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Home port of Vichy fleet was target for 15 Air Force 105 Boeing B-17s

1943-11-24

Home port of Vichy fleet was target for 15 Air Force 105 Boeing B-17s escorted by 36 Lockheed P-38s which dropped 315 tons of HE from 19,600 to 23,080 feet on 24 November 1943. A cruiser, destroyer, torpedo boat, escort vessel, submarine, five E or R boats, several trawlers and barges were sunk. Three large merchant vessels were damaged. Note futile smoke screen.

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