Shipwreck U.S.S. LST-282
The U.S.S. LST-282 was sunk by a Henschel Hs 293 radio-controlled glide bomb on 15 August 1944. The attack resulted in the death of 40 men on board. The wreck was partly salvaged after the war.
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- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Gilbert Bochenek
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