 Near the same coordinates where the DC-3 was shot down, the Sunderland was attacked by eight Ju 88s and, after a furious battle, it managed to shoot down three of the attackers, with an additional three "possibles", before crash-landing at Praa Sands near Penzance.In the aftermath of these two actions, all BOAC flights from Lisbon were re-routed and operated only under the cover of darkness.The news of Howard's death was published in the same issue of "The Times" that reported the "death" of Major William Martin, the red herring used for the ruse involved in Operation Mincemeat.