Books on the RAF at Dieppe - Operation Jubilee

[Jim Oxley]

Eagles Of The RAF, by Philip Caine has 10 pages on the Dieppe Raid.

Typhoon 1A/B Combat Log: Operation Jubliee August 1942, by Hugh Harkins

JG26 War Diary Vol 1, 1939-1942; by Donald Caldwell. Has 10 odd pages of the quite detailed JG 26 response to Operation Jubilee inlcuding missions, times, claims and losses.

[Steve49]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Thanks Steve-it was a very confused and confusing day. The German pilot you mention was presumably Lt Leopold Wenger?

Gp Capt Harry Broadhurst wrote he saw Fw 190s and Do 217s around the Berkeley, the latter type being inaccurate but he claims to have seen two Fw 190s diving on the Berkeley, one bomb hitting the stern. So is looks like Broadhurst got Calpe and Berkely mixed up? All in my book pages 107 to 114

Yes it looks like that, not least because it would be very difficult for G/C Broadhurst to realistically be able to accurately identify the destroyer he saw being attacked.

Berkeley was straddled by three bombs across the bow which broke its back.

Calpe after being attacked by a Ju88, was near missed by several bombs from 'three or four; Fw190's, which also strafed the ship causing a number of casualties (including Air Commodore Cole who was wounded).

I believe the most likely aircraft that attacked Berkely was one of the two I.KG2 Do217 bombers that lost at this time (WNr.5503/U5+BB or WNr.1179). They were part of a group of five that attacked shipping off Dieppe and being lost would explain the lack of a claim being made.

Regards,

Steve