To: DarthVader
The Bismark was doomed by a single Fairie torpedo bomber (an old wood-n-canvas plane) that jammed her steering gear with a torpedo hit. The rest was simply icing on the cake.
48 posted on
04/15/2005 5:01:58 AM PDT by
Junior
(FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
To: Junior
Ironic isn't it. That was the only platform that could get close enough with having a reasonable chance of surviving the encounter. But it was her own kind that finished her off.
59 posted on
04/15/2005 5:09:06 AM PDT by
DarthVader
(Liberal Democrat = Fat, drunk and stupid is a hell of a way to go through life)
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