Black May (79 page)

Professor Patrick M. S. Blackett.
Lotte Meitner-Graf

Squadron Leader Humphrey de Verde “Sammy” Leigh, inventor and developer of the airborne Leigh searchlight.
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A Leigh Light fitted to the wing of a Coastal Command Liberator.
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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.
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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.
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