U-505 page 18

 

U-505 page 18 by ric gustafson

Captain Gallery watched from the bridge of the Guadalcanal as his first four planes landed. The pilots were elated. They had finally found a U-boat to sink. It was the U-544. Because it was a U-boat that fueled smaller boats, it was a sitting duck. The boat could not crash dive or do evasive maneuvers. Gallery's planes blew the boat to bits. Two boats being refueled by U-544 got away.

Gallery watched as his other four planes tried to land in the dark. The first barely landed. The other three planes had to be ditched in the ocean. It was a small price to pay for the sinking of a U-boat.

On November 7 1943, it was a miracle that the U-505 made it back to the submarine pen at Lorient. The U-505 was greeted by the Second U-boat Flotilla Commander. His name was Ernst Kals. Kals told the crew of the U-505 the truth. The reason they are the only boat in the submarine pen is because of massive U-boat losses.

Meyer and the crew of the U-505 considered themselves lucky to make it back alive.

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Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric