Today in World War II History—Aug. 19, 1941

Squadron Leader Douglas Bader, CO of No. 242 Squadron, seated on his Hawker Hurricane at Duxford, September 1940. (Imperial War Museum)

75 Years Ago—Aug. 19, 1941: RAF bomber, with permission of Luftwaffe, drops replacement prosthetic leg at St. Omer for captured pilot Douglas Bader.

In convoy OG-71 off Ireland, U-201 sinks British passenger ship Aguila (153/168 killed, including 23 “Wrens”—Women’s Royal Naval Service).