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80-G-49174 Capture of German Submarine U-505

Photo #: 80-G-49174 Capture of German Submarine U-505
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Title: Capture of German Submarine U-505
Description: 4 June 1944 TBM Avenger landing on USS Guadalcanal (CVE-60), while she was towing U-505 on 4 June 1944. The escort carrier kept up flight operations for days while the captured submarine was being toward Bermuda. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-49174
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