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The pilot who sank the BJÖNN?
Hello.
We have this information from our German colleagues.
On December 9, 1941, a convoy consisting of the ships BJÖNN (5,509 GRT) with a cargo of 9,551 tons of iron ore and EUROSTAD (1,118 GRT), escorted by patrol ships NM 04 and NM 24, left Kristiansund heading south. At 16:05, near Björnsund, off the coast of Hustadvika, the convoy was attacked by a twin-engine aircraft. It glided out of the clouds from the southeast and dropped 6 bombs from a height of about 150 m. BJÖNN received 5 hits and caught fire. The burning ship was abandoned in a stormy sea and sank the next day.
Not one of the British squadrons claimed responsibility for the success of this attack. Theoretically, it could have been 220 or 612 Squadrons of Coastal Command from Wick, but it is possible that it was a Bomber Command aircraft. Please help to identify the squadron that distinguished itself.
Sergey
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