Searching some times night 14-15 August 1940

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Hello, during this night, 36 Whitley of RAF flew a nine-hour mission to Milan and Turin in Northern Italy to raid the Caproni and Fiat aircraft factories.

During the raid, the Whitley P4965 of 10 Sqn was badly damaged by an Italian fighter and crashed on the British coast while attempting to land on a beach.

They had been intercepted by a Fiat CR 42 flown by Capitano Grafter of 365a Sqa, who exhausted his ammunition and finally rammed the bomber and successfully bailed out. He was awarded the first night victory of the Italain Air Force in WWII.

But I have no idea of the time of this action, so I would like to know at least some of the following:

_ time of take-off of the RAF planes
_ time of the bombing of Turin
_ time of the victory claim by Grafter
_ time of the return of the RAF planes
_ time of the crash of P4965

Thanks in advance

Laurent