Chronology of World War II
Saturday, December 9
Attacking Enemy Shipping off Norway
Fleet Air Arm strike again at enemy shipping. December 9, 1944, on board the escort carrier HMS
Trumpeter
. Carrier-borne aircraft of the Royal Navy, operating with ships of the Home Fleet, carries out strikes against enemy shipping off the coast of Norway. Firefly and Wildcat aircraft damaged and set ablaze 2 small ships north of Haugesund, and in the same area 2 enemy cargo barges are damaged.