Roger Litwiller -🇨🇦 Naval Author/Historianさんのイラストまとめ

#OTD 3/6/1944 #BattleOfAtlantic -U477 sunk by F/L R.E. MacBride and aircrew in Canso "T" from 162 Sqn @RCAF_ARC 250 miles N of the Shetlands. Four Depth charges straddled the sub, lifting it out of the water. #RememberRCN Photo courtesy @YAWMuseum

DYK? Canada as a nation won the #BattleOfAtlantic! Canada's Navy & Merchant Marine, Air Force & Army joined the fight. Civilians working in Canada's industry's, farms, factories to fill the cargo ships. Discover More of Canada and the Battle Of Atlantic https://t.co/ss9B4EOHDm

#OTD 14/3/1923 #RememberRCN -First of five Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve Half Company's is formed in Montreal, PQ. Later renamed HMCS DONNACONA & is still active. This name also given to fictitious RCN corvette in the movie Corvette K225, released in 1943. @NCSM_DONNACONA

#OTD 22/2/1944 #BattleOfAtlantic -U550 Damaged by Canso aircraft from 162 Squadron @RCAF_ARC, South of Iceland. -Four Depth Charges were dropped on the U-Boat, killing two sailors. U-550 was sunk later on this patrol on 16 April 1944.

#OTD 4/2/1943 #BattleOfAtlantic -U414 is attacked by a Canso aircraft form 5 (BR) Squadron RCAF flying from Gander, NF in the North Atlantic, U-Boat severely damaged, forced to return to St. Nazaire. @RCAF_ARC

#OTD 26/12/1942 #RememberRCN -Battle for Convoy ONS154 begins. In a 7 day running battle HMCShips ST. LAURENT, BATTLEFORD, CHILLIWACK, NAPANEE, SHEDIAC & KENOGAMI engage 21 UBoats. 14 of 46 merchant ships are lost w/ 551 sailors killed, 1 UBoat sunk. @MMageeArt painting.

#OTD 11/11/1943 #BattleOfAtlantic -U537 damaged by Canso A from @RCAF_ARC 5 (BR) Squadron RCAF based at Gander, NF. Dropping four Depth Charges on the U-Boat off Cape Race, damaging the sub and forcing sub to return to base.

Canada's Merchant sailors sailed into Harm's Way through the U-boat infested convoys on the North Atlantic during the Second World War. 12K Canadians served in merchant ships, 1600 were killed.

Discover Canada's Merchant Navy at war. https://t.co/PoIXki2mQK

#OTD 30/3/1972 #RememberRCN -Black Tot Day. Last day of Rum Issue to #RCNavy sailors (& sneaky mascots). @CaptainMorgan @MARPAC_FMARP @RCN_MARLANT @RoyalCanNavy

#OTD/1942 in #RCNHistory -Battle for Convoy ONS154 begins. In a 7 day running battle HMCShips ST. LAURENT, BATTLEFORD, CHILLIWACK, NAPANEE, SHEDIAC & KENOGAMI engage 21 UBoats. 14 of 46 merchant ships are lost w/ 551 sailors killed, 1 UBoat sunk. @MMageeArt painting.