U BOATS SUNK IN SOUTH ATLANTIC - U 128 / U 1062
48)U-849 PICTURES
First two depth bombs splash short of U-849
Depth bombs splash across U-849 - one has detonated prematurely on imact with the U-boat's deck damaging the PB4Y-1's tail
The detail shows the damage U-849 a premature D/B explosion inflicted to the right rudder of the PB4Y.
U-849 plummeted beneath the waves. Notice the large oil patch left on the surface.
By Capt. Jerry Mason USN Ret. www.uboatarchive.net
