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RE: London flying boats
Posted by: Rainer Kolbicz ()
Date: March 30, 2001 05:08AM

<HTML>Hi James

The \"Londons\" were not old.. built in 1936/37 but had outdated design.
The Coastel Commando had only outdated planes in 1939 and was almost ineffective, until the American built planes (Catalina, B17, Liberators, Hudson)arrived.
They attacked u-boats with 100lb bombs (not depth charges, so they need a direct hit) carried by Avro Ansons (the mainstay of CC) early in the war, until an Anson bombed the British sub HMS Snapper in error and hit directly. The sub suffered suffered four broken lightbulbs and the Ansons were replaced.

Regards
Rainer</HTML>

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London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/27/2001 06:56PM
RE: London flying boats Ragnar J. Ragnarsson 03/27/2001 11:04PM
RE: London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/28/2001 07:40PM
RE: London flying boats James stewart 03/28/2001 10:35PM
RE: London flying boats Rainer Kolbicz 03/30/2001 05:08AM
RE: London flying boats James stewart 03/31/2001 08:43AM
No. 209 &amp; 240 Sqdn Ragnar J. Ragnarsson 03/30/2001 10:24AM


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