Stavanger, December 3 and 4, 1941

[sergey]

Hello.
Colleagues.
I found this information in KTB SKL
3 Dec. 194l CONFIDENTIAL
The steamer NORDLICHT, loaded with Christmas gifts for the troops
in northern Norway, was attacked by an enemy plane near Feistein (lighthouse) and received a bomb hit. The ship reached Stavanger under her own power and is being kept afloat by pump steamers. No loss of personnel.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC...281941germ.pdf
(Scan 28)
4 Dec. 194l CONFIDENTIAL
The Norwegian steamer VESTRI (499 BRT) was set afire
during an enemy air raid off Tungenes (lighthouse) and was later beached.
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/NHC...281941germ.pdf
(Scan 37)
Other sources claim that both attacks were carried out by single aircraft.
I am puzzled by the number of successful attacks by single aircraft in an area with adverse weather conditions and the presence of enemy fighters. Presumably, these were aircraft from No. 42, 320 and 608 Squadrons of Coastal Command (possibly 220). Please tell me, which squadron's pilots were responsible for these successes?

sergey

[sergey]

KTB Admiral Norway:

December 3, 1941:
13:06. Attack by Boston Douglas aircraft 3 nm south of Tungenes with four bombs on D. Nordlicht escorted by M 1108 and M 1104. Two hits astern. Ship entered Stavanger under her own power. Bows 3 and 4 full of water. No injuries.
Nordlicht was carrying Christmas goods north.

Most likely, the Germans misidentified a Bristol Beaufort from No. 42 Squadron!