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U-boat attacks by RAF aircraft based in Devon & Cornwall
Taken from 'Search, Find and Kill' by Norman Franks with additional data from other sources

DateUnitTypeMarkCodeSerialBaseU-boatNotes
01/07/194010 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIHP9603Mount BattenU-26sunk
30/10/194153 SqdnHudsonHSt.EvalU-81shared damaged
30/11/1941502 SqdnWhitleyVIIBZ9190St.EvalU-206sunk
01/04/1942502 SqdnWhitleyVIIFSt.EvalU-129damaged
14/04/1942502 SqdnWhitleyMSt.EvalU-590damaged
04/06/1942172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIFES986ChivenorLuigi Torellidamaged
05/06/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIUW3986Mount BattenU-71damaged
07/06/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIXW3994Mount BattenLuigi Torellishared damaged
07/06/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIIAW4019Mount BattenLuigi Torellishared damaged
11/06/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIWW3993Mount BattenU-105damaged
23/06/194258 SqdnWhitleyVIICZ9135St.EvalU-753damaged
06/07/1942172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIHChivenorU-502sunk
12/07/1942172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIHChivenorU-159damaged
17/07/194261 SqdnLancasterIFR5724St.EvalU-751shared sunk
17/07/1942502 SqdnWhitleyVIIHSt.EvalU-751shared sunk
18/08/1942120 SqdnLiberatorIFAM917PredannackU-653damaged
31/08/194251 SqdnWhitleyVOZ9144ChivenorU-256shared damaged
31/08/1942502 SqdnWhitleyBSt.EvalU-256shared damaged
01/09/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIUW3986Mount BattenReginaldo Giulianoshared damaged
01/09/194210 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIRW3983Mount BattenReginaldo Giulianoshared damaged
03/09/194277 SqdnWhitleyVPZ6978ChivenorU-705sunk
10/11/1942172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIDChivenorU-66damaged
19/02/1943172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIBMP505ChivenorU-268sunk
03/03/1943172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIBMP505ChivenorU-525damaged
21/03/1943172 SqdnWellingtonXIITChivenorU-332damaged
22/03/1943172 SqdnWellingtonXIIGMP539ChivenorU-665sunk
10/04/1943172 SqdnWellingtonXIICChivenorU-376sunk
26/04/1943172 SqdnWellingtonXIIRChivenorU-566damaged
29/04/1943172 SqdnWellingtonXIIHHP630ChivenorU-437shared damaged
29/04/1943224 SqdnLiberatorDSt.EvalU-437shared damaged
01/05/1943172 SqdnWellingtonNChivenorU-415shared damaged
01/05/1943612 SqdnWhitleyEDavidstowU-415shared damaged
05/05/194358 SqdnHalifaxIISHR745St.EvalU-663sunk
06/05/194310 OTUWhitleyVKBD189St.EvalU-214damaged
07/05/194310 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIWW3993Mount BattenU-465sunk
11/05/194358 SqdnHalifaxIIDHR942St.EvalU-528sunk
15/05/194358 SqdnHalifaxIIMHR746St.EvalU-463sunk
15/05/194310 OTUWhitleyVMLA822St.EvalU-591damaged
16/05/194358 SqdnHalifaxIIRHR774St.EvalEnrico Tazzolisunk
24/05/194310 OTUWhitleyVJBD414St.EvalU-523damaged
31/05/194310 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIIEDV969Mount BattenU-563shared sunk
31/05/194358 SqdnHalifaxIIRHR774St.EvalU-563shared sunk
31/05/1943224 SqdnLiberatorQSt.EvalU-621damaged
01/06/1943236 SqdnBeaufighterVICBT5258PredannackU-418sunk with rockets
14/06/1943307 SqdnMosquitoIIBHJ648PredannackU-68 & U-155both damaged
14/06/194310 OTUWhitleyVGBD220St.EvalU-564sunk
21/06/1943151 SqdnMosquitoIIVHJ655PredannackU-462damaged
21/06/1943151 SqdnMosquitoWPredannackU-462damaged
21/06/1943151 SqdnMosquitoXPredannackU-462damaged
21/06/1943456 SqdnMosquitoIIDDZ299PredannackU-462damaged
02/07/1943224 SqdnLiberatorJSt.EvalU-462damaged
03/07/1943172 SqdnWellingtonRChivenorU-126sunk
03/07/1943224 SqdnLiberatorVJFL963St.EvalU-628sunk
08/07/1943224 SqdnLiberatorVRBZ721St.EvalU-514sunk with rockets
12/07/1943248 SqdnBeaufighterAPredannackU-441shared damaged
12/07/1943248 SqdnBeaufighterBPredannackU-441shared damaged
12/07/1943248 SqdnBeaufighterVPredannackU-441shared damaged
24/07/1943172 SqdnWellingtonQChivenorU-459sunk
28/07/1943224 SqdnLiberatorWSt.EvalU-404shared sunk
29/07/1943172 SqdnWellingtonVIIIGChivenorU-614sunk
01/08/194310 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIIBW4020Mount BattenU-454sunk
02/08/1943547 SqdnWellingtomBDavidstowU-218damaged
07/09/1943407 SqdnWellingtonXIIWHF115ChivenorU-669sunk
07/11/1943618 Sqdn (attached 248 Sqdn)MosquitoXVIIIIPredannackU-123damaged
10/11/1943612 SqdnWellingtonIXBSt.EvalU-966dived then sunk by others
03/01/1944612 SqdnWellingtonXILMP576ChivenorU-373damaged
03/01/1944224 SqdnLiberatorHSt.EvalU-373damaged
04/01/1944304 SqdnWellingtonXIVBHF185PredannackU-629damaged
08/01/194410 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIIVEK586Mount BattenU-426sunk
30/01/1944172 SqdnWellingtonXIVKMP813ChivenorU-364sunk
12/03/1944612 SqdnWellingtonCChivenorU-629damaged
25/03/1944248 SqdnMosquitoXVIIIL&IMM425/HX903?PortreathU-976sunk by 6pdr
27/03/1944248 SqdnMosquitoXVIIIL&IMM425/HX903?PortreathU-960damaged by 6pdr
28/04/1944612 SqdnWellingtonWChivenorU-193sunk
04/05/1944407 SqdnWellingtonXIVMHF134ChivenorU-846sunk
24/05/1944612 SqdnWellingtonLChivenorU-736damaged
24/05/1944224 SqdnLiberatorCSt.EvalU-736damaged
07/06/1944407 SqdnWellingtonXIVCHF149ChivenorU-989damaged
07/06/1944248 SqdnMosquitoXVIIIO&LNT225/MM425PortreathU-212damaged
07/06/1944179 SqdnWellingtonGPredannackU-415damaged
07/06/194453 SqdnLiberatorVLBZ944St.EvalU-963damaged
07/06/194453 SqdnLiberatorVLBZ944St.EvalU-256damaged
07/06/1944224 SqdnLiberatorMSt.EvalU-989damaged
08/06/1944224 SqdnLiberatorVGBZ792St.EvalU-629sunk
08/06/1944224 SqdnLiberatorVGBZ792St.EvalU-373sunk
10/06/1944248 SqdnMosquitoS/T/V&WPortreathU-821shared sunk
10/06/1944206 SqdnLiberatorVIKEV943St.EvalU-821shared sunk
12/06/1944224 SqdnLiberatorSSt.EvalU-441damaged
13/06/1944172 SqdnWellingtonXIVYMP789ChivenorU-270damaged
18/06/1944304 SqdnWellingtonXIVAHF331ChivenorU-441sunk
23/06/1944248 SqdnMosquitoVI ?PPortreathU-155damaged
26/06/1944311 SqdnLiberatorOPredannackU-971sunk by rockets & DCs
29/06/1944224 SqdnLiberatorLSt.EvalU-988sunk
08/07/194410 Sqdn RAAFSunderlandIIIHW4030Mount BattenU-243sunk
09/08/194453 SqdnLiberatorVICEV877St.EvalU-608sunk
14/08/194453 SqdnLiberatorVIGEW302St.EvalU-618sunk
30/12/1944407 SqdnWellingtonXIVLNB855ChivenorU-772sunk
24/02/1945179 SqdnWarwickVKSt.EvalU-927sunk
02/04/1945304 SqdnWellingtonXIVYHF329St.EvalU-321sunk