Freg. Kapt. Ottoheinrich Junker, Commander of U-532, who fought in the battle for ONS.5. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
Kptlt. Hartwig Looks, Commander of U-264, who fought in the battle for ONS.5. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
Kptlt. Harald Gelhaus (in white cover), Commander of U-107, which sank Port Victor on 1 May, putting out to sea from his base at Lorient. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
A Type IX U-boat arrives home from base with victory pennants flying. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
The U-boat bunkers at Brest. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
A Type VIIIC U-boat puts out to sea, her diesel exhaust trailing aft, the Biscay coast in the background. The photograph was taken from an accompanying minesweeper. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
Kptlt. Werner Henke (in white cover) arrives back with U-515 at Lorient on 24 June. He had sunk only one ship after his strong showing on 30 April/1 May. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
Three crewmen sleep and two work in a U-boat’s forward torpedo room. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
A convoy at sea, as seen from an RAF Coastal Command aircraft. Imperial War Museum
A pre-sailing convoy conference. The Convoy Commodore briefs the ship Masters. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
The British freighter Clan Macpherson, 6,940 GRT, one of seven ships sunk by Kptlt. Werner Henke on the night of 30 April/1 May. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
The American S.S. West Madaket, a straggler from Convoy ONS.5, was torpedoed by U-584 and finished off by H.M.S. Pink. Bibliothekfür Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
H.M.S. Tay. Imperial War Museum
H.M.S. Duncan. Imperial War Museum
H.M.S. Snowflake. Imperial War Museum
Commander Peter W. Gretton, R.N., Senior Officer, Escort Group B7, is shown at center flanked by two of his captains, Lt. Raymond S. Hart, R.N., of H.M.S. Vidette (left) and Lt. Cmdr. J. Plomer, R.C.N.V.R., of H.M.S. Sunflower (right). Imperial War Museum
Lt. Robert Atkinson, R.N.R., captain of H.M.S. Pink. Sir Robert Atkinson
Lt. Harold G. Chesterman, R.N.R., captain of H.M.S. Snowflake. Imperial War Museum
Crew members of the “chummy” corvettes H.M.S. Snowflake (left) and H.M.S. Sunflower (right) exchange friendly banter in port. Imperial War Museum
Admiral Sir Max Horton, Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches, standing in front of the wall plot at Derby House, Liverpool. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
WRENS (Women’s Royal Naval Service) adjust convoy and escort positions on the plot. Bibliothek für Zeitgeschichte Stuttgart
A Hedgehog battery. Imperial War Museum
A depth charge fitted to a thrower on H.M.S. Sunflower. Imperial War Museum
The distinctive plumes created by the underwater explosions of depth charges dropped on a U-boat, in this case by an escort vessel. U.S. Navy
A Fairey Swordfish Mark I equipped with searchlight and A.S.V. radar. Imperial War Museum
A Vickers Wellington Mark XIII bomber fitted with A.S.V. aerials. Imperial War Museum
A Consolidated B-24 V.L.R. Liberator bomber with matte white undersides, as recommended by Professor Patrick M.S. Blackett. Imperial War Museum
A Consolidated PBY-5 Catalina flying boat moored to a buoy. Imperial War Museum
Air Marshal Sir John C. Slessor (1897–1979), Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, RAF Coastal Command. Imperial War Museum
Wing Commander Wilfrid Ewart Oulton (1911–1997), of 58 Squadron, Group 19, RAF Coastal Command, who was the leading scorer in the Bay of Biscay during May. Imperial War Museum
Lt. (jg) William R. “Champ” Chamberlain, U.S.N.R., who dropped four D/Cs on U-569, which eventually surrendered and scuttled. U.S. Navy
Captain D. V. Peyton Ward, R.N., Senior Naval Liaison Officer with RAF Coastal Command. Imperial War Museum
Stephen Raushenbush. Mrs. Stephen Raushenbush
Professor Patrick M. S. Blackett. Lotte Meitner-Graf
Squadron Leader Humphrey de Verde “Sammy” Leigh, inventor and developer of the airborne Leigh searchlight. Imperial War Museum
A Leigh Light fitted to the wing of a Coastal Command Liberator. Imperial War Museum
On 14 May, PBY-5A “K” of the U.S. Navy VP-84 Squadron from Fleet Air Base in Iceland dropped this Top Secret Mark XXIV Mine (acoustic homing torpedo) on a diving U-boat in 6o°10'N, 31°52'W. The drop was made from 220 feet. The torpedo failed to find its target. Imperial War Museum
On 15 May, Wing Commander Wilfrid Oulton, flying Halifax “M” of 58 Squadron, dropped six depth charges on U-266 (Kptlt. Ralf von Jessen), the most successful U-boat in the Battle for ONS.5. The boat sank by the stern, the bows completely vertical, as shown here in a mirror photograph that also shows the aircraft’s tail wheel. Imperial War Museum
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