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RE: U-509 info in German & English
Posted by:
C.E
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Date: November 26, 2000 09:39PM
<HTML>Dear JR: This is what I have. Its in German, but I can make some things out. German text first:
U 509/KL Werner Witte/ Am 15.07.43 im Mittelatlantik nordwestlich Madeira durch eine Avenger und eine Wildcat. Maschine des Us-Geleittragers Santee (Squadron VC-29) durch Bordwaffenbeschuss und einen akustischen Torpedo (Fido) versenkt. Nach einer starken Unterwasserdetonation schwamm ein dicker Olteppich auf. 54 KIA
position/ 34,02N/ 26,01W.
U-509 Sunk on july 7, 1943, by one Avenger torpedo bomber and one F4F Wildcat fighter, in the mid-Atlantic ocean west of Madeira (Spain, I assume) Underwater explosion by an Acoustic Torpedo. All 54 men, were killed in action. Hope my translation isnt way off course.
All this is from the booker U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. By: Rainer Busch/Hans-Joachim Roll.
deutsch U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Volume 4.Verlag E.S.Mittler & Sohn. Hamburg . Berlin. Bonn. </HTML>
U 509/KL Werner Witte/ Am 15.07.43 im Mittelatlantik nordwestlich Madeira durch eine Avenger und eine Wildcat. Maschine des Us-Geleittragers Santee (Squadron VC-29) durch Bordwaffenbeschuss und einen akustischen Torpedo (Fido) versenkt. Nach einer starken Unterwasserdetonation schwamm ein dicker Olteppich auf. 54 KIA
position/ 34,02N/ 26,01W.
U-509 Sunk on july 7, 1943, by one Avenger torpedo bomber and one F4F Wildcat fighter, in the mid-Atlantic ocean west of Madeira (Spain, I assume) Underwater explosion by an Acoustic Torpedo. All 54 men, were killed in action. Hope my translation isnt way off course.
All this is from the booker U-Boot-Krieg, 1939-1945. By: Rainer Busch/Hans-Joachim Roll.
deutsch U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Volume 4.Verlag E.S.Mittler & Sohn. Hamburg . Berlin. Bonn. </HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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RE: U-509 | JR | 11/27/2000 04:39PM |
RE: U-509 info in German & English | C.E | 11/26/2000 09:39PM |
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