File:PV-1 VPB-125-B-6 1943.jpg
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DescriptionPV-1 VPB-125-B-6 1943.jpg | The Lockheed PV-1 Ventura "125-B-6" of patrol bomber squadron VPB-125. On 27 April 1943 this aircraft attacked the German type IX C submarine U-174 (commanded by Oberleutnant (1st Lt) Wolfgang Grandefeld) near Cape Race (43.35N, 56.18W) on the surface. U-174 heavily damaged the PV-1 with 20mm-AA-guns before sinking. All 53 crewmen of the U-boat died. |
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Source | U.S. Navy Naval History Center website [1], USN photo no. 80-G-K-71986. |
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