[Photo] German Type IX submarine U-848 under attack by four US Navy PB4Y Liberators of VB-107 and two US Army B-25 Mitchells in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 5 Nov 1943. U-848 was sunk in this attack with all 63 men lost.

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German Type IX submarine U-848 under attack by four US Navy PB4Y Liberators of VB-107 and two US Army B-25 Mitchells in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 5 Nov 1943. U-848 was sunk in this attack with all 63 men lost. ww2dbase

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80-G-208284

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David Stubblebine

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1 Nov 2016

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WW2-Era Place Name	Atlantic Ocean
Lat/Long	-10.1500, -18.0000

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