Their Whitley was intercepted by a German long - range maritime patrol aircraft Junkers Ju 88 flown by Leutnant Dieter Meister of 13 Staffel , Kampfgeschwader 40 .
Their Whitley was shot down into the Bay of Biscay .
Their Whitley was intercepted by a German long - range maritime patrol aircraft Junkers Ju 88 flown by Leutnant Dieter Meister of 13 Staffel , Kampfgeschwader 40 and shot down into the Bay of Biscay .