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March 1, 1942 – U-656 becomes the first German submarine of World War II to be sunk by Naval air (VP-82). The attack was carried out by Ensign William Tepuni piloting a Hudson bomber with Patrol Squadron 82 (VP-82). Two weeks later VP-82 pilot, Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Donald Mason, sank U-503 southeast of the Virgin Rocks.
This Day In Naval History - March 1
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski - I'm always ready to read whatever you post up here about history. I wish we were located closer to each other so we could do the old man out of the military thing. Sit at a McDonald's and drink coffee and talk history.
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