ATTACK ON U-BOAT
CAUGHT ON SURFACE BY BEAUFJGHTERS (Bee. 11 a.m.) RUGBY. July 13. Patrolling over the Bay of Biscay yesterday", three Coastal Command Beaunghters sighted a surfaced U-boat and attacked it with cannon and machinegun fire. One of the pilots, a Fighting Frenchman, saw at least two of the gun crew killed or wounded. Cannon shells from Beaufighters striking the gun positions and conning tower caused a violent explosion on the deck. •
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Evening Star, Issue 24916, 14 July 1943, Page 3
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73ATTACK ON U-BOAT Evening Star, Issue 24916, 14 July 1943, Page 3
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