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Airplanes, RAF Schmutzes
Lt.z.S. Otto Kalb writes:
U-502 19 October 1941 We were comfortable with our standing orders: If you spot a plane, order crash dive. Then Captain Balz changed it all :damn: "Sound contact, medium speed" Within minutes we had an estimated intercept 15 kms. to the south. Balz ordered "Decks awash, 6 meters." We surface into a mess of heavy seas, boat won't do over 6 knots. Waves wash the bridge. Balz appears on the bridge carrying an umbrella. "What's the umbrella for, Herr Kaleun?" "Against the rain, obviously." "But it isn't raining." Balz smiles. "You see, it works." A huge wave almost drowns us. "Flugzeug gesichted," a lookout shouts. I reach for the alarm bell. Balz whacks my hand with his umbrella. "We're staying on the surface or we'll miss that ship." I order the flack crew to man the AA guns. "Nein, nein," Balz screams. "We only dive when we see their eyes pop as they realize the great Balz is their target." We watch the two Hurricanes fade to the west. 15 minutes later, the lookouts spot an Anson. "Alaaaarm," Balz yells. We scramble down the hatch and pass ten meters in 18 seconds. The Anson drops bombs somewhere else. I ask Balz, "How do you know when to dive and when to stay on the surface?" "It's my great ability and hoochie-woochie. With decks awash, they have trouble spotting us. We'll have choir practice while this plane remains in the area. Einz zwei, hoochie-woochie." Otto Kalb 1WO U-502 |
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You're lucky to have that good crew. |
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Very in character! |
That is why I always cary salt with me... against the tigers.
never seen one on my trips :|\\ |
Remember Brag the RAF wants you DEAD! They want to make sure Balz is gone from this planet.
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Teasing mode = ON
Sounds like the RAF managed to safe that vessel, eh?
Another big load of cargo to reach the british island to continue it's fight and build more planes to hush away those little subs and drop more bombs on their shipyards... :arrgh!: |
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