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Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction?
Posted by: Jim Jones ()
Date: January 23, 2016 07:04AM

Lorient sub pens were bombed during the war. My father had been a draftsman at Electric Boat company, Groton,Ct and was stationed on a minesweeper flotilla that operated along the French post DDay French coastal areas. While docked in Lorient he visited the sub pens and was very impressed by the facility. I remember him saying that the Germans had a concrete plant on site that repaired bomber damage to the roof before the aircraft landed back in England.

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Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Flaccus 07/28/2013 04:22PM
Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Freddy 07/30/2013 07:59AM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 07/30/2013 12:40PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction MB 07/30/2013 09:45PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Luc Braeuer 08/15/2013 10:55AM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 08/15/2013 01:14PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Luc Braeuer 08/15/2013 04:30PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction Flaccus 08/19/2013 09:58PM
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Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction MB 10/15/2013 05:06PM
Re: Bombing of Lorient during construction John Lowe 09/02/2015 07:11AM
Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Jim Jones 01/23/2016 07:04AM
Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? mike4rest 08/28/2013 10:47PM
Re: Why was L'Orient not bombed during construction? Natter 09/18/2013 05:37PM
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