CONVOY DEFENDERS SHOT DOWN TWO AT NIGHT. 19 FEBRUARY 1944, THE ARRIVAL OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS PURSUER, AT GIBRALTAR. FLYING GRUMMAN WILDCAT AIRCRAFT, 4 OF THE PURSUER'S PILOTS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED AN ATLANTIC CONVOY IN NIGHT ACTION AGAINST ENEMY AIRCRAFT 380 MILES WEST OF CAPE FINISTERRE. THEY SHOT DOWN ONE HEINKEL 177 AND ON FOCKE WULFE 200. - Vice Admiral Sir Harold M Burrough, CB, KBE, DSO, congratulating the ship's company on PURSUER's arrival in port

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