CAPTURE OF U-BOAT BY R.A.F. BOMBERS: Attacked and forced to the surface by a Lockheed Hudson bomber this month, a German submarine surrendered and was later towed to a British port. Left: The U-boat seen from a Catalina flying-boat, which took over the 13-hours watch until destroyers arrived. Right; Officers from a British destroyer approach the submarine in a small boat. It was later reported that German Communists overpowered the captain and officers and forced them to surrender.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24083, 30 September 1941, Page 7
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78CAPTURE OF U-BOAT BY R.A.F. BOMBERS: Attacked and forced to the surface by a Lockheed Hudson bomber this month, a German submarine surrendered and was later towed to a British port. Left: The U-boat seen from a Catalina flying-boat, which took over the 13-hours watch until destroyers arrived. Right; Officers from a British destroyer approach the submarine in a small boat. It was later reported that German Communists overpowered the captain and officers and forced them to surrender. New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24083, 30 September 1941, Page 7
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