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U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med
Posted by: Metman ()
Date: March 18, 2010 03:37PM

A Wellington of 179 Sqn took off from Gibraltar at about 2200 hours on the evening of 21 January 1943, for an anti-submarine patrol over the western Mediterranean. It failed to return to base and was assumed to have been shot down whilst engaging a U-boat. The body of one crew-member was washed ashore 25 km east of Philippville (now Skikda) three weeks later, the distance suggesting that the loss occurred on the 22nd.

I'm wondering if anyone could advise if any U-boat was in action against an Allied aircraft on 22 Jan 1944, possibly off Bone.

Brian

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U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Metman 03/18/2010 03:37PM
Re: U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Platon Alexiades 03/18/2010 05:35PM
Re: U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Metman 03/18/2010 07:39PM
Re: U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Platon Alexiades 03/19/2010 03:47PM
Re: U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Platon Alexiades 03/19/2010 04:59PM
Re: U-boat v Wellington bomber night of 21/22 Jan 1943 - W Med Metman 03/19/2010 05:20PM


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