12 April 1944 Part 2
Summary
Radar warning for Cherbourg Alderney convoy
Location Details
Alderney; Cherbourg
Diary Entry
12 April 1944 Radar warning for Cherbourg Alderney convoy
FuMO214 Jobourg: several sea targets 2215 at 725 hectometres from upper-edge centre BF3175 to left centre 3174 until 2245, difficult to distinguish. Confirmation of emitters located by radar interception. Same set 0356–0405, several small sea targets from centre BF3519 to centre 3527; lost 0406. Likewise proves Jobourg contacts are not balloons. Same set 0427–0438, several small sea targets from lower-left corner BF3519 to right centre 3519; lost 0440. Three locating signals to warn own Cherbourg–Alderney convoy.
Source of Information
T-1022 Roll 2448, T1022_R2448_English_Translation.docx. Archive and frame references follow.
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