File:Grumman TBM Avenger of VC-8 flies over the captured German submarine U-505, 4 June 1944 (80-G-49168).jpg

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English: U.S. Navy salvage parties at work on the captured German submarine U-505, as a Grumman TBM Avenger of Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) circles overhead, 4 June 1944. In the background is the destroyer escort USS Chatelain (DE-149), whose depth charge attack forced the submarine's crew to surface and abandon their ship.
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Camera location21° 30′ 00″ N, 19° 20′ 00″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date 4 June 1944
date QS:P571,+1944-06-04T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-49168
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-49168

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current17:42, 14 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:42, 14 December 20184,660 × 3,482 (5.32 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)NHHC file
13:35, 13 February 2010Thumbnail for version as of 13:35, 13 February 2010425 × 322 (51 KB)Gonzosft (talk | contribs){{Information |Description={{en|1=ATLANTIC. 1944-06-04. A US NAVY EASTERN AIRCRAFT TBM AVENGER BOMBER AIRCRAFT FROM THE ESCORT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GUADALCANAL (NOT IN THE PICTURE) FLIES OVERHEAD AS A BOARDING PARTY WORKS ON THE GERMAN TYPE IXC SUBMARINE