Flying Officer Petri - The Flying Dutchman

A Dutch navigator serving in the RAF describes an attack on a convoy of German merchant ships, during which his Hudson was hit and his wireless operator was injured.

Flying Officer Petri describes his squadron’s departure for an attack on a German convoy. He describes the flight at low level across the North Sea, locating the convoy, and heavy anti-aircraft fire. He describes his Hudson’s attack on a ship, how the aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and how the wireless operator was injured. He summarises squadron operations and describes his squadron’s reaction to working over the Dutch coast.