[MW Giles]

John

Sorry for the break over the weekend. I found the book "Day Bomber" by Arthur Eyton-Jones, Sutton Publishing ISBN 0-7509-1850-0, 1998

He says he flew in FU932/Q. There was an additional gunner taken along as an extra pair of eyes. They found the dinghy and circled at 500ft dropping smoke markers. Every half hour they would climb and report position. After two hours the Bostons on station left them. At 17:45 he glanced outside and saw a Me410 and three Me210s in formation following them as they circled. Apparently there was a similar number on the stbd side (8 in all). Turret gunner was day dreaming. They dived towards the sea. First e/a attacked, gunner work up and hit e/a with return fire. Both engines of Mitchell caught fire, ditched into sea 150 miles from home. Were dropped airborne lifeboat. Eventually picked up by RN motor launch.

Martin