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80-G-222850 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944

Photo #: 80-G-222850 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944
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Title: Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944
Description: U-801 sinking with bow high, in position 16 41N, 29 58W on 17 March 1944. USS Corry (DD-463) is coming up at right. The submarine was sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) group. Photographed from a TBM aircraft of squadron VC-6, based on Block Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
Catalog #: 80-G-222850
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