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NOTES - Air Attacks on German U-boats: WWII. German U-boat, U-118, attacked and sunk by aircraft from USS Bogue (ACV 9), June 12, 1943. Shown is the second TBF aircraft attack, Lieutenant Junior Grade W.S. Fowler, USNR, pilot, with four MK17, Mod 2 depth bombs were dropped, just as bow and conning tower were breaking water. U-boat remained on surface until sunk. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2015/7/22)
U-118 is Type XB minelayer