File:Attack on U 569 in North Atlantic 22 May 1943.jpg

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Description Photos of an attack of two U.S. Navy Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Bogue (CVE-9) on the German Type VIIC submarine U-569 on 22 May 1943. The submarine had to be scuttled in the North Atlantic (position 50.40N, 35.21W), after being badly damaged by depth charges. 21 sailors were killed aboard, the captain, two officers and 22 ratings survived and were rescued an hour later by HMCS St. Laurent (H83).
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News 15 July 1943, p. 9 [1]
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