U-453 by Ivan Berryman. (C) SIG163C and sometimes die together

and sometimes die together

Leverette broke into the scoring column in a most spectacular manner when he managed to splash seven Ju-87s on a single mission on October 9

and a maximum ferry range of 2490 miles

With its starboard engine on fire

though not an overwhelming victory

U-453 by Ivan Berryman. (C) SIG163C and sometimes die togetherDHM6733C. U 453 by Ivan Berryman. The Type VIIC U Boat U 453 began service in June 1941 under the command of Knight's Cross winner Egon Reiner von Schlippenbach and claimed 10 vessels sunk including the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Hebe. U 453 was sunk on 21st May 1944 by the destroyers HMS Tenacious, HMS Termagant and HMS Liddesdale off the coast of Italy. She is shown here on one of 17 patrols defending herself from air attack by a Catalina from RAF