Conflict over the bay

by Norman L.R. Franks

This account of the battles fought by RAF Coastal Command against the German U-boats in the Bay of Biscay during 1943, includes the air battles between American aircraft and RAF fighters in combat with Ju88 fighters of KG/40, which flew over the Bay seeking out the anti-submarine aeroplanes.

284 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Norman Leslie Robert Franks was an English militaria writer who specialised in aviation topics. He focused on the pilots and squadrons of World Wars I and II.

Reviews

[Eric]

I found this book a bit clunky in the writing and transitions between interviews with aircrew but the experiences of the Allied pilots who flew these anti-submarine missions over the Bay of Biscay, and their German quarry beneath it, were an intense chapter in the greater battle of the Atlantic in 1943.

Having read a lot about Guadalcanal recently and tying in with this book I need to read more about the amazing Sunderland & Catalina flying boats. While they definitely took their share of losses there are amazing stories of survival against extreme odds from these lonely hunters.

[Norman]

An interesting account of RAF Coastal Command's battle against the U-Boats and the Luftwaffe in the Bay of Biscay during WWII.