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R..uł’. Statiun, Drc;:u

FINAŁ K3P0RT - OFFiarSIYE 80'KJ?I3 OYAil imYBAlAN CO^iST.

;u 1 ^th January, 1944*

B. 307 (Polish)

0. 4 MO3qUit003 II# *u I. Mk. IV#

D. 1042-1046

E# STAVivNGES^/SOLił. Scaplano Stntipn and two r.iiles wost of ŚTAViU7GER tov/n.

?• Vcry slight cloud at 2000 fout. Vi3ibility 13 ;ailos.

G.    Nil.

H.    Nil.

J.    Ono Blohra & Voss 136 prbbr.bly dcstroycd)

Ono Junkors W34 dostroyod    . )    E^YOLINffiCI

Ono Błohia & Yoss 136 dostroyod    )

Ono Blohin « Yoss 136 probnbly dostroyod) ,/o 7IST1AL.

K.    Nil.

* onorai Report#

Four Hosnuit jos II of 307 (Polish) Soundron took off frcw SIJIOURGH at 0^4-0 hours on 1 ^th January, 1^44 on nn offcnolvo sortio JVor Norwojittn Const* and all lando ci bnck snfoły by 120 j hours# Two of tho Hus^uitoos set courso on 087° uid roaehcd tho Ncrwogion Co^-at at 1031 hourn. Thoy turnod south, flow down the ooast for 13 rjinutos, socij\; only tv;o sr.iall fiahin^ yooboIs, and thon roturnod to Lasu#

Tho othor to o Mosrjuitoo3 sot courso 114° at son lovol, undo lnndfnil ovor tho Norwcgiun Conot nt 1037 hours t 36°50’N O3⁰33' £ and tumod N.B.

As thoy approaohcd 3TAV.iNG!3iy' SOL. 4 Airfiold, F/Lt. Z./OLINaK.I flow to tho o not of it, whilst W/0 VTI3TiiiiL koj)t to tho wostora aido.Ad thoy pnaoud tho nirfiold, thoy noticod thc firing of c. cnrtridgo for aornj.iolo and imodintoly two P, V7, 190 took off nlcng E-W runway and 3 othors vroro acon t.- rov. up, preparatowy to tnking off. Tho two P.W. tumod to port, oirolod tho airfiold, oliihbod to 1000 - 1500 ft> in a northcrly dirootl ;n nbovo tho jniat whicth v/aa risln^. Lntor thoy woro socn by W/0 Y/ISTHdL¹ s obsorvor, .7/0 VA)2NY to divu buław tho oloud, nnd tum wust in nntioipntion of our n/o mnkiry off to son, Our two i\/c ca:ic on to ST.iY-iNGEjyBGLt seaplnno stnfcion vory lew /ind fnst. F/Lt. ZvY0ŁIlf3KI wie un/.blo to fire on fi groijp of ecuo sovcn Blohu & Vqsh 136 nil onncuflngod dark ^ro^n, which w^ro nnohored notr tho^outhorn oxtrondty of thc f Jord, but ho "ired freaa 150 ynrds on a B.Y»136 l^rinA in thc contro of tho bay nnd eoorod -inny hits cn the min boc\y of    '■•ottin^ it on firo. Ho clnir.is this

na rrobnbly dostroyod, particulnrly nr \t vrould hftYo tnkon too lon^ for nnyono to roach tho e/n in tŁne to oxtin5uish tho firo;

Yf/0 ./L8TlŁ'iL ron.ched thc scr.pl-jno otAti.n a fow sooonds nftor F/Lt. ^./OLDJSjCI ma fired fran 2p0 yr.rds closin^ to 100 y.rda nt ono B.V. 136 v/hich cxploded, burst into a lnr.eo f]/uno and off whioh onu boou foli lnto tho wator.

Ho then tumud vory sli^htly to port on to

Thia is cl iimed as dostr

nnother B.V. 136 lyinj ciosu to tho fir3t, nnd 1'irucl, cloain^ t* 20 yi\rds. Strilcos on thc cockpit woro ao^n c.s iv>jll •• a thu flaah f >:< oholl cy-plodin^ inaido tho airoraft. This is olnincu r.s -ir jQ-\bly dos troyo.1.

Continuinj on N,3 c >urc<j nt zoro foot, th-> t\ro tv yi^/ifcorw (?/L«

.-nu .:/o iOMi) kept a sh/irp look-out for tho i'.7; 1&P j. Our Mos »uitot)8 bcor/od 2 jailcs ahead, i.nproxii.vitcly 2 uiloc wcat :£ Stav'.njor town, a oinjlc onjinod, transport o/a^r. JU• W34,cii’clin_w ,;ontly t:> port. In sb po this nircrc^t i/cvo vcry si-iilar to ł-. JU. ^cj2_} buixv. '-cfiiiituly ..f Juni;uj'fa^f .dwsi^ « ad A.vin^ •* oorru^atcd surff-cu. It h ^ -n.Ly one    but no dbrsnl tur rot. '/indews wro

notieed on both sidus, door m thc p.»rt ni do. Tho colour of thc c/^-.;. uf Ingo was dirty whlto or light grey. This o// \/ns n F/L A/ULLiJKT'łj stnrboard 3idc,

30C ft. ab.jve rmd in front. Our pilot _Oavo eh:-30, cpunod fire frera 23O ynrda,

/Ovor....