(Story) U-46 puts to sea again

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Laughing Swordfish

And we waved at the pilot as he briefly circled, and then he waggled his wings and sped away back home.

An enemy with a sense of whimsy. Always nice to meet.

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Thanks, but it doesn't help. I don't know from planes.

Fighters are small, one engine, one man, and guns. Bombers are large, two or more engines, two or more men, and bombs (and guns).

Fighter-bombers are fighters that can carry bombs, and usually fly low and aim their bombs at specific targets, like cars on roads. When a Hurricane drops a bomb on your u-boat, that's a 'Jabo'.

Fortunately for our heroes, photo-recon (or "recce" if your British) aircraft are usually unarmed.