[Brian Bines]

Chris, thanks for the info. on Mandl. As regards the Mold He111 an earlier article on its crash said it took off from Orleans at 2308 hrs.(28th) on an anti-shipping sortie but was contacted in the air with a change of target to Liverpool, being shot down after bombing the target. Ulf Balkes book says Liverpool was the target that night but the information came from pilots logbooks rather than official records. Perhaps the loss of the Bismarck on the 27th meant there was late rescheduling of targets from the units that were to fly planned air-support missions for the battleship.
The Home office Key points reports show raids on a very moderate over the UK on the night of 28/29th May with only Key Point damage to the RAF aerodrome at Squires Gate near Liverpool, and damage to the LNE railway at Hull Docks