Originally Posted by
orca
No, the 820 NAS entry (unlike the others which are serious) is written very well in the style of a film review. The ‘critic’ noted that in amongst the main war storyline there is a love story with a tragic twist - involving a whale and a torpedo - and a case of mistaken identity leads to a ‘bloody climax’.
Thanks orca,
According to my records, 820 NAS launched 6 x Mk46 torpedoes and 18x Mk11 depth charges.
The main suspect for your whale kill is a torpedo released on April 24 (Observer Lt Smith), a GASS attack on Possub HI 3, identified later as a whale ("Cert whale"). Not sure if the torpedo hit the target, or the whale made evasive maneuvers.
Regards,