 27 Aug 1941 - U-570, A German U-boat in the North Atlantic, surrenders to a Hudson of No. 269 Sqn, Coastal Command. The submarine was unable to dive after being attacked by the aircraft and towed back to the UK by a trawler.
The boat became the British submarine HMS Graph on 19 Sept, 1941. Taken out of service in February 1944. Stricken from records on 20 March, 1944 after running aground near Islay. Broken up in 1961.
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On weald of Kent I watched once more
Again I heard that grumbling roar
Of fighter planes; yet none were near
And all around the sky was clear
Borne on the wind a whisper came
'Though men grow old, they stay the same'
And then I knew, unseen to eye
The ageless Few were sweeping by
Last edited by Peter Clare; 27-08-2008 at 10:35 AM.
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