4 January 1945 Part 1

4 January 1945

02:50, Alderney — Cape de la Hague lighthouse was reported to have flashed four times at 02:40.

09:00 — Wind north-north-east 7–8; sea 5; visibility 4 nautical miles; cloud 8/10; cloud base 800 metres.

09:10, Alderney — One escort destroyer in grid B.F. 3527, waiting and stopped.

09:15, Guernsey — F.K. 04 sailed to recover a drifting cutter near the harbour and returned at 09:20 with the cutter, marked ‘Dumfries, Newcastle’. The Commander-in-Chief U-boats was informed by radio message 2021/4.

10:30 — The lighthouse reported a strong detonation on the mainland accompanied by a large flash.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. T-1022 Roll 2422 — source scan 0753 (original diary page 6)