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Bubblehead1980
02-02-10, 11:46 PM
The US Navy has confirmed that a sunken submarine located in Balabac Strait is the USS Flier, which sank in 1944.

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100202/NEWS08/2020319/U.S.+submarine++sunk+in+1944++found

Ducimus
02-03-10, 12:34 PM
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08250.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Flier_%28SS-250%29

capthelm
02-03-10, 05:47 PM
wow she sank within 30 seconds , from a mine

Bubblehead1980
02-03-10, 07:40 PM
yep, mines were deadly, esp to thin skinned subs.I wish someone would put surface mines in certain areas, so it would be a threat to player and make them powerful as they were, one hit, your going down.

tater
02-03-10, 07:48 PM
RIP.