U-199 was sunk by a VP-74 PBM and two Brazilian aircraft on July 31, 1943
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U-199 circles after first two depth bomb attacks by LTJG Smith's PBM |
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U-199 puts up intense antiaircraft fire during strafing attacks |
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LTJG Smith's PBM flys over U-199 during a strafing attack |
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U-199 resurfaces after a brief dive |
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U-199 survivors in life rafts dropped by attacking aircraft. 12 were later rescued by the destroyer USS Barnegat |
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Anti-Submarine Action by Aircraft (ASW-6) report completed after LTJG Smith's flight | ||||
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Report on the Interrogation of Survivors of U-199 | ||||
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Photographs of U-199's Commissioning Celebration | ||||
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