Patrol info for U-402
Date lookup for 7 Sep 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 4 Sep 1943 | La Pallice | 13 Oct 1943 | Lost | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 KrvKpt. Siegfried Freiherr von Forstner |
U-402's position on 7 Sep 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-402 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Leuthen (15 Sep 1943 - 24 Sep 1943)
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 6 Oct 1943)
Ships hit by U-402 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-402 during this patrol
7 Sep 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Wellington MP509 (RAF Sqdn 172/D, pilot F/O C.J. Payne)
23.03 hrs, Bay of Biscay, outbound: after locating U-402 on radar British Wellington bomber MP791 (RAF Sqdn 172/Q, pilot F/O T. Armstrong) dropped six depth charges in a Leigh Light attack and then circled the boat after making a strafing run. At 23.13 hrs they observed another Wellington (Sqdn 172/D) making a Leigh Light attack and being shot down. Wellington Q-Queen was damaged when the port tyre burst on landing at Chivenor: unknown to the crew the undercarriage had been hit twice by flak. U-402 had hit both attackers and escaped undamaged.
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