Patrol info for U-539
Date lookup for 4 Oct 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 14 Sep 1943 | Bergen | 23 Oct 1943 | Lorient | 40 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Jürgen Lauterbach-Emden |
1WO Hans Götze |
WO Johannes van Stipriaan |
U-539's position on 4 Oct 1943
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-539 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Rossbach (24 Sep 1943 - 9 Oct 1943)
Ships hit by U-539 on this date
General Events during this patrol
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Attacks on U-539 during this patrol
4 Oct 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Liberator (120 Sqn RAF/V, pilot W/C R.M. Longmore, OBE)
11.38 hrs, the Denmark Strait, between Greenland and Iceland: the aircraft, escorting convoy ONS-19 was hit by flak on its first approach. Fires started in both starboard engines and the aircraft crashed, killing the crew of eight, which included the CO of 120 Squadron RAF. The depth charges overshot, causing only minor damage. One of U-539's crew was slightly wounded by strafing.
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