MrSmoothie
Airman
- 71
- Jan 21, 2019
I've seen many photos of USAAF aircraft loaded on ships for transport to England. But I've never read how many aircraft (as cargo) were lost due to ships being sunk by U-Boats during transit. I seem to recall somewhere that when the P-51C introduced a dorsal fin, that fins were manufactured for retrofitting to in-service P-51B's -- but that the ship carrying all of these dorsal fins was sunk.
Are there any estimated or actual numbers, and perhaps by aircraft type? When I search, it seems like I just come up with aircraft lost operationally (not as cargo).
Are there any estimated or actual numbers, and perhaps by aircraft type? When I search, it seems like I just come up with aircraft lost operationally (not as cargo).