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Smudger Jnr · 14-10-2008, 02:59 PM

14 Oct 1941 - At 10.12 hours, Flying Officer Passmore of 42 squadron took off from Leuchars in a Beaufort 1 serial L9874 for anti-shipping patrol along the Norwegian coast. Two hours later, the crew spotted a merchant vessel west of Lister and attacked from 75 feet, dropping two 500 lb and two 250lb bombs with eleven seconds delay. No hits were observed, but the ship's stern rose up and then settled back down, leaving a large, oily patch astern whilst the crew to the lifeboats.
The Norwegian Eros of 974 tons sank.

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Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spandau, Berlin, Germany Posts: 1,186	14 Oct 1941 - At 10.12 hours, Flying Officer Passmore of 42 squadron took off from Leuchars in a Beaufort 1 serial L9874 for anti-shipping patrol along the Norwegian coast. Two hours later, the crew spotted a merchant vessel west of Lister and attacked from 75 feet, dropping two 500 lb and two 250lb bombs with eleven seconds delay. No hits were observed, but the ship's stern rose up and then settled back down, leaving a large, oily patch astern whilst the crew to the lifeboats. The Norwegian Eros of 974 tons sank. __________________ Reconnaissance Corps - Only the enemy in front.