[Brian]

Hi guys

I have been reading some 'old' posts on the Norway WW2 Forum, and came across an enquiry as follows:

On 14 April 1942, a US aircraft identified/noted by the Germans as a 'Cheasepeake' (presumably an SB2U Vindicator) ditched near a fishing boat off the Southern Norwegian coast at Skudenes. The two-man crew (a Lt and a WOP) were rescued and handed over to the Germans. The posting decided that the aircraft must have originated from the USS 'Wasp', which had arrived in UK waters to undertake a Spitfire delivery to the beleagured island of Malta.

What is the story behind the Norwegian incident?

Cheers
Brian