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Re: U-boat Celestial Navigation WWII
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Jan 9, 19:18 +0000
From: Robert H. van Gent <NoReply_RobertH.vanGent@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:29 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: U-boat Celestial Navigation WWII
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2016 Jan 9, 19:18 +0000
Germany was doomed to lose that war, it just takes too long to give orders or make reports because all their words are Waaaay toooo long.
gl
From: Robert H. van Gent <NoReply_RobertH.vanGent@fer3.com>
To: garylapook@pacbell.net
Sent: Saturday, January 9, 2016 4:29 AM
Subject: [NavList] Re: U-boat Celestial Navigation WWII
You are correct, see http://www.uboataces.com/radar-warning.shtml for devices signalling the approach of Allied submarine hunters. The common name of these devices was FuMB, an abbreviation of "Funkmessbeobachtungsgeräte". Rob van Gent From: NavList@fer3.com [mailto:NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of Bob Goethe Sent: zaterdag 9 januari 2016 5:10 To: Gent, R.H. van (Rob) Subject: [NavList] Re: U-boat Celestial Navigation WWII In the fascinating U-boat logbook, I see several references to "Borkum" - as in: Fu.M.O. continuously manned with Borkum all around sweep every 5 minutes. In addition to "Borkum", I find "Fu.M.O." cryptic, though from context it may be a reference to a radar set. Have I guessed right? Bob
