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80-G-49783: Air Attack on German U-boats, WWII

<p>80-G-49783:&nbsp; Air Attack on German U-boats, WWII.&nbsp;&nbsp; Attack on German submarine, U-550,&nbsp; by U.S. Navy and Army planes in the Atlantic, November 1943.&nbsp;&nbsp; A moment after bombs are released swirls where they entered water can be seen. &nbsp;U-505 would later be rammed depth charged and shelled by USS Gandy (DE 764), USS Joyce (DE 317), and USS Peterson (DE 152), the German submarine U-550 was sunk on April 16, 1944.&nbsp;&nbsp; Released July 2, 1945.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
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Caption: Air Attack on German U-boats, WWII. Attack on German submarine, U-550, by U.S. Navy and Army planes in the Atlantic, November 1943. A moment after bombs are released swirls where they entered water can be seen. U-505 would later be rammed depth charged and shelled by USS Gandy (DE 764), USS Joyce (DE 317), and USS Peterson (DE 152), the German submarine U-550 was sunk on April 16, 1944. Released July 2, 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/01/10).
Accession #: 80-G-49783
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