Re my previous post:-

I found this on the British Pathe site.

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22416

I note that both long and short nose Blemheims appear at different times in the film. Assuming that they weren’t just edited in, would these have been the bombers and then the fighters that flew cover? No sign of the Hampdens though (pity).

I see that ‘Lost Bombers’ shows the details of the 6 Blenheims and 2 Hampden bombers that were lost.

Does anybody know the details of the 2 Blenheim fighters and 2 Beaufighters that went down?

My father was in one of the destroyers. It was factory fresh and the paint was barely dry. He had only been with the ship for 3 weeks and was on his first posting. Quite a baptism of fire!

Rod.