FIFTY PLANES
EMPLOYED IN ATTACK ON PRINZ EUGEN MAIN RELIANCE ON TORPEDO CARRIERS. FIVE AIRCRAFT LOST. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 20. More than 50 aircraft took part in the attack on the Nazi cruiser Prinz Eugen off the Norwegian coast on Sunday. From the tactical point of view, bombing was not considered fully suitable and the opening attack by bombers must therefore be considered as a diversion. It was met by a strong flak and fighter defence and was achieved at some loss.
A torpedo bomber attack was then pressed home in two successive waves. The first wave was met by fighters in great strength over the target. Wc lost five aircraft. Nearly every pilot found one or two fighters on his tail when he got in.
The second wave was set on by the enemy who was fully prepared and was (broken up before it could get’ to close' range. Four aircraft were lost. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that the Prinz Eugen was damaged and the latest accounts of the action do not alter the belief that torpedoes scored two direct hits. The whereabouts of the cruiser is not yet known.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 May 1942, Page 3
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194FIFTY PLANES Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 May 1942, Page 3
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