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12.01.2007 17:14:13
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Прочее; WWII;
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Re: Резюме такое,...
Вот, что написано в Википедии:
The next morning, September 16, at 11:25am, the four submarines, with Red Cross flags draped across their gun decks, were spotted by an American B-24 Liberator bomber from Ascension Island. Hartenstein signalled to the pilot requesting assistance. Lieutenant James D. Harden of the U.S. Army Air Force turned away and notified his base of the situation. The senior officer on duty that day, Captain Robert C. Richardson III, replied with the order "Sink sub."
Richardson ordered the aircraft to bomb the rescue boats in what came to be known as the Laconia incident. Many regard Richardson's order as a war crime, but no formal charges were ever pressed.
И в другой статье:
On 16 September 1942, while senior duty officer at Ascension, Richardson received word from a patrolling bomber that four U-boats displaying the Red Cross flag were rescuing survivors of the sinking of RMS Laconia.
Т.е. летчик наверное все-таки понимал, что происходит спасательная операция, он не мог не видеть толпы народу на борту и флаг. Об чем и доложил.