BRITISH FIREFLIES SMASH ENEMY SHIPPING OFF NORWAY. 26 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 1944, FROM FAIREY BARRACUDA OF THE HMS IMPLACABLE DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST ENEMY SHIPPING OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST NEAR BODO BY CARRIER-BORNE FIREFLY AIRCRAFT. A TOTAL OF SIX ENEMY SHIPS (COMPRISING TWO SUPPLY SHIPS, A MEDIUM SIZED TANKER, AN AIRCRAFT TENDER AND TWO NAVAL AUXILIARY VESSELS) WERE SUNK AND IN ADDITION A LARGE U-BOAT WAS ATTACKED AND DRIVEN ASHORE. A FURTHER 19 ENEMY VESSELS WERE DAMAGED AND AN ARMED COASTER AND AN ARMED TRAWLER WERE DRIVEN ASHORE. - Explosions, probably the result of hits on the submarine's am
BRITISH FIREFLIES SMASH ENEMY SHIPPING OFF NORWAY. 26 TO 28 SEPTEMBER 1944, FROM FAIREY BARRACUDA OF THE HMS IMPLACABLE DURING OPERATIONS AGAINST ENEMY SHIPPING OFF THE NORWEGIAN COAST NEAR BODO BY CARRIER-BORNE FIREFLY AIRCRAFT. A TOTAL OF SIX ENEMY SHIPS (COMPRISING TWO SUPPLY SHIPS, A MEDIUM SIZED TANKER, AN AIRCRAFT TENDER AND TWO NAVAL AUXILIARY VESSELS) WERE SUNK AND IN ADDITION A LARGE U-BOAT WAS ATTACKED AND DRIVEN ASHORE. A FURTHER 19 ENEMY VESSELS WERE DAMAGED AND AN ARMED COASTER AND AN ARMED TRAWLER WERE DRIVEN ASHORE. - Explosions, probably the result of hits on the submarine's ammunition have just occurred and the U-boat is seen trying to beach itself. ,
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