53 Sqn Liberator BZ873 21 May 1944

[andy bird]

Hi Col Bruggy

Thanks, Yes, in touch with Bowman family.

There was a convoy in Geoffrey Bowman's search area using decode enigma receipts followed the track of V405 and V625 protecting stream ship HOCHHEIMER which was torpedoed by HMS SCEPTRE on 21 May 1944, near Bilbao.

Of a crew of 32 men, only seven survived. The SS JUAN ARTAZA rescued and disembarked the second lieutenant in Santander, two other men were rescued by the fishing vessel and the four others reached Spanish waters.

Waiting for a copy of HMS SCEPTRE War Diary Page for 21 May.

Kind regards

Andy