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Curly1 · 10-26-2015, 12:27 PM

http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/u-11...ussex-england/

Oldreb · 10-26-2015, 06:54 PM

An interesting set of pictures and account. I find it most interesting that it was actually decided that it was "ok" for the French destroyer to fire "in bound" rounds at the sub -- even if the idea was quickly reviewed and the firing stopped. I suspect the locals and tourist found the live fire spectacle quite exciting !!

alanint · 10-27-2015, 09:28 AM

An era when "safety" and reasonable" meant entirely different things than today!

10-26-2015, 12:27 PM	#1
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10-26-2015, 06:54 PM	#2
Oldreb User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: South Carolina Posts: 83 Thanks: 160 Thanked 25 Times in 10 Posts	An interesting set of pictures and account. I find it most interesting that it was actually decided that it was "ok" for the French destroyer to fire "in bound" rounds at the sub -- even if the idea was quickly reviewed and the firing stopped. I suspect the locals and tourist found the live fire spectacle quite exciting !!

10-27-2015, 09:28 AM	#3
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	An era when "safety" and reasonable" meant entirely different things than today!