to Shetland

9th February 1940 U-boat not found

12th February 1940 Convoy escort

13th February 1940 Search and Rescue

14th February 1940 Varied duties

16th February 1940 Weather good

24th February 1940 Convoy escort

1st April 1940 Training

2nd April 1940 Convoy bombed

3rd April 1940 Sunderlands

4th April 1940 Anti-submarine patrol

11th April 1940 Special search

13th April 1940 Aircraft for disposal

23rd April 1940 Sunderlands arrive

24th April 1940 Training resumed

3rd May 1940 Norwegian visitor

4th May 1940 Flying boats depart for Narvik

7th May 1940 Operational orders

11th May 1940 Leave cancelled

14th May 1940 Escort to HMS Penelope

24th May 1940 Departure from Invergordon

31st May 1940 Arrived at Sullom Voe

10th June 1940 Escort

18th June 1940 Dispositions

20th June 1940 U-boat bombed

21st June 1940 Special mission

25th June 1940 Mystery ships

26th June 1940 Dispositions

1st July 1940 Patrols

6th July 1940 Enemy aircraft

9th July 1940 Sunderland missing on patrol

28th July 1940 Lifeboats found

2nd August 1940 Sunderland crew injured

18th August 1940 New C.O.

20th September 1940 Survey of Narvik

23rd September 1940 Wreckage

24th September 1940 Patrol

25th September 1940 Night flying

28th September 1940 Convoy escort

29th September 1940 floating mine

30th September 1940 convoys

9th October 1940 Patrols

10th October 1940 Aircraft situation

23rd October 1940 Congratulations

29th October 1940 Three Sunderlands lost

8th November 1940 Transport duties

1st December 1940 Aircraft situation

5th December 1940 Recce aborted

15th December 1940 Sunderland sank

22nd December 1940 Aircraft shortage

1st January 1941 Operational strength

21st January 1941 Sunderland wrecked on rocks

2nd February 1941 Aircraft shortage

10th February 1941 Sunderlands returned to operations

28th February 1941 Back to operational strength

18th March 1941 Detachment to Iceland

1st April 1941 Operational strength

18th April 1941 Detachment withdrawn

27th April 1941 Squadron at full strength

22nd May 1941 search for enemy convoy

23rd May 1941 Search for Bismarck

11th June 1941 Iceland and Gibraltar

13th June 1941 Night flights

13th September 1941 Reduced duties

1st October 1941 Relocation of Squadron HQ

9th October 1941 Squadron ground crew relocated

20th October 1941 Run aground

29th October 1941 Training

17th November 1941 Operations resumed

25th November 1941 VIP visit

3rd December 1941 Sunderland lost off Ireland

11th December 1941: Special transport duties

16th December 1941 Flight to Egypt

17th December 1941 Posting

20th December 1941 Crashed in Plymouth Sound

1st January 1942 Situation report

5th February 1942 Lost on convoy escort

10th March 1942 New aircraft

1st April 1942 Situation Report

13th April 1942 Search for U-Boat

14th April 1942 U-Boat hunt

1st May 1942 Situation Report

4th May 1942 Ferry duties

8th May 1942 cross-over patrols

22nd May 1942 Russian convoy escort

7th July 1942 New Sunderland

8th July 1942 Special Duty

11th ? 18th July 1942 Gibraltar

23rd July 1942 Detachments

29th July 1942 New Sunderland

31st July 1942 Friendly fire

1st August 1942 Sunderland lost

1st September 1942 Five Sunderlands on convoy escort

6th September 1942 Convoy escorts

11th September 1942 Four Sunderland on patrol

27th September 1942 Sunderland beached

1st October 1942 Situation Report

2nd October 1942 Uneventful

5th October 1942 Sunderland recovered

7th October 1942 air cover

11th October 1942 Anti-submarine patrol

14th October 1942 Aircraft maintenance crew drowned

16th October 1942 Routine

25th October 1942 Missing trawlers

1st November 1942 Escort duties

2nd November 1942 Life raft sighted

16th November 1942 Supplies dropped to lifeboat

17th November 1942 Search for lifeboat

18th November 1942 Search for lifeboat

19th November 1942 Search for lifeboat

20th November 1942 Lifeboat found

21st November 1942 Escort

1st December 1942 Squadron at full strength

25th January 1943 Minesweeper lost

10th March 1943 U-Boat sighted

14th March 1943 U-Boat claimed

20th March 1943 U-Boats attacked

14th April 1943 Airman lost in gale

19th April 1943 Patrols extended

20th April 1943 Convoy escort

6th May 1943 Queen Mary

6th May 1943 Submarine destroyed

18th June 1943 Survivors sighted

19th June 1943 Sweep to Gibraltar

25th June 1943 Attack by Ju88

27th June 1943 Duel with U-Boat

30th June 1943 Crashed on training flight

28th Jul 1943 Submarine Missing

28th July 1943 U-Boat attacked

21st August 1943 Combat with Ju88

22nd August 1943 Sunderland crashed in Eire

26th August 1943 Ju88 attack

28th August 1943 Gibraltar

30th August 1943 Extended flights

1st September 1943 Detachment

3rd September 1943 Air Sea Rescue

10th October 1943 Mid-flight engine repairs

15th October 1943 Message from HQ

29th October 1943 Patrol to Iceland

18th November 1943 Crashed in training

21st November 1943 Enemy aircraft attacked

20th December 1943 Convoy stragglers

26th December 1943 Fruitless search

27th December 1943 Blockade runner sunk

31st January 1944 Stand down

8th February 1944 Search at midnight

16th February 1944 Submarine attacked

12th April 1944 Relocation

May 1944 Patrols and training

7th June 1944 U-Boat sunk

9th June 1944 Five operational sorties

12th June 1944 Sunderland shot down

June 1944 100% success

6th July 1944 Repairs on the Wing

8th July 1944 Repairs in flight

11th July 1944 U-Boat sunk

21st July 1944 Sunderland damaged

9th August 1944 Attack by enemy aircraft

11th August 1944 U-Boat attacked

18th August 1944 U-Boat sunk

22nd August 1944 Recce

30th August 1944 Busy month

3rd November 1944 Back to N Ireland

9th November 1944 U-Boat attacked

16th November 1944 U-Boat attacked

6th December 1944 U-Boat attacked

31st January 1945 Weather stops flying

14th March 1945 Sunderland crashed in Eire

30th April 1945 U-Boat attacked

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F/Lt. Robert Wilson 201 Squadron

My father, Robert Wilson flew a Sunderland Flying boat in WW2. He was stationed at various locations with various squadrons but I do know that he was at Pembroke Dock and Calshot. He and my mother left the UK after the war for the Caribbean. I was very young and have no memories of his war experiences. My mother left the UK and did not keep up with anyone, and since she was very young when they married in 1946 in Pembroke Dock, she has very little knowledge of his military service. My father was given a desk job in Shrewsbury in 1947 while my mom was expecting, but the rest of the time I believe he was flying. I believe he also participated in the Berlin Air Lift. The London Gazette shows that he was granted the rank of Flight Lieutenant on 1st November, 1947. Somewhere along the way he had a Commanding Officer named Owen "Bobby" Roberts. The two of them formed Caribbean International Airways, Ltd. in Kingston, Jamaica in 1948/49. They both died on April 10th, 1953 in a plane crash.
I have no flight crew photographs to share, but am hopeful that someone will post some. My mom remembers that he flew in the Bay of Biscay and his plane was shot down. Not sure of casualties, if any. There should be a record of that. I would love to see some photos or hear some stories from anyone who might remember Flight Lieutenant Robert Wilson. There was a Canadian Robert Wilson who was killed in WW2 who, I believe, was also a pilot so I am hopeful that the two will not be confused.

Pamela Wilson Meguiar

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