Today in Military History: Jan., 11, 1944, first aircraft rocket attack on sub

On January 11, 1944, FM-1 Wildcats and TBF-1C Avengers took off from the USS Block Island (CVE-21) to make the first aircraft rocket attack on a German submarine. While sinking the sub was unsuccessful, the anti-submarine hunter-killer task group, including the USS Corry (DD-463), eventually achieved their mission. During four anti-submarine cruises the hunter-killer task…