Patrol info for U-566
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Days | ||
| 24 Apr 1943 | Brest | 28 Apr 1943 | Brest | 5 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Hans Hornkohl |
1WO Ltn. Kurt Ahlers |
U-566's daily positions during the patrol
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Ships hit by U-566 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-566 during this patrol
26 Apr 1943
While outbound from France the boat was attacked on her fifth day out by a British Leigh-light Wellington bomber (Sqdn 172, pilot Alex Coumbis) and damaged so severly she was unable to dive and had to be escorted to base by German aircraft and surface ships. (Sources: Blair, vol 2, page 276)
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