A large tanker was hit amid ships by a torpedo, , one minesweeper

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A large tanker was hit amid ships by a torpedo, , one minesweeper

A large tanker was hit amid ships by a torpedo, , one
minesweeper and one armed trawler left on fire, and two
other armed trawlers and one minesweeper seriously
damaged when an RAF Coastal Command Beaufighter wing attacked an enemy oonvoy off the Dutch coast.
The attack by the Beaufighters, which were escorted by
Spitfires, was led by S/L H Shannon of Belfast. His
aircraft was hit by shells which blew away most of the
underpart of the instrument panel and put the intercom
out of commission.
Although wounded he brought his plane safely back to base
Photo Shows:- The enemy tanker a second before it was hit by a torpedo.
December 1943

Official
Reach PLC
Mirrorpix
Netherlands

Media ID 21888413

© Mirrorpix

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