Albacores on 11.09.40

[Alex Smart]

hello Laurent,


Thak you for the info it is welcome.

But from what I have read it seems that these invasion barges were out at sea, some at least 5miles NW of calais .

Interstingly you record Twenty small flame throwers destroyed, I can only assume that these were small ships of some kind fitted out with flame thrower weaponry.

The two killed and one injured I again assume relate to the Ostend action

That would fit with the casualties (Ships crew and troops ) being badly burned that I have read about. There would I expect be fire on the sea due to these craft being destroyed and so other troops and crews from the ten damaged Stormboats if in the water would not haveescaped being burned too.

I wonder how many men were in these ten stormboats and twenty small boats, quite a few I expect. So maybe the reports were not just rumor after all.

night

Alex