| Caption | Â Â Â | Aerial attack on German U-1229 in the North Atlantic by TBF Avengers and F4F Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-42 flying from Escort Carrier USS Bogue, 20 Aug 1944. U-1229 was sunk with 18 killed and 41 rescued. ww2dbase | ||||||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 80-G-244769 | ||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 20 Aug 1944 | ||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Atlantic Ocean | ||||||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | ||||||
| Added Date | Â | 13 Oct 2019 | ||||||
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| Licensing | Â | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". | ||||||
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