AWM2019.98.1 Accession Number: AWM2019.98.1

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BAY OF BISCAY, 1943-07-30. SURVIVORS OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U-461, A TYPE XIV SUBMARINE TANKER, IN THE SEA AFTER THEIR VESSEL WAS SUNK BY SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT "U" OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF. U-461, U-462 AND U-502 WERE ATTACKED BY SUNDERLAND "U" OF 461 SQUADRON RAAF, HALIFAX "B" OF NO. 502 SQUADRON RAF AND LIBERATOR "O" OF NO. 53 SQUADRON RAF. ALL THREE SUBMARINES WERE SUNK. THE SURVIVORS OF U-461 WERE RESCUED BY HMS WOODPECKER, A SLOOP OF NO. 2 ESCORT GROUP. (COPIED FROM NO. 461 SQUADRON OPERATIONS RECORD BOOK) (FORMERLY Y002/04/01)

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Accession Number
AWM2019.98.1
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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