An aircraft carrier?! Was there a “protocol” of protection. Notwithstanding the “energy” of the German commander to pursue the “convoy” on the basis of his aircraft reports of an “empty” Narvik” ?
The Glorious would, under normal circumstances have a more substantial escort and if she had waited another day or so she would have but D'Oly Hughes wanted to get back to Scapa quickly for a Court Marshal and the Admiralty gave him a green light as there would be no German warships around...
He should have had a patrol aircraft up but failed to do so for different reasons. If he had they would have sighted the two battleships a lot earlier
An aircraft carrier?! Was there a “protocol” of protection. Notwithstanding the “energy” of the German commander to pursue the “convoy” on the basis of his aircraft reports of an “empty” Narvik” ?
The Glorious would, under normal circumstances have a more substantial escort and if she had waited another day or so she would have but D'Oly Hughes wanted to get back to Scapa quickly for a Court Marshal and the Admiralty gave him a green light as there would be no German warships around...
He should have had a patrol aircraft up but failed to do so for different reasons. If he had they would have sighted the two battleships a lot earlier