Using Ultra to research the Luftwaffe

[Bruce Dennis]

12 July 1943
CX/MSS/2882/T5


“11/7/43 From JG77 to Senior Signals Officer:
(A) AT 0645 HRS, TAKE OFF WITH 13 FW190’S, DOWN 0750. ATTACK ON SHIPPING TARGETS. ALL OVER THE TARGET. A FW190, OBFW. ABENDROT, (WORD OR TWO SMUDGED) SOUTH EAST OF LICATA ON A LANDING CRAFT. A HIT ON THE BOW OF ONE AND ON THE (STERN OF ANOTHER LARGE LANDING CRAFT. ON ANOTHER (WORD SMUDGED) HIT, FOLLOWED BY CLOUDS OF SMOKE. 4 OTHER NEAR MISSES. 1 FW190 HIT BY A.A. FIRE. DEFENCE OF ALL CALIBRES. ENEMY FIGHTERS-NONE. SEVERAL BARRAGE BALLOONS ON (WORD SMUDGED) LICATA.
(B) TO 11 JG 27. VIBO VALENTIA, AT 1030 11/7:
AT 1000 HRS (+)/11/7 RENDEZVOUS WITH 20 JU88 AT 4000 METRES OVER AIRFIELD.
NOTE [from duty intelligence officer at Bletchley]: (+) AS THIS IS IN THE FORM OF AN ORDER, THE TIME IS CLEARLY WRONG.”