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Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling?
Posted by: Rainer ()
Date: August 04, 2010 06:27PM

Hi Paul

As far as I know this was the only time when aircraft were refueled by U-boats at sea. U-255 went to the northeast coast of Novaya Zemlya during August and September 1943 with the orders to refuel three BV-138 flying boats which then searched the Kara Sea for ice and Soviet convoys to report them for other U-boats operating in the area and the cruiser ADMIRAL HIPPER. The operation was no success as no ships were sighted due to fog and troubles with the radar aboard the flying boats. Furthermore this type of aircraft proved to be unsuited for the conditions in the Arctic Sea as two of the three participating Bv-138 were lost in accidents.

Best regards
Rainer

Crew member of uboat.net

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U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? P_Woodworth 08/02/2010 11:59AM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? Ken Dunn 08/02/2010 12:48PM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? P_Woodworth 08/02/2010 01:40PM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? Ken Dunn 08/02/2010 10:30PM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? ROBERT M. 08/04/2010 07:56AM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? Rainer 08/04/2010 06:27PM
Re: U-Boat to Aircraft refueling? kpp 08/10/2010 09:20PM


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