U-boat patrols


Patrol info for U-270


DepartureArrival / FateDays
8 Dec 1943St. Nazaire17 Jan 1944St. Nazaire41 days

Commander

Officers *


Oblt. Paul-Friedrich Otto

U-270's daily positions during the patrol

Resource id #30

ms = 47.14N02.12W, 45.09N 03.42W, 45.09N 06.06W, 45.09N 07.18W, 46.03N 10.45W, 46.03N 12.15W, 46.03N 15.15W, 46.03N 16.45W, 45.09N 18.15W, 45.09N 18.15W, 44.15N 19.45W, 45.09N 19.45W, 46.57N 19.45W, 46.57N 19.45W, 46.03N 21.15W, 45.09N 22.45W, 45.09N 22.45W, 45.09N 24.15W, 45.09N 24.15W, 45.09N 25.45W, 44.15N 27.15W, 44.15N 37.45W, 45.09N 33.15W, 45.09N 33.15W, 45.09N 19.45W, 44.15N 18.15W, 44.15N 18.15W, 44.15N 19.45W, 43.21N 21.15W, 45.09N 21.15W, 43.21N 21.15W, 43.21N 21.15W, 43.21N 18.15W, 44.15N 15.15W, 45.09N 13.45W, 44.15N 24.15W, 44.15N 22.45W, 44.15N 07.18W, 44.15N 04.54W, 46.57N 01.45W,47.14N02.12W


We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.

Ships hit by U-270 during this patrol

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No ships hit by U-270 on this patrol.

General Events during this patrol

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Attacks on U-270 during this patrol

6 Jan 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down: British B-17 Fortress FA705 (206 Sqdn RAF/U, pilot F/L A.J. Pinhorn)

At 19.11 hours, the boat was attacked by the Fortress north-northeast of the Azores which made two strafing runs without dropping bombs. During the third run AA fire hit the starboard inner engine and the aircraft crashed into the sea after dropping four depth charges ahead of the boat, killing all eight crewmen aboard. U-270 ran into the explosions and had to abort the patrol due to the damage of all bow torpedo tubes, the sonar and the battieres.

(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)

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