Air to air view of No. 6 Squadron Catalina NZ4016 XX-S on patrol over the New Hebrides. Aircraft flying from Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo.
See Contact Magazine, March 1944, page 10.
No. 6 Squadron Catalina crew member cooking while on patrol. Aircraft flying from Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo.
See Contact Magazine, March 1944, page11.
A member of a No. 6 Squadron Catalina crew scans the horizon, with a pair of binoculars, from the waist gun blister position. Aircraft flying from Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo.
A member of a No. 6 Squadron Catalina crew using a signaling lamp in the waist gun blister position. Aircraft flying from Segond Channel, Espiritu Santo.
Image from the Raymond Joseph Boag personal collection.
Air to surface view of a Royal Navy ship alongside a Kriegsmarine U Boat, viewed from an RAF Catalina.
Original RAF Official caption pasted to the reverse "C.2065. Battle of Atlantic. R.A.F. Force U Boat to Surrender.
A Hudson aircraft of the R.A.F. Coastal Command sighted and attacked a U Boat in the Atlantic recently (See Admiralty and Air Min. Communique, 8.9.41) A full gale was blowing and a heavy swell was running. There were no ships in the vicinity when the action took place. The U boat was forced to the surface in a badly-damaged condition and surrendered.
The Hudson was relieved by a Catalina aircraft of R.A.F. Coastal Command which patrolled over the U boat until the arrival of H.M. ships.
The weather was so bad that no boat could be lowered for several hours from H.M. ships, and they stood by keeping the submarine covered by their guns.
When the weather moderated the U boat was boarded, and her capture completed. The prize was taken in tow and brought into harbour.
H.M. ships arrive on the scene and keep vigil with their guns trained on the U boat. Heavy seas break over the submarine making it impossible for the watching ships to lower a boat."
No. 23 Squadron pilot, Pilot Officer HC Brougham, beside a US Navy Catalina from VPB-44, after he was rescued from the sea after he collided with Flying Officer VJ Mortensen (flying NZ5450). Mortensen died but Brougham (flying NZ5430) ditched and was rescued. Emirau.
