U-199 was sunk by a VP-74 PBM and two Brazilian aircraft on July 31, 1943

U-199 circles after first two depth bomb attacks by LTJG Smith's PBM

 

U-199 puts up intense antiaircraft fire during strafing attacks

 

LTJG Smith's PBM flys over U-199 during a strafing attack

 

U-199 resurfaces after a brief dive

 

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
Report on the Interrogation of Survivors of U-199
Photographs of U-199's Commissioning Celebration