▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Hel ig ol and ▁B ight . ▁Tw enty - four ▁tw in - engine ▁V ick ers ▁Well ington ▁from ▁No . ▁ 9 ▁Squadron , ▁No . ▁ 3 7 ▁Squadron ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 4 9 ▁Squadron ▁formed ▁up ▁over ▁Nor folk ▁heading ▁for ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Hel ig ol and . ▁Two ▁aircraft ▁ab orted ▁the ▁mission ▁due ▁to ▁mechanical ▁defect s , ▁but ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 2 2 ▁purs ued ▁the ▁attack ▁and ▁were ▁sp otted ▁by ▁a ▁Fre ya ▁rad ar ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁F ris ian ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Hel mut ▁L ent ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁intercept ▁and ▁eng age ▁the ▁attack ing ▁bom ber ▁force ▁and ▁after ▁ref u elling — L ent ▁had ▁just ▁land ed ▁at ▁J ever ▁from ▁an ▁armed ▁pat rol — c laimed ▁three ▁Well ing tons , ▁two ▁of ▁which , ▁shot ▁down ▁at ▁ 1 4 : 3 0 ▁and ▁ 1 4 : 4 5 , ▁were ▁later ▁confirmed . ▁The ▁two ▁aircraft ▁were ▁both ▁from ▁No . ▁ 3 7 ▁Squadron , ▁capt ained ▁by ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁P . A . ▁W im ber ley ▁and ▁F lying ▁Officer ▁O . J . T . ▁Lewis ▁respectively , ▁and ▁both ▁crash ed ▁in ▁the ▁shall ow ▁sea ▁off ▁B ork um . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁his ▁third ▁claim ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁No . ▁ 3 7 ▁Squadron ▁Well ington ▁ 1 A ▁N 2 3 9 6 , ▁L