The Papers of
William W. H. Martyn
Year by Year › 1943

1943

Seafires: Sicily and Salerno

Bill takes 880 Squadron's Seafires back aboard Indomitable in March and is promoted Lieutenant Commander. Off Sicily in July the carrier is torpedoed. In September, flying from HMS Stalker, he leads the Seafire wing over the Salerno landings.

7 letters · 161 flights, 129 hours 55 minutes · 6 newspaper cuttings

January

Places named
HatstonInverness (Longman)MachrihanishSpeke, Liverpool
Flew
26 flights, 21 hours 30 minutes: Seafire 26
The log book, January 1943

February

Places named
HatstonFearnDalcrossMachrihanish
Flew
21 flights, 15 hours 35 minutes: Seafire 21
The log book, February 1943
Wrote
25 February 1943To Mr. Martyn

March

Places named
HMS IndomitableMachrihanish
Flew
9 flights, 6 hours 50 minutes: Seafire 9
The log book, March 1943

April

Places named
HMS GloriousHMS IndomitableMachrihanishAyr
Flew
23 flights, 18 hours 50 minutes: Seafire 23
The log book, April 1943
Wrote
4 April 1943To Dad11 April 1943To Mrs. Martyn12 April 1943To Mother25 April 1943To Jean29 April 1943To Dad
Papers
The Ottawa Citizen, 28 April 1943Calgary Airman Head of Carrier Airplane ForceThe Leader-Post, 28 April 1943Calgarian Commands Planes on New CarrierThe Ottawa Journal, 28 April 1943Canadian Has Post On 'Indomitable'The Winnipeg Tribune, 29 April 1943Canadian Heads Seafire Force

May

Places named
HMS IndomitableHMS RulerHatstonDonibristle
Flew
10 flights, 8 hours 0 minutes: Seafire 10
The log book, May 1943
Wrote
12 May 1943To Dad
Papers
The Windsor Star, 12 May 1943Flies From Rolling Ship Calgary Airman Playing Leading Part in Operations

June

Places named
HMS FuriousSkeabraeMachrihanishGibraltar
Flew
16 flights, 12 hours 45 minutes: Seafire 14, Swordfish 2
The log book, June 1943

July

Places named
HMS Indomitable
Flew
6 flights, 5 hours 40 minutes: Seafire 6
The log book, July 1943

August

Places named
HMS StalkerGibraltar
Flew
15 flights, 11 hours 35 minutes: Seafire 15
The log book, August 1943

September

Flew
10 flights, 13 hours 30 minutes: Seafire 10
The log book, September 1943
Papers
The Windsor Star, 14 September 1943Airman Drops Into Assault Runs Out of Fuel While Chasing Nazi Junkers Near Naples

October

Places named
HMS StalkerBallyhalbertEglinton
Flew
4 flights, 2 hours 40 minutes: Seafire 4
The log book, October 1943

November

Flew
13 flights, 8 hours 5 minutes: Seafire 10, Master 2, Tiger Moth 1
The log book, November 1943

December

Flew
8 flights, 4 hours 55 minutes: Seafire 8
The log book, December 1943
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