Debris flies from the conning tower during a strafing pass by one of the F4Fs - the bullets may have ignited bottles of flammable gas or ammunition stored in the conning tower fairing

Smoke from the same pass drifts aft

The picture above and the next two appear to have been taken from Ensign C. B. Humphrey's TBF during his depth charge attack

Ensign C. B. Humphrey's depth charges exploding well short of U-406

In this photo Ensign McLane's TBF is caught just after releasing his MK-24 mine -  The residue from LTJG B. M. Beattie's depth charges can be seen as can the faint trace of the U-Boat's swirl to the upper right in the photograph - The Mk-24 mine can be seen turning sharply to the left after entering the water

 

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