1. *1940 First operational sortie of the Boulton Paul Defiant. 2. Fejes scored his first aerial victory on only his third operational sortie . 3. He never flew another operational sortie . 4. The first operational sortie from Waltham for 100 Squadron was on the 4 / 5 March 1943. 5. On 31 August 1940, the squadron was scrambled in the late afternoon on its first operational sortie . 6. The squadron flew its first operational sortie over the enemy front in the Netherlands on March 22, 1945. 7. The average operational sortie rate of one per serviceable fighter was not spread evenly throughout the command, however. 8. His first operational sortie was a mining sortie in the Bay of Biscay but was soon flying missions over Germany. 9. The final operational sortie was conducted in May 2006, although it was not formally retired until 20 March 2008. 10. He spent the ensuing six weeks learning to fly the aircraft and consequently did not make his first operational sortie until 9 August 1940.
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