[rldunn]

I'm not sure of all the efforts and units involved on 27 and 28 Dec 43 but this was the first occasion when the Fw 200 was sent into action with the HS 293. In one flight of four Fw 200s of III/KG 40 only one aircraft of the flight carried the missile and it ditched due to mechanical failure of the bomber. Accounts suggest there were other missile attacks. By this time both He 177s and Do 217s carried the missile but I lack details of which unit might have been involved in attacking the ships in question. We can hope others will fill in the deyails.

RLD