[Arnold]

Originally Posted by Hans Uberman

I remember one time, I was south of Florida, and spotted a schooner. I was probably within visual of him, but still a good distance away. I decided to let the fellow be, as it was probably just some foolhardy person out for a cruise.

By the time he was out of sight, aircraft came storming my way. I dove, waited two to three hours, and then surfaced. Who was back in sight, and heading the opposite direction of his original heading? (In the direction I last was headed) The schooner! I proceeded on my way again, and was attacked by more aircraft. Again, I dove and later, checked with a periscope before surfacing. Who was there? You guessed it. I proceeded to fill the boat with 20mm rounds and wasn't bothered by aircraft again.

The moral of the story? Some schooners are just stupid joes out for a joyride, during time of war, and others are overly-patriotic fellows who will rat you out, and make it their mission in life to hound you. They need to be dealt with!

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It was author Ernest Hemingway in the schooner! The Civil Air Patrol was also employed to hunt U-Boats along the U.S. coastline. Can you imagine dropping a bomb out the side door of a Piper Cub onto a U-Boat?