31 January 1944 Part 2

31 January 1944 Channel Islands Sea Defence diary

Weather: wind from 225°, 5 metres per second. Between 09:00 and 13:00 the undercarriage and wing of a four-engined American bomber, type not identifiable, were recovered from the sea and brought to St Sampson harbour.

14:40–14:43 — Batteries Strassburg, Steinbruch and Mirus fired at an enemy aircraft of the Liberator type, altitude 600–700 metres [source shorthand: 6–700 m], range 17–20 hectometres. The aircraft immediately entered the clouds after being fired upon. No hits observed, no enemy counter-action and no German losses. Ammunition expenditure: 105 rounds of 2-cm ammunition.

18:20 — Alderney radar operational again.

Roll 2422, scan 0784, original page 8.