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Flt Lt Sven Olaf Meyer
Unit
62 Sqn
Aircraft
Hudson III , AE523
Date
17.07.42
Time
08:20 - 16:20
Details
Escort to S.S. Steel Trader. 09.35 hrs met vessel in posn 19.41N, 86.00E, 245/10 knots. Posn. 19.18N, 85.27E, 13.30 hrs. sighted M/V 7000 tons, singel funnel, twin masts, counter stern, straight bows, signal letters DBMQ, 050/10 knots. 15.10 hours, posn 19.24N, 85.40E levt M/V DBMQ, 050/10 knots. Weather fair, some haze, visibility 10-15 miles. (7/10 alto St. at 8000.
Source
AIR 27/583
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