U-Boat Type VII C
U-96 Das Boot

Subject:: Type VII/C
Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine (German Navy 1935-1945)
7 U-Flotille U-96
1940 - Atlantic Ocean
Granite grey, Dust grey greyish Blue
Scale:: 1:350
Status:: Completed
Started:: November 25, 2021
Completed:: December 10, 2021

My first U-Boat, the Type VII C. This is U-96 as it was when it fought in the Atlantic between 1940-43. It met its end when it was sunk on 30 March 1945 at Wilhelmshaven by bombs during US air raid.

During autumn 1941, war correspondent Lothar-Günther Buchheim joined U-96 for her seventh patrol. This experience was the basis for his 1973 bestselling novel Das Boot, which was adapted into the 1981 Oscar-nominated film.

The kit is Revell’s 1:350 scale which has some lovely detail considering it’s size.

Donated to the Dunkeswell Airfield Heritage Centre. South West Airfields Trust