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Dunkerque I was
attacked by a dive bowber which came very ddenty
outs a low cloud. The whell was put hard over and
the salvo nussed, but me bowb fell very close alongride,
causing a slight bak in the enjine 200m and a hole in
an oil fuel tank. The pumps stopped and the dynamo
went off the board, but on starting every thing again, it
was not considered that damage was suffer cient to
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prevent embacking troops and there was sufficient ri
to complete the trip without using the damaged tank.
% Mosquito arrived of Dunkergue about 1230 and 1/6
there did not appear toke any other naval ships ex eept
motorboats and drifters in the roads 5 has bour.
a motor boat towing a ships lifeboat, both full of french
and Belgian trops (about thirty albojethes) was found
in the middle of the roads. There troops were embarked
in Mosquito and unimediately a W/T signal was received
stating that there was a hansport sinking ar the western
end of the channel. I told the motor boat to follow and
invediately proceeded at full speed towards where the
report had come pom. I had handly started when about
20 Junkers appeared. Hospito happened tobe the only
food float ing Karget and there were no friendly ancraft
about. I am not certain exactly how many attacked
Mosquito but certainly at least six did from different
directions and it was not possible to engage all
targets. Indeavoured to take avoiding action
and I think it was not until the fourth salvo that
we were hit, th ough one bomb just before had exploded
right ahead of the ship, bringing a large quantity
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