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 |