Originally Posted by F4UDash4
Originally Posted by 462cid
What we didn’t know, was that our bomb mission was so secret, no distress signal had been sent.


Yeah, definitely fictional. First of all, the secret mission had been completed. Secondly even if it had not been yet completed mission secrecy would be no reason to not send a distress signal once the ship was sinking.

And finally, a distress call was sent:




Only meant to highlight the sacrifice of the men aboard the ship.

The account was made up by actor Robert Shaw, from the movie Jaws. I didn't write it; I understand what happened. It's just a powerful mental image.

What kind of car is that? What does it matter? When I drive it, I'm Steve McQueen