"Byker" wrote in message ...

"john szalay" john.szalayatatt.net wrote in message
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Use once, throw away. Sent aloft upon sighting a U-boat, the pilot could
either ditch of hit the silk



A bigger threat than a U boat was the Fw-200 Condor. They could shadow a convoy and direct more U boats.


Luckily, Hurricanes were their natural predator.





Cheers

Dave Kearton