Patrol info for U-123
Date lookup for 7 Nov 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 16 Aug 1943 | Lorient | 7 Nov 1943 | Lorient | 84 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Horst von Schroeter |
ObStrm Walter Kaeding |
U-123's position on 7 Nov 1943
Ships hit by U-123 on this date
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Attacks on U-123 during this patrol
7 Nov 1943
09.44 hrs, Bay of Biscay, inbound: the first recorded attack by a 'Tsetse' aircraft (RAF Sqdn 618, pilot F/O Al Bonnett RCAF), a Mosquito with a 6pdr (57mm) antitank cannon in the nose, scored a hit on the conning tower which left the boat with one dead, two wounded and unable to dive due to a hole measuring 18 x 6.5cm (7 x 2.5 in). [Bootsmaat Günther Struve] (Sources: Ritschel)
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