German U-boat U-761 sinking in the Strait of Gibraltar, 24 February 1944 (80-G-222868).jpg
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English: Air Attacks on German U-boats, WWII: Two U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY from Patrol Squadron 63 (VP-63), piloted by Lieutenant Junior Grade T.R. Wooley and Lieutenant R. J. Baker aided by two Royal Navy destroyers HMS Anthony (R40) and HMS Wishant (I67) sank German U-boat, U-761, in the Strait of Gibraltar on 24 February 1944. 47 of the 57 German sailors aboard survived. |
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| Date | 24 February 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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80-G-222868 |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo 80-G-222868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | https://www.pinterest.com/pin/537124693028883063/ and 80-G-222868 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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This image is available from the National Museum of the United States Navy under the digital ID 80-G-222868. All information on this site is in the public domain and may be distributed or copied unless otherwise specified. Use of appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested.[1] |
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This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
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| current | 06:47, 23 March 2025 | | 2,852 × 2,200 (2.65 MB) | wikimediacommons>Cobatfor | U.S. Navy file |
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