rivalsavage

Not a modelling comment as such, but pertinent to afficionados of the Condor I have a true story as related to me by my late father. He served during 1943/4 on the sloop HMS Starling under the celebrated Captain F.J. (Johnnie) Walker as apart of the 2nd Support Group, who rather than merely escort the Convoys, actively hunted U.Boats around them in the Atlantic and North Sea. The Condors were indeed a scourge and they used to shadow the convoys by flying wide rings around them, just out of gun range without necessarily attacking, but often guiding the U.Boats towards them. During one such shadowing, Captain Walker is reputed to have asked his second in command to send a message to the Condor saying that their incessant flying clockwise round the convoy was making him dizzy, and could they fly in the other direction instead? Here I can't remember whether this was via Morse Code or on the Enemy's Radio Frequency, but after a few moments, back came the message "Anything to oblige" and the Condor turned about face and flew anti clockwise for the rest of the sortie!