[Alex Smart]

Thanks for replies,

It was Whit Monday on the 29th, so Tuesday the 30th.

The raid took place shortly after midnight on Tuesday 30th.

American Chief Boatswain's Mate Philip Lee Bishop was awarded the BEM for his prompt action in diverting burning petrol away from threatened houses as a result of an enemy raid on Falmouth on 30th May 1944.

Police Diary records "2 residential hotels extensively damaged. 4 casualties in one, 2 Naval officers, 1 security sergeant and 1 civilian. 18 seriously injured. A member of the US Service kiled in theother hotel."

George, re the Luftwaffe attack -

The basic raid details were that almost all of the raiders were to attack Falmouth ?
I/KG6 ... Ju188's did they lose any a/c?
KG2 no loses.
5/KG6 lost one Ju88.

Any detail as to how the Ju88 was lost ? AA or fighter ??

I may ask about this on the other pages here.

And laurent, I have the name of the intelegence man but not the Us serviceman as yet. Will let you have both in due time.

Thanks again to all

Alex