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Machine gun fire from a Sunderland of No. 10 squadron RAAF, captained by 413931 Flying Officer (FO) John Parker Roberts, silenced the battery of one 30mm and four 20mm guns on German submarine U426, a 500 ton boat which is sinking by the stern after the initial depth charge attack. A German gunner floats in the sea. FO Roberts received the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his part in this action.
BAY OF BISCAY. 1944-07-08. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. E. CARGEEG (RIGHT) CONGRATULATED FLYING OFFICER W. B. TILLEY, ON THE SUCCESS OF THEIR JOINT ATTACKS, WHEN A GERMAN 500-TON U-BOAT (U243) WAS SURPRISED O
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1944-02-03. 413931 FLYING OFFICER (FO) J. P. ROBERTS DFC, SYDNEY, NSW (RIGHT) WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, WHICH SIGHTED AND SANK A U-BOAT IN S
LONDON, ENGLAND. 1944-02-04. PORTRAIT OF 420777 FLYING OFFICER (FO) G. E. ROWE, MOSMAN, NSW, WHO WAS NAVIGATOR IN A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF (CAPTAIN 413931 FO J. P. ROBERTS DFC) WH
The 500-ton German U-boat U 243 being attacked by two Sunderland aircraft of No 10 Squadron, some 170 nautical miles west of St Nazaire, France. The aircraft were H, piloted by Flying Officer W B Til
The 500-ton German U-boat U 243 being attacked by two Sunderland aircraft of No 10 Squadron, some 170 nautical miles west of St Nazaire, France. The aircraft were H, piloted by Flying Officer W B Til
The 500-ton German U-boat U 243 being attacked by two Sunderland aircraft of No 10 Squadron, some 170 nautical miles west of St Nazaire, France. The aircraft were H, piloted by Flying Officer W B Till
