Photos taken during attacks on U-615 on August 6, 1943
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Photo #1 - Taken from LT Crockett's PBM as it passed over U-615 just prior to LTJG Dresbach's DB attack - splashes ahead of the boat are from the bow guns of LTJG Dresbach's PBM
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Photo #2 - Taken from LT Crockett's PBM during LTJG Dresbach's DB attack - the PBM can be seen just aft of the boat - the DBs have been released but have not hit the water - the splashes are from the bow guns of LTJG Dresbach's PBM |
Photo #3 - LTJG Dresbach's DBs splash on the boat's port quarter - Dresbach's PBM can be seen just forward of the boat |
Photo #4 - LTJG Dresbach's DBs explode obscuring the boat |
Photo #5 - U-615 in the DB slick after LTJG Dresbach's DB attack |
Photo #6 - Taken from LTJG Holmes' PV-1 - the first two DBs splash on the boats port quarter - the third DB can be seen in the air |
Photo # 7 - LTJG Holmes' DBs exploding - taken from LT Rocket's PBM as it pulls away in a climbing left turn after strafing the boat - the photos in this series show the 4 DBs were not a straddle as reported in the ASW-6 report but were all to port |
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Photo # 11 - U-615 is still afloat as sunset falls |