ENEMY SHIPPING
Sunk By Allied Aircraft RUGBY, May 8.
The Admiralty states-: “Carrier-borne aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm, escorted by ships of the Home Fleet, attacked two south-bound efieiny convoys off Kristiansund, Norway, in the early hours last Saturday. “The attack was carried out by Barracuda aircraft operating under the protection of naval fighter aircraft, and preliminary reports state that one large heavily laden supply ship was hit by both bombs and torpedo, and broke in two. A similar attack was carried out on a medium supply ship, which was seen to sink. Hits with two torpedoes and one bomb were also obtained on a large tanker. In addition, a direct hit with a boino was scored on an enemy escort vessel, and a small supply ship was damaged by several near misses.
“During the course of the action two enemy aircraft which attempted to interfere were shot down. Two naval aircraft were lost.”
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 190, 10 May 1944, Page 5
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155ENEMY SHIPPING Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 190, 10 May 1944, Page 5
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