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26 November 1943 Part 1

Summary

Aircraft movements and observations. Air or sea observations. Weather report

Location Details

Casquets

Diary Entry

26 November 1943 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

16:12 — Weather: wind 338°, 3 m/sec. The Casquets strongpoint engaged eighteen Whirlwind and Hurricane aircraft passing from south to north at an altitude of 40 metres and a range of 9 hectometres. There was no enemy counter-action and no German casualties. Eleven fuselage hits were observed on two aircraft. Ammunition expenditure: eighty rounds of 2-cm ammunition and 123 machine-gun rounds.

Source of Information 

T-1022 Roll 2422, scans 0729.

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