Patrol info for U-566
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Apr 1943 | Brest | 28 Apr 1943 | Brest | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl |
1WO Ltn. Kurt Ahlers |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-566
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We have daily positions for all 5 days on this patrol.
Departure from Brest on 24 Apr 1943.
25 Apr 1943 - 26 Apr 1943 - 27 Apr 1943 -
Arrival at Brest on 28 Apr 1943.
Ships hit by U-566 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-566 during this patrol
26 Apr 1943
At 22.44 hours, the outbound boat was attacked from the port bow by a Leigh Light equipped Wellington Mk.XII aircraft (172 Sqn RAF/R, pilot Sgt Alex Coumbis) after being located by radar in the Bay of Biscay. U-566 immediately crash dived, but six depth charges straddled the bow, causing a leak in the foreship and damaging a diving tank. At 23.55 hours, the U-boat was forced to surface due to the damage and unable to dive fought off several approaches of another Wellington (172 Sqn RAF/M) by AA fire until 00.27 hours. The aircraft had no depth charges left after an unsuccessful attack on U-103 and returned to base after exchanging gunfire. U-566 had to break off the patrol and was later escorted back to port by four Ju88 aircraft and surface ships. (Sources: Franks, KTBs, ADM199/1784)
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