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Re: U-505 Strange lights
Posted by: Fregatte ()
Date: March 15, 2005 07:10AM

The German Navy has in the shipboard allowance torches of a flat type that can be fastened to the chest pocket with a small leather tab. All these Torches have two colred glasses that can be changed with the the flick of a thumb. one is red the other one white.
As you know red light does not interfere with your night sight, so these torches are used to look at maps, Lists , instruments etc. with the red filter on.
We have used them on the open bridges of frigates all the time.
This is probably what could be seen at sea.

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U-505 Strange lights David Anderson 03/13/2005 04:32AM
Re: U-505 Strange lights Eric 03/14/2005 02:42PM
Re: U-505 Strange lights Fregatte 03/15/2005 07:10AM
Re: U-505 Strange lights ROBERT M. 04/04/2005 07:22AM


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