CAUGHT ON THE SURFACE
by Robert Taylor
In
a strange quirk of fate, a Sunderland of 461 Sqn RAAF identification
letter U, destroys submarine U-461, a type XIV tanker, one
of three German submarines caught on the surface by Allied
aircraft in the Bay of Biscay on July 30, 1943. At extreme
low level, Sunderland 'U' braves a barrage of gunfire from
all three encircling German submarines to deliver a successful
depth charge attack, sinking U-461 in a single pass. In an
act of grace, the Sunderland pilot returned to the scene to
drop a dingy to the U-boat survivors.
Surviving
crew members of Sunderland U-461 and U-Boat U-461,
have signed the edition.
In addition, the VICTORIA CROSS EDITION is signed by
3 highly decorated Catalina pilots.
The Signatories
THE
SIGNED AND NUMBERED EDITON
Fl. Lieutenant DUDLEY MARROWS
Fl. Lieutenant JOHN 'JOCK' ROLLAND
Fl. Lieutenant PETER JENSEN
Warrant Officer HORRIE MORGAN
Leading Seaman ALOIS MOMPER
Able Seaman HELMUT ROSCHINSKI
Medical Orderly WILHELM HOFFKEN
Able Seaman GERHARD KORBJUHN
THE VICTORIA CROSS EDITION
CAUGHT ON THE SURFACE
also signed by
Fl. Lieutenant GERALD WATSON
Flying Officer ROBERT WEBSTER
Inc
SURFACE
ACTION
signed by
Fl. Lieutenant JOHN ALEXANDER CRUICKSHANK, VC
Air Commodore LEONARD BIRCHALL
Air Commodore EDWARD HALE
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