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| DATE | FLEW WITH |
OPERATION |
HOURS | COUNTRY | COMMENTS |
| 30-4-44 | O'Dea, K. | No Code | 6:35 | France | No signal from target area |
| 5-5-44 | O'Dea, K. | Wheelwright 110 | 6:50 | France | DZ spotted-snot signal received |
| 11-5-44 | O'Dea, K. | Digger 17 | 5:15 | France | No signal cont. returned to base |
| 6-6-44 | O'Dea, K. | Mallard | 3:00 | France | D-Day operation successful |
| 13-6-44 | O'Dea, K. | Sunflower 7 | 3:00 | France | 15 con. 2 pkgs dropped |
| 4-7-44 | O'Dea, K. | No Code | 4:40 | France | 15 con. 3 pkgs, 1 hang up |
| 11-7-44 | O'Dea, K. | No Code | 4:55 | France | Target reached signal |
| 5-8-44 | O'Dea, K. | Diplomat 9 | 5:10 | France | No reception committee |
| 16-8-44 | O'Dea, K. | Kipling 4A | 5:10 | France | Runs-Jeep, 6con/2 pans/3 troops |
| 20-8-44 | O'Dea, K. | Moses 7 | 4:05 | France | 15 cont-2 panniers dropped |
| 23-8-44 | Baird, R.B. | Bob 232 | 6:00 | France | Thunderstorm in area |
| 27-8-44 | Woodward, S.O. | Bob 280 | 5:55 | France | 15 cont-2 pkgs on DZ |
| 6-9-44 | Norman, A.G. | Bruce 8 | 5:05 | France | Part load dropped on run ins |
| 9-9-44 | Woodward, S.O. | Kipling 18 | 4:00 | Holland | Flew as Bomb/Aimer |
| 15-9-44 | Woodward, S.O. | Brutus 8A | 5:00 | Belgium | Flew as Bomb/Aimer |
| 14-10-44 | O'Dea, K. | Event 3 | 4:45 | Holland | 15 cont- 3 pkgs on drop zone |
| 30-12-44 | O'Dea, K. | Snaffle 3 | 8:30 | Norway | No signal landed EarlsColne |
| 1-2-45 | O'Dea, K. | Grevenbroich | 4:30 | Germany | 13-500lb bombs dropped |
| 13-2-45 | O'Dea, K. | Isselburgh | 5:00 | Germany | 13-500lb on Gee-cloudy |
| 20-2-45 | O'Dea, K. | Curb 3 | 10:10 | Norway | Low cloud-landed EarlsColne |
| 25-2-45 | O'Dea, K. | Crop 6 | 10:50 | Norway | Supplies dropped on target |
| 24-3-45 | O'Dea, K. | Varsity | 6:00 | Germany | Released glider on target |
| 2-4-45 | O'Dea, K. | Stirrup 9 | 8:00 | Norway | Cloudy around reception area |
| 19-4-45 | O'Dea, K. | Crop 32 | 9:45 | Norway | Supplies dropped on target |
| 21-4-45 | O'Dea, K. | Colt 9 | 9:30 | Norway | Adverse weather no release |
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| 11-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | Doomsday II | Norway | 1 Jeep and 4 packages | |
| 12-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | Doomsday III | Norway | 1 Jeep and 4 troops | |
| 18-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | Doomsday IV | Norway | 13 cont. 2200lbs freight | |
| 19-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | Doomsday V | Norway | 13 cont. and petrol | |
| 21-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | 6th Airborne | Belgium | 2 trips-troops to Brussels | |
| 30-5-45 | O'Dea, K. | Transport | Belgium | 15 troops over POW's returned | |
| 1-6-45 | O'Dea, K. | Transport | Belgium | 2 trips-15 troops | |
