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80-G-68710: Air Attacks on German U-boats: WWII

<p>80-G-68710: German Type VIIC U-boat, U-603, attacked by TBF-1 aircraft from USS Bogue (CVE-9) in the Atlantic, June 4, 1943. Pilot was Ensign E.R. Hodgson, who dropped four Mk.17.2 depth bombs on the submarine. This photograph shows splashes from machine gun fire. U-603 was not sunk in this attack but was forced to submerge saving a nearby LCI convoy from attack.</p>
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Caption: Air Attacks on German U-boats: WWII. German Type VIIC U-boat, U-603, attacked by TBF-1 aircraft from USS Bogue (CVE-9) in the Atlantic, June 4, 1943. Pilot was Ensign E.R. Hodgson, who dropped four Mk.17.2 depth bombs on the submarine. This photograph shows splashes from machine gun fire. U-603 was not sunk in this attack but was forced to submerge saving a nearby LCI convoy from attack. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/07/22).
Accession #: 80-G-68710
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