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Old 05-22-10, 02:03 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Faamecanic View Post
Also the pressure (actually vacuum) created by those engines when the snorkel would dip below the water, was quite painful. Ears popping, eyes buldging...in a matter of a second.
Wow! Further proof, as if any were needed , that life on board a U-Boat was tough. They were brave, brave men, especially those who went out after experiencing this the first time
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