Patrol info for U-535
Date lookup for 8 Jun 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 25 May 1943 | Kiel | 5 Jul 1943 | Lost | 42 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Kptlt. Helmut Ellmenreich |
U-535's position on 8 Jun 1943
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Attacks on U-535 during this patrol
8 Jun 1943
Approx. 14.00 hrs, mid-Atlantic south of Iceland: the boat was damaged by depth charges from a British Hudson (269 Sqdn RAF/K, pilot Sgt R.B. Couchman) near convoy SC-132.
A follow-up attack by a second Hudson (269 Sqdn RAF/H, pilot F/O J.A. Turnbull) was frustrated when the depth charges failed to release on two attack runs. Flak damaged the aircraft in several places, and F/O Turnbull then warned an arriving American Catalina (VP-84 USN) that the boat would remain surfaced and fight it out. The flying boat shadowed U-535 without attacking until she was able to escape at dusk. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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