In the book 'Iron Coffins' by Herbert Werner he tells of instances where his u-boat shot down enemy planes when sailing out of the Bay of Biscay. This was during the latter stages of the war when Allied aircraft more or less pinned down the u-boat forces coming out of France. Generally speaking, u-boat commanders would rather submerge than take on aircraft as the risk of being sunk was too great.
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