F A A PILOT FROM INDIA DIVE-BOMBS R-BOATS. 8 APRIL 1943, A FAIREY ALBACORE OF THE FLEET AIR ARM, MANNED BY LIEUT GEORGE DOUGLAS, DIVED FROM 2,00 FEET TO ABOUT 600 FEET IN THE FACE OF INTENSE ANTI AIRCRAFT FIRE, TO BOMB 9 R-BOATS OFF GRAVELINE, FRANCE. AFTER A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION, THE LEADING R-BOAT THREW UP A GREAT SHEET OF FLAME. THE SHIP ASTERN OF HER WAS HIT AND, AS ANOTHER FAIREY ALBACORE SAW ONLY 7 BOATS AND MUCH OIL AND WRECKAGE ON THE SURFACE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT A SECOND ENEMY BOAT WAS DESTROYED. LT DOUGLAS REACHED BASE WITH SEVERAL BULLET HOLES IN HIS PLANE. - Lieut George Douglas, RNV
F A A PILOT FROM INDIA DIVE-BOMBS R-BOATS. 8 APRIL 1943, A FAIREY ALBACORE OF THE FLEET AIR ARM, MANNED BY LIEUT GEORGE DOUGLAS, DIVED FROM 2,00 FEET TO ABOUT 600 FEET IN THE FACE OF INTENSE ANTI AIRCRAFT FIRE, TO BOMB 9 R-BOATS OFF GRAVELINE, FRANCE. AFTER A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION, THE LEADING R-BOAT THREW UP A GREAT SHEET OF FLAME. THE SHIP ASTERN OF HER WAS HIT AND, AS ANOTHER FAIREY ALBACORE SAW ONLY 7 BOATS AND MUCH OIL AND WRECKAGE ON THE SURFACE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT A SECOND ENEMY BOAT WAS DESTROYED. LT DOUGLAS REACHED BASE WITH SEVERAL BULLET HOLES IN HIS PLANE. - Lieut George Douglas, RNVR
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