Bougie, 11.XI.1942

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Hi, Andrzej...

Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircraft and Operations in World War Two by Harold Thiele (Hikoki publications) provides the following information:

On the nights of 10th and 11th November, 1942, missions were flown at twilight by a small group of He111s with airborne torpedos against shipping of the Algerian coast. Two Heinkels from KG26 were lost off Bone, with a further one lost off Bougie. A further two apparently landed back at their base with torpedos still attached. On evening of 12 November, twenty-one torpedo-equipped aircraft - fifteen Heinkel He111s, eleven of which were from 1. Staffel/KG26, and six Junkers Ju88s - also attacked shipping off the Algerian coast, but no hits were claimed.

The book is a great source of information of Luftwaffe maritime operations - if you're interested, the ISBN No is 1-902109-42-2.

Hope this helps...

Regards