Wheeler completed 29 defensive patrols with the squadron before flying the units first ever offensive Intruder operation on 23 March 1943 in the Paris area.
12.
The removal of Kammhuber as commanding officer of night air defences in September 1943 did not prevent further appeals for the reinstatement of intruder operations.
13.
He then flew long-range intruder operations over Germany from RNAS Ford, developing night fighter tactics with the RAF's Fighter Interception Unit.
14.
The decision not to continue intruder operations, in their view, allowed the British to build their bomber force virtually unhindered for over four years.
15.
Chisholm championed radar-equipped night fighter intruder operations over Europe to apply pressure to the German air defence system and reduce losses to Bomber Command.
16.
Kammhuber would unsuccessfully lobby to have intruder operations reinstated and his efforts to expand the intruder force beyond a single unit were thwarted by an uninterested High Command
17.
In a desperate attempt to improve the situation and hamper British operations, a number of experienced night fighter commanders and pilots suggested restarting intruder operations over England.
18.
All bomber and fighter groups were linked by telephone and ground control passed on all details of intruder operations to pilots including height and heading when they occurred.
19.
As a Flight Sergeant in 1941 he took part in shipping strikes in the English Channel, then transferred to night intruder operations flying Hawker Hurricanes, shooting down five enemy aircraft.
20.
During the winter of 1944 45 the squadron received several Douglas A-20G " Havocs " which were used for intruder operations and occasionally dropping flares to aid ground artillery units.
