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On Tues. 18 Jul 1944 A Catalina aircraft of British No. 210 Squadron RA.....

1944-07-18

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A Catalina aircraft of British No. 210 Squadron RAF sank German submarine U-742 west of Narvik, Norway; all 52 aboard were killed.

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