Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. (B) SHN188 and by a remarkable chance

and by a remarkable chance encounter also spotted the submarine on the surface

Quote taken from Captain C

entering service with the RAF in 1957

Pip Phillips and Flt

By the close of the day

Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. (B) SHN188 and by a remarkable chanceDHM1088B. Operation Drumbeat by Anthony Saunders. The entry of the United States into the war opened up vast new hunting grounds for the German u boat fleet. Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat in English) began in January 1942, bringing the U boats their easiest pickings of the war. Over 300 allied vessels were sunk during the Paukenschlag along the US coastline, ranging from New York harbor, to the Straits of Florida. This period, also known as the