Brian:
thank you that is much appreciated.
I googled your data and found some very useful material
However if you have a citation to this it would be appreciated
Dp you know if they were east, north or west of Northern Ireland
Apparently the British were jamming the German electronic guidance systems which were received remotely, and as a result the German planes wandered all over the place
from
http://www.aflma.hq.af.mil/lgj/old%2...202006_cor.pdf
"The advantages of these systems, despite their drawbacks, are obvious from the German point of view. They had the ability to direct and control their aircraft as well as recover them in less than optimal conditions. These systems also facilitated night bombing, which adds a psychological effect to the physical effect and destruction. From the British point of view, these systems were of import as they were easy to overcome. Radio frequencies operated over long distances are easy to disrupt once the transmit and receive frequencies are known. The Germans kept their systems simple, using dots and dashes on prescribed frequencies, but the British overcame this by inspecting aircraft that had been shot down. The British did not need to know what to listen for once they had the frequency. Using a technique known as meaconing, whereby the British flooded the various German frequencies with extra traffic, the British were able to defeat the Knickebein and X-Geraet systems.28 To overcome the Y-Geraet systems, the British merely jammed the frequency."
take care and be well
Larry