Thread: Attack on Convoy CW9 "Peewit" night of 7/8 August 1940
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Old 20th January 2010, 14:35
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Re: Attack on Convoy CW9 "Peewit" night of 7/8 August 1940
Andy,

No German air activity over CW9 recorded that early AFAIK. A solo Do17P of 4.(F)/14 was tasked with a reconnaissance of the convoy after the S-Boat attacks and reported 17 ships about 15 miles SSW of Selsey Bill at 6.20 a.m. (BST).
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