I have to disagree about aircraft patrolling 500 miles from coast
U 611 was sunk by a British Liberator over 400 miles from the nearest land mass of Iceland in Dec 42
U 658 over 350 miles from nearest land mass by a Canadian Hudson Oct 42
U 412 over 370 miles North of the Scottish mainland by a British Wellington Oct 42
U 216 over 500 miles from Southern Ireland by a British Liberator in Oct 42
U 599 over 600 miles from Cornwall by a British Liberator in Oct 42
U 751 over 470 miles from Cornwall by British Whitley and Lancasters July 42
U 462 over 410 miles from Cornwall by British Halifax and ship gunfire July 42
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