The Norwegian-registered D/S URSA manoeuvres desperately to avoid rocket and cannon fire from aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing in a fjord near Stavenes, Norway
The Norwegian-registered D/S URSA manoeuvres desperately to avoid rocket and cannon fire from aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing in a fjord near Stavenes, Norway
> The Norwegian-registered D/S URSA manoeuvres desperately to avoid rocket and cannon fire from aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing, 19 September 1944. Three steamships – URSA, LYNX and TYRIFJORD – were making their way from Hamburg to Tromso and Hammerfest when attacked by 21 Beaufighters and 11 Mosqiutos in a fjord near Stavenes. URSA suffered damage but survived, while the other two vessels were sunk. A Beaufighter of No 144 Squadron was shot down.
3 ships being attacked by 32 planes, that sounds absolutely incredible.
After reading the information you posted, it’s almost hard to believe one of them made it out!
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Why did the British decide to send a whole strike wing against 3 Norwegian cargo ships? Were they commandeered by the Germans? Were they carrying anything particularly important?
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> The Norwegian-registered D/S URSA manoeuvres desperately to avoid rocket and cannon fire from aircraft of the Banff Strike Wing, 19 September 1944. Three steamships – URSA, LYNX and TYRIFJORD – were making their way from Hamburg to Tromso and Hammerfest when attacked by 21 Beaufighters and 11 Mosqiutos in a fjord near Stavenes. URSA suffered damage but survived, while the other two vessels were sunk. A Beaufighter of No 144 Squadron was shot down.
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3 ships being attacked by 32 planes, that sounds absolutely incredible.
After reading the information you posted, it’s almost hard to believe one of them made it out!
Why did the British decide to send a whole strike wing against 3 Norwegian cargo ships? Were they commandeered by the Germans? Were they carrying anything particularly important?