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Re: Attack on U-boat, 10 June 1944
Hi,
Many thanks for the details of the Liberator, much appreciated.
No Tse-tse were involved in the initial attack, my mistake.
Later in the day four FBVI's from 248 Sqn were in the same area when they came across a motor launch that was resuing survivors from the U-boat. They carried out strafing attacks and one Mosquito was shot down. Not far from the scene were two Tse-tse, MM425/L (Fly Off Roberts/Wt Off Winsor) and NT225/O (Sqn Ldr Atkinson/Fly Off Upton), which were on an anti-submarine patrol.
These came over and attacked the launch as well. Both carried out several attacks and Sqn Ldr Atkinson claimed two hits out of eight rounds fired. Fly Off Roberts claimed five hits out of nine fired. They literally blew the launch to pieces, destroying it. There was one survivor from the launch and one from the U-boat.
Alex
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