Squadron: 423 (GR) Sqn (RCAF)
Start Date: 1943-11-13
Completion Date: 1943-11-13
Mission: Reconnaissance
Operation: unspecified
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Base: Castle Archdale
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On October 8, 1943, DD863 achieved No. 423 Squadron’s third U-boat kill when its crew spotted and sank the German submarine U-610 in the North Atlantic (55-45N 24-33W).Loss: Shortly after, on November 13, 1943, DD863 suffered an engine failure during a patrol mission.and twenty minutes later the wireless operator sent an S.O.S. giving their location as over Donegal Bay off Killala, Northern Ireland. The flying boat crashed into the sea off the Irish coast near Donegal, resulting in the loss of all crew members on board.Silverhawk author, Harold Skaarup
