[Laurent Rizzotti]

The following is an extract of the book "1941 the turning point, part 1", by John Foreman:

"During the afternoon, I./KG 27 sent several He 111s out on anti-shipping strikes in the Bristol Channel and along the south Wales coastline. Several fighter patrols were despatched to counter them. First to engage were Hurricanes from 79 Sqn, who caught '1G+HL' of 3./KG 27 while it was attacking a convoy west of St. David's Head. Flt Lt Haysom attacked through a concentrated naval AA barrage and shot it down into the sea. This victory was also claimed by AA gunners."

Note: I./KG 27 lost two other bombers, one shot down by 316 Sqn and one to engine failure.