U-172 under attack by aircraft from USS Bogue, December 13, 1943

U-172 surfaces after 24 hours under attack


 

U-172 circles trailing oil as the crew abandons ship


U-172 sinking


Survivors in the water


 

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ANTISUBMARINE ACTION BY AIRCRAFT (ASW-6) report completed after LTJG Gaylord's flight
ANTISUBMARINE ACTION BY AIRCRAFT (ASW-6) report completed after LTJG Burstad's flight
Photograph of flight crews involved in the sinking of U-172
Report of Sinking of Enemy Submarine by USS Badger
Report of Sinking of Enemy Submarine by USS Osmond Ingram
Report on the Interrogation of Survivors of U-172