Patrol info for U-262
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 24 Jul 1943 | La Pallice | 2 Sep 1943 | La Pallice | 41 days |
Commander | Officers * |
 Kptlt. Heinz Franke |
1WO Ltn. Horst Hübsch |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-262
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We have daily positions for all 41 days on this patrol.
Departure from La Pallice on 24 Jul 1943.
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Arrival at La Pallice on 2 Sep 1943.
Ships hit by U-262 during this patrol
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Attacks on U-262 during this patrol
8 Aug 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Avenger (VC-1 USN, pilot Lt(jg) A.H. Sallenger)
In the morning U-262 was awaiting refuelling from U-664 while U-760 was being supplied in bad weather. At 10.11 hours, an Avenger/Wildcat team from USS Card located the boats and attacked U-262. The Wildcat strafed her while the Avenger tried to attack with depth charges, but an AA hit in the bomb bay caused the ordnance to hung up and put the radio out of commission. Making a second run, the Avenger was hit again by AA fire and a fuel tank in the starboard wing caught fire. The two manually dropped depth charges severely damaged U-262, but the pilot had to jettison the Fido homing torpedo and ditched the burning aircraft. The radioman went down with the Avenger, while the pilot and the gunner were picked up in the afternoon by USS Barry after being spotted by other aircraft from the escort carrier. The Wildcat was also shot down by the boat during another strafing run and crashed into the sea, killing its pilot. U-262 had to abort her patrol due to the damage. (Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
8 Aug 1943
Aircraft attack, aircraft shot down:
American Wildcat (VC-1 USN, pilot Ens J.F. Sprague)
(Sources: Franks/Zimmerman)
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