Part of the sortie report in the 463 Sqn ORB, describing the attack as seen from Bruce Buckham's Lancaster....
The leader led the Force aft and excellent bombing runs were obtained, coming in from stern and bow.. Early bombs slightly overshot, but approximately the fourth bomb was a direct hit amidships. As the attack developed more hits were obtained on the stern, amidships, and finally on the bow until the Target apparently could no longer fire any of her guns. There were also several near misses. Quite suddenly, after the attack ended, the Target was seen to heel over towards the island, and become half submerged.