Patrol info for U-241
Date lookup for 18 May 1944
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 13 May 1944 | Bergen | 18 May 1944 | Lost | 6 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Oblt. Arno Werr |
U-241's position on 18 May 1944
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Attacks on U-241 during this patrol
18 May 1944
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Catalina aircraft FP121 (333 Sqdn RAF/C, pilot S/Lt Harald E. Hartmann)
00.07 hrs, approx. 125 miles west of Ă…lesund, Norway: four days out from Bergen, U-241 was attacked by the Norwegian-crewed Catalina. Flak hits to the aircraft during the attack run apparently caused the depth charges to miss, but U-241 was sunk by another Catalina a few hours later. The starboard waist gunner was killed (Pty/O Kyrre D. Berg) and a large hole in the hull forced the pilot to beach the Catalina after landing on the River Tay, damaging it beyond repair.
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