U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN45 and many American aircraft and

and many American aircraft and pilots were lost during the numerous attacks on the Dragons Jaws

and the Frenchman was boarded and taken

Winston Churchill

the troops waited in a state of savage anticipation

and leading the Stabschwarm was the Geschwaderkommodore Helmut Wick

U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (APB) SQN45 and many American aircraft andDHM6753APB. U 997 by Ivan Berryman. A Type VIIC U boat, U 997 was one of lucky ones to survive the war. One of around 700 of the Type VIIs the workhorse of the German U boat threat it was an example of the 91 Type VIIC 41 variety, one of which is the only surviving Type VII in existence (U 995 is a memorial in Germany). U 997 served between September 1943 and the end of the war when the submarine was surrendered and subsequently sunk by Allied