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Retrived from the Norwegian fjord where she sat for over thirty years, The wreck of the X-7 is on display at Duxford.
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Her commander, Lieutenant Place, was taken prisoner when he dove out of the sub while she was under fire and sinking. Sub-Lieutenant Aitken, using a momsen rescue breather, escaped three hoursafter the sinking. Sub-Lieutenant Whittam and Ensign Whiteley drowned. Tirpitz was finally sunk when Lancaster bombers with tallboy bombs of 10,000 pounds hit her repeatedly in September 1944. Right-click and choose "view image" to enlarge.
The X-Craft suffered heavy casualties during the attack, and four submariners won the Victoria Cross. Tirpitz was disbaled but not sunk during the attack.
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