Dallachy Strike Wing

[sergey]

Hi,

Colleagues,
We need information about the area in which the Dallachy Strike Wing planes were looking for targets that day.

Finally 5 December (1944) dawned with cold but clear skies and just after noon Shulemson (in NE669 EE•A) led twelve Buffaloes to accompany a similar number of 144 Squadron Beaufighters on an A/S patrol of the Norwegian coast. The patrol was completed without enemy contact. Two squadron aircraft separated on the return leg to escort an limping Beaufighter from another force into Sumburg. All others, including Bundy with Elliott as nav aboard NT916 EE•S, and Jones with Wright in “their” NE800, were back at Dallachy by 1725, having spent an average of five hours aloft.
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNe...o-Soldier.aspx

sergey

[MW Giles]

Anti Shipping Patrol Ytterøyane-Molde

455 Beaufighter 10 a/c 12:11 to 17:18 - 3 a/c lost
489 Beaufighter 5 a/c 12:15 to 17:00
315 Mustang 6 a/c

Rover Patrol Utvaer-North

144 Beaufighter 12 a/c 12:11 to 17:25
404 Beaufighter 12 a/c 12:11 to 17:25
315 Mustang 6 a/c

Shipping Recce - Bremanger

455 Beaufighter 1 a/c 12:15 to 17:04

ASR cover
279 Warwick 2 a/c

These are the noon sorties, there are others in the day, plus Mosquitos from Banff

Regards

Martin

[sergey]

Thank you very much!
Can you please tell me if there is a detailed description of the attack of the German convoy by aircraft from Dallachy on November 27, 1944, when they sank the ship Fedelitas (5826 tons).

[MW Giles]

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...9207&S=798&R=0

For some reason this drops you at 31/12/44, have to scroll backwards to 05/12

Regards

Martin

[sergey]

Thanks a lot for the link!
However, 455 Squadron did not take part in the attack on Fedelitas. These were the 404th and 489th squadrons.

[MW Giles]

Your opening note said that the patrol was completed without enemy contact, therefore I assumed it was the other patrol, which lost three a/c, that you were interested in

Martin

[sergey]

I received comprehensive information on the first question.
The second question was about the attack by the 404th and 489th squadrons on the convoy on 27 November 1944, which ended with the sinking of the ship Fidelitas.

[Crimea River]

Details from 404 ORB on the requested date attached. From https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...69/696?r=0&s=3

[sergey]

Thank you very much!

[jonny956]

Sergey,
A gentle point of note, sir. RAF nomenclature precludes the use of 'th' after squadron numbers. Therefore, '404th squadron' is in fact 'four Oh four squadron' (404 squadron)
Kindest of regards
Jonny