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Description German Type VIIB submarine, U-83, under attack in the Mediterranean, 80 miles North-east of Oran, Algeria, from a Lockheed Hudson of No. 500 Squadron RAF based at Blida. Three 100-lb AS bombs are seen exploding short of the target after the first attack run. The Hudson then dropped three 150-lb depth charges on the U-83 from 75 feet and the submarine sank.
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Source http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205212472
Author No. 500 Squadron RAF, Photo from Imperial War Museum, © IWM (CNA 646)

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