File:German submarine U-243 under attack by RAAF Sunderland aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, 8 July 1944 (C4603).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionGerman submarine U-243 under attack by RAAF Sunderland aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, 8 July 1944 (C4603).jpg |
English: Oblique aerial photograph taken from Short Sunderland Mark III, W4030 'H', of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, while attacking German type VIIC submarine U-243, west of St Nazaire in the Bay of Biscay. Depth charges dropped by W4030, one of which crippled the U-boat, explode by its stern. Splashes from machine gun fire from the Sunderland's rear turret, which put both the submarine's 37-mm and port twin 20mm guns out of action, can be seen leading across the water below the DC explosion. After further attacks by another Sunderland of 10 Squadron RAAF and a Consolidated Liberator of the US Navy, U 243 was abandoned by its crew and sank. The U-boat lost 11 dead and had 38 survivors. A dinghy and food-pack were dropped for the survivors. |
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Author | No. 10 Squadron RAAF |
Camera location | 47° 06′ 00″ N, 6° 40′ 00″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 47.100000; -6.666667 |
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current | 22:12, 17 December 2011 | 800 × 619 (171 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | photo a few minuted later to avoid duplication of File:U-Boat UK2511.jpg | |
11:26, 13 February 2010 | 425 × 418 (75 KB) | Gonzosft (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description={{en|1=The German 500-ton U-boat U 243 being attacked by two Sunderland aircraft of No 10 Squadron some 170 nautical miles west of St Nazaire, France. The aircraft were H, piloted by Flying Officer W B Tilley, and K, piloted by |
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