UPDATE: After 8 days at sea, was attacked twice on 31.12.42, north of Cape Verdes, Qu.89DT, by B27 Liberator:
Each time approached from East at AOB 90°, attacking with machine guns and dropping 1 bomb with each run, which all fell wide.
First plane attacked 4 times and flew off on westerly heading
, second plane was shot down by flak after the initial run and fly over.
No damages sustained to boat or crew.
Finally, some planes! However, still odd that there is so few and none over the Bay of Biscay ...