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As May 5 faded into darkness, Tay counted seven U-boats surfaced in the convoy's path; but ONS 5 was entering the fog formed where the warm Gulf Stream meets the cold Labrador Current off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Visibility dropped to 1 mile (1.6 km) by 2202 and to 100 yards (91 m) by 0100.
attacked by convoy escort 5 May; [14] returned to Saint-Nazaire 22 May U-264: VIIC 3rd Saint-Nazaire 8 April 19 April 4 May torpedoed three ships on 5 May; [15] returned to Lorient 1 June U-266: VIIC 2nd Saint-Nazaire 14 April 22 April 3 May torpedoed three ships and lightly damaged by convoy escort 5 May; sunk by bomber 15 May [16] U-267: VIIC 2nd
These convoys were sequentially numbered from ONS 1 sailing on 4 April 1943 to ONS 51 sailing on 21 May 1945. [3] ON 171 was a fast convoy, as were all subsequent ON convoys. The ONS series were suspended in the summer of 1944 as escort groups were diverted to cover the Normandy landings. A total of 1873 ships sailed in 51 ONS convoys.
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19th century guidon used by the 7th Cavalry Regiment. In the United States Armed Forces, a guidon is a military standard or flag that company/battery/troop or platoon-sized detachments carry to signify their unit designation and branch/corps affiliation or the title of the individual who carries it.
A multiple-bunk Class 1 crew rest compartment. A crew rest compartment is a section of an airliner dedicated for breaks and sleeping by crew members during off-duty periods. [1] [2] Federal Aviation Regulations have provisions requiring crew rest areas be provided in order to operate a long-haul flight by using multiple crew shifts. [3]