German U-boats once mocked Allied escort carriers—small, slow, and vulnerable. That confidence didn’t last. ⚓✈️ As carrier-based aircraft hunted relentlessly across the Atlantic, entire wolfpacks were wiped out, turning the Battle of the Atlantic on its head. 👉 Discover how escort carriers and air power shattered the U-boat threat and changed WWII naval warfare forever. #WWII #BattleOfTheAtlantic #UBoats #Wolfpack #NavalHistory | WW2 Sky Stories

One of the most chaotic and unpredictable naval encounters of WW2 took place between the speedy German "S-Boots" and the Royal Navy’s Motor Gun Boats, or MGBs, nicknamed the "Spitfires of the Sea." A new episode of Combat Ships airs Sunday at 9 PM. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation