Patrol info for U-256
Date lookup for 2 Sep 1942
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 28 Jul 1942 | Kiel | 3 Sep 1942 | Lorient | 38 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Odo Loewe |
U-256's position on 2 Sep 1942
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-256 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Steinbrinck (7 Aug 1942 - 11 Aug 1942)
Lohs (11 Aug 1942 - 25 Aug 1942)
Ships hit by U-256 on this date
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Attacks on U-256 during this patrol
2 Sep 1942
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
British Whitley bomber Z9515 (77 Sqn RAF/H, pilot P/O A. Cassie)
08.30 hrs, Bay of Biscay: the Whitley (misidentified as a Wellington) strafed the inbound U-256 and dropped two or three bombs that fell some 15m (50ft) astern. The Germans observed flak hits on the cockpit and saw the aircraft fly off very low leaving a smoke trail. Its crew sent an SOS and probably ditched. The crew of five was lost. U-256 was badly damaged and limped into Lorient the next day; some damage to the deck was apparently caused by one of the aircraft propellers.
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