U-281: B-24 and Sunderland attack, info needed please

[Stig Jarlevik]

Geoffrey Sinclair offers the following additions

Follow up for Joda87, Air 22/164 is the relevant Coastal Command Weekly
Summaries. The 16 and 17 October 1943 submarine attacks take two pages,
(Pictures 383 and 384 in my copy) I do not think 12 O'Clock High allows
photographs.

South West Iceland,
On the 16th two home based B-24 each made two attacks, each B-24
claiming a sinking with survivors in the water while three Iceland based
B-24 also each made two attacks against U-boats. I read it as 5 B-24
each found a U-boat, making 2 attacks on each boat.

On the 17th a home based Sunderland made an attack and was forced to
ditch while Iceland based B-24, 6 different aircraft reported between
them 2 sightings and 8 attacks meaning 3 aircraft each did 2 attacks, as
I read it 2 aircraft were doing second attacks on the same U-boat, 1
aircraft attacked 2 U-boats. An Iceland based Hudson reported a sighting.

Geoffrey

[Joda87]

Thank you si much guys!

Much appreciated as always, great forum indeed

[Joda87]

Originally Posted by Andrew Arthy

Hi 'Joda87',

The No. 120 Squadron RAF Operations Record Book for October 1943 is available online, at the following locations:

- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8387141
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8387142

You can view the relevant pages at the bottom with watermarks, but if you create a National Archives account (no cost) and sign in, you can download the entire files for free.

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

Dear Andrew,
I tried to dinf on National Archives also the record books for N.59 and No.86 Squadrons, but I didnt find. Mayone they are not online? I find them in the hierarchy but they are not readable.

Maybe I made some mistake?

[Andrew Arthy]

Hi Joda87,

No problem, here they are:

- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8452409
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8452409
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8454955
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8454954

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

[Joda87]

Originally Posted by Andrew Arthy

Hi Joda87,

No problem, here they are:

- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8452409
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8452409
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8454955
- https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8454954

Cheers,
Andrew A.
Air War Publications - www.airwarpublications.com/earticles

Great! Thank you very much! Very kind from you


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