CG Pilot Richard Burke rescues survivors from the sunken U-701

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CG Pilot Richard Burke rescues survivors from the sunken U-701

Famous CG pilot Richard Burke lands his PH Hall Flying Boat to rescue German survivors of the sunken U-701. Burke saved them off the coast of North Carolina after an Army Air Corps plane sank their u-boat.

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Tags: Burke, sar, Battle of the Atlantic, U-Boat, U-701, PH-2, Hall Flying Boat

Photo by: USCG Historian's Office | VIRIN: 230505-G-G0000-102.JPG

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