Torpedo Attacks 1939-1942

[Carl Schwamberger]

I'm reviewing the effectiveness of air torpedo attacks in these yers. Have collected information on attacks by the British Swordfish aircraft but no others. Mostly I am looking for leads on when and where these torpedo attacks occured. Any refrences, dates, units, targets, or other information that will help me track this down is most welcome. Info about obscure &little published attacks are particularly sought.

Any discussion on this is most welcome as well

Thanks

Carl S

[Richard Aigner]

If you can read German, try to get: Ueberlebenschance gleich Null, by Bodo Diemer.
he flew torpedo attacks on Ju88's in the Mediterranean in 1943/44.
Greetings, Richard

[Carl Schwamberger]

I've a German-English dictionary & Google Translate or Bablefish, so I could manage it slowly. I usually just work with a few paragraphs people send me. Is this text difficult or very long.

Thanks & Danke

[Adam]

There is also Harold Thiele's "Luftwaffe aerial torpedo aircraft and operations of World War II". It is not ehaustive but it does give a good picture of what you are looking for.

[Carl Schwamberger]

Sounds good, thanks

[Felix C]

I just saw this. Perhaps useful.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200451731449...84.m1423.l2649

Nowarra, Heinz J. Torpedo Flugzeuge: Entwicklung und Einsatz. Stuttgart. Motorbuch Verlag. 1984

[Carl Schwamberger]

That is not in the local libraries. I'll have to try the interlibrary thing.

Thanks again for the lead.

[jim norton]

hi,
and don´t forget the new kg26-book "die spur des loewen" (see www.die-spur-des-loewen.de)
all the best
jim

[Carl Schwamberger]

Thanks for the help. I've got a long reading list now. If anyone recalls a obscure of seldom mentions torpedo attack post the location & date. ie: I'd not known a couple flights of Swordfish attempted a attack @ Dakar Africa & several were shot down by H75 fighter planes.