Patrol info for U-489
Date lookup for 28 Jul 1943
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 22 Jul 1943 | Kiel | 4 Aug 1943 | Lost | 14 days |
Commander | Officers * |
Oblt. (R) Adalbert Schmandt |
U-489's position on 28 Jul 1943
Ships hit by U-489 on this date
General Events during this patrol
1943
28 Jul 1943. U-489 rescued three airmen of a Blohm & Voss BV138C-1 WNr 0311047 (2./KüFlGr 406, K6+BK) in the Norwegian Sea about 100 miles west-north-west of Alesund, Norway. Earlier that day the flying boat was shot down in aerial combat by the Beaufighter Mk.XIC JM123 (404 Sqn RCAF/H, F/O E.J. Keefe), two crewmen being lost. The rescued airmen became prisoners of war when the U-boat was itself sunk on 4 August.
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.