This is the first scholarly-length study of the civilian volunteer-led antisubmarine patrol and its activities in the Battle of the Atlantic. The book is available online for free via Air University Press here: Print copies can be obtained by emailing the press at AirUniversityPress@au.
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Article begins on page 19 in the issue linked below: I worked off and on with this topic for many years, slowly tracking down various aspects of the story. There are still a few questions remaining but I remain skeptical as to the availability and even the existence of some of the necessary records. I hope the article might stir memories and bring to light new evidence to help further nua
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Object IDed...just an oscilloscope!
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Images of the object can be seen here:
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I'm not sure how to post images here but ask if anyone is familiar with German U-boat radar countermeasure apparatus, specifically the receiver interfaces aboard the boats, I can sure use your help. The item in question is a small receiver with a single small circular tube. The item was manufactured by AEG and one of the tags on the back of the case reads "AEG EO1/60/5" with the ne
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Donald, I'm in CAP, and do not misconstrue the recognition that because one thing is not accurate that other claims are accordingly discredited. CAP aircraft provided a valuable reconnaissance and deterrent capability. If they sank or did not sink U-boats does not invalidate their contributions. Proving whether CAP sank or did not sink U-boats is not a case of "well, we'll
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Trying to see if any U-boat was operating in around the Georgia/Florida coastline in November 1942. I do not believe any were, but where better to ask than here.
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Died of his injuries.
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I mention David Williams in my complete article. He was killed with Harold L. Lundquist on 27 June 1943 at Coastal Patrol Base No. 21, Beaufort, NC during a check flight.
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I wanted people to see the full information, hence the sources. I have information pertaining to the USAAF side of things I need to add in...basically an internal CAP national headquarters report noting that the same information given to the USN was also given to the USAAF and reported as such.
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I posted this a while back but received no replies:
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This excerpt is from an article draft and remains a work in progress. I opted to post this excerpt here to tap into the collective knowledge of the forums, with the intention of seeing if anyone has information to the contrary or wishes to contribute to this research. ...In a restricted “Report of the Civil Air Patrol” published by the CAP National Headquarters on December 28, 1943
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Bump for help.
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Greetings to All, I came across this photograph and it just seems "funny" to me: Can anyone provide info into this photo, i.e. is it a known image floating around, a propaganda piece, or actually legitimate? Cheers, Frank
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Now a PDF download if anyone wants this info.
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Ken and Phil, much obliged. I emailed the folks and will see what they can do. I still think using the German chart is that much more fun for the reader than using something I put together on photoshop. Frank
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I would like to use a portion of chart no. 3497 in a journal article (I think it better to use the actual Kriegsmarine nautical chart than something I would craft) but need some sort of archival citation. I cannot say "from the internet." Is there a published book of these charts or someone I could contact to give me archival information on this particular chart?
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I have an article that will be published in a few months about the North Carolina Civil Air Patrol coastal patrol bases during the war. I'm revising the article and trying to double check my statistics, hence why assembling this list was important.
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I counted vessels sunk off NC that were around 500 miles off the coast. Basically, using Stick's list in his book. He had several ships listed that were well off the coast, so I included them. This is the list I have assembled:
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And ditch my previous message, I'm up to 78 sunk, 18 damaged.
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Using the maps here on the site, I tally 69 sunk, 17 damaged. Anyone have something different?
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Specifically looking at ships torpedoed off the coast. I have a figure of 85 ships lost in total from January 1942 until April 1945 (not counting U-boats) but I am not sure exactly how many were lost to German submarine operations. My source is David Stick's "Graveyard of the Atlantic," adding in the USS Plymouth which he does not list.
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Part of my dissertation research touches on the response to German U-boat attacks off the North Carolina coast. I finally found a telegram where the state governor wrote the Secretaries of War and Navy, as well as President Roosevelt about the utter lack of cooperation. The message caused a bit of a furor, but little substantial change. Anyways, I thought I would pass on my blog posting about
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This is actually a book form of a series of newspaper articles published in 2009. The graphics and pictures are solid and the writing is enjoyable. You can read this entire thing in an hour but thought if people want a nice basic beginners work on Drumbeat and the U-boat actions off the East Coast from January - June 1942, this is worth looking at. Cheers, Frank
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Much obliged!!!
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None of the patrol maps are loading on my internet browsers (Explorer, Chrome, or Firefox), hence my posting on the matter.
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Hello Rainer, Many thanks for this information. Makes me think this attack and the information I have that the USN recorded a "kill" that evening on the same target was probably an attack on a whale, or some other aquatic creature. Cheers, Frank
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