Convoy QP 14 HMS Avenger (D14)

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fairey swordfish taking off escort carrier


avenger , escorts joined homeward bound convoy qp 14 @ 05:00 17 september , sent swordfish on anti-submarine patrol, maintained throughout day. ice on flight deck prevented flying on 18 september, , convoy turned further north, away german airfields in norway. german reconnaissance plane did locate convoy, kept under observation , did not attack, sea hurricanes kept on board avenger. swordfish remained on patrol on 19 , 20 september without locating u-boats. 1 merchant ship torpedoed , sunk on 20 september. @ 18:45 evening, 3 destroyers escorts, avenger left convoy scapa flow. out of sight, hms somali torpedoed, , 2 days later merchant ship torpedoed , sunk. after returning port, avengers captain commander colthust submitted report highlighting how inadequate swordfish , sea hurricanes had been. in single escort carrier number of airframes , crews never enough had been asked do. swordfish not take off short flight deck of escort carrier deck armed torpedoes or enough depth charges , fuel useful, , .303 calibre machine guns on sea hurricane ineffective against armoured german reconnaissance aircraft.








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