31. We lost radar contact with the helicopter at 21 : 15 EST ( 0115 GMT Saturday) 32. Shortly before midnight on 3 July " Snook " made radar contact with another enemy convoy. 33. The last radar contact was three minutes later, and the crash probably occurred seconds after that. 34. After a minute of pursuit, radar contact was lost and the flight broke off the attack. 35. At 07 : 10, she made radar contact with an enemy convoy-four merchantmen and three escorts. 36. At about 0235, radar contact was established. 37. The ships did not experience good hunting but investigated numerous sonar and radar contacts with negative results. 38. However, they said they didn't have time to study full radar contacts before Waddle initiated the drill. 39. The escort carrier also reported losing radar contact with an aircraft at the same position and time. 40. Radar contact with the helicopter frequently was broken as the helicopter flew in and out of mountain valleys.
