U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG521 provided that they retained the

provided that they retained the red cowl

Stapleton went on to fly Typhoons before himself being forced down behind enemy lines and captured in 1944

The attack may well have succeeded but for the unexpected intervention of Britsh Mk IV and medium Whippet tanks

The Blond Knight by Robert Taylor

U-861 - Tribute to Jürgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. (AP) REG521 provided that they retained theDHM6792AP. U 861 Tribute to Jrgen Oesten by Ivan Berryman. Launched in 1943, U 861 was a Type IXD2 submarine commanded by Jrgen Oesten. Having previously commanded U 61 and U 106 successfully, he took U 861 to the Far East on a journey that took several months, sinking ships off Brazil and Madagascar on the way. Returning in early 1945, the submarine struck an iceberg off Greenland but managed to reach Trondheim in Norway without any casualties. Here,