Today In History:  19 September  [1943]   --  Liberator bomber sinks German submarine U-341

The submarine was laid down on 28 October 1941 at the Nordseewerke yard at Emden and finally commissioned on 28 November 1942.

For her second patrol, U-341 departed La Pallice on 31 August 1943 and headed north. On this day, she was sunk by depth charges dropped by a Canadian B-24 Liberator of No. 10 Squadron RCAF southwest of Iceland. U-341 had not sunk or damage any ships.

PHOTO: Consolidated XB-24 prototype in flight.

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Photo Attribution:  Public Domain via Wikimedia. U.S. Air Force photo