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• RAF bombers attacked Elberfeld in the Ruhr region of Germany. ww2dbase [Bombing of Hamburg, Dresden, and Other Cities | TH]
• At dawn, USS Snook attacked a six-ship Japanese convoy in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, damaging one tanker with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired. ww2dbase [Snook | CPC]
• Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein flew the Bf 110 nightfighter for the first time, discovered technical issues, and returned to flying his usual Ju 88 aircraft, in which he shot down four British Lancaster bombers. His victories now stood at 35. ww2dbase [Heinrich | CPC]
• USS Sunfish ended her third war patrol. ww2dbase [Sunfish (Gato-class) | CPC]
• Francis Tuker was mentioned in dispatches. ww2dbase [Francis Tuker | CPC]

• PBY Catalina aircraft flying with Patrol Squadron VP-84 located German submarine U-194 in the mid-Atlantic and launched one Mark 24 FIDO acoustic homing torpedo. U-194 was lost with all 54 hands. ww2dbase [PBY Catalina | Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic | Mark XXIV | DS]

• Comandante Cappellini (Aquilla III) sighted an illuminated ship in the Indian Ocean after sundown; she submerged to avoid detection. ww2dbase [Comandante Cappellini | CPC]

• USS Harder damaged a Japanese transport off Japan, hitting her with 1 of 7 torpedoes. ww2dbase [Harder | CPC]

• The Tamazato Prisoners of War Camp in eastern Taiwan was closed after less than three months in operation; on the same day, Taihoku Prisoners of War Camp No. 5 near Taihoku (now Taipei), Taiwan was opened. ww2dbase [CPC]

• Submarine Caiman was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. ww2dbase [Electric Boat Company | Caiman | Groton, Connecticut | CPC]

24 Jun 1943 Interactive Map