This series of photographs were taken from plane #14 of VP-63
Plane #15 performs cloverleaf MAD tracking - a series of Mark V propulsive smoke floats indicates the course of the submerged U-boat |
HMS Anthony (H 40) arrives on the scene |
Plane #14 has just attacked with retro-bombs - puff of smoke from the firing is in the air behind the aircraft and splashes of the retro-bombs can be seen at lower right |
HMS Anthony's wake at left - disturbance from retro-bomb and depth charge attack can be seen in the destroyers wake - HMS Wishart is in the background |
U-761 surfaces briefly then submerges by the stern |
HMS wishart (in the background) inbound on an attack run just after U-761 submerged - HMS Anthony opens the datum to set up for an attack |
HMS Wishart's depth charges explode |
HMS Wishart's depth charges explode |
U-761 surfaces between HMS Wishart and Anthony |
U-716's crew abandons ship |
U-716's crew abandons ship |
Depth charges from VB-127 Ventura straddle U-761 |
HMS Wishart rescues U-761 survivors |
The next series of photographs were taken from plane #46 of VB-127
Depth charges from VB-127 straddle U-761- taken from the PV-1's rear hatch |
Depth charges from the plane #46 explode |
Spray from the depth charge explosions subsides |
U-761's crew abandons ship |
U-761 has just sunk by the stern - the disturbance from the explosion of the scuttling charge can be seen |
The next series of photographs were taken from plane G of 202 Squadron
Depth charges from plane G splash across U-761 |
Depth charges from plane G explode obscuring U-761 |
Spray subsides |
U-761 reappears as spray from the depth charge explosions subside |