U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (GS) ART6 John Rouse Merriot Chard

John Rouse Merriot Chard

In 1944 Berlin was probably the most defended city in the world

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Nearest aircraft is 131576 AN-Z 'Dinah Might' now on display at the Utah Beach Museum

U-997 by Ivan Berryman. (GS) ART6 John Rouse Merriot ChardDHM6753GS. U 997 by Ivan Berryman. A Type VIIC U boat, U 997 was one of lucky ones to survive the war. One of around 700 of the Type VIIs the workhorse of the German U boat threat it was an example of the 91 Type VIIC 41 variety, one of which is the only surviving Type VII in existence (U 995 is a memorial in Germany). U 997 served between September 1943 and the end of the war when the submarine was surrendered and subsequently sunk by Allied aircraft