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Dear Sirs I'm an independent filmmaker working on a non-profit documentary about North Africa 1942-43. In the past, this site has been extremely valuable to my research. In fact an old question regarding the origin of a torpedo that struck the USS Thomas Stone was clarified by an Italian author/hist...

Hello I posted a thread a few months ago regarding North Africa November 8th 1942. It was definitely confirmed that JU88's (as per Harold Thiele) in his Luftwaffe Aerial Torpedo Aircraft and Operations report, that of a force of 20 Ju 88s and 17 He 11s took part in bombing in this area. More specifi...

Yes well I guess we can rule out the Italians for scoring the hit. But I've researched my Dad's notes, and spoke to a Navy Vet aboard the Stone who both said that they were ordered to CEASE fire because they thought that the plane which appeared, may have been a freindly? It seems there is still som...

Hello U-404 & Jan-Hendrik Thanx for you for your replies ..... The Luftwaffe received the first Ju 88A-0 pre-production planes and Ju 88A-1 production bombers in 1939. The Ju 88A-1 was at the time the best Luftwaffe bomber... The Ju 88A-4/Torp could carry a pair of 765 kg (1,686 lb) torpedoes So...

Hello U-404 Thanx for your reply ..... 8) The Luftwaffe received the first Ju 88A-0 pre-production planes and Ju 88A-1 production bombers in 1939. The Ju 88A-1 was at the time the best Luftwaffe bomber... The Ju 88A-4/Torp could carry a pair of 765 kg (1,686 lb) torpedoes Sooooo it's possible that t...

Hello I was wondering if anyone had any information regarding a torpedo hit launched against the USS Thomas Stone AP/59 which took part in the invasion of Algiers during 'Operation Torch' The Stone was a troop transport that was hit aft on it's port side. The ship wasn't sunk, but was dead in the wa...