Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945. C5338
Forfatter/Opretter:
Royal Air Force official photographer
Kredit:
http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//9/media-9715/large.jpg
 |
This is photograph C 5338 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. |  |
Shortlink:
kilde:
størrelse:
800 x 570 Pixel (82873 Bytes)
beskrivelse:
Royal Air Force Coastal Command, 1939-1945.
A German type XXI submarine, U-2502, comes under cannon fire from a De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI during an attack on four surfaced U-boats (U-251, U-320, U-2502, U-2335) and an M-class minsweeper escort (M403) in the Kattegat by 22 Mosquitos of the Banff Strike Wing. U-2502 received only slight damage, but a type VIIC submarine (U-251) was sunk, a type XXIII (U-2335) seriously damaged and the minesweeper left burning.
A German type XXI submarine, U-2502, comes under cannon fire from a De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI during an attack on four surfaced U-boats (U-251, U-320, U-2502, U-2335) and an M-class minsweeper escort (M403) in the Kattegat by 22 Mosquitos of the Banff Strike Wing. U-2502 received only slight damage, but a type VIIC submarine (U-251) was sunk, a type XXIII (U-2335) seriously damaged and the minesweeper left burning.
Licens:
Public domain
Kommentar på licensen:
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Yderligere oplysninger om licens til billedet kan findes her. Sidste ændring: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 07:23:21 GMT
