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Attack on U 457
Posted by:
t-geronimo
()
Date: July 12, 2016 09:38PM
On the uboat.net-website it is said that there are no attacks recorded on U 457 during her first patrol.
[www.uboat.net]
Well, here is one:
On 04.07.1942 according to the war diary she was attacked by plane:
"The war diary records:
"20:19: Alarm, Depth a+0."
"20:22: Bomb. Big explosion, light damage" (afterwards damages are listed). "probably shipborne aircraft".
Later precised as a biplane, most probably ship-based from a cruiser:
I wrote this via email in march but I never got an answer.
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Best regards
Thorsten Reich
www.Forum-Marinearchiv.de
www.Historisches-Marinearchiv.de
[www.uboat.net]
Well, here is one:
On 04.07.1942 according to the war diary she was attacked by plane:
"The war diary records:
"20:19: Alarm, Depth a+0."
"20:22: Bomb. Big explosion, light damage" (afterwards damages are listed). "probably shipborne aircraft".
Later precised as a biplane, most probably ship-based from a cruiser:
I wrote this via email in march but I never got an answer.
--
Best regards
Thorsten Reich
www.Forum-Marinearchiv.de
www.Historisches-Marinearchiv.de
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Attack on U 457 | t-geronimo | 07/12/2016 09:38PM |
Re: Attack on U 457 | Rainer | 07/25/2016 06:19PM |
Re: Attack on U 457 | t-geronimo | 07/25/2016 10:24PM |