Crew abandons sinking U-761 in the Strait of Gibraltar, 24 February 1944 (80-G-222863)
Air Attacks on German U-boats, WWII. Two PBY’s, from VP-63, piloted by Lieutenant Junior Grade T.R. Wooley and Lieutenant R. J. Baker aided by two Royal Navy destroyers HMS Anthony (R40) and HMS Wishart (I67) sank German U-boat, U-761, in the Strait of Gibraltar on 24 February 1944. Shown: Crew of U-761 abandons ship after the crippling attacks.
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- 1944-02-24
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- Wikimedia Commons
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