At 0257 GCT, from an altitude of 500 feet, 92-P-6 spotted the darker shape of the fully surfaced U-94 in the moon path, three miles astern the
main convoy. The pilot did not hesitate, and dove for what he knew was an enemy U-boat.
Sixteen trucks separated from the
main convoy and drove into a Russian bus depot near a border crossing into Ukraine, a Reuters cameraman said from the scene.
The Battle of the Atlantic reached its peak in 1940 and Liverpool was Britain's
main convoy port - the vital lifeline with the US and Canada that was key to the survival of Britain and the ultimate Allied victory.
The spokesperson for Minhajul Quran said rallies from other cities will join the
main convoy to head towards Islamabad.
While security forces were informed that one car was hit with a bullet, Aoun's
main convoy had not yet reached its destination, the statement said.
Live updates available at www.facebook.com/liveinkirklees or follow #kirkleestorch on twitter and on BBC Radio Leeds An initial convoy of vehicles, known as the activation convoy, will arrive in the area around 30 minutes before the
main convoy arrives with the Olympic Flame.
As they drove from Kochi in south-west India to Shillong in the north-east, torrential rain left Fiona, Dawn and Bertha adrift of the
main convoy.
"A small team will splinter away from the
main convoy to highlight some of the country's iconic sights.
"The
main convoy will go to Aswan because it is the most affected and destroyed [area], particularly Aboul Rish town, and if we send another convoy it will be to Al-Arish," Ahmed Ezzat, one of the committee's members, told Daily News Egypt.
3 failed to deceive the Axis and reduce the intensity of its attacks on the
main convoy in the western Mediterranean.
Sakir Yildirim, who also drove to Gaza last winter, outlined plans for a new convoy which will leave Bristol on Friday 4th December to join the
main convoy in London.