Typhoons Sink Two E-Boats
RUGBY, March 5,
Two E-boats were sunk early today off the Dutch coast by Typhoons and Spitfires of the Fighter Command. Two more were severely damaged.
Describing the attacks, the Air Ministry says that two Typhoons spotted the E-boats as they were speeding up the coast towards Germany at 35 knots. Nine Attacks
Between them the Typhoons made nine attacks on the vessels, one pilot making five attacks. He left an E-boat listing heavily and settling down with only a foot or so sticking out of the water.
His companion, after four attacks on the other E.-boat, saw it very low at the stern. Men he had spotted on the deck soon disappeared. Spitfires attacked two other E-boats, hitting one amidships by cannon-fire and slowing it down to a crawl, despite answering machine-gun fire from tho bows and stern.
The fourth E-boat, after a series of attacks, suffered a terrific explosion, and fire broke out over the vessel. By the time the attacking pilot had used up all his ammunition the E-boat was well alight, with black smoke belching out, and the. craft was stationai*y.
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Northern Advocate, 8 March 1943, Page 4
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