Albacore in Egypt, 1942

[Nick Beale]

I can suggest a couple of National Archives files but they are not online. AIR 23/1788 and 1789 contain Advanced Air HQ, Western Desert Daily Intelligence Summaries.

I only have images of a couple of them but No. 264 ('For Period ending dusk 26th October' 1942) includes this:

Night 25/26 Oct:Wellingtons and Bostons attacked L.G. 13 with successful results as counter-measure to prevent enemy night bombing of our forces in the battle area. Wellingtons also attacked enemy concentrations Northern Sector. Fires and explosions in both areas, which were illuminated by Albacores.

… 4 Albacores 826 Sqdn dropped flares and also bombed in Sq. 8259. Bombs fell among dispersed a/c. 10 Albacores 815 Sqdn attacked M/T and tents 861297 and in Sq. 8529. Several direct hits on tanks and MT scored, 2 fires started.