Today in World War II History—May 23, 1943
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 by Sarah Sundin

Attaching warheads to RP-3 3-inch Rocket Projectiles (Men attaching 60-lb warheads to 3-inch RP-3 Rocket Projectile bodies, WWII (Imperial War Museum)
80 Years Ago—May 23, 1943: Swordfish aircraft from British escort carrier HMS Archer sink German U-boat U-752 in the North Atlantic with rocket projectiles, the first U-boat sunk by those weapons.