Good Afternoon.
Sorry for my bad english.
According to "Malta: The Hurricane Years 1940-41" from C. Shores-B.Cull-N.Malizia, the event occured in the night between 11/12 November. The four Swordfish were not able to find any sign of the convoy. The book says:
Unable to find any sign of the convoy nor to make contact with the Wellington, the Swordfish continued searching until a change of wind direction made it impossible for them to reach Malta, and with fuel gauge registering the last few gallons when just off the northern coast of sicily. LT. Cdr. Hunt ordered alla aircraft to ditch in vicinity of Palermo; Lt. Osborn and Sub Lts. Taylor and Campbell achieved safe ditchins, they and their crews padding ashore and all seven men were taken prisioner. Something went wrong with the ditching procedures with Lt. A.F. Wigram's aircraft, he and his TAG, L/A K.D. Griffiths, losing their lives.
In the "Air Britain -Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-45" i found the follows informations about the aircrafts:
- V4295: Osborn/Hunt/Park Pow.
- K8405: Taylor/Robinson Pow.
- K5979: Wigam/Griffiths Killed.
I hope this may be useful.
Lorenzo