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Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941.
Posted by: Platon Alexiades ()
Date: January 13, 2010 06:06PM

Hi John,

The attack you are referring actually occurred at 2323 on 31 July. The submarine was DELFINO (C.C. Alberto Avogrado di Cerrione) and she reported the attack in 32°12.7' N, 24°46' E (the patrol report has 14°46' E but this was a typo). The Sunderland attacked from the moon side and the submarine replied with her four Breda machine-guns, six bombs narrowly missed but the aircraft was shot down, four survivors were picked up (Flt. Lt. Engert Brand and three others). The submarine evaded four destroyers that arrived on the scene and searched the area the following day.

Best regards,

Platon

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Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Martin Gleeson 01/12/2010 01:26PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Rainer 01/12/2010 05:23PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Platon Alexiades 01/12/2010 05:41PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Martin Gleeson 01/13/2010 01:48AM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. jcrt 01/13/2010 04:30PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Platon Alexiades 01/13/2010 06:06PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. jcrt 01/13/2010 07:26PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. becorijn 01/14/2010 08:43PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Platon Alexiades 01/13/2010 07:54PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Eric Zimmerman 02/01/2010 11:48PM
Re: Blenheim damaged by submarine, 29 July 1941. Martin Gleeson 02/04/2010 10:48PM


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