
Caption | Aerial attack on German U-1229 in the North Atlantic by TBF Avengers and F4F Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-42 flying from Escort Carrier USS Bogue, 20 Aug 1944. U-1229 was sunk with 18 killed and 41 rescued. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-244769 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Aug 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 13 Oct 2019 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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