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Old 6th August 2010, 22:59
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Bombing of S/Ship Vestfos 1/3/1940 KG30 or KG26?

Hi All,

Doing some research on a Norwegian Steamship which was bombed by Luftwaffe aircraft on 1st March 1940 12 miles SE of Copinsay,Orkney, the Luftwaffe crew gave plenty of warning to the crew and a bomb was dropped at her bows and a wide circle made to allow the ships crew to escape to their lifeboat before the ship was bombed again, she was on fire but not sunk, then taken in tow by another vessel Star of Liberty who also rescued the crew, however Vestfos took on so much water she sank 9 miles off copinsay.

Q.1. Would anyone happen to know the Luftwaffe unit that attacked this ship?

Q.2. The name of the Luftwaffe pilot and/or any crew?

Q.3. The ship`s captain`s name?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks
Dave
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