Following is from the BdU daily diary (KTB) dated 20 December 1944. The plane is an Allied one over a U-boat. The quote is from an intercept by the German radio listeners. The aircraft is stated to be from 19th Group so RAF Coastal Command. Quite who the interceptors know that I don't know. I cannot see why the aircraft would broadcast that. Could related signals have been picked up from shore to the aircraft from a transmitter known to be 19 Group?
My questions are:
1 From the aircraft call-sign does anyone know details of the plane?
2 What is a gonio buoy? I know what a gonio is - a bearing finding gadget attached to a direction-finder. And I am familiar with expendable sono-buoys. Is it an alternative name for a sono-buoy? Not one I have ever heard used. Seems odd as none of the sono-buoys in use at that time had directional ability. Could be a translation error. I only have the translated version, not the original German one.
My questions are:
1 From the aircraft call-sign does anyone know details of the plane?
2 What is a gonio buoy? I know what a gonio is - a bearing finding gadget attached to a direction-finder. And I am familiar with expendable sono-buoys. Is it an alternative name for a sono-buoy? Not one I have ever heard used. Seems odd as none of the sono-buoys in use at that time had directional ability. Could be a translation error. I only have the translated version, not the original German one.
"plane (LKX 73) reported, "Am over enemy submarine, course 80 degrees, speed 4 knots (position unintelligible), have contact with Gonio buoy.
probable submarine location with preparation for attack. Position unintelligible.
Am over enemy submarine (position unspecified), course 85 degrees, 2 knots. Have contact with Gonio buoy, first picked up when 4 miles off. Submarine remained submerged so long that no successful attack could be made". Added by BdU - (Direction finder station Husum got a bearing on a plane of 253 degrees at 0657).
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