I Sank The Bismarck


	I Sank The Bismarck

lakotahope

6-9-2009 11:09 PM

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bismarck, swordfish pilot

lakotahope says:

1 of only 3 pilots to initially attack the Bismarck and his was the torpedo to damage the rudder. If the Bismarck hadn't lost its rudder it would most likely have made it to a naval base on the French coast. Which at this time was under German occupation....

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battleship, leaving it at the mercy of Royal Navy ships which then sank
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