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Day 362 August 27, 1940
Battle of Britain Day 49. Clouds and heavy rain restrict Luftwaffe to reconnaissance flights during the day. 4 German bombers on reconnaissance missions are shot down (1 by anti-aircraft guns). RAF loses 1 Blenheim which crashes into the sea off Norway and 1 Hurricane which crashes into the sea on patrol over the English Channel. Overnight, there is widespread bombing of industrial targets and RAF airfields.
At 4.03 PM, U-28 Norwegian steamer Eva 200 miles Northwest of Ireland (1 killed). The crew escapes in the lifeboats and make land in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 3 days later. At 10 PM, U-46 hits British armed merchant cruiser HMS Dunvegan Castle with 3 torpedoes 75 miles Northwest of Ireland (27 killed). 250 crew are picked up by destroyer HMS Harvester & corvette HMS Primrose and landed in Scotland. Dunvegan Castle sinks the next day. At 10.31 PM 300 miles West of Ireland, U-37 sinks Greek steamer Theodoros T. (carrying maize from Argentina to Britain).
http://www.uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/489.html
Off Madagascar, German armed merchant cruiser Pinguin stops British tanker British Commander at 4.18 AM and, shortly afterward, stops Norwegian steamer Morviken. Pinguin sinks both ships (both are in ballast with no cargo on board) and takes the crews prisoner.
I really enjoy scanning thru the NYTimes articles from 70 years ago...and seeing history being reported from the European theatre.
Just curious, I know that the Japanese were also making advances in SE Asia during this period.
I can understand the thrust of the news being from Europe due to our European heritage, but why the scant attention to Japan’s growing threat?
I seem to recall other events/tussles later on in the war that also showed Leigh-Mallory in a poor light.
Not my subject though, so I can’t be sure. Anyway, good job Dowding was on top of things.