6 January 1945 Part 4

6 January 1945 — continued

At the request of the Luftwaffe General, preparations were made for a seaplane to alight at Peter Port during the night of 6/7 January. Three fishing buoys carrying one red and two white lights were to be laid 50 metres apart on a north–south line, 600 metres east of the mole, to mark the alighting run. The mole lights and Martins Point would also be shown.

Because the cross-current made towing into harbour difficult but refuelling in the roads was considered impossible, F.K. 01 was to tow the aircraft into harbour. A 100-metre hose from a tanker lorry on the Middle Pier was to be used for refuelling. [A handwritten marginal annotation is partly illegible.]

12:00 — Wind north 3; sea 2; visibility 10 nautical miles; cloud 6/10; cloud base 1,000 metres.

22:00–23:00 — Batterie Mirus radar reported enemy radar emissions and air targets on bearing 300°, range 40–80 kilometres. From 23:30 to 23:40 further emissions and air targets were reported on bearings 12–25°. These were probably aircraft fitted with ASV radar conducting U-boat surveillance; the centre of activity could not be identified.

Enemy convoy traffic: from Cherbourg, two unidentified freighters; towards Cherbourg, one Liberty ship. A supply convoy comprising M 4613, F.L. 13 and Pondichery from Guernsey to Jersey was planned for 09:00 on 7 January.

T-1022 Roll 2422, PG 37998, Commander of Sea Defences, Channel Islands. T-1022 Roll 2422 — source scan 0758 (original diary page 11)