Description: USS Savannah Casualties 11 Sept. 1943 This is a nice reproduction of an original WW2 photograph showing US casualties on the deck of the USS Savannah after she was hit by a German radio control bomb. Size is about 4" x 6". A radio-controlled Fritz X glide-bomb had been released at a safe distance by a high-flying German warplane and it exploded 49 ft (15 m) distance from the USS Philadelphia. The Savannah increased her speed to 20 kn (23 mph, 37 km/h) as a Dornier Do 217 K-2 bomber approached from out of the sun. The USAAF's P-38 Lightnings and the Savannah's anti-aircraft gunners, tracking this warplane at 18,700 ft (5,700 m), failed to stop the Fritz X bomb, trailing a stream of smoke. The missile pierced right through the armored turret roof of the No. 3 gun turret of the Savannah, passed through three decks into the lower ammunition-handling room, where it exploded, blowing a gaping hole in her keel, and also tearing open a seam in the cruiser's port side. For at least 30 minutes, secondary explosions in the turret and its ammunition-supply rooms hampered any fire-fighting efforts. 197 US Sailors were killed. Click Here to Receive My E-mail Newsletters!!World War Two Photos - Keeping the Memories Alive See my other auctions for more interesting and unusual items!!! Visit My eBay Store: World War 2 Photos and Collectibles Fast Shipping!!! 7037 Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 6.99 USD
Location: Meridian, Idaho
End Time: 2025-01-17T02:03:05.000Z
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