[Andy Mitchell]

Brian,

Have a look at Shores et al "Malta the Hurricane Years" page 289, if you have not already done so.

Have not read the BaW article so unsure of whether this adds anything to the information that you already have.

Shores has the first one on 5-6.9.41 and says that two crew were reported to have baled out, but the rescue launch only found the pilot who was badly wounded. He was hospitalised before moving to the POW camp.

On 8-9.9.41 the book states that at dawn a seaplane spotted four crew in a dinghy paddling towards Malta, they were subsequently picked up. It also indicated that Barnwell met the pilot of this second Cant before he was moved to the POW camp.