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The attack developed slowly, both our gune firing but
parently not deterring him much. At the moment I judged that
3 was about to drop his boobs I made a very large alteration of
owse to povt and this salvo missed. The enemy plane then
ircled ahoad and round again to the port quarter for his second
stack. This time 1 reduced speed slightly and saited until be
as about to drop his salve. In this attack I B certain that
/ smoke screen caused the pilot to make a bad estimation of my
ourse because as he was nearly in the borb release position I
SW him give quite 8 considerable alteration of course to port
ad I therefore increasedto full speed again and put the rudder
and a' starboard and the second salvo fell clear to part.
The enemy then aircled round ahead and to part as
sfore. Some of our salvos seemed to be reasonably close but be
as not to be deterred and approached for the third time. Case
and avoiding tactics as before and the third salvo missed to
gain it seemed to be the smoke that put him off and I used the
be then retired to the southward. During each attack the
ort: these were small boybe. So having expended all his Sombe
hip enemy was machine-gunned but there were apparently no casualties* and
I returned to Dover without further incident
erthed at 8060 to disembark troops.
Thursday 30th Mays
"Icarus" remained alongside until 0100 writing for
rders m and ammunition with fuel. Both the fuelling borths had were completed
and then proceeded alongside the Eastorn full
nd to 80 I complete berthed at the outer and until "Anthony"
t 0800.
500g Sheerness under orders of "Javelin" "Impulsive". in company
Proceeded to "Intrepid", "Ivanhoe" and with oil
915.
with Secured "Javelin", to No.III Duey Theermess Completed fuel
715.
and Slipped annamition and proceeded company via with "X" "Ivenhoe" route to Dunkirk ware "Impulsive" detailed under and orders off
of "Ivanhoe" in "Ivembe" and "Impulsive" the first
beach to attend to the on eastward, the and the to the
"Harvester". harbour itself "Harvester" second beach
assing eastward. Dunkirk: "Icarus" some the case near the
guno due while to
Mat trajectory.
Se Se "glan MedAlister" still made burning a good : beacon approached an she as
elose been candle 788 before be the effected at "A" no to Lantern ancher sailing bracket time the beach to The new "Icarus" on for either and two 19 Dunicipks propellor whalers us motor-boat change mark shaft and and was dropped at out theerness of a action Dan good and Bacy having these there with had being defects slow bent had a to
work.
with the beach was was being off: shelled two officers and the Dunkirk authorities came was on board of -
bombed and while "Icarus" then that if alls entters possible did
the stope asked slow rate if 18 of one Dalla but I would that make a signal
not were being THE about or at Bray being Beach. sent This and signal the
34 improve TOTAL THE THE boats were
Shortly after.