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RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling
Posted by: Kelland Hutchence ()
Date: March 19, 2001 10:43PM

<HTML>I can well believe that an aircraft might spot the wake of a schnorkel; back in the 70s I was passing through the Danish islands north of Kiel and the sea state was such that the surface of the water was like oil. Not a ripple, and it was even possible to make out the disturbance patterns in the water from passing vessels which had taken that route some hours earlier.

I have no doubt at all that an aircraft would be attracted to the wake of a schnorkel in those conditions as if it were a speed boat - and from what I understand of the effectiveness of schnorkels there was very likely a close similarity in speed.

Kelland Hutchence</HTML>

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U-297 sunk while schnorkeling Tom Iwanski 03/19/2001 08:26PM
RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling Kelland Hutchence 03/19/2001 10:43PM
RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling kurt 03/20/2001 11:21PM
Blind during snorkeling? SuperKraut 03/22/2001 01:00PM
RE: Blind during snorkeling? Rainer Bruns 03/22/2001 02:11PM
Technical possibilities SuperKraut 03/24/2001 10:48PM
RE: Technical possibilities Rainer Bruns 03/26/2001 02:45PM
RE: Blind during snorkeling? kurt 03/22/2001 05:30PM
RE: Blind during snorkeling? Rainer Bruns 03/22/2001 05:35PM
RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling Rainer Bruns 03/20/2001 04:17AM
RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling james stewart 03/21/2001 07:03PM
RE: U-297 sunk while schnorkeling Ian Stapley 03/24/2001 04:06PM


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