8 Nov 1943
- The British began an inquiry to see if intelligence collected really suggested the existence of German rockets. ww2dbase [CPC]
- USS Scorpion unsuccessfully attacked a Japanese Q-ship with three torpedoes in the Mariana Islands. ww2dbase [Scorpion | CPC]
- Commander Shunsaku Ikeda was made the commanding officer of Tanikaze. ww2dbase [Tanikaze | CPC]
- USS Bailey put to sea for two days for landing exercises on another part of Efate Island. ww2dbase [Bailey | DS]
- Patrol Boat No. 102 departed Tarakan, Dutch East Indies at 1000 hours. At 1900 hours, she took on survivors of tanker Tango Maru (former Dutch tanker Talang Akar) from Auxiliary Submarine Chaser No. 41. ww2dbase [Stewart | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
- Oberleutnant zur See Harald Lange assumed command of German Type IXC U-Boat U-505 at Lorient, France. ww2dbase [U-505 | Loirent, Bretagne | DS]
- Lebanon gained independence from France. ww2dbase [Lebanon | CPC]
- Otto Wünsche was commissioned into service. ww2dbase [Otto Wünsche | CPC]
- Gato-class submarine USS Silversides arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii concluding her seventh war patrol. Her commanding officer, LtCdr J.S. Coye, received the Navy Cross for his actions during this patrol. ww2dbase [Silversides | Pearl Harbor, Oahu | DS]
- Aichi held the first test flight of the submarine-borne attack aircraft M6A1 Seiran over Ise Bay. Lieutenant Commander Tadashi Funada was the chief test pilot. The test was a failure due to a non-responsive horizontal tail stabilizer, but it nevertheless generated much interest with the Japanese naval leadership. ww2dbase [M6A Seiran | Ise Bay | CPC]
- USS Bluefish attacked a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea, sinking two tankers and damaging several other ships; she expended 18 torpedoes in this series of attacks, 13 of which made hits. ww2dbase [Bluefish | South China Sea | CPC]
- Casablanca-class escort carrier Sargent Bay was laid down at the Kaiser Shipyard, Vancouver, Washington, United States. ww2dbase [Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard | Sargent Bay | Vancouver, Washington | DS]
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