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Description 80-G-42065: Two PBM’s commanded by Lieutenant H.S. Davis, USNR, and Lieutenant Junior Grade H.C. Carey, USN, cripple German submarine, U-128, in South Atlantic. One plane dropped depth bombs bringing her to surface, when the second machine gunned her. USS Jouett (DD-396) and and USS Moffett (DD-362) led to the scene by one of the planes, finished her with direct hits. The PBM’s dropped life rafts and the destroyer picked up many survivors. Shown: Oil slick beginning to form as submarine comes to the surface, incident #3219. Photograph released May 17, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/06/06).
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/34978305922 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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