Attack on shipping off French coast - Flight Lieutenant Cawthorn

Flight Lieutenant Cawthorn gives an account of a Beaufort patrol off the Cotentin Peninsula, during which a ship was sighted and attacked with bombs.

Flight Lieutenant Cawthorn gives an account of a Beaufort patrol around the northern French coast. He refers to the experience of the aircraft’s pilot, the advice he was given in case of ditching and the flight over the Channel Islands to France. He comments on his feelings when flying over enemy-held territory and describes an attack on an enemy ship, including anti-aircraft fire.