Photographs taken from LT William's TBF-1
LT Williams first two depth bombs splash on either side of U-487 |
U-487 moves out of the depth charge disturbance |
LT Williams and LTJG Steiger pulled up to 3500 feet and circled to observe the results of their attack - U-487 went into a tight right-hand circle and gradually slowed to a stand-still. |
Photographs taken by other TBF-1's
LTJG Schoby's depth charges explode around U-487 |
Spray from LTJG's depth charges subsides |
U-487 sinks by the stern as the last of the spray LTJG Schoby's depth charge explosions subsides |
An oil slick and depth charge residue mark the spot of where U-487 sank |
Two rafts with survivors can be seen to the lower left of the oil slick and depth charge residue |
An aerial view of the oil slick and depth charge residue |
LCDR Brewer's F4F-4 |
Convoy GUS 9 |