Who sunk Dutch trawler Protinus 19.03.1940 - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum

robert · #1 8th February 2014, 14:57

Hi,

no missions were flown by German units on 18.3. and 19.3.40 over the North Sea due to bad weather.

Regards

Robert

Jaap Woortman · #2 8th February 2014, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert

Hi,

no missions were flown by German units on 18.3. and 19.3.40 over the North Sea due to bad weather.

Regards Robert

Bad weather?
See http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/i/q/Mar1940.pdf

Jaap

Andrei Demjanko · #3 8th February 2014, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by robert

no missions were flown by German units on 18.3. and 19.3.40 over the North Sea due to bad weather.

Robert, thanks for the confirmation. So apparently it was indeed RAF aircraft

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaap Woortman

Bad weather?
Jaap

Jaap, yes, bad weather. From your link:
...mild weather with occasional rain prevailed on the 17th local and 18th and squally showers and thunderstorms on the 19th...
and
Thunderstorms occured locally on the 18th-19th

edwest · #4 9th February 2014, 00:16

This is what I have.

http://warsailors.com/forum/read.php...8948#msg-18948

Ed

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