IWM caption : Bristol Beaufighter Mark VIC, JL447 'G', of No. 248 Squadron RAF based at Predannack, Cornwall, flying past offshore islands in Western Approaches, at the start of a long-range fighter patrol ('Instep') in the Bay of Biscay with two other aircraft of the Squadron. Shortly after 11.30 am, they intercepted four Junkers Ju 88s of 14/KG 40 over the Bay and in the ensuing dogfight, JL447, flown by Sergeants J Bell (pilot) and A W Parnell, and another Beaufighter (EL321 'M') were lost with their crews, as were two Ju 88s.