[wwrsimon]

Thanks for clarifying Chris - I'll get an order in next week.

Interestingly, this site has another slightly different version of events:

"HG 65 attacked by two Focke Wolfe Condors. No hits. My position 34° 50'N 08° 43'W" (T.O.O. 0650A/15 T.O.D. 0731A/15). Later on a 3rd Focke Wolfe joined in the attack, and it appeared there might have been a total of 4 planes attacking, 1 of which was identified as a 2 engined machine believed to be a JU 88.

Catalina aircraft was never observed to engage the enemy at close range, but fired a few bursts at a range of not less than 2000-3000 yards. It was presumed to have been hampered by lack of speed and did not wish to interfere with gunfire from the escorts and ships in the convoy. BBC announced on June 16 that 4 enemy aircraft, which had been attacking shipping near Gibraltar, had been attacked in succession by a Catalina, and had subsequently crashed off Lisbon. "There is every indication that these were the aircraft which attacked convoy HG 65, and, unless they were attacked by a second Catalina on their way home, they crashed entirely owing to damage received from gunfire of escorts and convoy, and not from any action taken by escorting Catalina".

Regards


Simon