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Re: nightmare scenario
Posted by:
ROBERT M.
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Date: October 16, 2002 09:53PM
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Re your last paragraph......
"The following morning the four submarines, now with Red cross flags draped across their gun decks, were spotted by an American B-24 Liberator bomber flying out of Ascension Island. Hartenson signalled to the pilot requesting assistance.
Lieutenant James D. Harden, USAAF turned away and notified his base of the
situation. The senior officer on duty that day, Captain Robert C. Richardson III, had
two choices: let the U-boats go, thus enabling them to sink more allied shipping
later, or order the B-24 to attack, almost certainly condemning many of the Laconia survivors to their deaths. 'Sink sub!' was the order Harden received. He flew
back to the scene of the rescue effort and attacked with bombs and depth charges."
The above excerpt is from: [wernerhardenstein.tripod.com]
titled "THE LACONIA INCIDENT."
Hope this tid-bit helps,
ROBERT M.</HTML>
Re your last paragraph......
"The following morning the four submarines, now with Red cross flags draped across their gun decks, were spotted by an American B-24 Liberator bomber flying out of Ascension Island. Hartenson signalled to the pilot requesting assistance.
Lieutenant James D. Harden, USAAF turned away and notified his base of the
situation. The senior officer on duty that day, Captain Robert C. Richardson III, had
two choices: let the U-boats go, thus enabling them to sink more allied shipping
later, or order the B-24 to attack, almost certainly condemning many of the Laconia survivors to their deaths. 'Sink sub!' was the order Harden received. He flew
back to the scene of the rescue effort and attacked with bombs and depth charges."
The above excerpt is from: [wernerhardenstein.tripod.com]
titled "THE LACONIA INCIDENT."
Hope this tid-bit helps,
ROBERT M.</HTML>